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…
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…
First time chatting with a Program Advisor
With my second year wrapping up, it’s finally dawning on me that I am officially half way through my undergrad. Which is ridiculous and hard to believe because a part of me feels as if I just graduated high school…
Tales from an Existential Crisis🤩
One of my majors is Bioethics which requires me to take a bunch of Philosophy courses. Which, unfortunately(?), has led me to be more cynical and question everything. It’s like the more you know, the more you realized you don’t…
Meet the Dream Team: aka The U of T Peer Supporters!
About 2 weeks ago, I stopped by CampusOne to chat with some of the Health & Wellness Peer Supporters. In case you don't know, the Peer supporters are students that are trained to provide confidential advice on topics such as…
This is your sign to get *LinkedIn* 👩🏾💻
LinkedIn was one of those things I never really understand what the purpose was but had it because everyone else I knew also had it 😂 but recently I got the chance to attend a LinkedIn workshop by Career Exploration and…
A chat with a Mentor Navigator
Earlier in October, I had a great candid conversation with Josefina, who is one of this year’s Mentor Navigators with Student Life. As a part of the Access & Inclusion Peer Programs, essentially a Mentor Navigator provides mentorship and support…
Halloweek at U of T: Spooky Events around Campus
It's almost everyone's favourite scary holiday... Halloween. Seeing as it's no longer socially acceptable to go Trick or Treating now that I'm an adult, I was wondering where to go for my fix of fun costumes and free candy. If…
5 Things I would do differently this coming school year
What. Now? This was the first thought that came to my mind as I watched my family drive off after helping me move into Chestnut Residence around this time last year. Being in a large city, at a university with…
Signing Off
Two years of blogging for Life@UofT, and my time as a blogger is coming to an end. Welcome to my final post! I’m sad to be leaving but it’s time for me to graduate (fingers crossed I manage to hand…