Skip to main content

Study Week approaching AND so many questions...



As fall break week is finally here, many of us (myself included) are still trying to figure out what to do during these 7 days. Comment below if I’m not the only one facing both of the following dilemmas: Study week vs. Break week. 🤯

On Carleton University’s 2018-2019 Dates & Deadlines page (bookmark this!), October 22-26 is listed as Fall Break - Classes are suspended. Thanks for clarifying that it is a FALL break. Not to sound too rational, but I think Fall break should be a time where you can have a break from schoolwork. Unless you have midterms afterwords. Then you’re stuck studying for a few days at least like me 😆

My #1 Tip for the Fall Break is....
Schedule. Plan. Schedule.
Even if you’re not someone who is organized and likes to write everything down (I’m am the complete opposite, I love the satisfaction of crossing out my to-do list with a fat marker), try having a rough schedule on how you’d like your break week to go. If you’re not into the traditional paper & pen list, try a whiteboard, sticky note walls are fun, or try a task app on your phone (Notes on iPhone tends to get boring). One of my favourites to use is Trello.com which can also sync all your information as an app on any mobile device.

I like to split my tasks into 3 subcategories: School, Errands & Personal. Those subcategories ensure that I haven’t abandoned my school work, my social life and my sanity ;P.  From there, you can be as specific or vague as you’d like with each task (I like to write tentative deadlines for myself as well which I find helps me stay on track).

From me to you, enjoy the break & make the most of the next 7 days.

Lastly, if you haven’t already subscribed to our mailing list (click here), follow CU-WISE on all out social media platforms below.

LinkedIn     Twitter     FaceBook      Instagram

Comment below what you’d like to see next.

Till next time,
Fatima


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Francesca Tsimiklis, Leaving a Legacy

by Fareen Lavji We miss her so much; we could not help but feature her again. She is one of our favourites, it’s Franny! Francesca recently, and successfully, defended her master’s thesis entitled, “Design and Validation of a Force-Sensing Piano Key to Assess Pianist Biomechanics.” Her research began with an interest in musician injury. Although playing the piano is a common activity, the physical demand of playing is often overlooked. One study found that up to 71% of professional musicians and 87% of music students experience a performance-related musculoskeletal disorder at some point in their career. Francesca’s research looked to gain an understanding of why injury rates are so high at the base level of a finger-key interaction. She developed a novel force-sensing piano key. Her integrated sensing equipment inside of a replica piano key developed a method of measuring the position and 3-axis force application on the key. Francesca is also the recipient of the 2019-20 C...
Post a Comment
Read more

#WomenInSpace

#WOMENINSPACE features two astonishing women in their fields of aerospace engineering, Hayat El Fazani & Erin Austen . I had the opportunity to ask both of them a few questions about their involvement in the world of space. Enjoy! Hayat El Fazani is currently in her 4th year, PhDc Aerospace Engineering. Her research is focused on the airworthiness and certification challenges of the application of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology in the aerospace industry. Hayat enjoys listening to the world news, learning about new technology, cooking & baking (which Erin can vouch for)! Erin Austen is currently in her final year of MASc Aerospace Engineering. Her research is focused on developing a process for assessing the traversability of a planetary rover for a given path, based on the terrain data from driving and other data from visual terrain maps. Erin spends her spare time doing Muay Thai (Kickboxing). Q: What brought you to love space? Hayat: I...
Post a Comment
Read more

How to Build Connections Online

by Anoushka Singhal It can be exhausting sending out cold emails or connections on LinkedIn and never getting a reply. There are many ways you can get noticed, whether it's by recruiters, CEOs, or people whose work you are generally interested in. Social networking has become very important with remote working, and many don't know where to start. Your very first step should be to create a LinkedIn profile. Personalize your LinkedIn LinkedIn is used by many professionals to recruit employees, make connections, or find mentors. It is the 'Facebook' of professionals. LinkedIn can lead to success, and it all depends on how you use it. Personalizing your LinkedIn plays a huge role in your connection requests getting accepted. Online, everyone wants to know who they are connecting with. Add a profile picture, a background image, and any achievements. Add your education, projects, languages you know, groups you are part of, volunteer experience, and basically anythi...
Post a Comment
Read more