by Hayley | Oct 28, 2019 | Exams, Student Tips
So you waited to study ’til the last minute? I get it. Sometimes procrastination gets the best of us, and you find yourself with less than 24 hours left to study for an exam. Here’s how to perform best with the little time you have left: START NOW. Get rid of...
by Hayley | Oct 22, 2019 | Exams, Student Tips
We’ve all been through it: the huge grade drop you see between your high school grades and your first midterm mark in college. I graduated high school with a 95% average, and I failed my first university calculus midterm. When you dream of becoming a doctor or going...
by Hayley | Oct 16, 2019 | Exams, Study tips
Ah yes, midterm season is upon us. Maybe it’s your first midterm season, or maybe you just haven’t gotten the hang of it yet. Regardless of your situation, midterm season can sometimes mean spending several hours at a time in the library, so why not prepare a midterm...
by Benjamin | Apr 15, 2019 | Exams, Health and Wellness, Student Tips, Study tips
As a student, this is my least favourite time of year. Summer break is just around the corner, but there is still a mountain of work that needs to get done before you get there. To make matters worse, the weather is improving every day, making the outdoors a tempting...
by Jessica | Apr 12, 2019 | Exams, Mental Health, Self-care, Stress
Exams are piling up. You’re drowning in work to do. You don’t know if you’ll ever make it out. Don’t worry, you are not the only one who feels this way during the exam season. It is difficult to manage all your tasks, and sometimes it feels like you have more to do...
by Jessica | Apr 9, 2019 | Exams, Student Tips, Teaching Assistants
Each semester I find myself scrambling to contact my professors and TAs both in their office hours and over email at one particular time of the term: final exams. In my first semester, however, I was worried that my professors and TAs didn’t have time for me or simply...
