Hey everyone! I thought I would write a fun post this week about my how I organize my desk so that it’s functional and aesthetic 🙂 Storage Containers: These are lifesavers—I have one storage container for all my school supplies…
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Managing Online Summer Classes
Hey everyone! Since I’m taking summer school for the first time and it’s completely online, I thought I would share my experience with you all in this post 🙂 Regular Schedule: All of my online classes are recorded, which…
Expectations vs Reality during times of isolation
Coming to terms with self-isolation hasn’t been easy. I thought I knew what to expect, but that certainly hasn’t been the case. It’s true that I’m a home-body; I enjoy staying at home, ordering food, and watching a good movie,…
Working from Home: Keeping Myself Busy
Since in-person classes have been cancelled and social distancing is really important at this time, I’ve been staying home every day. Of course, this is very new to me, so I thought I would share how I keep myself busy…
A Timeline of my Life at U of T
In honour of U of T’s 193rd birthday, I thought I would share a timeline of my experience here! 🙂 Acceptance: Receiving my acceptance letter from U of T was arguably one of the best moments of my life since…
I Tried New Learning Techniques – Here’s How it Went
In my three years at U of T, I have tried many ways to learn course material and complete my assignments, especially when I quickly found that the ways I learned in high school were no longer applicable. My prior…
Why I Love Visiting Profs in Office Hours
Office hours are designated hours professors/sessional lecturers holds weekly, in which you can go and talk to them about a variety of topics without making an appointment. Most professors list their office hours in the syllabus of their course, so…
How I beat the winter blues during reading week
During the winter term of first year, I stayed at my residence on campus for reading week. There was nothing wrong about this except…I felt very depressed. I still don’t know the exact cause. I vividly remember that I was…
A Study Hub Classic
As students of U of T, we really lucked out with our campus. It’s beautiful all year round and has so many buildings, which means so many different places to study… While I love the libraries as much as the…
My New Year’s Resolutions as a Student
As the new year begins, I (like others) have many resolutions for the upcoming year, so I wanted to dedicate this post to sharing some of mine. Engaging in lectures: Last year, I realized that I wasn’t actually learning in lectures, but…