by Cheryl | Aug 23, 2018 | Back to School, Student Life, Student Tips
Summer has flown by and if you’re about to start your first year of university, you’re probably bursting with a mix of excitement and nerves! Have you started preparing for back to school? There’s the usual boring checklist of doing paper, paying tuition, and back to...
by Laura | Aug 21, 2018 | Residence, Student Life, Student Tips
Previously I wrote a blog on what to bring to your dorm room that isn’t on the recommended packing list. But what about what not to bring? For the most part, these items aren’t on the packing list, but they are things that a lot of students (myself included)...
by Laura | Aug 14, 2018 | Residence, Student Life, Student Tips
The first day of school is right around the corner, and with a new school year starting comes a new challenge: moving into residence. For many, university residence can be their first time living on their own (I know it was for me) and can bring up a lot of questions...
by Laura | Aug 13, 2018 | Stress, Student Life, Student Tips, Study tips
I’ve always been a bit of a keener, and that’s never been a bad thing for me. One thing that I always aimed for during a school semester is to be two weeks ahead in readings. Granted, the first week or so of the semester is always a mess due to this process, bit it’s...
by Laura | Jul 26, 2018 | Student Life, Student Tips, Study tips
The environment we work in affects our productivity in a multitude of ways. Such a topic is even heavily researched for the sole purpose of improving productivity among people in the workplace. However, our environment doesn’t only affect those working, but those...
by Cheryl | Jul 12, 2018 | Co-op, Summer
My first summer co-op was after my first year of university. I worked at a school and helped teachers create online course resources. Though I already had work and volunteer experience in customer service, I was so nervous about my first “real” 9 to 5 job! At the end...
