Welcome Emily!
My name is Emily and I am a fourth year student at Wilfrid Laurier University majoring in Communications Studies with a concentration in Digital Media Studies. Throughout my university career I have always had to find the balance between school work, extracurricular...
Thank you Co-op Team!
It is that time of year where one term has ended and another one is about to start. With this changing of the terms, comes the time to say good-bye to some of our Minute School team members as they finish their work term and return to school. We were lucky to have...
Exams – Expectations vs Reality
This one goes out to all the students who are writing finals for the first time. You may think you know what to expect, but in reality you may be in for a surprise. To mitigate some of the shock, here are five common misconceptions students have about exams, and the...
Stop Procrastinating – Start Studying
If you are anything like me (a procrastinator), then this blog post is intended for you. Don’t wait until last minute to study for your exams. I know this is pretty self explanatory, but a lot of people (including myself) do this. Cramming before an exam is one way of...
5 Tips for the Stressful Exam Pre-Season
I know a lot of you don’t want to think about exams coming up. It is that time where some of you have started studying trying to be extra prepared, and some of you are just trying to push it off so you don’t have to think about it. Depending on what side you are when...
5 Ways to Put the “Pro” in Group Projects
TL;DR - Group work is tough, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are five ways to make it better: 1) Be a team player, and do the job nobody else wants to do; 2) Play to your strengths as a team by assigning everyone to the task they are best at; 3) Don’t slack off. Do...
Surviving Midterm Season
It’s that time of year again. Deadlines are looming, attendance is weaning, and tensions are running high, marking the beginning of yet another midterm season. University students can be spotted bustling around campus in a flurry of tachycardia and sleep-deprivation,...
Keys to Success for those Upcoming Exams
We all get to that time of the term where it is seems like there is just one exam after another. Quizzes, tests, mid-terms, and finals fill your calendar and your days. So how do you succeed, when there's just so much piling up? Here are some strategies that might...
Staying on Top of Your School Work
With the term under way, there are some things you need to do before the semester really ramps up with assignments, tests, and exams. Here are a couple tips to help you before things get hectic. Get on top of your school work During the first few weeks of the semester...
What They DO Tell You About University
Everyone has their two cents when it comes to what university is all about, and as a student, you'll get advice from a lot of different people. They might be students, family members, alumni, or random people on the internet. Whoever your "they" may be, plenty of...