by Cheryl | Oct 20, 2017 | Self-care, Student Tips, Study tips
At the start of every term, my schedule is packed and color-coded and I am ready to take on the world! A few weeks later, my plan has changed… a lot. As high as my hopes always are, I always struggle to maintain motivation because I get overly optimistic and end up...
by Krystel | Oct 16, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Self-care, Stress, Student Tips
For most students balancing school work, a part-time job, extracurricular activities and maintaining relationships with friends and family, can be stressful. It may seem almost impossible to add another thing to the list. But here is one to consider adding in:...
by Rachel | Oct 13, 2017 | Student Life, Student Tips
As a student I know that once the weekend comes around it’s like a breath of fresh air from the school environment. But it immediately gets forced out once I realize that I still have homework to do. I may have gotten out of classes, but the classes just followed me...
by Rachel | Oct 12, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Self-care, Student Life, Student Tips
During midterms, studying is all that’s on our mind. So it comes as no surprise that health is not a top priority. Cramming in as much information as possible, within a small window of time is what I usually do for midterms. But staying healthy is important during...
by Krystel | Oct 9, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Reading week, Stress, Student Tips
If you are like any other student, then at this point in the semester you may have multiple assignments due or midterms coming up. It is therefore very helpful that many universities have a fall reading week in place. Reading week provides students with a great...
by Cheryl | Oct 6, 2017 | Careers, Co-op, Student Tips
Don’t worry, this isn’t just an excuse for me to write about one of my favourite movies; I actually believe the central theme of Moana should be applied to your academic choices. I am an undergraduate university student in my last year before graduating so I have had...