Year and program: Third-year, Psychology major and Education minor
Where is home for you? Dubai, UAE
What three adjectives best describe you?
Creative, empathetic, driven
What extracurricular activities have you been involved with (UBC related or not)?
I’ve worked with YNOTFORTOTS tutoring children in underprivileged schools, I’m currently an ECE assistant at one of the UBC daycares and I’ve worked in a psychology research lab MHSS under the minder project to offer free youth counseling and peer mentorship.
What is your best study strategy/tip?
Figure out what works for you and what doesn’t when it comes to studying, especially if you don’t have a set routine yet. Don’t be afraid to switch things up. Make it fun!
Time Blocking! I like to mark out times that are for rest, scrolling on my phone, working out etc and then add in my work time. I like to give myself a non negotiable of doing work everyday in pomodoro sets for about 2 hours and then I’m free for the rest of the day!
If you could travel back in time to your first year at UBC, what is one thing you would do differently?
I would try everything! Everything that scared me, or I had the slightest interest in, I’d talk to people I found interesting and not be the one to limit myself to what I can do.