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How to Recover from an Interview Failure
Your first job interview can be intimidating. For me, my first interview was a nightmare.
New Year, New Reads: Book Recommendations for the New Decade
If your goal is read more this new year, you are in luck! These books explore the different lived experiences of a variety of individuals; reading is a great way to open our eyes to different perspectives.
Homesickness and the Education System as a First Year Student
Did September to December go by in a flash? Are you feeling excited and nervous at the same still figuring out where you fit at university?
Writing Support for Undergrads: Term 2, 2019-20
This semester, the Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication is hosting a number of workshops and events to support undergraduate writing at UBC.
Mental Health and Students’ Academic Lives
Everyone has mental health. Many of us struggle with mental health problems and some of us will experience mental illness. As a student, your mental health matters.
Mental Health and Students’ Social Lives
We looked at mental health and its effects on academics in the first blog. This time we will look at mental health and its effects on one’s social life.
Combating Winter Blues
Anyone who was in Vancouver for this past summer knows how amazing the weather was. Now that we’re back at school, the weather is starting to match our moods – grey.
Why It Is Not So Hard to Earn Some Cash and Experience in Your University Years
School is busy, but gaining some work experience can be a good idea if you have enough time for a part-time job.
What I Would Do Differently If I Could Do University All Over Again
My growing excitement to write this post quickly diminished when I realized my days as a university student was drawing to a close. How do I even begin to pen my experience?
Learn to Write, Write to Learn
Here’s an insider secret: There’s no such thing as the “ideal writer” who can do every type of writing perfectly. If writing is intimidating to you, this is good news.
When Things Don’t Quite Go Like You Planned
Lists. Agendas. 5-year plans. 10-year plans. In university, we are consistently planning and encouraged to do so.
I Think I Can: Determining Your Self-Efficacy
Many students may not realize how significant self-efficacy can be to their academic success, let alone know what it means.
Why Do We Write at Universities?
Instructors ask you to write because in the world of academia, writing is the primary form of communication used to share knowledge.
Sleep, Exercise and Balance: Part III
Balancing schoolwork with personal life or family relationships could even improve your academic performance and boost your personal wellbeing.
An Interview with Writing Consultants
We recently sat down with four of our consultants to ask them a few questions about Writing Consultations and the writing process.
Sleep, Exercise and Balance: Part II
In Part 2 of this three-part series, we examine the role of exercise and physical activity and their impact on exam scores.
Sleep, Exercise and Balance: Part I
In Part 1 of this three-part series, we explore the importance of sleep on student achievement and well-being.
How to Excel at Teamwork
4 tips and tricks that will help you to work confidently and contribute ideas effectively while working in a team setting!
Setting Intentions and Getting to Work
It’s here! A new year. A new semester. How do we form more positive habits? We share some of our favourite apps to get the new year started off!
in[Tuition]: Decision Making & Stress Recovery
How does stress impact our ability to make decisions? What are the best techniques to have a productive, relaxing winter break post exam?
in[Tuition]: Can Procrastination Be a Good Thing?
What is the brain science behind procrastination? Can procrastination as a student sometimes be a good thing?
in[Tuition]: On Decision Making & What Matters to Us
What decisions do students go through here at UBC? What matters to them? And, how exactly do students go through the decision making process?
Fall Farewells and Reflections
Self-reflection can help you to further develop your skills, learn from your mistakes, and engage with your learning on a deeper level.
in[Tuition]: What’s Your Fix?
It’s 2 a.m. in the morning and you glance at the bottom of your Word document. 1500 words to go in 7 hours, I can do this. But the long day of unengaging classes, standing at work and arguing with your roommate about chores just makes you want to hit the sack. No, I will […]
in[Tuition]: What Does It Mean to Network?
“The exchange of information or services among individuals, groups, or institutions.” Or at least, that’s how Merriam-Webster defines the word ‘networking’. While that may seem a reasonable definition, I myself still have a few questions, namely: What kind of information? What kind of services? To what end are these individuals, groups, or institutions exchanging said […]
Adopting a Positive Attitude to Challenges
Students at UBC are often well-versed with the myriad of resources available on campus. Throw one of us a problem and we can often quickly spit out a resource that we know our peers and ourselves can access: “Feeling sick?” “Go to the doctor?” “Not getting the grade you want in classes?” “Get a tutor.” […]
in[Tuition]: What Does It Mean to Be a Professional?
‘Professionalism’ is one of those buzzwords which often gets tossed around by people who want to give you career advice. But what does it mean to be a professional? Rarely does anyone give a precise definition of what it means to act professionally, and when someone does, they generally produce a rigid list of rules […]
in[Tuition]: Are We All Just Robots?
University students are often faced with endless streams of assignments, midterms and tests. We are frequently worried about whether we are: taking the right classes to maximize our GPA, getting into that major that will look “competitive” on our CV, and making sure that we are checking off the requirements for graduation. All of this worry […]
The Golden Rules of Academic Integrity
Academic integrity often seems like a rather nebulous concept to incoming university students. The term sounds strong, but it is also incredibly vague. The result is that many simply embrace the “I know it when I see it” approach to something which really ought to be approached with care. As scholars at a public research […]
Improving Campus Sustainability
As we kick off Bike to Work Week here at UBC, now seems a good time to reflect on the issue of sustainability, and more specifically, on what we can do as a community to create a more sustainable campus culture. While it’s easy to feel as though your own actions don’t matter in the […]
Making a Career Out of Your Degree
Here at the Chapman Learning Commons, we have a student-run podcast called in[Tuition] which takes an in-depth look at campus issues from the student’s perspective. In our most recent episode, my partner Laila and I asked what was wrong with getting an Arts degree. While we found that there were many highly successful Arts graduates […]
How to Stay Hungry and Foolish Over the Summer
With classes out, the overall decrease in academic stress can often leave students without any clear sense of purpose. However, it also opens up many new avenues for personal achievement. Whether you’re taking classes, working a job, or immersing yourself in foreign cultures, in the words of the late Steve Jobs, now is the time […]
February is Black History Month!
There are many reasons to look forward to the month of February. For many people, it is the chance to tell their loved one how they feel on Valentines Day and even celebrate the community of family on Family Day. But, for many black people around the world including myself, there’s a more significant celebration […]
Unwinding Over the Winter
“Pencils down.” The invigilator’s voice resonated in the room, only to be replaced by an eerie hush of silence. That voice in the SRC gymnasium marked my final exam of 2017W Term 1. Yet somehow, I left the exam room with an uneasy feeling in my gut. Sometimes, it can be difficult to feel resolved […]
Switching Modes and Diluting Cognitive Overload
As students, we are in the midst of finals season and this can be a very stressful moment. Not to mention, we have other priorities that occupy our lives outside of academia. Individually, our priorities will differ but we all must maintain a level of focus and composure in other areas of our lives in […]
New Museum Of Anthropology Exhibits
he Museum of Anthropology is hosting various new exhibits this summer that all UBC students are encouraged to take advantage of! The most recent, Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy across Asia …
Summer Fever
When the fall semester ended in May, we were so excited about the prospects of sleeping in till noon, strolling along the sea wall under the daytime sunshine and hanging with friends till late because, hey, summah’s heeeeeeere! But as the summer has progressed, we’ve realized that we need to fill my time with more […]
On Keeping Yourself Occupied
Last semester, I made a big mistake. Through meticulous course scheduling and major risk taking, I decided to go to school three times a week. As a trade-off, I was skipping a majority of my math classes to avoid the extra commute to school. Yes, I was able to get a lot more sleep, but […]
Breaking News: in[Tuition] is here!
As a commuter student, the journey to campus every morning, cramped on an overcrowded 99 b-line, isn’t the most fun activity……
Protected: Office Hours from the Other Side
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Grad Student Diaries: “So, what’s your plan for after graduation?”
Sometime over the course of your time as a student, you’ve probably encountered this: A well-meaning friend/acquaintance/teacher/auntie/barista asks so, what’s your plan for after graduation? Perhaps you answer with pride and certainty, or perhaps you feel a sinking sense of anxiety and impending doom which you express through a meek I’m not sure or Maybe […]
Ways to Learn Beyond the Classroom
While our academics is important, learning beyond the classroom and getting hands-on experience can help you learn more about your strengths and inspire you to become a proactive learner in daily life. There are an abundance of ways for you to gain new skills and try new things outside of the classroom. Here are some […]
