From cleaning your room with a headlamp on to pretending you’re a professor, this masterlist of strategies is from ADHD student to ADHD student.
Written by Grace Horlings As a new graduate, I look back on my five years of university with fondness and a bit of dread. There were many unconventional things I did out of the tactical need to survive and many more things that I should have done but never did due to my own preconceived ideas. This makes me qualified enough to give unsolicited advice that could make your time spent in post secondary slightly more bearable. There were many classes I passed that I never opened the textbook for. This is not to say don’t bother using the textbook but in some courses it can be more of a…
Choosing the wrong major isn't failure. Sometimes changing is true growth.
Discover the personal, academic, and professional benefits of volunteering as a student. From gaining job experience to unlocking scholarships and building community, this article by Chukwuemeka Francis Nzerem shares how volunteering can positively shape your university journey.
Written by Andres Salazar Students have a weird relationship with money. On one hand, the stereotype of post-secondary students eating nothing but ramen noodles seems to be pretty dead on. On the other hand, when someone gets invited to go drinking or get some Wednesday night chicken wings at the Zoo, just enough money suddenly seems to appear. One thing remains certain throughout all of it: students can always use more money. Whether it’s to add more to the savings account or to catch up on the bills, earning more money is never a bad thing. Using money is the easy part; making it, however, proves consistently to be much…
Written by Guadalupe Vial Ulloa Lethbridge Survival Tip: Take in the Sunshine During the Fall Term. In late August 2021, I arrived in Lethbridge for the first time, having travelled all the way from Chile. Three years ago, it was warm and sunny with a fresh breeze and green grass as far as the eye could see. If you look at the University’s page “About Lethbridge, Alberta,” three words come to mind when you think of the city: Sunshine, Coulees, and Wind. When I read that, and with my first impression of the city, I was sure the infamous Canadian winter would not be as awful for me as everyone had…
Written by Alex Gallaway What’s the deal with summer classes? Are they worth putting in the extra time (and money) over what’s supposed to be an academic “break” for most students? How much do they really contribute to your degree? Taking summer classes can feel like a stalled pause in your academics. You’re usually not fully engrossed in classes, but you don’t seem to have much free time either. There are a number of factors to take into account if you are considering the possibility of summer classes. There are a variety of ways to take online classes, and there are typically a greater number of asynchronous or online offerings,…
Unconventional Funding Pathways Through Post-Secondary Written by Liz Harrison My post-secondary pathway has been unconventional. I began in the world of work as an 18-year-old tradesperson, not an academic, and I am currently enrolled simultaneously in a Master of Education degree and a Graphic Design and Interactive Media Diploma. Although my journey has been non-traditional, there are even more roads not taken; had I known some of these existed, I may have been even more empowered to travel differently. I share my journey in the hopes that you will feel empowered to craft and map your own best-fit educational road, on or off the beaten track. I started in trades.…
The Meliorist Apology Written by Ainsley Doty It’s been nearly 20 years since I was first published in The Meliorist. Working as an editor for the student newspaper kick-started my career and paved the way to my first full-time gig at Sportsnet magazine. I learned a lot during my time with The Meliorist; I’ve learned a lot more since. Of all the articles I wrote from 2004-2009, of which there were dozens, there are two that stick out in my mind, because they shouldn’t have been written. They are the two that I regret. Arriving on campus in the early aughts, I was 17 years old, bursting with ideas and…
How to Get Through the Education Department Written by Andres Salazar People come to the University of Lethbridge for a variety of reasons. Some enroll because it’s already close to home, others come to be part of the UofL’s many athletic teams. However, many come to the windy city specifically to start their adventure in the university’s renowned education program. Getting through the education department seems simple and complicated at the same time. While it’s only three internships and a handful of courses, some of it will seem easy to go through, while other sections of the program will leave you ripping hairs off your head. However, with a little…
