I remember filling out the form, clicking send, and a day after responding to the confirmation email. I also remember afterwards thinking how absolutely insane I was for having just signed up for what I signed up for. You see,…
In Which I Attend a Leadership Conference
How I Use my TCard to Save Money
Did you know you can use your TCard as a debit card for your purchases at different vendors on campus? Personally, I use mine to monitor my spending habits and also as a convenient way to buy food, snacks, my…
The Benefits of Rewarding Yourself
A reward system is a powerful tool that greatly increases your chances of successfully reaching your goals. If implemented correctly, a reward system ensures that you don't lose motivation halfway through your journey! However, from my experience, "rewarding yourself"…
Asking for help
When I attended don training a couple years back, we were told a fact that I could not forget: the reason most students wait so long to seek mental health support is because they don't believe they're stressed enough to…
My Resume Wasn’t As Good As I Thought It Was
Small Changes, Big Results
Over the past few years I have been formulating this image of the person I want to become, specifically academically. That's why it was a surprise to not only my parents but anyone who knows me personally that I chose…
Indigenous Education Week Preview
If anyone were to look at my Google calendar for the upcoming months, they would probably assume that I'm a pretty busy person. While that's not entirely incorrect, the truth is I schedule in a lot of things in my…
Shout out to Seminar Style Courses
Being in my 3rd year, I've realized that my class sizes have gotten significantly smaller. As opposed to first year, when I sat in Con Hall with approximately 1, 500 students, I now have classes that range in size from…
Moving North? When to go; the pros and cons of the spring semester
As this is my first blog post, let me introduce myself. I am a third year geophysics specialist student at St. George campus U of T, and this semester I am on exchange to Lund, Sweden! I have now been…