During high school, I truly believed that to get into competitive Canadian undergraduate programs you’d have to do something as extraordinary as starting a successful business or participating in the Olympics. This isn’t true, what’s …
How to Approach the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI): Ethical Station
“You colleague Dr Cheung recommends homeopathic medicines to his patients. There is no scientific evidence or widely accepted theory to suggest that homeopathic medicines work, and Dr Cheung doesn’t believe them to. He recommends homeopathic …
Things to Consider when Choosing a University Major
University can be daunting. Options may seem endless and you can end up feeling a little lost. Thankfully, choosing a major does not dictate your entire future. I know physics majors who have become lawyers …
Choosing people to write reference/recommendation letters
If you are in the process of applying for university, scholarships, internships etc., chances are you will need to ask for one or more reference letters. By this point you’ve probably had dozens of teachers, …
Essential Digital Productivity Tools – Part II
As a continuation to my first post, I wanted to elaborate on a few more tools that I use on my day-to-day. I’ll also be highlighting more digital tool combinations — many of these applications …
Essential Digital Productivity Tools – Part I
The recent circumstances and shift to remote work has helped me realize the importance of having the support of reliable tools to enable our productivity. Given that hundreds of thousands of apps and services exist …
Writing a Curriculum Vitae for graduate school (and beyond!)
Let’s first review what a curriculum vitae (CV) is. A CV in its literal translation means “course of (one’s) life”. Therefore, it comes to no surprise that a CV will be long in length and …
8 Tips to be More Productive When Working from Home
What sparked my idea to write this article was when my coworker ping’d me on Skype asking for advice to help them focus while working from home. This led to me writing this article capturing …
Redefining a Successful First-Year
Reflecting on my first year in university, I had to re-define what success meant to me. I used to always go above and beyond academically, but I started to question that work ethic in regards …
What Makes A Good Medical School Applicant?
Medical schools are one of the most difficult to get admitted into in North America. A medical degree is highly coveted and comes with many perks, and thus attracts thousands of highly qualified applicants each …