Setting up for a Successful Summer
Happy summer UVic students! We’ve officially reached the point in the year when the UVic schedule transitions into summer. Congratulations on finishing another great...
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Mountain Meteorology Field School: What I Learned
This past reading break, I got the amazing opportunity to partake in a week-long field school in the Geography Department, called Mountain Meteorology, a...
How to Find a Rental in Victoria
Everyone knows that finding housing in Victoria can be tough as a student. Maybe your first year at university is coming to a close...
5 Tips for Exam Season
1. Find a good study spot I am a firm believer in the study spot making the study session. Try to skip the spots...
What it’s Like Being First Generation in Academia
Being the first person in your family to attend a post-secondary institution can be one of the most exciting things you do in your...
My Grade 12 Self – Uni Questions
High School and university can be like oil and water. Sure, they seem to share similarities on the surface – both are for education,...
The 10 Most Surprising Things I Learned in First Year
I remember the transition from high school to university instilling a mixture of excitement, nervousness, and anticipation in me. Being the first of my...
Sociology: A Class You Don’t Want to Miss
Do you every find yourself wondering why people act the way they do? Was it a product of their environment? Was it because that’s...
Tips for Success each Semester!
In university, the beginning of each semester can tend to feel like the start of something brand new: like entering high school again. It...
University 101 – What You Really Need To Know
If you’re about to embark on your journey as a University student, you’re probably thinking of the one million things you need to know...
Beating the Blues of Being Sick
I don’t know what it is about this year, but I just keep getting sick. Maybe I’m not taking the right vitamins, I’m too...
Nailing That Essay
Now that the Spring semester has begun and it’s almost time to begin thinking about the courses we might have ahead of us, I...
The 4 things I wish I knew when I took the semester off
Long time no see, UVic! After a little hiatus that involved some relaxation and some planning (and a little bit of crying… okay I...
You Might Not Graduate On Time – And That’s Okay!
Navigating your studies is never an easy task. A lot of the time I find myself asking if I am actually doing what I...
Taking the Plunge
Crisp, cold water hits my face as I dunk in the salty water. My senses are temporarily numbed and my head clears. I emerge...
Lessons from My Undergrad
This week, I attended convocation to graduate with my Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the Faculty of Social Sciences. The experience was...
5 Tips for Organizing Your Digital Life
Do you dread trying to find where you saved that file to? Do your file names offer no suggestion as to what they contain?...
Why do an Exchange? 5 Reasons
Why go on exchange? It’s the question that I asked myself many times before leaving for The Netherlands this spring. Why travel halfway across...
Funding Your Next Year at UVic
As a student, it’s pretty much the norm to be on a budget throughout university. Tuition is expensive, and so is the cost of...
The Unsuccessful Co-op Search
“A 25-year-old kid is not going to have the seniority of 30 years.” – My statistics professor (trying to explain the dangers...