I have now sunk to the lowest point a student can sink to. I have begged for marks. I'm not quite sure how I got to this point. I think it was a result of four months in one of…
Am I a monster every day of the week? Harnessing your inner Hulk
Long before Beyoncé had Sasha Fierce, my studies at U of T helped me craft an alter-ego of my own: Monster Fariya. She developed from my love of Monster energy drinks, which I seem to consume effortlessly when I am…
Is my career goal a case of too many eggs in one basket?
Recently, many of our lifeatuoft writers have been talking about the future - fears about graduation, about not being sure what do after being "thrust out of the womb" of U of T*, about what career path to pursue. A…
Uh oh, summer’s just around the corner…
... and so are the deadlines! Hard to believe, huh? I participated in a legal competition last weekend and met a friend I hadn't seen in several years. She mentioned that she, like me, is intending to write the June…
Re-mark or not to re-mark? That is the question.
Last week I received a midterm mark back - an ouch mark*. You can imagine how upset I was. I have studied very hard this semester in an attempt to achieve a straight-A average (which, going by the ouch marks, I am falling…
How to learn outside the box
The best part of being in university also happens to be the worst. We learn so much every day and yet we learn primarily through one style - the classic, textbook learning which students complain results in a lot of…
Study group or study date?
Being part of a study group is a lot like casual dating. Sometimes, you meet someone and you hit it off instantly. You talk for hours and at the end, you get their number and genuinely hope to meet again.…
The pursuit of knowledge
If you are lucky enough to have the opportunity to study something you really like, then you could enjoy your next four years as an undergraduate. But if you are like me and you want to study a lot of…
Blog your socks off!
I’m assuming you’re an lifeatuoft fan – after all, you’re reading my post. 🙂 But if you're clicking around lifeatuoft, then you might just be a blog fan in general. There are a lot of great blogs on the internet…
He Shoots … She SCORES! U of T Athletics are for Everyone!
I've realized that, with five female bloggers, UpbeaT tends to lack in the athletics area of blog writing. Don't get me wrong, it's not that we can't write about sports - women can be great sports bloggers and, of course,…