Student Life — Blog — Linh S. Nguyễn

My CV of Failures

On March 2nd this year, I was rejected from the only graduate program I’d applied for: a Masters of Arts in English in the Field of Creative Writing at the University of Toronto.

Student Life, CareerLinh NguyenAugust 16, 2018Academics, advice, Career, jobs, Lessons, Life, school, Student Life, University, University of Toronto, work, writingComment

Three Factors to Finding the Work You Love

Do I pursue a career in writing or education or management? Should I be working alone or with human interaction? Only recently did I begin realizing those might be the wrong questions to ask.

CareerLinh NguyenAugust 9, 2018advice, balance, Career, job, stress relief, student health, Student Life, Wellness, workComment

The Career Advice I Needed to Hear

7. No one has it figured out.

CareerLinh NguyenJanuary 28, 2018academia, advice, Arts, Career, college, Humanities, major, post-secondary, school, Student Life, Study, UniversityComment

Saying Goodbye

It is a week of goodbyes. Very shortly, I will be turning 22, graduating, and heading off into what feels like the void. For the first time in my life, I see no structure when I look ahead, and that has yet to stop feeling scary.

Student LifeLinh NguyenMay 3, 2017Balance, Career, Down time, Get involved, Groups & Clubs, Student Life, Study, Work

Rewarding Yourself Healthily

The first thing I did when I finished my exams was read a chapter from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Reminiscing on my Summer Abroad

My Summer Abroad was the best work and play balance I achieved in university — and while a fair bit of it was play, it was the necessary fun-and-games component of a healthy student experience.

Student LifeLinh NguyenApril 18, 2017Balance, Break, Student Life, Summer Abroad, Travel, Wellness

Now, A Break

On Tuesday afternoon, I finished my last exam of undergrad.

Student Life, WellbeingLinh NguyenApril 12, 2017Balance, Career, Graduation, Self-care, Student Life, University of Toronto, Work

I Wrote a Novel (Literally)

On Monday, I finished my first novel draft.

Student LifeLinh NguyenApril 5, 2017Exams, health and wellness, Student Life, University, writing

Social Media and Mental Health

Someone once said to me that they ask one question whenever they use social media: is this purposeful?

WellbeingLinh NguyenMarch 28, 2017health and wellness, Mental Health, Social Media, Student Life, Technology

My Mindfulness Journey

Three years ago, I was going through a rough semester and my boyfriend’s mother gave me a book called Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

On Missing Class

Here are some suggestions that might leave you feeling less bad about the whole thing, or even anticipate it and avoid the scenario altogether.

To Tea Or Not To Tea? That's Never A Question.

For every person, every occasion, every mood, there is tea.

WellbeingLinh NguyenMarch 1, 2017Caffiends, David's Tea, health and wellness, Student Life, Tea

A Week of Love

"How about you try to think of it as love day instead?”

Love and Relationships, WellbeingLinh NguyenFebruary 16, 2017Balance, Connections, Down time, Events, People, Places, Student Life

Learning Through Mentorship

Talking someone else through their problems not only helps me feel more focused and less alone but also guides me through solving my own problems.

Student LifeLinh NguyenFebruary 8, 2017health and wellness, Leadership, Mentorship, Student Life

What do I do with my life?

The closer I’ve gotten to graduation, the less certain I’ve been of what I wanted to do with my life.

Career, Student LifeLinh NguyenFebruary 2, 2017Career, health and wellness, Student Life, University of Toronto, Work

Pressing Pause

For so many of us, school is all we've ever known, and I wasn't quite sure how to look beyond that.

My Favourite Holiday Activities

These activities have marked the start of winter holidays for years, and as demanding this last stretch of schoolwork is, taking a little time off to maintain these annual traditions has really kept me energized.