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New workshops and tip sheets
Winter 2021Our workshops, sessions and tip sheets for the Winter 2021 term are now listed. Discover resources and services related to academic skills, careers, networking and more. (We recommend you favourite this page!)
New workshops and tip sheetsDiscover workshops and tip sheets
Goals Month: Career Week
January 11–15, 2020Attention, goal-setters and go-getters: January is Goals month! Each week will feature a different theme to help you get career ready, understand your financial personality, build a culture of inclusion, develop academic skills and more. For Career Week, take action on your goals with workshops, events, drop-ins and resources.
Goals Month: Career WeekTake action for Goals Month
Exchange ambassador peer advising hours
January 11–20, 2021You can start planning for your next global opportunity. Ambassadors are returned exchange students who can offer advice to help you with the planning and application processes.
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Exchange ambassador peer advising hoursGet peer adviceTake action
Make Connections
We may be apart right now, but we are still one McMaster community. Take part in these opportunities to stay connected.
Make ConnectionsGet startedStudent Journeys
10 Years of SSC Stories: Alumni optimism
The Student Success Centre has done an excellent job in alumni engagement and event-based programming with its in-person [pre-COVID-19] and online workshops and webinars exploring relevant topics such as job search strategies, in-demand skills, hiring trends, networking, career pivoting, etc. I always leave having learned something new and valuable. While I enjoyed all the events […]
Read the Journey about 10 Years of SSC Stories: Alumni optimism
Being an online learner
Welcome to the final Monday Blog and the final week of the Academic Skills Prep Series! September is quickly approaching, and with it comes the beginning of classes. As many of you may know, the upcoming term is going to take place online. While this will likely be a new experience for many of you, know that the skills you have developed during in-person classes are going to help you be a successful online learner.
Read the Journey about Being an online learnerBeing goal oriented
Welcome to Week two of the Academic Skills Prep Series! To start this week off, I wanted to get you thinking about how you will manage your time come September. University, and especially online classes, are going to test your time management skills, but with the right preparation, you can handle everything that the fall semester will bring.
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The Planned Happenstance Project: Barkhaa Talat
Many people do not want to think about the possibility of not getting the acceptance they want or having their goals achieved, but it’s better to come to terms with it now than later. I can’t stress enough how it’s okay to not know what you want to do for the rest of your life. Exploring your options is very important.
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The Planned Happenstance Project: Asma Maqsood
When I was in my first year, I took a mandatory cell biology class. Although I had been a good science student during high school and truly enjoyed the subject, the class presented me with a new challenge.
Read the Journey about The Planned Happenstance Project: Asma Maqsood
The Planned Happenstance Project: Morgan Martin
My barrier at times has been myself and not believing in myself – I think it’s the biggest barrier you can have. So many other people can believe in you or can tell you that you can do something, but if you don’t believe it yourself then that will hinder you the most.
Read the Journey about The Planned Happenstance Project: Morgan Martin
