Despite living here for 3 Septembers, this was my first year attending TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), and I wanted to share what the festival is like as someone with the Under 25 Pass.
How I take care of myself during the school year
My first few weeks of a semester tend to go relatively smoothly — most lectures cover introductory materials, like the syllabus and reviews of basic concepts, and I have enough time to do the things I like besides school. However,…
Why You Should Join an Intramural Sport
If there’s one activity I would recommend joining during university, I would 100% recommend playing intramural sports. I’ve been involved with U of T Intramurals every semester (when it was running) since 2019, and I can say it has been…
Study Tips
Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out – Robert Collier Ever wondered how adapting to certain study tips could impact your overall performance? I did, too, and after practicing some of the famous study…
Housing Experience: Living Off-Campus
I never imagined living off-campus right from the beginning of first year. At first, I was scared about something that turned out to be the best decision of my life. In 2022, when U of T resumed all in-person lectures…
Finding Calm in Toronto Gardens
Toronto is a city of hustle and bustle, so when you add the beautiful summer sun into the mix it can be a challenge to find anywhere that’s not sporting a crowd of people. Who else waited in absurd lines…
Why you should get involved with CCR at U of T
"Build your experience. Tell your story." “What’s the point of getting CCR credits?” “Why focus on any other transcript when I should only be focusing on my academic transcript?” “How will the official CCR document help me once I complete…
Work-Study Experience
Every student dreams of having a part-time job and understands that it is equally as important as studying at the university level. The University of Toronto makes that dream come true with their Work Study Program. The term "work study"…
My International Student Experience
As I walked past my house door, bidding goodbye to my family, my dog, my friends, and lastly, my country, I realized a lot of things. I did not have answers to the who, what, and when that came to…
I tried a Self-Care Activity a Day for Five Days
Typically, my summers contain juggling summer school and work, with little time to focus on myself. After feeling a sense of burnout from being in school for four years straight, I made it a goal this summer to actually take…