2020 A New Decade!
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Blogs
Pre-Skule: The Countdown to F!rosh Begins
It was the week before F!rosh week, and I remember the shiver of awe that rolled down my spine the very first time I set foot on the University of Toronto’s campus. The vibrant green lawns, the old but majestic buildings that covered all of campus, the faces of accomplished alumni more »
Blog – Expectation vs. Reality by Gerry Ip
Everybody has their own impression of university life during their final high school years. Although I never had a mentor who shared their post-secondary experiences with me (I have an older sister, but the only impression I got was that it was more studying), my mind seemed to have already more »
UTHSDC
UTHSDC, a set on Flickr.
This Mech Skulegan, and his story: Raymond Luu 2
In grade 8, I hated math and science. I really did, even though I was pretty good at these subjects. I mean, who in grade 8 wouldn’t be good at a subject they just copied off the smartest kid in class, right? I admit it. I didn’t do well in school, but more »
First Year Perspective by Fan Guo
Finals are quickly approaching. Which means instead of studying, I offer you a first-year engineering student’s perspective on her first semester at U of T. Even though it doesn’t quite feel like it, it’s been (nearly) three months since I walked through the doors to my dorm, put down my more »
Why am I in Engineering?! 4
Grad school applications are looming over my head and I am in an uncomfortable position. I am just beginning to realise that this safe and secure world of “School”, of which I have been a part for 16 years, is drawing to a close. It is the end of an more »
This SKULE Engineer and Her F!rosh Week Story
I remember being in my final year of high school, all excited and nervous for university life. I had already accepted UofT Engineering feeling pretty good about myself since I’d be studying in the heart of downtown Toronto, attending that program that required you to be smart (definitely some arrogance there)… Aside from the excitement though, I was stressing more »
Matthew Dolowy-Busch: MIN 1T4
What made you choose your discipline? Opportunities to work around the world, ability to also enter the business side of the industry later on in my career, and a strong job market. Also working in the outdoors is a plus. What do you think about your discipline now? I think more »
Michael Lucky: MECH 1T5
What made you choose your discipline? I like Mech things, always had a dream to design roller coasters and Mech is the main thing that would allow that. What do you think about your discipline now? 2nd year, first semester is rather unfocused on the mechanical side of things, so more »