Category Archives: Post-Secondary Reflections

Reflections on University Counselling and Post-Secondary Education

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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Myths about Preparing for Medical Schools

“We are looking for great students, not great doctors.”

Many people assume the following about preparing for medical school:

1.You …

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Musings on Ontario Universities: Wilfred Laurier, Waterloo, Queen’s & OCAD

Late October in Ontario: crisp, sunny days, frost at night, and the leaves still turning.

Wilfred Laurier, Waterloo, Queen’s & …

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Canadian vs. US Universities – Advantages and Disadvantages

This past Monday, I was interviewed on CBC’s “On the Island” on why, especially with a comparatively weak US Dollar, …

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The ACT Comes to SMUS

How much do you like to take multiple choice tests (especially when – gasp – you think your ENTIRE FUTURE

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