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Tag: academic stress

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How Reaching Out Can Save Your Grades: Missed assignments and Falling Behind in Classes

Posted on: February 14, 2022 Last updated on: August 8, 2023 Written by: Andrea Comments: 0
If you’ve been keeping up with me you’d know I had a chaotic start to this semester. And as a result, I quickly fell behind in all of my classes. I had an extension for an assignment that I still…
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Navigating the Final Stretch of the Academic Year

Posted on: April 9, 2021 Last updated on: April 9, 2021 Written by: Memma Comments: 0
I have been counting down the weeks of this semester since the first day of school! Back in January, when I was putting my calendar together, I thought to myself "wow, this is going to be a brutally long 14…
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Slide show showing bubble clouds with thoughts people with imposter syndrome might have. Example: I don't belong at U of T.

Academic Success and Imposter Syndrome

Posted on: February 23, 2021 Last updated on: February 22, 2021 Written by: Olive Comments: 2
Over Reading Week I attended an Academic Success workshop on Imposter Syndrome titled “Learning from Failure and Challenge”. This is one of a group of workshops in U of T Student Life’s “Learning How to Learn" series. These Academic Success…
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Attending Academic Success’ “Express Your Stress Workshop”

Posted on: January 30, 2021 Last updated on: February 1, 2021 Written by: Memma Comments: 0
In the frenzy and anxiety of starting a new semester, I started to feel stressed out about the stress that I may experience when the workload of the semester picks up again. I know I should have been living in…
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Stressed? This Post is for You

Posted on: November 21, 2019 Last updated on: November 20, 2019 Written by: Olive Comments: 2
If you’re feeling extremely stressed about the five papers and five exams you have in the upcoming weeks, then this blog post is for you. Here is a short rundown of how I deal with my November/December stress.  The best…
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To Stress or Not to Stress

Posted on: November 19, 2018 Last updated on: November 19, 2018 Written by: RachelC Comments: 0
Stress (Noun) /stres The Oxford Dictionary’s definition: A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. My definition: A constant battle with oneself. A mental state that consumes one’s psyche for prolonged periods of time until…
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You Can’t Spell “Group Project” Without “Group”

Posted on: November 14, 2018 Last updated on: November 14, 2018 Written by: Tanith Comments: 0
Midterms. Alright, enough talk of midterms. Let’s talk about something way more terrifying. That’s right. Group projects.     For a fair number of us, the end of October isn’t just scary because of Halloween- it’s the…
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Take a Break

Posted on: October 19, 2018 Last updated on: October 18, 2018 Written by: Samantha Comments: 0
Sometimes, if I focus on one thing for too long, it feels like my brain might melt and lazily drip out from my ears. It isn't a nice feeling. Chances are you know what I'm talking about (minus the melting…
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How to manage post-exam stress

Posted on: December 12, 2012 Last updated on: September 9, 2014 Written by: Matteo Comments: 2
As we all know, exams are stressful. They take a semester's worth of knowledge and cram it all into a two or three hour session. For someone like me who isn't particularly fond of examinations (I much rather write final…
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