When I was in my first year of university, I had a insatiable thirst for the magical potion of success in post-secondary studies. This elixir would, as rumour had it, provide one lucky student with a 4.0 GPA, exemplary extra-curricular…
Coming Out of Hibernation: A New Year
Welcome out of hibernation, fellow students! I hope you profoundly enjoyed your Winter Break, and are now able to surface from your cave (that which you call a bed), and stretch your limbs outside to feel the sun rays of…
How do I shrug off the label “WAIT-LISTED”?
I have an exam in 3.5 hours. Any coherent statements I make will have something to do to with the fundamental principles of justice, the prosecution process or police discretion. Turning off the criminal law in my brain seems impossible, so in…
Eight ways to guarantee an exam mark between C+ and F
They are here. Can you hear them? I can hear them. I can even smell them! Their papery little bodies quivering with laughter as they loom ghoulishly in the shadows, waiting to tear into me with their sharp claws. All right, so…
Seeing clearly
A perk of being an optometrist’s daughter is that you get to test out revolutionary technology. As a self-proclaimed, passionate anti-glasses individual, I've looked far and wide for a solution, and orthokeratology (ortho-k) is the answer. What is ortho-k, you…
How to approach your professors
B. How can the second letter of the alphabet create such a feeling of dread in me? In many cases, students find that their marks don't match the effort and time they put into an assignment. It can be discouraging…
Awesome campus spots you didn’t know about
What I love about UpbeaT is that we're always highlighting new and wonderful things about U of T. Over the school year, I have been lucky to discover some very interesting hidden spots on campus. I'm hoping most of them…
Study and Sail Abroad
It's always been my dream to study abroad. Despite the fact that I've missed the optimal time to spend a semester studying in another country (it's recommended in a student's third year), I strongly suggest that everyone experience this wonderful…
I Pay for What?!
It's funny how things always happen to me while I’m eating lunch. Unfortunately, this time it started because I couldn’t eat lunch — I had foolishly forgotten to pack a fork! Recalling that Gerstein’s UnderStudy Café is a delightful source…
U of Tweet (And Other Communication)
Have you ever thought about how much time you spend at U of T? Well, did you know, in one year at U of T, you spend approximately 420 hours in lectures? Times that by four years and you spend…