Adjusting to university life is a challenge. Students struggle to achieve a balance between their studies, home life, and social life. Thankfully Bishop’s offers several services to help students with this adjustment. Here are two resources and a tip that have helped me better balance my social and academic life. Academic Coaching  If you want...

Hello again, future gaiter! One of the initial lessons you’ll learn at Bishop’s is the importance of finding a balance between the theory and practice of good habits. Thinking about attending school and being in school are two very different things. When you arrive on our campus, for example, you get overwhelmed with information, new...

Unsurprisingly, students are a high-risk group when it comes to mental health issues. They live with constant deadlines, the fear of disappointing grades and a volume of work that can become overwhelming – all before the demands of social and extracurricular life. Multiple studies have found a strong link between heavy social media use and...

For many students, university will be a first experience away from home. On top of managing classes and a new social scene, adjusting to this new environment can be overwhelming and often, caught up in the whirlwind, we don’t take the time to acknowledge and process it. We’ve come up with some tips and tricks...