Transitioning to living off-campus or moving away from your parents’ home

In this week's blog, we reached out to some of our members and asked them to explain the biggest challenges they had to face when they transitioned to living off-campus or moving away from their parents’ home. We’ve discussed the benefits of living off-campus in one of our previous blogs, but we think it’s important to know what to expect when making the transition.

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Preparing for midterms

Midterms are just around the corner, so we wanted to give you some advice on how to get ready for midterms and exams in general.

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Managing stress and maintaining your mental health

We know being a student can be stressful and during the long winter months people tend to feel a little more stressed out due to the cold and short days. We are here to let you know you are not alone, and we wanted to offer some suggestions on things that might help you.

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What do I need to know about Tenant and Renters Insurance?

If you don’t have insurance, you should probably look into it. We’ve heard some horror stories from some of our group members plus there was a recent cold snap in certain parts of Canada that caused some property damage, so we wanted to give you an idea of things you need to consider when shopping around for insurance.

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Life Hacks when Living Off-Campus

We realise that living off campus has some advantages and some disadvantages. This week we would like to share some quick life hacks that could help offset some of those disadvantages. So if you are living off campus or considering it, keep reading