Why Should You Participate in Peer Mentoring as a Mentor?
The transition from high school to university can be nerve-racking and challenging. Upper-year undergraduate students (peer mentors)...
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THE TYPING TADPOLE
Written by students like you, for students like you!
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Alexandra Chow
- Sep 20, 2022
- 2 min
How 315 Minutes Changed My Outlook on University
When I signed up for LEAP’s mentorship program, I expected a few messages per week sent back and forth between me and my mentor. I would...
How2University
- Jul 25, 2022
- 3 min
How2University x LEAP Envision Your Career in University
Hi everyone, Gillian from How2University here! Entering university can be an extremely exciting time – a potential new home, new...
Team Tailwind
- Jul 11, 2022
- 4 min
Adjusting to Change
Regardless of the college or university you decide to go to this fall, or the program you study, you will be taking on a lot of changes...
Matt Parkin
- Jun 25, 2022
- 2 min
Mornings with Matt x LEAP The Key To A Successful Coffee Chat
There are two main reasons as to why you’re engaging in a coffee chat. But, these two reasons must go hand-in-hand. You are doing this...
Matt Parkin
- Jun 25, 2022
- 2 min
Mornings with Matt x LEAP 5 Things You Didn't Know About LinkedIn
Want to learn more about LinkedIn? Here are 5 things I bet you didn’t know about the platform… 14x more views with a professional photo...
Khloe Ramdhan
- Jun 23, 2022
- 7 min
#MyFirstYear in Waterloo/Laurier CS/BBA
#MyFirstYear at Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier was a very exciting and unexpected experience. After spending the last year and a half of...
Julie Morris
- Jun 16, 2022
- 3 min
Thinking of Attending School Online? Here’s Some Advice
These days, there’s no arguing that having a college degree is important. Many jobs require a college degree to even be considered. Plus,...
LEAP Canada
- Apr 3, 2022
- 4 min
#MyFirstYear in Waterloo Health Sciences
My first year at the University of Waterloo as a Health Science student was unlike what I expected, to say the least. As a result of the...
Julie Morris
- Apr 3, 2022
- 3 min
Starting a Business 101: Tips for Teenagers
Starting a business as a teenager is a great way to hone your entrepreneurial skills at a young age. If successful, your business can...
Chessie Li
- Mar 2, 2022
- 3 min
How OneNote Saved My Life
Note-taking is an important skill to hone, especially during post-secondary since it is key to understanding the materials being taught....
Samantha D'Souza
- Mar 2, 2022
- 3 min
How Google Calendar Saved My Life
Productivity. As students, we hear this word a lot. It can seem daunting and kind of fantastical as an unreachable goal. Often, the...
Kaneera Uthayakumaran
- Mar 2, 2022
- 3 min
How Reclaim Saved My Life
I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that high school is a struggle. I’ve personally spent years trying to devise the perfect productivity...
Samantha D'Souza
- Mar 2, 2022
- 3 min
How Volunteer MBC Saved My Life
Hi everyone! As a high schooler, one of the first things you learn is the volunteer hours requirement needed to receive your OSSD. It can...
Roman Fratarcangeli
- Feb 8, 2022
- 3 min
I Wish I Knew What Moving Away From Home is Like
Moving away from home can be one of the more challenging aspects about attending University as a first-year student. For the majority of...
Steven Nguyen
- Feb 8, 2022
- 2 min
I Wish I Knew How Great of a Tool Meta (Facebook) Is
As a first-year in University, we are all worried about trying to meet new people, join clubs, and make connections with upper years....
Kaneera Uthayakumaran
- Feb 8, 2022
- 4 min
I Wish I Knew How to Manage My Screen Time
You tell yourself you’re just going to check Instagram for a few minutes. You don’t remember hitting explore and going to Tiktok. And you...
Lionel Cheng
- Feb 8, 2022
- 2 min
I Wish I Knew About Email Etiquette
We all use slang and emotes when we text our friends and family. Maybe you have gotten used to being informal with your professors as...
Julie Morris
- Feb 8, 2022
- 3 min
Starting a Business 101: Tips for Teenagers
Starting a business as a teenager is a great way to hone your entrepreneurial skills at a young age. If successful, your business can...
Matt Parkin
- Jan 25, 2022
- 3 min
Young Entrepreneur Stories
Hey - I’m Matt Parkin! I’m a student entrepreneur and 4x founder who started a consulting firm, an educational nonprofit (LEAP Canada), a...
Adam Salaymeh
- Nov 22, 2021
- 4 min
#MyFirstYear in Western Computer Science
Hi all - This is Adam, one of the UI/UX Designers at LEAP responsible for helping build and maintain our wonderful website! I’m currently...
Rosaline Leung
- Nov 22, 2021
- 5 min
#MyFirstYear in UBC Arts
Hi there! ✨ I’m Rosa, and I finished my first year at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Arts (at the gorgeous Vancouver...
Devanshi Shah
- Nov 22, 2021
- 4 min
#MyFirstYearIn Western Engineering
As a quick introduction, I’m Devanshi, going into my third year in Software Engineering at Western University. I was pretty unsure about...
Megan Ho
- Nov 22, 2021
- 4 min
#MyFirstYear in Western Psychology
My first year at Western University flew by; the next thing I knew, I was in the same spot as I, anxious, overthinking Megan was a year...
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