July is here and if you are enrolled in summer courses you know that means there is only 20+ days until classes are over. The allure of not having to sit in a lecture hall or a classroom may be getting to you and you may find yourself becoming easily distracted or not putting as […]
Tag Archives: Mature Student Success
my.yorku.ca - York's Web Portal
Is my.yorku.ca in your bookmarks? If not, it should be. This powerful internet tool pulls information from all across the university and tailors it to individual students. In my 3 years at York, this has been the single most useful webpage I use. Here’s why:
Keep Calm and Carry On
I vividly remember the first time I seriously considered dropping out of university. It was during the first exam period, and due to bad planning, procrastination and poor coping skills; I found myself on the verge of some sort of breakdown. My exam schedule was hectic. I had six or seven finals during a two […]
Mature Student Success: Keeping up with Edward Fenner-Part 1
To say that Edward Fenner has accomplished a lot during his time at York University feels like an understatement. Edward is the mature student who founded YUMSO, revived Existere, and contributed to raising the profile of mature students across the York University campus.
The upside of being an old(er) student
I’ve noticed that a lot of the conversations I have on what it’s like to be a mature student are really just discussions of how challenging it can be to be non-traditional student. Let’s face it, being a mature student can be tough, and as mature students, we face unique issues and barriers that others […]
