Tag: advice
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Budget is key for international students
BY RENATA KHUZINA The beginning of a new school year causes stress and excitement for everyone, but some international students face challenges that local students will never know. Madina Asrorova, 19, emigrated from Russia last year, and is currently studying Business Administration Marketing at HMC Campus. International students can put themselves in a precarious situation…
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Careers: Follow your heart or your brain
BY JANA GREGORIO It’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves. It’s what our parents ask us constantly. It’s what our high school guidance counsellors asked us. “What do you want to do in life?” “I have no idea.” Deciding which career path to take is something many students struggle with at some point before, during…
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Pro Tip: Make the most of your first year
STORY BY: ROSS ANDERSEN The new experience of college life can be both intimidating and rewarding for first-year students. If graduates had an opportunity to write a letter to their first-year self, many of them would have done things differently. “I would tell myself to work hard”, said Tristan Kay, a 2013 Print Journalism grad.…
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College’s learning services offers tips for home stretch success
STORY BY JANA GREGORIO With the final weeks of the winter semester approaching, a learning strategist suggests using motivational quotes, forming study groups, and writing goals down as ways students can increase their motivation. “Post your specific goals somewhere where you’re going to see it,” said Janice Galloway, an accessible learning strategist at Sheridan and…
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Advertising students hear from successful grads
STORY BY WILLIAM DIXON If you want a job after you graduate, be prepared to aggressively pursue every opportunity, a panel of Sheridan grads told students last week. “If people follow up with me, it’s a great impression,” said Kirk Allen, co-owner of Re-Shift Media and Sheridan grad from 1982. “It shows that you want…