{"id":40433,"date":"2020-01-21T08:27:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T13:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=40433"},"modified":"2020-01-20T08:28:48","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T13:28:48","slug":"my-new-years-resolutions-as-a-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2020\/01\/21\/my-new-years-resolutions-as-a-student\/","title":{"rendered":"My New Year’s Resolutions as a Student"},"content":{"rendered":"As the new year begins, I (like others) have many resolutions for the upcoming year, so I wanted to dedicate this post to sharing some of mine.\r\n\r\nEngaging in lectures: <\/strong>\r\n\r\nLast year,\u00a0I realized that I wasn\u2019t actually learning<\/em>\u00a0in lectures, <\/em>but rather, I was just present. <\/em>This year, I want to be more engaged during lectures. Although this is difficult to do in large classes, part of this means to absorb the material the professor is teaching, and actually understanding it.\r\n\r\nTo do this, I\u2019m going to complete the required readings before <\/em>the lecture takes place, so that I can have some background knowledge on the topic. I\u2019m also going to write down some questions that I may have while reading so that I can ask the professor after the lecture, if I\u2019m still confused.\r\n\r\n
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Active learning is really important in lectures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nGetting more involved on campus:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAs a commuter, I found myself immediately going home as soon as my classes were finished for the day. There were many reasons for this: I was tired so I wanted to get home as soon as possible, I didn\u2019t have anywhere to stay except the library (which at times, is not the most motivating place), and I didn\u2019t want to wait for the next train.\r\n\r\nThis year, I\u2019m hoping that I will participate in more events here at the university. There were many events last year that I missed out on because I wasn\u2019t on campus, but this year, I\u2019m going to try my best to be more involved on campus.\r\n\r\n
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Baked some cookies for a bake sale at U of T<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nStop comparing myself to others: <\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn class, my friends and I would always ask each other questions regarding our academic progress: \u201chave you read this chapter yet?\u201d \u201chow did you do on the last midterm?\u201d \u201cdid you get this answer to the first question on the last page?\u201d\r\n\r\nI realized that asking these questions did absolutely no good for me. Discovering that 3 out of my 4 friends chose \u201ca\u201d as an answer on the midterm does not change the fact that I had already chosen \u2018b\u2019. There is really no point because I can\u2019t change the past- what\u2019s done is done.\r\n\r\nAnother challenge for me is accepting that everyone works at a different pace. Instead of worrying about the fact that my friend is two chapters ahead of me, I need to focus on myself and where I am at, which is something I struggle with, but am trying to improve on (I find Olive's post<\/a> really helpful!).\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIn sharing my resolutions, I\u2019m hoping it will keep me accountable and motivate me to complete them. For those who have new year\u2019s resolutions as well, I hope we can all complete them and make this a great year! \ud83d\ude42","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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