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Midterm Madness

Olympic Break is coming up soon and in all of the excitement it might be hard to remember that you’re a student sometimes! This year’s Reading Week goes from Feb. 15-28, so mark your calendars.

But it’s still February which means that midterms have started or around the corner for most of us. To get ahead in preparing for them, take a look at our exam toolkit for tips on how to prepare and study. Also, if you would like for face-to-face tutoring or learning support, check out the tutoring services available in the Chapman Learning Commons. There’s a little something for everyone, from AMS Tutoring, UBC Writing Centre and Research Clinics and even Peer Academic Coaches.

To get a jumpstart on your assignments for the rest of the term use the Assignment Calculator to help you create a detailed plan for those writing assignments and keep you on track with email reminders.

In the midst of all this though, take some time out to relax and enjoy the great events going on for the Olympic. Check out this Tourism Vancouver page for a list of some of the free events that are open to the public!

The Quickening Pace

The Arts Career Expo is a great chance for arts students to explore potential careers and meet UBC Arts Alumni.


UBC Career Services is a useful resource for students from all faculties at UBC. Find out what you can do with your major. Take action, go to career fairs, meet UBC Alumni, learn how to network. Take some time and develop a good resume, and perhaps an e-portfolio The UBC Events Calendar has useful information about these events, and others.


One of the most common new year’s resolutions is to live a healthy lifestyle. Check out the UBC Wellness Guide and keep on track with a healthier lifestyle this term! UBC Rec has free classes early in the term, if you wish to try out a new class or sport. The registration date for intramural leagues are also rapidly approaching. If you live in residence, there are also residence sport leagues and activities picking up for the second term. Speaking of residence, if you wish to live in the UBC Housing the next year, the lottery application is due by the end of the month!

LEAP into the New Year!

Second term is a bit of a fresh slate. For many students, it involves new classes and new professors. But whether you have new classes or are continuing year long ones, it is important to reflect on the first term before moving into the second term.


Take some time and schedule viewing some exams. For most if not all courses, students have the right to look over their exams, but you sometimes need to take the initiative by scheduling an appointment with your professor.


Reviewing exams is an excellent want to learn how to write better exams, by seeing what worked and what didn’t work on your first term exams. Go in with a plan, take in the LEAP post exam reflection sheet to help you stay on track. Don’t just look at exams you didn’t do well on. Sometimes reviewing an exam you did well on will help you identify what worked for you on the exam, and in preparation for that particular exam. And it feels good to review a good exam!


If you are thinking about going on exchange next year, make sure to check out the UBC Go Global website. The application deadline is rapidly approaching!


A great opportunity to get involved this month is the Student Leadership Conference (SLC) . The SLC is the largest leadership event at UBC, and the 2009 conference drew an estimated 1100 students. Register now!