There probably has never been a university student who hasn’t considered dropping out at some point. As tempting as the idea may be, you probably shouldn’t – and here’s why: Your Desire To Drop Out May Only Be Temporary You probably remember times when you...
Like many other aspects of the transition from high school to university, applying for scholarships is another way it can be easy for students to become overwhelmed and easily discouraged. Unfortunately, many of us have the tendency to ignore anything which involves...
Well it’s your first time out on your own and it’s time to go to university or college. The first thing you need to do is figure out where you want to go and what you may want to get educated for, at least have a ballpark idea. For me, it was easy, like...
We mostly tend to think of creating friendships as a casual activity, and as a way of finding people to spend time with and to enjoy ourselves with at school. But creating friendships at university has important long-term implications too. For this reason, you may...
A lot of students completely abandon the music classes that they took in high school, once they enter university. For some it was just a form of entertainment while they were in high school. For others, it was a resume decoration intended to help improve chances of...
As a university student, it’s pretty common to run your life with very little sleep. For some students, functioning with little sleep is their version of “normal”. There’s little doubt that some people can get by with less sleep than others. But every one of us will...
Do you experience any pangs of anxiety at the prospect of going home for the holidays? If you do, you’re not alone. Going home should be a natural event, especially if it involves going home for the holidays. But when you are at university, you are living away from...
With all that you have going on in school, staying healthy at university is one of those things that could easily fall through the cracks. But a single bout with the flu could potentially cost you an entire semester. Think about it – just a few weeks of being out of...