• jobs

    1-800-hire-me-please

    Hiiii! I’m a first year right now and I was wondering if you have any tips on applying to internships. I know things like that are probably weird because of covid, but any tips/advice is appreciated πŸ™‚ Thank you!!

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    hey there,

    i’m glad you reached out β€” thank you for your patience with me getting back to you!

    it’s really great of you to be thinking about internships already.

    it’s a little difficult for me to answer this in the sense that the advice i’d give might vary depending on what types of internships you’re looking for, but i’ll do my best.

    tip #1: the career exploration centre has some resources that will be super useful for you as you apply to positions. for example, they offer a resume workbook and resume and cover letter toolkit, which are excellent guides for putting together job application materials. you can also book an appointment to have your resume/application reviewed, or practice your interview skills.

    plus, there are occasional employer recruitment sessions that you might want to keep an eye out for.

    tip #2: i’d seek out a mentorship program with your college, department, or program, and see if you can get in touch with some upper years in the same field as you. chances are that they’ll have applied to jobs in your field or might know people who have. if you get really lucky, they might even know about open positions.

    tip #3: if you’re looking for opportunities, comb the internet but be smart about it. craigslist and kijiji boards might not be your best bet for an internship. is there an industry-specific job board that might be of use to you? do the companies you’re interested in working with have a “join us” or “careers” section on their website? social media can also be useful β€” i see a fair number of internship postings on twitter and linkedin.

    tip #4: if you’re interested in a specific internship and can find a previous intern, perhaps one who’s posted about the internship somewhere like linkedin, you can reach out and ask (very politely!) if you can ask them questions about the job. they may be able to give you a better sense of what the internship entails and what the hiring manager is looking for in an applicant. please note that i don’t know if this tip is appropriate for all industries though, so use your best judgement!

    i hope this helped! i really think your first stop should be the career centre, because they’re 100% more qualified to give advice out than i am.

    be Boundless,

    aska

  • subject POST

    dunno how i missed that

    Hi, hope you’re doing well! I’m a first year student at utsg, hoping to major in literature and critical theory. However, there are two streams for it: the comparative stream and the cultural stream. They seem very similar and only have slightly different requirements, and I can’t seem to find anything to determine what the differences between them are, to choose the best one for me. I was hoping you could help. Thanks!! <3

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    hi there,

    i hope you’re doing well too, and that your first year is going all right!

    i don’t personally know anything about lit and crit, and couldn’t find anything on the internet either. i ended up reaching out to a friend who graduated from the program to see if she might know anything about the streams.

    she told me that there’s not a huge difference between the streams, but as far as she can recall, the comparative stream requires you to take more language credits than the cultural stream. meanwhile, if you choose the cultural stream, you have to take more social science/cultural studies/humanities classes, like sociology or women & gender studies. otherwise, most of the courses are the same.

    i was later able to confirm all that information here β€” i don’t know how i missed it the first time i was looking. i guess i didn’t quite know what i was looking for.

    click that link! it’ll give you all the details you need.

    if you have any other program-related questions you can’t find answers for on the internet, remember that you can always reach out to the department, in this case victoria college.

    be Boundless,

    aska

  • law school

    what if you take summer school… haha… unless…

    hi! do you know how law schools view full-time summer term ? ive been getting a lot of mixed answers so i was hoping you could answer/point me to the right direction. im in the 2nd term of my first year and id like to take a 4 courses over the summer bc tbh ive got nothing better to do over quarantine since its online haha. also if i wanted to talk to an advisor abt this, do i consult my faculty? sorry these are dumb im genuinely unsure who to ask/what resources i have (i go to uottawa polisci)

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    hey there,

    i can understand why you’ve been getting mixed answers – i feel like this is one of those things.

    unfortunately, i can’t say for sure how different law schools would view full-time summer school. the best rule of thumb is always to reach out to the admissions offices of the law schools you’re interested in and ask them directly, since different schools have different policies.

    if you want to talk to an advisor about this… do you have an equivalent of the registrar’s office at u ottawa?

    maybe someone on this page might be able to help you? i don’t know much about your school, but there there have got to be academic advisors there for you. some may even have worked at law school offices or admissions offices, which makes them way more qualified to answer this than i am. if you have no luck finding an academic advisor at your school by googling it, try asking around or posting on reddit.

    good luck with your law school dreams! hope your winter semester is going well.

    be Boundless,

    aska

  • subject POST

    are they even called POSts anymore though

    Hello! I’m sure you’ve gotten this question a lot before, but could you explain how POSTs work? I’m in first year and I want to make sure I understand everything. Is it possible to take 2 programs that are both Type 1 or is it supposed to be a variety of types? I’m in humanities, in case that’s relevant to this question !

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    hey there,

    absolutely, i can explain POSts!

    basically, programs of study or POSts denote what subject area(s) you’re specializing in for your degree. according to this sidney smith commons page, there are three different intensities of POSts. i’ve copy/pasted that info below:

    • Specialist Program: 10 credits – 14 credits
    • Major Program: 6 credits – 8 credits
    • Minor Program: 4 credits

    to graduate from u of t, you’ll need to select your POSts according to one of the following combinations:

    • one specialist
    • two majors
    • a major and two minors

    that’s the bare minimum, at least. some keeners like to do a little extra. here are some other possible combinations

    • a specialist and a minor
    • two majors and a minor
    • a specialist, a major, and a minor

    you’re limited to a maximum of three programs, but if you add a third program it needs to be a minor. i’m realizing now that there’s no rule against taking two specialists and a minor, which isΒ reallyΒ extra. i’ve never heard of anyone that’s attempted that.

    i was just about to explain POSt types, but i looked those up real quick to double check and it looks like u of t has switched the system on us! of course it has. now, there are no more type 1, 2, and 3 programs, there are just “open” and “limited” programs. it looks like there’s no application required for open programs, but limited programs still require things like prerequisites. you can read more about the difference between open and limited programs, including deadlines and how to apply, here. to check the types of the programs you’re interested in, visit this page.

    what hasn’t changed is that there are still two request periods during which you can select (or apply for) your POSts. request periods are pretty straightforward, but those deadlines are good to be aware of.

    to answer the last of your questions, it is definitely possible to take two type 1 (open) programs β€” you’ll be making your life a lot easier if you do, honestly. people don’t focus so much on the types of programs you select. just pick what you’re interested in studying!

    i’m not sure if this was in-depth enough or if it addressed everything you were curious about, so if you have any lingering questions don’t hesitate to shoot me another message.

    also, this is the first time i’m realizing that i’ve never seen the acronym POSt anywhere other than this website. it’s possible that it’s now a relic of times gone by. should i keep using it? should i switch to calling them programs, like sid smith does? hmm.

    be Boundless,

    aska

  • admissions,  law

    nOt LikE thE OthEr LaW sTudEntS

    Okay feeling really silly: I asked the following question answered under “she doesn’t even go here!” without stating what I was applying to haha. I applied to UFT LAW, but am unsure how I would be perceived as (1) a commerce student interested in criminal justice/prison reform (not a conventional path), and (2) a condensed degree – that I am still completing. Any thoughts appreciated! Thanks !!!

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    hi!
    thanks so much for waiting for this answer, i’ve been quite overwhelmed. i don’t know how anyone is still functioning normally with *gestures at whole world* all this going on.
    it’s hard for me to say exactly how you’ll be perceived, but personally, i think what you’re doing is really cool.
    i’m glad you ended up applying to u of t law! i’m sure there’s a diversity of interests within the faculty of law, and my best guess is that you won’t be too out of place.
    i wouldn’t worry too much about being unconventional β€” i hope you’re not pursuing your studies to make other people happy! it sounds to me like you have a good sense of what you want from your degree, and just need a lil push of confidence to keep moving forward.
    if it’s admissions you’re worried about, though, i’m afraid i can’t provide much valuable insight into that. i’m not really that familiar with law school admissions in general, and can’t get into admissions officers’ heads no matter how hard i try.
    regardless, i’m sure the quality of your application will matter much more than whether or not your path and interests are conventional! in your last question, you were wondering whether it was even worth applying if you didn’t have strong experiences to show for your interest in criminal reform. remember that school is a good place to get that kind of experience, so don’t be too hard on yourself.
    wishing you all the best with your application! glad you’re going after your passions.
    be Boundless,
    aska
  • academic offense

    you and a bunch of other people

    I messed up and cheated in my final exams this fall semester. The prof called me in and accused me of the act. This would be my second offense and my first offense was that I did not properly cite my sources for a minor assignment which was less than 5%. Will this lead towards my suspension? I am about this graduate after this term.

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    hi there,

    it’s hard to say for sure what consequences you may be facing. all the possibilities are detailed in the code of behaviour on academic matters.

    sure, suspension is listed is a potential sanction for an academic offense. but keep in mind that may not entail a full suspension from the university β€” you could just be suspended from certain courses, a program, or an academic division. for example, if you cheated on a chemistry final exam, the chem department might suspend you but you’d still be able to take english courses.

    there are also lesser sanctions you may be facing, like a final grade of zero or a reduced final grade. since i don’t know the details of your case (and since i’ve never presided over an academic integrity case lol), i really can’t make any solid predictions.

    what i will say is that i hope you book a meeting with your registrar if you haven’t already. academic advisors have seen a ton of cases like this, and may have valuable guidance for you as you navigate the academic integrity system. i don’t believe anything you say to them can be used against you when your case is reviewed, so that’s a plus. you deserve to go through this with some assistance!

    good luck with this! i hope things turn out all right.

    be Boundless,

    aska

  • prospective student

    what’s a pep rally?

    Hi πŸ™‚ I’m deciding wether to attend UBC or UofT. (Provided I get in, of course. HA) One of the biggest pros about UBC for me is the sense of community. Since everyone lives in a university town separate from the city, it seems like there is a much larger “school spirit” as opposed to UofT. UBC ppl seem to like going to pep rallies, varsity games, etc. Does UofT have that as well? I would love to attend UofT but I’m moving very, very far from home & want a school with a strong sense of community.

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    hello hello,

    thank you so much for your patience waiting for this post!

    i wanted to give you a good answer, so i got in touch with someone who actually goes to UBC and asked a few questions to get some clarity.

    first, it wouldn’t necessarily be accurate to say that everyone at UBC “lives in a university town separate from the city”β€” the campus is on a peninsula a bit farther from downtown, yes, but it’s still definitely part of vancouver. plus, many students commute in from vancouver and its suburbs.

    in that sense, life at UBC would certainly be what you make of it–there are some students that head home right after class, and there are others that stick around on campus to attend social events or hang out with their friends. it’s possible that you’re from the UBC area and already know these details, but you didn’t specify so i’ve included it anyway.

    to my surprise, it is apparently true that UBC students like to go to pep rallies and varsity games!

    i don’t think u of t has any pep rallies outside of orientation week, when we’ve got the very large, very fun tri-campus parade that students of all years can participate in. varsity games exist at u of t, but i don’t think people go to them unless they know someone playing or are otherwise involved in that world.

    if you’re looking for a strong sense of overall school spirit, u of t might not be the school for you.Β however, i wouldn’t say that that means u of t has no sense of community. u of t is a really big, academically-focused school (as is UBC, to be fair), so it kind of makes sense that we don’t build community around pep rallies and sports.

    i was really shy when i moved to toronto to attend u of t and had lived in the same city my whole life before that, meaning that i didn’t have a lot of practice making new friends. still, i’ve managed to find my crowd at u of t just fine.

    part of that has been thanks to first-year foundation courses, which are fun, first-year-only classes with a lighter workload that cap around 20-30 people. i met some of my favourite people in those classes. i also joined extracurriculars i enjoy, and lived in residence for some time, which certainly helped me meet people.

    if you applied to the faculty of arts and science at st. george, you probably selected a college, which is where school spirit might come into play a little more. u of t students in artsci tend to identify with their college community, since their college determines what residences they can live in, as well as what college student union serves them.

    there’s stronger college spirit at smaller colleges like victoria, trinity, and innis, but a lot of people i know have made their closest friends by going to their college’s social events and getting involved with college clubs. colleges hold formals and semiformals, arts and craft sessions, open mics, pub nights, movie nights, and sometimes even clothing swaps. there’s a ton of fun stuff happening if you’ve got the time to go.

    plus, there’s a lot of appeal to u of t, location-wise. you’ve got the whole city on your doorstep. on a day off, you can go to the art gallery of ontario for free, go to a festival in kensington market, grocery shop in chinatown, or browse for books in the annexβ€”all within walking distance of campus. if nightlife is your thing, i’d say it’s better in downtown toronto than it is in UBC’s immediate area. if you’ve made a new friend or two and want to hang out with them, you haveΒ soΒ many options and i love that.

    moving away from home is certainly a challenge, and u of t can be an isolating school for some students. as you make this decision, i hope that you consider the strength of your support system and your mental health. if you have a difficult time adjusting, will you be all right?

    you’ll be the best judge of whether it’s a good fit for you. if you’re willing to put yourself out there, say hi to new people, and get involved outside the classroom, i think you’ll be able to build a community of your own at u of t. but if you’re drawn to the scene of pep rallies and sports games, you won’t find that kind of energy at u of t. the school’s too big for us to all get together in one stadium and yell fun things.

    tbh if you want a sense of community, i’d recommend the university of alberta. i don’t know if you even applied there, but i know some people who were in residence there, and they made the school sound like a… summer camp, or something. so many games, outings, sports leagues, movie nights, pretty much every day of the week. wow. cannot relate.

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    i hope this helped in some way and thanks again for your patience. wishing you the best of luck with your university applications!

    be Boundless,

    aska

     

  • grades

    what even is a bell curve

    hi there! I was wondering if you could maybe explain bell curves. I don’t really understand what these are but they sound daunting haha. one of my profs mentioned it and it made me confused so :’)

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    hey!

    it’s totally fair to be confused by bell curves. honestly, i don’t really understand them that much either, and from what i understand, the effects of bell curving can vary depending on what average is selected for the bell. thisΒ western gazetteΒ piece explains bell curving and its complications better than i can, so check it out.

    anyway, according to thisΒ varsityΒ article, bell curves aren’t even allowed in the faculty of arts and science.

    so if you’re taking an artsci course and your prof is bell curving you, try getting in touch with the ASSU and see if there’s any advocacy they can do for you and your classmates. i’m not super sure what the rules are outside artsci, so if you’re part of a different faculty i’d suggest emailing your registrar’s office (or faculty) to find out.

    be Boundless,

    aska

  • innis,  writing,  writing centre

    becky vogan fan club!

    Hi! i’m not sure what college you’re in but was just wondering if you have any experience with innis’ writing centre, or if you know anyone who has experience with the people there! i may be going there for a class to look over a few papers in the coming months and i wanted to hear some things on how each instructor is! sorry if this is silly, thanks πŸ™‚

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    hey there,

    this isn’t silly at all. i do have experience with the innis college writing centre, yes! i’ve only ever booked with one writing centre instructor there, though, so i can’t really give you much of a rundown on all your options.

    that one instructor i know is becky vogan, and i’d highly recommend her! i fully believe that her advice has bumped many of my grades upβ€”she’s so good at her job.

    i think she actually used to work (or still does work??) in the professional publishing industry, so she’s a fantastic editor.Β i’m constantly impressed by how she can read a paper on a subject she’s unfamiliar with and ask just the right questions to help me draw my ideas out and strengthen my arguments. usually i try to go to a writing centre appointment with a full draft, but whenever i’ve been behind and come with only half a paper written, she’s been a great sounding board for me to bounce ideas off of.

    she’s also a great teacher: when she catches my mechanical errors, she doesn’t just correct me but is patient enough to explain what i did wrong and how i can improve it moving forward.

    on top of that, she’s such a generous and kind person and i genuinely enjoy my appointments with her.

    sorry i can’t provide much more information beyond thatβ€”i’m sure the other innis writing centre instructors are also great, i just haven’t met any of them. so don’t rule the rest of them out automatically just based on my advice, because i’m super biased! i’d recommend that you reach out to any innis, cinema studies, urban studies, or writing & rhetoric students that you know, and see if they might have any thoughts as well. these things are usually best crowdsourced.

    i hope this helped!

    be Boundless,

    aska

  • breadth requirements,  UTM

    i, too, avoid math

    Hi there! I’m currently taking psy100 to fulfill half of the science breadth requirement but honestly I am not a science student and was wondering if you had any courses you would recommend that will still fill the requirement but is less science/math heavy. Thanks! πŸ™‚

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    hey there,

    you didn’t specify what campus you go to, but i’m guessing you’re a utm student because that’s the only campus with a science breadth requirement. i could be wrong, though, because it looks like utm is the only campus still referring to their breadth requirements as distribution requirements.

    it’s hard for me to recommend courses for this breadth requirement at utm, because my personal experience is limited to st. george. but from my experience and from what i’ve heard from my friends, beginner astronomy courses are great for breadth requirements because they don’t require a ton of math and are mostly memorization. obviously that’ll vary based on professors, so don’t take my word as a guarantee! geology courses might also be good for you, since i believe they won’t be as math-heavy as something like physics.

    this utm page recommends some science distribution requirement courses that generally look like solid options to me. you might try one of the anthropology optionsβ€””Fantasies, Hoaxes and Misrepresentations of the Ancient World” looks funβ€”since anthropology is often offered by the faculty of arts at other universities.

    to sum all this up, in order, i think your best options by subject are anthropology, astronomy, and then geology.

    i don’t know about recommending specific courses, though, since i haven’t taken any at utm. if you know any more advanced students at your campus that you can ask for specific course recommendations, do that! most people at u of t are happy to help younger students and answer quick questions.

    be Boundless,

    aska

  • prospective student,  studying,  UTM

    you all want impossible answers

    hello! i am a grade 12 student at an ontario highschool. my average at the moment is around 93-95%. i’ve applied for social sciences at utm/ustg. i’m hoping to major in political science or criminology, and then apply to uoft law.

    from your experience in social sciences, 1) do you think i will be able to achieve a 3.5-3.8 gpa in my undergrad? 2) do you have any tips/advice on how to do so? 3) what are the pros/cons between utm/ustg…will i have more difficulty achieving a high gpa at ustg? ty!!

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    hey there,

    that’s a pretty dang good high school average!

    i’ll answer your questions in order.

    do i think you’ll be able to achieve a 3.5-3.8 gpa in your undergrad? that’s hard to say. different high schools have different levels of grade inflation, and i know literally nothing about your study habits, so i don’t really feel like i can make a prediction. however, what i can tell you is that there are certainly people with high school averages like that that manage to maintain your target GPA at u of t.

    i know u of t has a reputation for being really tough, and it is challenging. there are certainly high achieving students who have a very difficult time adjusting to first-year university, but i wouldn’t say everyone needs to be super scared of failure. there are student supports at u of t to help you achieve your goals.

    do i have any tips on getting a good GPA? sure. here are a few:

    • use your resources.

    achieving and maintaining a high GPA is a lot easier when you’ve got help.

    here are some things that have helped my friends and i with our studies: going to office hours, making use of the writing centres and math learning centres, participating in club or college mentorship programs, visiting a learning strategist, and checking out the academic help workshops on the clnx calendar. visits to your registrar’s office will prove invaluable whenever you need advice, andΒ tapping into u of t’s mental health resources can help you deal with the stress of academics.

    • build a support network

    studying is a lot easier if you’re not also dealing with isolation and loneliness. a lot of uni students i know have struggled more with their studies when they haven’t been surrounded by supportive peers. pulling a long-haul study session is less painful if you’ve got someone with you keeping you accountable (even if just over Zoom).

    plus, it’s important to remember that academics won’t be all you’re dealing with in universityβ€”you also need people to help you endure your personal lows and celebrate your highs.

    i really do think that the better you’re doing as a person and the more you’re plugged in to some kind of likeminded community or friend group, the better equipped you are to achieve your academic goals.

    • get organized

    i’ve spent a solid amount of time at u of t now, and something that seems to happen every semester for me is that a few balls get dropped. unless you’re gifted with impeccable organizational and time management skills, the endeavour of managing classes, clubs, a job, your health, and your personal life does get tough.

    find a system that works for you to keep track of all your responsibilities and deadlines. it always feels really bad when you find out about an assignment last-minute or after the deadlineβ€”you lose marks unnecessarily, and your grades don’t reflect your abilities.

    i currently use a monthly planner that i got from muji, which allows me to see all my deadlines several weeks ahead of time. i colour-code it (green for assignment deadlines, pink for tests, purple for shifts at work etc) so that, at a glance, i have a good grasp of what i’ll be busy with in any given week. and then at the beginning of each week, i dump everything into a google spreadsheet schedule broken down into half-hour increments, so i have a sort of weekly timetable. that’s what works for me. virtual calendars are also a good option if you prefer!

    to touch on your last question, i’ve only ever been a student at st. george, so i don’t feel like i can say whether it’s harder than utm. i don’t really feel that qualified making a pro-con list either, since i’m probably quite biased towards st. george. this might surprise you, but i’ve never even been to utm in person!

    i’d recommend that you do some research yourself and make a pros-cons list that reflects your own priorities. you can consider things like what extracurriculars each campus offers, living costs (if those are applicable), program offerings, campus aesthetics (if that even matters to you), and location.

    if you’re extensive in your considerations, you’ll probably find that you end up with one option that’s clearly better than the other.Β i chose my campus because i was interested in specific st. george extracurriculars, as well as programs that were only offered at st. george. it just seemed like the right call.

    hope this helped! wishing you all the best of luck with your application.

    be Boundless,

    aska

  • readings,  studying

    lit tips

    Hi there! Happy new year πŸ™‚ So, this might be a bit of a dumb question, but… I’m a first year right now and for one of my classes (which focuses on literature/poetry, it’s a Vic One class), I’m really having trouble reading and understanding a book. It just really bores me and I end up reading 50 pages without actually retaining anything, and this just makes my social anxiety kick in because I’m worried that I’ll seem incompetent. Do you have any tips on how to read/understand/annotate better, especially when the reading is boring you? Thanks, I appreciate it. <3

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    hey there,

    happy new year to you, too!

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    i don’t consider that a dumb question at all. learning to read for university classes is a bit of a tough skill to learn, so i’m glad you reached out! the kind of reading you’re doing is demanding and designed to stretch your capacity to think, so of course it won’t come naturally if you’re not used to it.

    while i’m not a literature student, here are some personal tips i can share on reading better and understanding your course material:

    – if you’re reading a ton of pages but not retaining anything, you might try converting your readings to another format (that is, if you’re able to, and if you think mixing things up might help). i’m willing to bet you can find audiobooks for any classic literature you’re readingβ€”try a local library. you can try listening to the audio version first and then do another quick pass over the printed one for annotations, maybe?

    – read in chunks, instead of trying to tackle a whole book at once. sometimes when i don’t retain things, it’s because my eyes are moving over the page but i’m zoned out.

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    – in terms of understanding, keep track of any questions you have as you go through a passage. any words you don’t know, any references that fly over your head, anything that seems confusing or ambiguous… note those down and investigate them after you read. maybe even ask an instructor or fellow student about them. doing so will give you a better grasp of what you’re reading.

    – think about how the particular reading you’re tackling may benefit you and add to your understanding of the world around you! see if you can find a little beauty in it. this seems like kind of a dumb tip, but finding purpose in my readings is always something that helps me engage with them more. you’re lucky enough to be working with literatureβ€”maybe seek out some exciting analyses or nerdy fandom blog posts about the stories you’re reading. it might spark some inspiration and motivation.

    – spend some time developing an annotation or note-taking system that works for you. some people use special symbols or colour codingβ€”and some make brain maps, spreadsheets, or summary sheets instead of annotating. a quick google search on how to annotate literature might be helpful to you, and i found some tumblr posts that might be worth a glance: here, and here.

    – go to office hours and chat with your instructor about the subject material. the lovely thing about u of t is that we’ve got some of the best, most passionate professors in the countryβ€”and professors have dedicated their lives to studying what they’re teaching you, right? so if anyone can inspire a little more interest in your readings, it’s probably them. let them know that you’re struggling and ask them for tips.

    apart from those tips, you can also check out these u of t resources on reading effectively, if you haven’t already seen them. booking an appointment with a learning strategist to talk this over might also be helpful! they might have tips for enhancing your focus and building a strategy for tackling your readings.

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    since you mentioned that this issue triggers your social anxiety, i feel like you may also benefit from chatting with an on-location counsellor about how you’ve been feeling. you didn’t really ask for my take on this, but as someone who’s struggled with anxiety and impostor syndrome at u of t, i think learning to work with your social anxiety is worth your time. however, on-location counselling is only available to you if you’re in toronto. you can check out mySSP if you’re not.

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    i hope this helped, and good luck with your winter semester.

    be Boundless,

    aska

  • internal transfer

    this school is really confusing!!!!

    Hi, I’m wondering how the internal transfer student apply for the POSt. Do they have to wait until the POSt request period even if they get admitted? OR do they just get admitted to the POSt directly when they get assessed the transfer credits? There is no such info on the page and I’m quite confused whether I should take the required courses or not.

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    heyo,

    i’ve never done an internal transfer so i’m not 100% sure about this, but i think you might need to apply for POSt again during the normal program request period. the best course of action for you would probably be to get in touch with your registrar’s office and ask them about your specific case, since they’ll know best!

    sorry i can’t be more helpful, but good luck with the internal transfer if that’s what you decide to do!

    be Boundless,

    aska