This blog post is written by guest blogger Hannah, a second-year Master of Social Work student at the University of Toronto. Although I have known that I am autistic since I was in my mid-twenties, I only received a formal…
4 Things I’ve Learned While Preparing Graduate School Applications
Back in the summer, I made the decision to apply to graduate school and with that, came a lot of research and seeking advice from wherever and whoever possible since I am the first in my family to apply to…
My Decision to Apply for Graduate School
When you’re in fourth year, everyone wants to know what your plans are, what’s the next step? Up until the end of third year — I had no idea what my next step was going to be. I always figured…
How are midterms going? Well…they’re going
I don’t know if anyone else feels the same way but coming back to a hybrid schedule has completely uprooted my routine, learning style and in some ways – my life. Last year during midterm season, I didn’t have to…
My First Semester Living Off Campus
For the first time ever, I lived alone off campus and it was definitely an eye opener. During the summer, I made the conscious decision of living by myself to experience life as an adult. I really wanted to try…
Short Stories to Read During the Break
We have almost reached the end of the semester and then we will be free for an (extended) break! Usually, I promise myself that I’ll read a novel over the break but that never happens. So, I decided I would…
What if: this pandemic happened 10 years ago and how would I study for my midterms?
I had this strange moment when I was thinking about my studying habits with online school. And I decided to set up this thought experiment and wonder how I’d be studying for my midterms. Would it be kind of the…
Dealing with a bad day- how I bounce back
This past week has been particularly rough for me and I suddenly found myself feeling overwhelmed by the future and everything going on around me, so this week, I wanted to share how I bounce back from my bad days.…
What I’ve learned from “bird courses”
As a student, I have had my fair share of taking “bird courses”—especially in my first two years at U of T. Some courses are said to be “bird” because they are “easy” and the course average is usually quite…
Collaborating with UTFOLD: The Art of Origami and Trying New Things
In my last few years at U of T, I’ve found joy in many venues on campus, whether it is the Mango Madness smoothie at the Innis Cafe, or venturing into a library and glancing across all the titles I…