For most of my U of T career (so far), I've lived in Harbord Village. Being close to campus made life a lot easier. I was able to roll out of bed half an hour before class and stay at…
List? Check.
ahh lists. my good old friends. I am the (self-proclaimed) QUEEN of making to-do lists, complete with fancy notebooks and stationary but as it happens, I’ll spend more time carefully crafting them than actually ticking items off said lists. BUT…
When you play the game of ROSI, you win or you waitlist
Course selection is right around the corner. *shudder* It is a sacred university ritual that involves a lot of planning, scheming, and careful manipulation. Frequently Sent Texts (FSTs), pronounced and a term coined by yours truly, are a series…
Of Citrus and Reflections
Hi there, UofT! I have a question for you. Do you know how much a polar bear weighs? …… Enough to break the ice. it’s a good thing you can’t see my face right now. It’s so much easier to…
Toronto on the Cheap: The Royal Ontario Museum
I'm a city person. I love the hustle and bustle of the streets, the diversity, and the fact that being downtown means that you're always only a subway stop away from something to do. However, in my first year, I quickly found…
According to my research…
In my second year at U of T, I did the Research Opportunity Program (ROP). I assisted a professor in the department of Art History who was working on a book about illustrated haggadoth (the Jewish ritual book of Passover).…
What to do when you’re sick
Everyone has had an experience dealing with illness. For most, it’s nothing out of the ordinary: you have an idea what’s wrong, you get some rest, sometimes you go to get a doctor’s note in case you’re missing something important,…
An afternoon with U of T Dig In!
Ever walk around campus and think that you might like to swap out your textbooks and pencils for some dirt and gardening tools? If you’ve got the urge to get your hands dirty in between summer classes, you should get…
Lessons learned from my first year in the Life Sigh stream
Did you know: If you take a full course load for all years of undergrad leading up to med school applications, the U of T Faculty of Medicine will drop six half-courses with the lowest grades from your admission GPA?…
Finding LGBTQ+ spaces at U of T
Pride has come and gone, leaving the city covered in specks of glitter that will take ages to wash away. But just because Pride has said goodbye doesn't mean the community has gone with it. U of T has a wide array of LGBTQ+…