Taking Care of Your Mental Health as a Student
The topic of student mental health continues to gain attention. In today’s society, where there is ubiquitous competition in both the workplace and school, the level of stress keeps growing and accumulating. Taking care of your mental health...
Pros and Cons of Taking a Gap Year
Taking a year off before university aka a “gap year” is becoming a more common thing to do in many countries. Even at Ivy league schools like MIT, deferral rates have doubled. What students do over gap years...
Potatoes: The Quintessential Uni Food
Moving away for school means experiencing exciting things like meeting new friends, trying new things, and gaining a new level of independence. However, moving away for school also means experiencing new challenges....
Goal Setting as a Student
Developing aspirations and goals in both life and your education are vital and will help drive you become successful and happy. I have always wanted to go to medical school since I was a kid. My goal is...
How to Enjoy the End of Summer Before School Starts
Whether you start school mid-August or immediately following labour day, summer is coming to a close. With a new school term (and a cooler weather) fast approaching, it is important to fully embrace these last few weeks of...
Combining Your Favourite Sport With Your Degree
I have always idolized NHL and NFL players, getting paid millions to do what they love. The reality is most of us will not be professional athletes. Even if we do compete at the highest level in our respective sports,...
Finding Your Creative Muse
Creativity is sometimes overlooked. Still, I believe that working creatively can revitalize a worn down spirit. I understand that those of you who don’t feel like a creative person may feel uncomfortable with this idea. I’m here...
How to Become an Informed Student Voter
With the Canadian federal election scheduled for October 21st and the American election in just over a year, it is important for you, as a student, to get informed about voting. Countries like Canada and the United States...
Staying Productive as a Distracted Student
As someone with a short attention span, I understand the woes of attempting to remain focused on my school work. Sometimes, I write one sentence and subconsciously search for a distraction. Today, I’ll tell you some tricks...
Why Every Student Should Go Camping
Between summer jobs, spring term courses, and the regular hustle and bustle of student life, getting away for a bit is necessary. You could hop on a plane and go somewhere far away…Or you could stay close to...
4 Ways to Bond With Your Friends
As a student, it is important to take time to decompress and have fun with your friends. Give yourself permission to celebrate the end of a hard midterm season or a packed week. Whether you are just starting...
5 Ways for Students to Stay Cool this Summer
Now that we are into July, summer is really heating up (literally). With temperatures climbing so high, how can one manage to stay cool at school and at work? Here are some simple ways to help a busy...
To worry or not to worry: Freshman tips
High school teachers, parents, and university students all love to scare high school students about going to university. They make it seem as if university is the hardest thing of all time, and that only the strongest...
How Living Abroad Made Me Appreciate Home
I had the opportunity to live, work, and study in two other countries in 2018. Interestingly, spending time away from Canada allowed me to feel more Canadian than ever. In these countries, I was more...
How to Succeed in a Class you Despise
It is inevitable some time throughout your university career you will have to take courses outside of your comfort zone. There is a trend to create more well rounded students, so even math students likely have to...
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