Author Archives: Alison McCallum

Halifax

Our travels took us from Sackville to Antigonish to Halifax, where the average age of a Haligonian is 28, thanks

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Smile, you’re at X

I’ll admit it. I was totally taken with St Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The campus is beautiful,

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Mount Allison University: $6 to anywhere

Sackville is a very small town nestled in rural New Brunswick, about thirty minutes from the Moncton airport. The town

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McGill: something for (almost) everyone, in and out of the bubble

Over the past four graduating classes, we have had an average of 47 students apply to McGill University each year

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Free rides, free spirits, and free lunches at Concordia University

If your parents are concerned about you getting enough vegetables while at university, let them know that Concordia University offers a …

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A university whose star is on the rise

What do Johnny Reid, the premier of PEI and the inventor of the “smart board” all have in common? They …

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Now that’s a big fish in a small pond.

Catching a sturgeon

Vancouver Island University is full of surprises! Located in Nanaimo, it has a quite a large campus …

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A different kind of summer school

In this past Saturday’s edition of the Globe and Mail, I came across an advertisement for the “Quantum Crytography

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Which path will YOU choose?

In our roles as University Counsellors, Grade Advisors, and Planning/HCE teachers, particularly at this time of year, we have many …

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iSearch options for US Colleges

Like millions of others, I spend a little time with an iPhone and/or an iPad in hand. Okay, maybe more …

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