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5 Essential Steps to Writing Outstanding University Essays!

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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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5 Things That Everybody Should Know About the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program

Simranjeet (Sim) Singh is a second-year medical student at the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. He completed the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in High School and won the 2015 Schulich Leader Scholarship. …

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7 Reasons Why STEM Degrees Are Way More Fun Than You Expected

Science, technology, engineering, and math: those all sound like the boring classes you hated in high school, right? That may be true, but they’re also a collection of educational disciplines that make up STEM. STEM …

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5 Tips for a Smooth Senior Year from a National Scholar

For many high-schoolers, the end of summer is a demanding time. With universities and scholarships to ponder and piece together, as well as looming deadlines and test dates (not to mention extracurricular activities, work, volunteer, …

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14 Tips for Your First Day of High School

As this school year is coming to a close, everyone is starting to look forward to summer vacation – after all, what’s better than sleeping in, watching movies, hanging out with friends, and going on …

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