Celebrating Women in Science

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the first woman’s trip into space, the H. R. MacMillan Centre in Vancouver is hosting a series of lectures that are tailored to high school girls and first-year university students who are interested in pursuing a career in science. The lectures feature prominent women from both the science [...]

Options Solutions Guest Student Blogger – How to Prevent Brain Overload

One of the ways high school is different from university is the amount of content you are expected to study on your own. As opposed to being walked through information with worksheets and study guides, you’re thrown to the wolves, so to speak. For example, for the final exam, you are expected to know chapters [...]

Options Solutions Guest Student Blogger – Ugh, Course Selection

You’ve picked your school, accepted your admissions offer and submitted your final grade 12 marks. Before you head off on your summer vacation and forget about school for a few months, there’s one final thing that needs to be addressed: course selection. Although it can be time consuming, confusing and frustrating, course selection is worth spending extra time on [...]

Options Solutions Guest Student Blogger – Talking to Your Profs, Just Do It, Already!

The first time I visited one of my professors’ office hours was in second year. He was superbly intimidating. Not only was he one of the most eloquent and entertaining intellectuals I had ever encountered, he was 230 pounds of pure muscle. The week before, I witnessed his obliteration of the erg at the campus [...]