Category: Students
Final Exams: Make a Plan, Don’t Cram!
With final exams just around the corner, you may be feeling tired, stressed and unsure about the best way to prepare for your exams. Here are some tips you can use to make a plan and avoid last minute cramming....
How to Make the Most of the Last 2 Weeks of School
It is the last two weeks of school. With midterms behind you, you need to keep up with your courses as well as make time for lengthy projects and more. Here are a few tips I have used throughout my...
Looking Back and Looking Forward: An International Student’s Experience as an Academic Peer Helper
My name is Sahil Budhrani and I am a 3rd year international student majoring in Economics and Management Science, while minoring in Finance at TRSM. This is my first year as an Academic Peer Helper (APH) at the Academic Success...
Why I Feel Honoured to be a PAC
The TRSM Academic Success Centre employs upper-year students to act as Peer Academic Coaches (PACs) throughout the year. PACs coach students one-on-one to enhance their academic success and gain study strategy skills to carry them forward to graduation. Hear directly...
Wellness Is About Connection
Throughout the Fall semester, TRSM’s Academic Success Centre will be sharing a series of articles related to the pillars that guide their work. The next pillar is Fostering Student Wellness. Following Madelyn Steed’s article introducing the pillars of the Academic...
How to Plan for Success at TRSM This Semester
Throughout the Fall semester, TRSM’s Academic Success Centre will be sharing a series of articles related to the pillars that guide their work. The second pillar is Enhancing Student Academic Success. In my last blog post, I wrote about how...
TRSM Alumni Insights: Advice for Current Students
September brings such a refreshing energy to the TRSM building as students return from summer break and the halls begin to fill with excitement for what the academic year has in store. As a current student, you may be dreading...
How to Kickstart Your School Year
Throughout the Fall semester, TRSM’s Academic Success Centre will be sharing a series of articles related to the pillars that guide their work. The second pillar is Enhancing Student Academic Success. University life presents a series of challenges: you have...
Now and Then: Supporting Student Transitions
Throughout the Fall semester, TRSM’s Academic Success Centre will be sharing a series of articles related to the pillars that guide their work. The first pillar is Supporting Student Transitions. September often feels like the start of a new year...
We Got Engaged at the Academic Success Centre!
On July 21, 2017, TRSM alumni Martin and Patricia got engaged in the Tutoring Room of the Academic Success Centre. This is their story. During my first BUS 100 class, Professor David Schlanger said to us, “Look to your left....