freshman
How Canadian universities are welcoming their freshmen during a pandemic
Roaming around campus, getting to know dorm mates—these are rites of passage for first-year students. So how do they settle in when they have to socially distance?
What to Pack for Your University Dorm Room: The Best on a Budget
Fourteen of the best-reviewed, most practical picks for your new home (plus, one bonus we couldn’t resist)
Your high school teachers are wrong
Five reasons why university is a happy place
Facebook holds first-years hostage
British college uses Facebook as a retention tool, claims a “significant improvement in retention”
Pick classes with the most girls
Careful analysis might not be the best way to design your university career
Starting university – it’s just like summer camp!
Six tips to start your year off right
Crossing the country for freedom
Students moving away for university often cite more freedom as a motivator – but what does this really mean?
No longer a newbie
It’s official. I’m now a Yellow Shirt
BC government cuts $16 million in education funding
Last-minute cuts incense hundreds of students
Being yourself is important… and maybe impossible
Important – and extremely challenging – advice for Freshman (and everyone else)
Academia, here I come!
Solving humanity’s problems, one researcher at a time
Caution: Facebook groups
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