Humanities students, I know what you’re thinking. We have so much readings to do in a week, how could we possibly benefit from more reading? Sounds exhausting just thinking about it, right? But it just works. My recently-graduated Masters friend…
Let’s Talk About that Time I Failed a Course
We're finally heading into finals season friends, that time of year where we anxiously look at our exam schedules either on ACORN or faculty websites. It's a time where the libraries are packed with students huddled over laptops trying to…
Creating a Solid Study Playlist…I’m Sorry Science
Universities, researchers and even your local health and student bloggers are seemingly becoming more interested in the role music plays on studying and productivity. There are so many students who claim that music makes studying more productive! However, the science…
My Relationship with Procrastination..and how I’m trying to end it
The year just started and I feel as though I am starting to get behind rather than ahead. In fact - the year just started and I've already handed in an assignment late. Granted the penalty was only a 1%,…
The Great Dilemma: Handwritten vs. Digital Note-taking
About one week ago when classes really got started, I came across a dilemma - how should I be taking my notes this year? See, if this was 2018 and I was in first year, I would be taking digital notes in…
Overcoming Procrastination
Juggling school and extra-curricular activity is very hard at times especially when you leave things to the last minute. It becomes stressful to finish everything before deadlines but even after the stress is over we can't help ourselves but to…
Discovering a Career
We all have an idea of what we want in life. Some people are certain about their dreams and others change their minds. From what I've learnt from the past two years is that choosing a career is never a…