When I first arrived at Bishop’s, stepping onto campus for the first time, it felt like I was entering a whole new world; not just the university, but Sherbrooke itself was unfamiliar to me. Everything about this place was a fresh experience. This is my story of why I choose Bishop’s University. Starting Slow, Dreaming...

My pre-purple path My university experience didn’t start off at Bishop’s. I originally went to a university about three hours away from my home in Cochrane, Alberta. I signed with the university women’s soccer team and was impatiently waiting for my next chapter to begin. In my first year of university, classes were online, and...

I wish I could say that my journey to choosing a university in Canada was a well-planned decision, but I’ve got to be honest with you. I had never set foot on the campus before move-in day. Only checking where Lennoxville was on a map when looking at the flight-tracker on the plane over. My...

Two years ago I graduated from high school in France and then immediately entered La Sorbonne. Everything was going fine but I didn’t find my place there: something was missing. I slowly stopped going to lectures and finally dropped out after four months of college. But even if La Sorbonne wasn’t for me, I still...

Homesick? You’re not alone. Feeling homesick is something many students studying outside of their hometown might experience. I, on the one hand, can confirm that this feeling occurs to me on a general basis. But, truth be told, I loved being far away from home in my first year of university. I am originally from...