Our third week into the semester: I hope you guys are enjoying your time so far! Honestly, I am still feeling very excited about what I am doing right now. Coming out of my shell by talking to more people and joining different communities is my top priority for this semester, so I\u2019m going to tell you about how I\u2019m getting involved on campus \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I found the Malaysian Singaporean Students\u2019 Association<\/a> very early in the summer, so I was able to join the community even before I started school at UofT! I attended their orientation and I felt like it really is be a place where I find comfort when I\u2019m far away from home. It feels familiar and welcoming. I found them by checking out the more than 1000 clubs and student run organizations UofT has to offer<\/a>, and found many more clubs that I\u2019m interested in! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Along with all the new experiences I\u2019m signing up for, I wanted to make sure that I\u2019m doing something I\u2019m familiar with. I did Model United Nations<\/a> for two years in high school, so I am continuing that for this year! I believe this is also a good way to make that transition from high school, just so that I don\u2019t get overwhelmed by a bunch of new things. Before I start anything new on top of the roles I have now, though, I made sure to assess my own availabilities because I don\u2019t want myself to end up at a point where I\u2019m burnt out later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am subscribed to the Starting Point newsletter<\/a>, which allows me to know what workshops will be held specifically that week. The tips I learnt from the academic success workshops<\/a> I\u2019ve attended are useful because now that I\u2019m finally getting those assignments in, I tried implementing those pieces of advice slowly. Practice makes perfect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m now part of two Recognized Study Groups (RSGs)<\/a> and I\u2019m also in a Life Sciences First-Year Learning Community<\/a>. I found these two places to be a great way to meet new people and get some conversation going, so I'll be prepared for the day when I\u2019m swamped with assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Overall, I\u2019m pretty content with what I\u2019m getting into right now. Everything still feels fresh and new to me, and so I have that energy flowing. I definitely want to keep it going and I do that by joining things I want to do. It\u2019s honestly a process of trial and error to find what suits you, so do something that makes you happy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"