Don’t settle for one contest entry when you could have hundreds. You really can rack up hundreds (even thousands) of entries to give yourself the best odds possible of winning Canada’s Luckiest Student and the life-changing bundle of student life upgrades and prizes. Because you never know where that single winning entry might come from. $20,000 for school Free groceries for a year New phone Trip for 2 to Europe Free rent for a year More prizes to come If you’re looking for any way to boost your chances of winning the $50,000+ prize bundle in Canada’s Luckiest Student, you’re in the righ ..read more

This summer, the winner of Canada’s Luckiest Student will take home $55,984 in life-changing student prizes! Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming surprise winner reveal. Every year, once Canada’s Luckiest Student closes, we get flooded with messages and comments from excited students across the country who want to know if they’ve won. Well, we have some news for you… We have drawn a winner!!! But here’s the thing, we can’t just share the winner’s name here, that would be waaay too anticlimactic. Part of the fun of winning Canada’s Luckiest Student is getting surprised in an in ..read more

How many times have you made a New Year’s resolution in the new year only to let it fizzle out and die within a month or two? Don’t fret! It happens to the best of us. Student resolutions are often easy to make but can be hard to follow through with during the year. Are you ready to change that? Choose a resolution that will better your life as a student. You’ll be more invested in the change and will be more inclined to stick it out. If you’re not sure what that means, then browse this list of common student resolutions along with tips that will encourage you to commit to them. 1. Improve Gra ..read more

 Post-secondary is a great time to gain some serious knowledge about your field of interest, but you’re also paying a ton of money for your education, so you should probably leverage the opportunity to get as much as you can out of the experience. So many students go to class and leave, forgetting about all the opportunities for career and personal growth that their institution provides. There are so many people to talk to, activities to participate in, and things to do to help you stand out and get the most bang for your buck. So, if you want to stand out from the crowd and get the most ..read more

When you’re in Grade 12, it seems like there are millions of programs at millions of schools, each offering unique, appealing benefits – trust me, I know how overwhelming it can be! Two years ago, when I was in my senior year of high school, I chose the University of Toronto (St. George Campus), and there were three key factors that influenced this decision. 1. Scholarship availability For many students, the amount of money an institution offers is a very important factor to consider when choosing a school or program. During my senior year, the scholarship offers from the schools I applied to ..read more

High school always goes by faster than you think it will. For me, I was a part of the infamous Class of 2020, better known as the “pandemic graduates”. As you can guess, Grade 12 went by even faster for me. The pandemic definitely altered some of my decisions, however, even if it had not happened, I still feel that I would have done a few things differently when picking my program if given another chance. I was extremely stressed, undecided, and under a lot of unnecessary pressure. In retrospect, this could have been avoided entirely. As a student currently entering my third year at the Univer ..read more

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Who doesn’t look forward to summertime? It’s a long-awaited break for many students. It’s a time to relax, explore, travel, or enjoy the next few months. Who doesn’t want that? We all need downtime and your summer break is the ultimate way to take advantage of that. After all, you deserve it! However, long summer vacations can also lead to forgetting most of what you’ve learned over the past school year. This can provoke a lack of motivation if you’re taking a summer course or eventually heading into the new fall semester. 1. Create a Routine Make a list of goals and stick to them by staying ..read more