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...
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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...
Ten Ways to Deal With Midterm Stress – Realistically!
As we all know, midterm season has begun. Some of us may have already taken a few of them, and some of us might...
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...
Vocalizing Goals: They Are Part of You
When people ask us to define ourselves, we often look back retroactively and recount important accomplishments, moments, likes, dislikes, and habits. By only looking...
I’m Struggling – What Now?
Guest post by Sage DaSilva Regardless of whether classes are delivered remotely from the comfort of a home, or from the confines of a...
Study Tips for Exams
Since exams are coming up I can already feel the stress of the people around me bubbling up. People are starting to get ready...
Learning Self-Compassion with UVic Bounce
As a university student, you face a lot of big decisions, challenges, and a roller coaster ride of emotions. It can feel pretty isolating...
Where’s the Cattle?
After a recent burnout during reading break due to the amount of work due that week and exams the following week, I decided to...
An Ode to My University Evening Ritual
Every day after we’re finished classes, my roommates and I slowly migrate to the kitchen to begin making our individual dinners. One of us...
A Guide to Fidget Toys
With online classes and sitting in the same spot for days on end, I found myself getting restless (even more so than usual). I’m...
Coping with New Habits
Have you ever heard of the famous saying that habits take 66 days to take form? Or perhaps it’s 90 days? Is it the...
How To Beat Exam Stress
Exam time can be the most dreaded time of the year for university students, myself included. Now with the added stress of living in...
Learning to Let Go
I have not stepped foot in Victoria for 1 year, 3 weeks, and 4 days at the time that I’m writing this post. But...
Reflecting on Renting: 6 Things I Wish I Would Have Known Before Moving Out
Moving out is one of the most exciting and nerve wracking experiences I’ve had as an undergraduate student. When I moved into university residences...
What I’ve Learned About Being Single in University
I came to UVic four years ago with three main goals: get my degree, make good friends, and to find a boyfriend. Yes, 17-year...
It’s Okay to Have Off-Days
It’s been roughly two months since we transitioned from face to face class to online classes. The semester ended with many of us scrambling...
Maintaining Your Independence When Moving Home
If you’re one of the many students that returned to live with their families during times of quarantine and social distancing, things might feel...
Alarm Reaction, Resistance, & Exhaustion
Who remembers Grade 12 biology – Hans Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome? It goes: In response to stress we produce three stages of reaction —...
I Have No Time to Volunteer
(Note: This was written before the current COVID-19 situation, but there are many ways to volunteer other than in-person!) If you told me in...