After reaching the midpoint of my Commerce degree, I have begun to reflect on what exactly I have learned in my schooling. There have been ample assignments, tests, and projects that I have not understood …
Top 6 Things that I Learned from my First Waterloo Engineering Co-op Term
Now that I’m starting my second term I thought that it would be a good time to share some of the most valuable lessons that I’ve learned from my first coop term at Loblaw Digital. …
Beware of Busy
I have this Google Chrome app downloaded on my computer and it’s called Momentum (it’s gotten pretty popular over the last couple years, so I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve heard of it). It essentially …
How to get a Head Start in Freshman Year
College is a daunting and perhaps scary thought for many young students. As an incoming grade 11 student myself, the idea of further education seems light years away – but becoming competitive as soon as …
How to pick up your motivation to study, or to do anything, again?
Most of you would have finished with your exams already but for those who are still fighting through the final days, your mind might already be wandering off to the fantasy land – where all …
Last-minute guide to combating exam anxiety
It’s that time of the year again. After your months of hard work and weeks of all-nighters accumulated, your success or failure at college is still largely dependent on this heavily weighted piece of paper …
3 Tips for Applying to Grad School
Making the decision to go to grad school is a big and exciting step! Here are some of my tips for surviving the process: Plan ahead. There is nothing more stressful than applying for master’s …
6 Questions from a Recent Graduate Answered
Four years of high school might have prepared me for university, but four years of university hadn’t prepared me for the big question mark that was life as a recent graduate. As a recent Marketing …
Mid-term series: How to handle deadline stress?
March marks the beginning of Spring season, but also the dawn of mid-term exams and graduate scheme deadlines. As you frantically submit your essays and application letters, your body may also send you several “help” …
3 Things That Made My Unpaid Internship Worth It
I can’t remember a time in my life where I didn’t want to be a writer. The path may have been partially predetermined – I’m named after Jane Austen and share a surname with TV’s …