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Making the Most of Student Life at UCalgary

may be an impossible task. Many students have tinges of regret over choices they've made throughout their time in university. Perhaps this is self-consolation, but there's only so much you can do to "make the most of your youth" during a time when you're also under a lot of pressure to do well in your classes and other areas of life. Not only that, but you may not even know what making the most means to you - especially among the influence of friends and social media. It's draining to try to keep up with what's going on, and difficult not to feel guilty  about taking an unproductive break. This is not meant to be a pessimistic blog post by any means, in fact, the conclusion I'm trying to show is that if you've made it so far to read this then you probably are making the most of your student life. Not because reading my blog is the most fun thing you could be doing (which it is), but because it means you are trying. And hopefully, these few tips ca...

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5 Things to do Before the UCalgary Semester Starts

I know, I know... summer is almost over already and it feels like it's barely started. Regardless, it's only a bit more than a week before classes start again (less if you're doing Block Week, which I tried last year ), so here are some reminders before the school year begins. Set up your calendar For UCalgary students, download your class times through the D2L portal and  import your them to your preferred service (mine is Outlook) : Personally, I like to colour code and label lectures/tutorials/labs separately on my calendar like so: Of course, many people also just take a screenshot of their timetable and set it as a wallpaper or save it somewhere easy to access; that can work too :). Put in your Course Overload Request(s) This is a pretty urgent and important one: make sure you check your degree requirements. If you're still waitlisted or not enrolled for a course that you need  to take this year, then you should submit a course overload request ASAP. At UCalgary fo...

9 Not-So-Obvious Dorm Essentials

These aren’t necessarily things you need to pack in advance (you could buy them after moving in), but they are things that I personally found useful which aren’t usually listed in traditional packing lists. Earplugs or Sleep Sound Machine Dorms unfortunately often have the issues of noisy neighbours and loud garbage trucks or snow plows at strange hours. If you find this bothering you, invest in some earplugs (much cheaper at Shoppers or Amazon than in the on-campus pharmacy) or a sound machine. If regular earplugs are uncomfortable for you, you can try “women’s” earplugs (they might fit better for you regardless of gender). Humidifier