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Long story short: Overwhelming myself in co-op taught me to take care of my mental health and respect my personal boundaries

Features June 20, 2019

By: Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate When I was in Grade 12,  I’d already decided on doing co-op during my third year of university;  I thought it looked like a good way to map out my academic career. After two years at SFU, I’d get used to the campus environment and the workload, maintain a good GPA, and start co-op before finishing too many units to qualify for the program. I was admitted into co-op spring of 2018, and I landed an eight-month, part-time position that spanned from September 2018 to April 2019. The plan was to take a course simultaneously both…

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Does a GPA have any kind of worth?

EIC September 23, 2016

“GPAs don’t really matter.” Maybe you’ve said that when confronted with the fact that writing a term paper in two hours is an awful idea. Or maybe you’re one of the elite cadre of students that actually has a good…

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