Some of you may already be aware of ACMAPS’ Peer Mentor Program and maybe even accessed its services, but for those of you that are not familiar, well, this blog’s for you. A Little about our Mentors and Workshops: ACMAPS’ peer mentors are usually third or fourth year students who have good overall academic […]
Tag Archives: Motivation
ACMAPS Student Spotlight
We’ve been asking our mature students to share their stories with us; why they returned to school, what keeps them motivated, what do they plan on doing once their time here at York is up. I decided that perhaps I should share with you all my reasons for being here…and for staying. At 16, I […]
MY VISIT TO YORK UNIVERSITY MATURE STUDENT ORGANIZATION’S LOUNGE
Here I am in my fourth year and I have never visited YUMSO’s student lounge, and I’ve seriously missed out. I decided to correct that error and made my first visit there last week (and it won’t be my last). It was a beautiful day for a walk over to Vanier College (located behind York […]
Lets Get to Know Each Other!
Hey everyone! I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Michelle and I am the new communications assistant at ACMAPS and this summer I will be posting some very valuable and helpful information for our mature and part-time students here at York. Now, a little about me. I am in my […]
Tackling Your Exams: Being Organized, Dedicated and Motivated
Hello everyone! As you already know, it’s exam time. Now’s the time to gather up all the material you’ve acquired over the past few months and put it to good use. How do you do that? Over my years of study I’ve realized that it is far too easy to procrastinate when it comes to […]
