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From @uoftears_ on Instagram. Reads: "UofT Confessions: I know we live in a super privileged place in the world with good education and stuff and its selfish for me to say this but life is so freaking hard wherever you are...its all relative - Second year ast sci"

Confession pages and anonymous submissions about failing midterms

I came across an Instagram account that posts anonymous reflections supposedly submitted by U of T students. They go by <@uoftears_>. A common theme that comes up on the page through these so-called confessions is failing midterms. Failure is par…

Bahen Centre main hallway decked in balloons and filled with students

Branching out with STEM – Volunteering in Your Field

I'm not sure if I should be concerned about how easily motivated I am by food and free t-shirts.. But I think it's a good starting point to getting more involved with the community of my chosen field of study.

All Good Things Come to and End

The end of the year is full of bittersweet moments. It is a time power through and wrap up a year of hard work, make future plans, and celebrate the accomplishments of the past year. As I was booking my…

Writing reTREAT

This weekend, I attended a writer’s retreat hosted by SAGE (Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement) that took place at the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Toronto. The purpose was for each participant to bring an in-progress writing project and to attend workshops…

A piece of lined paper that says Psychology Final and lists the lecture and readings

How to Plan Your Final Exam Studying

As I sat in lecture the other day, I came to the realization that my first final exam is less than three weeks away! Rather than procrastinating, I decided to plan out my study schedule for finals. For this week's post,…

Photograph of written out notes, plant and laptop

My Life Sci POSt Journey

Since starting at the University of Toronto, I have already changed my major twice. Currently, I am studying biochemistry, physiology and psychology. Describing my majors to the new people I meet is always a tongue-twister and results in the question…

When in Greece…

This reading week I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Athens, Greece through the Faculty of Arts and Science's International Course Module program in conjunction with the Human Biology Department’s Global Health research course. As a Global Health student,…