Your first year at U of T has the potential to be the worst year of your life. You might start university and, after a month of classes, start spending all of your time feeling sorry for yourself because, if…
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Oh the things we do when we study
by Crystal | Featured Blogger • • 1 Comment
C’mon, we’ve got our study habits. Some of us bite our nails, while others rest their heads on their books because being in close proximity to them “helps you study” (guilty). I’ve asked people what their study habits are and……
The Power Nap
by francesca | Featured Blogger • • 0 Comments
(image via messaginglab.com) Now that we’re diving head first into the dreaded months of March and April, we all know we’re about to lose the following: our minds, our social lives and more importantly, our sleep. But sleep is incredibly…
Eat, Sleep, Study: Sage Advice from a First-Year Student
by Danielle | Featured Blogger • • 5 Comments
Where I come from, a little town called Ottawa, we have this novel concept called snow. It arrives with a few flurries in late November, followed by a massive downpour in early December which kindly provide your shivering street with…
Going Abroad: Part II
by Jess | Featured Blogger • • 0 Comments
So, you’ve read Going Abroad: Part I, you’ve thought about it and you’ve decided that you want to go abroad. So, how do you go about doing it? First of all, do research. Think about what kind of courses you…
The No-Fear-First-Year Mini Guide to Starting at UofT
by Andrea • • 2 Comments
When I was eight years old I loved everything about summer. That is, until those “back-to-school” commercials started popping up everywhere (why they air those commercials as soon as we have our first taste of summer, I’ll never know.) As…
Cut-Rate Culture
by Lori • • 8 Comments
This was submitted by a reader, Anubha Momin: Here comes September, and with it, tuition costs, book money, and empty wallets. As students, many can feel as though their money is stretched thin, that little is left for enjoyment and…