Thank you, McMaster. It’s been a journey.
My entire undergrad has been a series of trial and error, hoping in the end that it would all work...
What I learned in my final year
It’s been a couple of weeks since I officially finished my exams and final assignments. As this chapter of my...
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...
The Planned Happenstance Project: Fabiha Faiza Islam
The language was never a barrier, but transitioning was difficult... In the end, I realized that cultural differences exist, but...
The Planned Happenstance Project: Olamide Ilori
I realized that the university curriculum is very different from that of high school and to succeed I must change...
The Planned Happenstance Project: Ananya Sharma
At the end of the day, you have to try. I know it’s so much easier to say than do...
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...
The Planned Happenstance Project: Sharif Mohammad
There is a policy in my home university where they hire the top one student in the department as a...
Dreaming of warmer days
The fact that I don’t have anything planned for the summer and the future should be exciting because, for the...
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...
The Planned Happenstance Project: Reta Meng
I’ve heard of this saying where it’s like, it’s not the fact that you think about the future that makes...
Introducing The Planned Happenstance Project
Often growing up we are led to believe that career paths are linear; however, this is often not the case...
Life After Mac Week: Recent grad, Patricia Kousoulas, shares her experience
I vividly remember that during the first three days in the school… I hated it and instantly regretted signing up....
When life gets too stressful, go to a concert
I left like losing my student card was some sort of a metaphor for the identity crisis I was having....
Manveetha’s Declassified School Survival Guide: Study Habits Edition
So, here are some study tips that I’ve learned over the past few years through trial and error.
Manveetha’s Declassified School Survival Guide: Time Management Edition
As much as I don’t like sticking to a schedule and wish my life wasn’t a routine, learning how to...
Dear first-year me
Failing something in first-year doesn’t determine the outcome of the rest of your undergrad and it doesn’t mean that you...
McMaster, meet the world. World, meet McMaster.
At the age of five, I travelled alone on a plane for the first time. Although it was a short...
Final-year unknowns
My obsession with making the “right” decision has been at an all-time high. Although I can make a pros and...
Tales of an A+ procrastinator
Since I’ll be going into my final year this September, I wanted to reflect on my habits and ways of...