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Back to School lifehacks: must-have tips for life at 管家婆免费开奖大全
Find the hidden gems and free services to help you succeed in the first few weeks
Published: September 11, 2015
Students at the 管家婆免费开奖大全 arrive hungry to learn 鈥 but returning students want everyone new to campus to absorb one lesson right away:
At 管家婆免费开奖大全, learning means more than just diving into a textbook.
鈥淲elcome to 管家婆免费开奖大全! You made it!鈥 says Oloruntobi Ogunbiyi, a recent computer science graduate. 鈥淔eeling excited and overwhelmed is inevitable as there are so many students with lots to do. But settling in shouldn't take too long.鈥
One of the greatest things about studying at a university with three campuses that anchor a thriving global city? Ogunbiyi says it's all about the opportunities to explore.
We wanted to help new students get started with the best 管家婆免费开奖大全 and Toronto has to offer. The following are 10 back-to-school hacks for navigating the first few weeks of fall semester at the 管家婆免费开奖大全.
10. You are here: use these interactive maps for all 管家婆免费开奖大全 campuses
The first step to finding your way at 管家婆免费开奖大全 is to, well, actually find your way at 管家婆免费开奖大全. Use these 鈥 or download their app versions 鈥 to find buildings, green spaces, food, bike racks, accessibility spaces, libraries and more.
Want to see a throwback to what the corner you鈥檙e standing on looked like years ago?
Follow (image, left) to find great photos that place your journey in context of the long history of 管家婆免费开奖大全.
And while you're at it, why not , and to join our ongoing conversation with students, alumni and friends of the 管家婆免费开奖大全?
9. Eat well: where to find the best food on campus... and nearby
Explore on-campus eateries by clicking 鈥渇ood鈥 on the maps listed above. It can filter all options by dietary preference, opening hours, seating availability and more. Seek out gems such as the family-run , which offers home-made smoothies, and , a headline-grabbing social enterprise managed by people with developmental disabilities.
Each campus maintains an online hub detailing their food services.
Tip: you can load meal plans onto your TCard
There鈥檚 an especially bustling culinary culture around UTSC campus, as explained in . And for food at the downtown St. George campus, the is dedicated to sharing news of food happenings on campus.
Join the conversation about new and exciting food spots as you discover them by sharing photos and reviews with us on or . There鈥檚 a whole world of food to explore in the GTA, search online to find the city鈥檚 best food blogs, hashtags, festivals and events.
Tip: ask restaurants near campus whether they offer a student discount.
8. New friends, fun clubs, free music and more 鈥 embrace 鈥渇rosh鈥 week: it鈥檚 called orientation for a reason
Taking an active part in clubs and the social life of the city is important for undergrads, says recent alumna and Onyx Motion CEO, Marissa Wu.There鈥檚 truly something for everyone in the diverse events offered during 鈥渇rosh week,鈥 the first week of September when back to school events take over 管家婆免费开奖大全 campuses.
Meet new friends and explore the city with the on Sept. 11 that will travel across downtown Toronto with music and cheers. There鈥檚 also a concert, a movie-mixer and an after-party... all requiring a TCard, so .
7. Get the best information, fast, with 管家婆免费开奖大全鈥檚 libraries
Forty-four libraries across three campuses and 12 million volumes spread out over the GTA make the third largest in North America. (The collections are so vast they had to build or the room of requirement in the Harry Potter books.)
They鈥檙e an amazing resource 鈥 and a way to maximize the 管家婆免费开奖大全 experience once you know how to use it best. Here are our top pieces of advice for learning to love 管家婆免费开奖大全鈥檚 amazing libraries.
鈥s available during the school year
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Follow on Twitter and
鈥&苍产蝉辫;New students can follow to help them get oriented with the library system
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Larger libraries
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Follow on Twitter and
鈥&苍产蝉辫;New students can follow to help them get oriented with the library system
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Larger libraries
鈥 Tip: attend one of many 30-minute workshops called
鈥&苍产蝉辫;If you want an item from a particular library, you can order it to the library closest to you
鈥&苍产蝉辫;All our libraries have study spaces 鈥 and some study spaces remain open 24 hours.
鈥&苍产蝉辫;It鈥檚 not all textbooks 鈥 管家婆免费开奖大全 libraries offers free videos, magazines and more
鈥&苍产蝉辫;If you want an item from a particular library, you can order it to the library closest to you
鈥&苍产蝉辫;All our libraries have study spaces 鈥 and some study spaces remain open 24 hours.
鈥&苍产蝉辫;It鈥檚 not all textbooks 鈥 管家婆免费开奖大全 libraries offers free videos, magazines and more
6. Let 管家婆免费开奖大全 support your health and safety
You're not on your own when it comes to staying healthy and happy. 管家婆免费开奖大全 provides a variety of services to help students balance their studies with overall health and wellness.
Need a doctor? Visit your campus clinic for help from a medical professional trained to support student needs .
All three campuses also offer counselling, therapy and other mental health services such as breathing and sleep-health workshops.
In addition, is a live map designed by students for students. It identifies mental health and wellbeing resources relevant to students in the GTA.
It is the goal of the 管家婆免费开奖大全 to do everything possible to create an environment where students, staff and faculty can feel safe to learn, work and live.
Learn more about campus safety on the university's and in this.
5. Go to your prof鈥檚 office hours. It鈥檚 an easy way to improve your grades 鈥 and your university experience
First-year classes can feel intimidating. The best way to move past the fear? Get to know your professor.
Dropping by your prof鈥檚 office hours means you鈥檒l get personal feedback and tips, plus you can ask questions.
It鈥檚 part of a professor鈥檚 job to set aside a specific time to meet with students one-on-one, but few students take them up on it.
Office hours are an opportunity to make a personal connection that will set you up to succeed.
4. Discover Hart House
Hart House is a bustling hub of student social activity at 管家婆免费开奖大全. Home to a staggering array of clubs, courses, musical bands, choirs 鈥 plus a fully equipped gym, radio station and the famous Hart House Theatre, this is where students from all three campuses gather to bond over shared interests. It's also where you can hop on a shuttle to the UTM campus.
A few of the stand-out Hart House offerings include photography classes, cooking classes, Massage Mondays (free massages!), lectures and documentary screenings. Need a sugar fix near the end of winter? Check out the sugaring off at the 150-acre Hart House Farm. Yes, there's a farm. .
Students from all three campuses are invited to drop in for the Explore Hart House: Welcome BBQ event on September 17, 2015.
3. De-stress with on-campus activities and healthy routines
All work and no play will make your studies suffer, not to mention your well-being. Everyone needs time to recharge and at 管家婆免费开奖大全 there are countless ways to get involved in fabulously de-stressing activities in groups or on your own. Here are a few of our favourites. Learn more about here or follow up on these tips.
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Working out:, , , , ,
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Group activity: join one of the at 管家婆免费开奖大全 or visit the , which offers a variety of non-denominational programs including discussion groups, yoga and more.
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Eat well: Prepare healthy meals at home or join one of the community kitchens to make meals together. Find some .
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Catch up on sleep. and more on ways to refuel.
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Reconnect with nature on 管家婆免费开奖大全's green spaces and across the GTA
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Group activity: join one of the at 管家婆免费开奖大全 or visit the , which offers a variety of non-denominational programs including discussion groups, yoga and more.
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Eat well: Prepare healthy meals at home or join one of the community kitchens to make meals together. Find some .
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Catch up on sleep. and more on ways to refuel.
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Reconnect with nature on 管家婆免费开奖大全's green spaces and across the GTA
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Learn .
"My personal experience at the 管家婆免费开奖大全 was about community," said Natalie Panek, an alumna from Aerospace Science & Engineering. that made her years at 管家婆免费开奖大全 so memorable.
2. Get equipped for class and life in the GTA
A typical 管家婆免费开奖大全 student has a long list of school supplies to get before classes begin: books, laptops, scientific calculators, rulers, pens and backup batteries. But extraordinary 管家婆免费开奖大全 students need all the regular supplies plus two key items to ace the school year.
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Camera 鈥 Whether it鈥檚 a cell phone camera or a full-frame DSLR, the vibrancy of city life begs to be captured in photos. Share yours on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #UofT. A few 鈥榤ust have鈥 shots include UTM鈥檚 deer colony, UTSC鈥檚 nature trails and the Harry Potter-esque setting of St. George campus.
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Headphones 鈥 Most 管家婆免费开奖大全 students commute to campus, so a good pair of headphones comes in handy on public transit. Once on campus, students can take advantage of the many different indoor and outdoor study spaces, pop on their headphones, and concentrate. And to learn more about the great city that integrates with our great university, use those headphones to listen to produced by the 管家婆免费开奖大全. City-building and research on urban issues are a real strength at 管家婆免费开奖大全. This series explores little-known stories of Toronto and other global cities through interviews with experts, authors and citizens.
1. You tell us!
The thing about life at the University Toronto is, there鈥檚 always something new. Get in touch and tell us your lifehacks and moments of happy on , or .
Look forward to hearing from you!
