A Peek Inside Three Residence Rooms
Over the last three years I have been fortunate enough to live, learn, and even volunteer and work in UVic’s student residences. Prospective students...
Tagged: first year
6 Things That Surprised Me About UVic
As someone who has lived in Victoria for most of my life and for many years before I started school at UVic, I thought...
Tips I wish I Knew In 1st Year
As a fourth-year student at UVic, I’ve now amassed tips and tricks for making your way through student life. Of course, not all of...
Should I Be in University?
Considering that 90% of my friends from high school decided to pursue some sort of post-secondary education immediately after graduation, I figured that I...
Day In The Life of a UVic Nursing Student
I think it’s safe to say that the shift to online schooling over this past year has been filled a lot of uncertainty, stress,...
My First Year of University on Campus During a Pandemic
I did it! After experiencing the COVID-19 restrictions, stress, and anxieties while attending my first year of university fresh out of high school, I...
7 Reasons to Attend New Student Welcome on September 7 (and 8)
New Student Welcome may be virtual this year, but don’t let that be a reason you don’t register and attend! We’ve put together a...
Why YOU Should Complete the Pre-arrival Program
It’s hard to believe that a year ago I was counting down the days until I started my first university class. When the day...
Why YOU Should be a Blogger for MyUVic Life!
Next month marks my one-year anniversary of being a student blogger for MyUVic Life. It’s crazy to think that my impulse decision to apply...
Why I love orientation
Guest post by Bjorn Yearwood Note: While orientation will be virtual this year, and your experience may be a little different from Bjorn’s, you’ll...
What Happened When I Tried to Document University Life in Seconds
I started this whole project with the ambition of documenting an entire year, maybe even the next decade, with one-second-long video clips. I planned...
10 Interesting First-Year Electives
If you’re overwhelmed by all of the electives you can take at UVic, here are some cool ones to help narrow down your options....
Getting Over First Year Homesickness
I walked through the doors into the cool August air. A stark difference from the heatwave in southern Ontario I just left. The Victoria...
My First Year in Photos
It’s hard to believe my first year at UVic has already come to an end. But this quarantine situation has given me plenty of...
I’ve finished first year…What’s next?
Moving out of your dorm room after first year can be tough. It feels as if you finally settled in and now you have...
Move-in Day: The Ins and Outs
Moving into residence can be a stressful experience. Trust me, I’ve done it twice. As an out of province student who had never even...
Club Day
One of my greatest decisions of my first year at UVic was the decision to check out club day. To be honest, I was...
Oh, the Places You’ll Go (at UVic)
This year, I’m entering my sixth year at UVic. While taking this long to get a Bachelor’s degree was never what I intended, I’m...
Dear First-Year Students
Dear first-year students, Soon you’ll be arriving at UVic! I hope you’re looking forward to starting university. You’ve probably heard all kinds of stories...
How Eating With Others Can Make You Happier and Healthier
“Harvard study, almost 80 years old, has proved that embracing community helps us live longer, and be happier.” – The Harvard Gazette One of...