How to Win $120k in Scholarships and Get into a PhD Program from Undergrad
INTERVIEW: Camellia Bryan is a PhD student at the Schulich School of Business in Organization Studies. She applied to the program straight out of undergrad and has been awarded $121,500 worth of scholarships as a PhD student…
High School Student Starts Non-Profit to Improve Global Healthcare
INTERVIEW: Sohat Sharma is a first-year Science student at the University of British Columbia. When Sohat was in his Grade 11 year of high school in Surrey, British Columbia, he brought Global Cure Foundation to life. I got the opportunity to interview Sohat about his organization and tips for students interested in the non-profit organization sector…
Group Project Survival Guide
I know the feeling: The group project you were just assigned is weighing heavily on you, and it was just handed out today. It feels like the worst situation you could be squeezed into. I feel your pain! But the uncomfortable reality is that group…
How to Get into McMaster Arts & Science
INTERVIEW: Catherine Hu is an incoming first-year student in McMaster University’s Arts & Science (commonly known as “ArtSci”) program. She hails from Glenforest Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. Admitting only about 70 students per year, ArtSci is one of the most competitive programs at McMaster University. I got the opportunity to interview Catherine about how she approached the supplementary component of the application…
How to Win the Lincoln Alexander Chancellor Scholarship
INTERVIEW: Ghaid Asfour, a Biomedical Toxicology student at the University of Guelph, won the Lincoln Alexander Chancellor Scholarship, one of the university’s most prestigious scholarships for incoming students. Ghaid was born in Syria, spent the first 13 years of her life in Saudi Arabia, and then moved to Mississauga, Canada. I had the opportunity to interview Ghaid Asfour about her experiences…
The All-Nighter Survival Guide
Here’s the thing: all-nighters are not usually worth the hype. I know, saying that is probably not the sexiest way to kick off an article called “All-Nighter Survival Guide.” But when I pulled my first one in my last year of high school, it definitely…
How to Start a High-Impact Non-Profit at 16
INTERVIEW: Julia Berardini is a high school student from Toronto, Ontario. When she was just 16, she helped start LIFE (“Long-term Indigenous Financial Education”), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving financial literacy amongst Indigenous youth. I got the opportunity to interview Julia about her non-profit’s growth…
How to Get a 99% Average in High School
INTERVIEW: Kyle Tam is not your typical recent high school grad. Like the majority of his classmates, Kyle graduated this past June from Loyola Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. Unlike his peers, however, Kyle emerged with a 99% average on his transcript. This got him the Governor General Academic Medal, which is awarded to graduating high school students with the top…
How to Get into Schulich School of Business
INTERVIEW: Beata Fourmanovskis is an incoming second-year student at York University’s Schulich Bachelor of Business Administration program, a competitive four-year undergrad degree that gives students a foundation in general business management. She hails from Thornhill, Ontario’s Vaughan Secondary School. I interviewed Beata about her experiences applying to the program…
Application Tips from a SHAD Fellow
INTERVIEW: Quite simply, I chose to apply to SHAD because I had spent way too many summers in the past doing essentially nothing but watching Netflix 24/7. I wanted to be more productive and embark on new experiences. Additionally, it was a great way to meet new people and hear new perspectives. Most importantly, I wanted to get out of Ontario and explore the rest of Canada—the views in “the 6” can be quite tiring sometimes…