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I’m Back!

By Jenna Larkin
It’s September 2020, and the past few months have been anything but normal… but one thing is back! It’s me, back on WhyRyerson to share my experience as a Ryerson student!  My name is Jenna, and this is my second year as (mainly) a blogger for WhyRyerson. I’m in my second year of the Creative […]
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How I chose my engineering major

By Jeremy Tobing
The Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science (FEAS) is the second largest faculty at Ryerson, and for good reason! Engineering is a profession of immense scope. Eight undergraduate engineering degree programs are offered by FEAS: Aerospace, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Industrial and Mechanical. However, many first-year students struggle with choosing their engineering program. There’s […]
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Back Again! (One last time)

By Emma Young-Buchalter
If you’re reading this you’re probably interested in what the Ryerson student experience is like. I’m excited to report that I will be sharing the final year of my academic journey at Ryerson with YOU! I’ve been sharing my life with you all since the end of my second year, and I’ve had so much […]
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Introducing Sonia Tumkur!

By Sonia Tumkur
Hi everyone!  My name is Sonia Tumkur, a new face to the student ambassador team for WhyRyerson for the 2020-2021 school year. As a student ambassador this year, I’ll be focusing on creating content for all of you future Ryerson students. I cannot wait to share my experience with all of you! It now seems […]

An Interview With Business Management and Career Boost Student: Cole Sabaot

By Anna
This week I got a chance to speak to Cole Saboat, a Ryerson fifth-year Business Management and Career Boost student with Ryerson’s Student Awards and Scholarships Office. Career Boost is Ryerson’s source for off campus and on campus job opportunities. Cole shared some of his Ryerson experiences and perspectives as a student and staff, let’s […]

Learning from Home, As Seen Through GIFs

By Anna
Fall 2020, it’s going to be an interesting semester. In order to keep everyone safe and healthy we’re moving most of our classes online. It might take some getting used to, but hopefully we’ll all learn new and interesting things from the safety of our homes. We no longer have to do our hair early […]

Bye WhyRyerson, I’ll miss you

By Alyssa Twomey
I can’t believe I’m writing this. Two years has flown by so quickly, and my time at Ryerson and WhyRyerson has come to an end.  Thank you WhyRyerson readers for allowing me to share my transfer journey, and my time at Ryerson with you all. Moving to Toronto and transferring schools was the best decision […]
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Mad Men Marketing Myths

By Emma Young-Buchalter
Mad Men is an entertaining show that displays what ad agencies were like in the 1960s, but unfortunately, the show creates some myths about what the marketing industry is like today. I’m almost done the Marketing Management program at Ryerson, and I have various marketing internship and co-op experiences under my belt, so I thought […]

An Interview with Fourth Year Architectural Science student: Tanya Jordan

By Emma Young-Buchalter
This week I’m interviewing the first person I met in university… my first-year roommate! Despite not knowing each other before university and having different programs, we instantly connected because we happened to both be from Kitchener/Waterloo and have passion for our fields. Tanya is a fourth-year Architectural Science student and I can’t wait to share her Ryerson […]

Time Management Ideas

By Anna
Whether you’re working from home or going to school everyday, time management can be a challenge. As much as we love staying up all night to hand in an assignment the next day, we could really live without it. Imagine it, you make a schedule and follow through so that you can get eight hours […]

Your Ted Rogers Co-op Path(s)?

Ankita Roy

The Co-op program for business students is changing fast. Did you know that every year the Business Career Hub (BCH) has been intaking more and more students into the Ted Rogers Co-op Program? In parallel to that, just over the last year, I have noticed companies doubling their Ryerson co-op intakes as well – which is so incredible […]

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If Friends Characters Were Ryerson Students

Jenna Larkin

Imagine this: you’re sitting in Balzac’s on the Ryerson campus and a group of six friends walk in and go to the table that… always seems to be empty for them? They talk loudly about their day, love lives and something about a break. This isn’t the first time you’ve seen them—they’re here all the […]

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Ways to Connect Online

Anna

2020 marks the year that many of us are stuck at home. We may be living in what can feel like a very weird world at times, but 2020 also marks the year some of you have graduated from high school and are moving into university! Or perhaps you’re joining us as a transfer student […]

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