Category: University Life
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UCalgary Convocation: What the Day Actually Looks Like
This post will be a mostly practical review and walkthrough of UCalgary’s Spring 2026 convocation ceremony for those who are curious what the day actually looks like (consider this your unofficial guide)!
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Post-Final Year Updates
The last month has felt like a long series of endings. If you read pre-final year feels, then you’ll know that I went into this year buried in applications, wanting to make the most of things, and hoping to meet some great people before it all wrapped up. Some things went according to plan. I started…
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Rating Each of my Final Year Fall Courses (CS/CPSC @ UCalgary)
The last year of uni is definitely the “oh shit!” time when you look at your academic requirements and realize you need to take five 500-level CPSC courses, three 300+ level options (the only one that fits your schedule is Analysis of Slavic Music), and two of the most grueling courses you’ve ever taken because…
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The Reality of Starting a Club at UCalgary
Do you want to start a club at UCalgary? That’s great! With over 200 clubs already on campus, you’d think it’s a pretty straightforward process. Well, yes and no. The process is theoretically easy and straightforward, but there are a bunch of little things the official guides don’t quite tell you that might trip you up. So,…
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Getting Back Into Reading (The Fun Way)
To be clear, I’m all for educational books and they’ve definitely impacted my life (technical guides, personal development, popular science…). What I don’t think we give enough credit to, though, is how much learning and satisfaction we can get when we start to read fiction for the thrill of it. I’ve recently noticed how different I…
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Pre-Final Year Feels
My most obvious priorities are applying for new graduate jobs, applying for grad schools and scholarships, and studying so that I will actually graduate. These will be taking up the bulk of my time, and although it’s summer, I feel like I’m already being bombarded with ads and advice posts for tech jobs, award competitions, and grad…
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Rating my 3rd year UCalgary CPSC Courses
Back again for my penultimate year course ratings! Without further ado, here are some of my thoughts on the courses I’m wrapping up right now (will update if anything significant changes after final exams). I’m only rating my Winter courses, as I was studying abroad in the Fall – check out these posts if you’re interested…
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UCalgary Tech Recruiting w/ BobaTalks’ Jeff Nguyen
While this isn’t quite a tech blog, this post should have some important insights for any UCalgary students interested in a tech career. After seeing that Jeff Nguyen, a recruiter in the student space, founder of BobaTalks (which provides free mentorship for students), and prolific “LinkedInfluencer” (the good kind) was going to have a booth at CalgaryHacks…
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What on Earth Is an Oxford Uni Crewdate?
The history and traditions of Oxford University range from terrifying to hilarious, sometimes both, and usually absurd. Going back a few centuries, some examples of this are several murders (one of which led to the creation of Cambridge University in 1209), the constant consumption of beer, the escapades and controversies of the infamous Bullingdon Club,…
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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…
