Now that many of us are working from home with minimal supervision and more flexible deadlines, I’m finding it more important than ever to stay self-motivated. Whether it be my summer job, a long-term goal, or just the up-coming school…
The Job Chronicles: First Year Faults
In my first year at U of T, I lived in residence at Victoria College. Being so close to fast food places on Yonge, the dazzling shops on Bloor street west and star-studded restaurants in Yorkville my wallet was emptier…
StudyMania! Places on campus to get work done. (Library List Part 2)
I dream about writing essays. It’s what happens when you are in a program that is heavy on writing papers. I’ve been writing so many papers, that I’ve been having dreams in semi-lucid states, where I’m convinced that being in…
Rooting out the money – how to (and how not to) afford tuition
My first job paid me $6.40 an hour— the bare minimum wage legal to pay a teenager at the time. I worked next to the food court at the mall and the food smells were torture. “Listen, I just…