The fork in the road
I had a very hard time deciding where to go to university. One of the hardest parts was my choice to turn down a position with the House of Commons page program, where I would have worked on the floor...
View ArticleRecruiter-Speak
To give you an idea of the alphabet soup recruiters live in day-to-day, here’s a quick snippet from a conversation I had recently with a colleague.. “How are your ISVs going?” “Good, good. Collecting...
View ArticleDear Parents…
Dear Parents, I meet a lot of you each day, at university fairs, at QUIP visits, and in hallways. Every time we talk, there’s a mixture of emotions that runs over your faces. First, you evaluate me to...
View ArticleA day in the life of a recruiter
06:30: Wake up (Which city am I in again? Time zone? It’s raining…okay, must be Vancouver) and reach for my phone. After running through the morning emails (Academica Top Ten, messages from the boss,...
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You might not get your top choice this fall
Photo courtesy of thepanamerican on Flickr The trend at universities over the past decade has been to pack in as many students as possible. But this year, a few schools are planning to reverse the...
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From Acadia to York—student life on 24 campuses
A student at the University of Waterloo Every university student’s day is different. Some spend their time in high-tech labs while others pore over books in the campus cafe. Some volunteer to fix...
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Poor grades in high school? Relax.
John Fraser (Photo by Jessica Darmanin) John Fraser is master of Massey College at the University of Toronto. His advice first appeared in the 2013 Maclean’s University Rankings. The agony of “getting...
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Proud to be a first semester drop out
Sarah Cunningham-Scharf After years of research, tours of Dalhousie, Mount Allison, Queen’s, Carleton, and McGill, and multiple family discussions, I selected my university. It was a well-considered...
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Don’t choose a university near home (and other wisdom)
The 2013 Maclean’s University Rankings asked some of Canada’s most successful writers, politicians and scientists what they wish they’d known in university. Their answers are perfect additions to our...
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David Dodge didn’t start in economics
David Dodge (Robert J. Galbraith/Wikimedia Commons) The 2013 Maclean’s University Rankings asked some of Canada’s most successful writers, politicians and scientists what they wish they’d known in...
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Found the right university? You sure?
haljackey/Flickr In high school I couldn’t wait to get out of my little northern Ontario town (pop. 10,500) where the main preoccupation for most residents was the size of their snowmobile and tractor...
View ArticleHow students are really choosing programs
Dalhousie University’s new president told Maclean’s last fall that while large numbers of his students were seeking career training more were there for other reasons. New numbers from the National...
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