It seems like as soon as you enter into Grade 11, questions such as “what are you thinking about for university?” and “what do you want to do in the future?” start popping up. As a Grade 12 student, these questions slowly morph from “where are you applying?” in September/October, to “HAVE YOU HEARD BACK…
Have you ever gotten an unexpected mark on your test just because you made so many careless mistakes? Have you ever thought you would get a 100% if you paid more attention to the questions? Have you ever regretted not checking your work before you handed the test in? If this has ever happened to you, then here are…
17th birthdays aren’t that exciting, which I now know. At 16 you can finally drive, 18 you’re legal but 17 is this awkward year where you’re not quite an adult but also don’t qualify as a kid anymore. There are expectations set out as you prepare for adulthood and for some who are graduating like…
If you have ever been involved in the area of giving back in the city of Calgary, Alberta, chances are you’ve either met or heard of Hui Wen Zheng, a core member of various youth volunteer and leadership initiatives. Hui Wen, a 17-year-old friend and volunteer to many in Calgary, uses her actions…
I’ve had several moments this summer where I came to the sudden realization that in three months, I will begin the life-changing and convoluted procedure of applying for post-secondaries and scholarships. While that is an exciting step of everyone’s life; the freedom of university, the new people you’ll meet, it is also a daunting one. This is…
Hey guys, I decided to try something new 🙂 Check out my first Career Advice Vlog! Enjoy 🙂
| Featured Image Here | Part 1 Here | Environmental Science/Agrology Employment Prospects: B- in 4 years Courseload: 7.5-9/10 Ensci is an applied Science, which in essence means jobs outside research. In Canada, environmental Science positions often require the professional Agrologist (P. Ag) designation. The designation is obtained through experience in the industry and careful…
Science programs can be divided by their research methods. Due to the nature of the respective majors, much of the research in Chemistry will be through lab work, while much of mathematics research would be through computational methods. This divide is significant due to the fact that the majority of “lab” sciences courses require you…
We’ve all been there before; in fact, I’m there right now. With the summer approaching with no concrete plans for vacations, I’m on the scourge for meaningful ways to spend my time. While it’s easy enough to want to find opportunities to fulfill that, it is suddenly 10x more difficult when you think about just HOW…
| Part 1 Here | Featured Image Here | Salary Data Here | Volunteering (17-22 y/o) and internships (19-21 y/o) Volunteering or job shadowing in a hospital would be helpful experience. If possible, volunteering for an outreach NGO would give you an excellent niche during the interview process. Internships in a health or research seeing…
|Featured Image Here| I’ll be starting this article with the rather unfortunate circumstance our generation is under. Ask someone what they want to do when they grow up, and some would reply with this: What I want to be when I grow up? I want to be a doctor, move back to my home country…
|Part 1 here | Featured Image here| Computer Information Systems Employment Prospects: B+ in 4 years Courseload: 8/10 This is the same thing as Management Information Systems (MIS or CIS or just IS). IS deals with computer applications of business. IS professionals make sure that businesses can communicate within itself, with other businesses, and their…
As we near the end of our 12 years in high school, especially those of us who are in grade in grade 11 right now, many are probably looking to gain a little bit of either work or university experience before we write our university applications. (This is a real thing guys, you’re almost…
That calm night, I sat in a hot tub that had a view of the mountainous landscape alongside my friend and his sister. I hoped to merely relax and have a well overdue escape from the “real world.” No homework. No responsibilities. No worries. That was, until my friend and his sister decided that we…
Part 1 is right here. Electrical Employment Prospects: B- in 4 years Course load: 10.5/10 A lot of people I know who want to get into electrical have a fascination with electronics. Hurr durr what a no brainer. You do learn a lot about electronics and it does open up fields in the mobile phone…