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This article was written by Dan Seneker, manager of undergraduate recruitment at the University of Saskatchewan.

When it comes to deciding on your future after high school, there are few times when such a decision will have such a large impact on your life. It ranks right up there with marriage, children, moving out of your parent鈥檚 house and buying your first home.

Now this isn鈥檛 meant to scare you or make you more nervous about making a decision, but the reality is that most teenagers will spend more time researching and deciding upon what car they鈥檒l buy than the university or college they will attend.

Think about it: one decision will last you for five to maybe ten years and the other will have an impact on the rest of your life.

One of the advantages students have over their peers from past generations is the breadth of university programs and career options available 鈥� there are thousands of choices, many of which were non-existent only a few decades ago.

How can you narrow it down to just one program and university? Some students approach the application process with very little strategy and consider it as a contest to see how many schools they can get into. Believe it or not, some students apply to as many as 50+ programs!! That鈥檚 approximately CDN$4,000-$5,000 in just application fees, not to mention a significant amount of wasted time! This could easily be money towards your first car.

You may be surprised to hear that the magical number of applications is five 鈥� and no more. Below is some practical advice and strategy to adopt in getting to that number.

Your top choices

Your first two picks are easy 鈥� they are your 鈥渇un鈥� pick and your 鈥渟afe pick鈥�, which are exactly what they sound like.

Your fun pick is your 鈥渘o holds barred鈥�, 鈥減ie-in-the-sky鈥�, ultimate dream school. If money or anything else wasn鈥檛 an issue, where would you want to study? A top-tier school? A school on the Gold Coast of Australia? A small liberal arts institution in a university town with lots of atmosphere? Choose something that is for you and only you.

Now balance this out by choosing your safe pick, which is an institution that you are very confident that if you applied you would be accepted. Don鈥檛 forget to be realistic with yourself. Don鈥檛 pick an Ivy League school if you are struggling to maintain a 75 percent average. Instead, do some research and select a school with the program you want and with a cutoff average that you know you can achieve. For example: With your 75 percent average look at schools with a cutoff of 70 percent.

Sticking close to home

The other three picks should cover different bases but all should be options which are realistic and schools from which you would be happy to accepting an offer. One of the picks should be a 鈥渉omer鈥� pick, or in other words, an institution that is close to home. While you may not like this idea you never know what can happen between now and the time you accept your offer. Life happens and when it does you鈥檒l be thankful that you have an option that is near home so you can deal with life as well as continue your studies. For most of you, having a homer pick will also make mom and dad happy as they hold on to the slim reality that you won鈥檛 be moving away!

Rounding out the list

That leaves you with two choices, and what you do with them is up to you. However, the main thing to determine is what type of environment you want for yourself over the next three to four years.

蘑菇传媒 has an excellent post-secondary system with top quality institutions that go well beyond the large universities that everyone has at the tips of their tongues. There are both medium and small universities in addition to the large ones across the country that deliver quality education which is recognized around the world. So by being re-assured about quality university education in 蘑菇传媒, you can focus more on the ideal study environment for you because that鈥檚 what will be a primary factor in your academic success, not necessarily the name of the institution on your parchment.

As the clich茅 goes, do you want to be a small fish in a big pond? Then look at a larger institution of 30,000+ students where you can be as anonymous as you want and you won鈥檛 have people keeping track of your every move. This will mean that you will want to look at the larger urban centres in 蘑菇传媒 such as Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver that all have universities that fit this category.

Do you want to be a small fish in a small pond? Look at a small to medium sized institution that will range from about 1,000 to 25,000 students 鈥� these types of universities are located in a variety of urban centres such as Halifax, Sherbrooke, Kingston, Peterborough, Thunder Bay, Saskatoon, and Victoria. They can also be found in smaller more rural centres such as Antigonish, Wolfville, Sackville, or Lennoxville. Conversely, what about all the 鈥渂ig fish鈥� out there who want to blaze a trail and be involved in anything and everything? Students with these aspirations will be the ones seeking out opportunity, so it might not matter where you choose but you should still try and find a place that 鈥渇its鈥�.

The question of fit

You often hear people talking about 鈥渦niversity fit鈥�, and there is a lot of truth to it. Quite often you鈥檒l hear stories from friends or friends of friends about how a certain university is terrible, and that鈥檚 why they failed or aren鈥檛 going back. This couldn鈥檛 be farther from the truth.

What typically happens is that the student didn鈥檛 pick a school with the right fit and didn鈥檛 mesh with the campus philosophy. For example, they wanted to blend in with the student body but picked a school with less than 1,000 students; they wanted a more close knit environment but chose a school with classes larger than their hometown; they wanted a large range of intramural activities where students get involved, but instead chose a commuter campus; or worse yet they based their choice on where their high school friends or their boyfriend/girlfriend were attending. Whatever the scenario, they didn鈥檛 do their research鈥�but perhaps they are driving around in the perfect car, right?

So there you go, a few tips to help you make a decision that is right for you. Keep the choices down to five, be strategic in picking them, be realistic in what you can achieve (and afford) and do your research so that you choose a school that is right for you 鈥� not for your friends or parents. Good luck with your search!

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World-class universities

Canadian universities are known for their high quality and excellence in academic standards and are consistently ranked among the top universities internationally.

Affordability

While 蘑菇传媒鈥檚 quality of education and standard of living are among the highest in the world, the cost of living and tuition fees are generally lower than in other countries, such as the United States and the United Kingdom.

A wealth of options

蘑菇传媒鈥檚 universities offer more than 15,000 undergradu颅ate and graduate degree programs 鈥� as well as professional degree programs, diplomas and certificates 鈥� in a broad range of disciplines.

Open to the world

Come experience the research-enriched learning environ颅ment on 蘑菇传媒鈥檚 globallly minded campuses and develop the invaluable critical thinking and analytical skills global citizens require.

Experiential learning

Canadian universities offer a wide range of programs that provide students with hands-on experiences, including co-op learning, which alternates classroom education and on-the-job training and internships.

Support services

International students benefit from services to help them transition to living and studying in 蘑菇传媒: orientation activities, student advisors, language support, academic associations, social clubs and other programs at their educational institutions.

Cultural diversity

蘑菇传媒 ranks among the most multicultural nations in the world. Regardless of ethnic origin, international students feel at home in our diverse and welcoming communities and campuses.

Opportunity to stay in 蘑菇传媒 after graduation

International students have the opportunity to work during their studies and after they graduate. University graduates may also be eligible to transition to permanent residence in 蘑菇传媒. Visit the聽聽for more information.

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By Claire Hutcheon

Moving to university from high school was a surreal experience. No more daily school routines to keep me on track, no parents or teachers to constantly remind me of assignments and tests. I was finally an adult, making my own decisions and keeping track of my own time. Unchained from structure, I was liberated.

That feeling lasted about a month until I became so distracted by my freedom that I put off studying for a midterm for weeks when suddenly... it was the day of my midterm, and I completely forgot. I missed my test and had to drop the class, which went on my permanent transcript.

Whether it is a late email response, cramming for a test at the last second, or delaying an assignment, almost everyone has found themselves locked in the all-familiar cycle of saying, 鈥淚鈥檒l get to it eventually.鈥�

Starting university might bring about your first encounter with procrastination, or you鈥檙e familiar with it and know the struggle too well.

Unfortunately, procrastination can be detrimental to success: lower exam scores, slower job promotions, increased anxiety and self-esteem, and it might even make it difficult for you to finish school. It is important to catch the cycle of procrastinating before it starts, and if you can鈥檛 do that, to know how to escape it. But we can鈥檛 begin to find the solution without first understanding the cause.

Procrastination is not just delaying tasks or actions intentionally; it is an irrational process that occurs despite the negative consequences because, to your brain, procrastination is rewarding.

When we decide to procrastinate, all of the stress and pressure we once felt waft away, and the body鈥檚 reward system, which has no concept of time, is happy because its job is to make us feel good right now.

In turn, you continue to procrastinate and optimize 鈥榞ood feelings鈥�. That is why you might find yourself putting off an assignment until later, and then tomorrow comes, and you do the same thing every day until the day it is due.

Another form of procrastinating is doing smaller tasks that are less significant compared to something else. For example, washing the dishes instead of studying for a final exam. This way, you avoid the major task by distracting yourself with something productive so it feels rewarding.

Procrastination is the struggle with self-control, and it is no different than picking at a scab or eating even though you鈥檙e full. As it becomes more of a habit, procrastinating is harder to overcome. Hence the saying, 鈥淥ld habits die hard.鈥�

So, how can you change your procrastinating ways?

In all fairness, I鈥檝e never gone cold turkey on my procrastinating habits. But, after years of learning my lesson time and time again, I鈥檝e gotten much better and even developed a handful of tips to fall back on when I feel myself losing the battle.

Here are some of the ways you can delay your procrastination in university and just do it later (pun intended).

Eat the Frog

As Mark Twain said, 鈥渋f the first thing you do each morning is eat a live frog, you鈥檒l have the satisfaction of knowing you鈥檙e done with the worst thing you鈥檒l have to do all day.鈥� In other words, if you tackle the biggest, most important task of the day before anything else, you鈥檒l beat the temptation to procrastinate.

Eating the frog will take some adjustments to your mornings, but it is an effective way of making sure you start your day off right and don鈥檛 begin to prioritize smaller tasks over the hardest and most important tasks.

Or do nothing!

I know this sounds counter-productive. Shouldn't I be saying 鈥渏ust start your task鈥�? However, the majority of procrastinators aren鈥檛 lazy, they simply do less important and more immediately gratifying tasks to avoid the more important and anxiety-inducing tasks.

The 鈥渙r do nothing鈥� method entails setting aside a certain amount of time in the day to work 鈥� 90 minutes let's say. During that time frame you don鈥檛 have to work on the big scary task, but you can鈥檛 do anything else. No scrolling on your phone, no sleeping, no cleaning your room or washing the dishes, just sitting there and doing nothing.

Eventually, you鈥檒l find yourself slowly starting the thing you wanted to work on and when you find yourself drifting, simply stop and stare at the wall. Doing nothing will feel like a break from your work but not enough of one to distract you.

Plan your day before it starts

Planning your day after you wake up can take hours out of your day and away from the time you have to actually work. By planning your day the night before, you鈥檒l cut down on the amount of decisions you have to make in a day. This way, you can start your day feeling accomplished and already knowing what the first thing you have to do is.

Make a list and cut it in half

When you're actively procrastinating or about to procrastinate something, it is common to get swept up in completing smaller tasks. Even having too many things to do in a day can be overwhelming and cause you to procrastinate. 

As you鈥檙e making your list of things you have to do in the day, write out everything that you can think of that you want to get done. Then, take that list and start crossing off tasks that are the least important and that you have more time to complete. Leaving only the most important things that need to be completed on the list.

In doing so, you have more focus on those few tasks and are less inclined to be distracted by smaller, more rewarding tasks.

Adjust your environment

As a procrastinator, I also have major FOMO and insecurities about my procrastination habits. So, the number one thing that I always do when I am at my wits end with an assignment is leave my house. I have always found there to be way too many distractions when trying to work in my room or at the dining table. Most importantly, there is no one there to shame me if I鈥檓 not working.

By leaving my house and going to a cafe or the library to get my work done, I actually utilize my own insecurities of someone judging me for not working into completing my assignments. The societal pressure of other people being productive works wonders for me.

If you鈥檙e someone who can鈥檛 work in public places because of the noise and constant movements, then find somewhere quiet to sit down and focus. Take away any possible distractions, turn all of your devices onto 鈥楧o Not Disturb鈥�. Sometimes you need to tune everything out, before you can really tune into your work.

Procrastination is a persistent struggle for many of us, especially in university where newfound freedom and independence can quickly lead to missed deadlines and stress. I still struggle with procrastination but with some self-reflection and strategies, I鈥檝e gained more control over my life and so can you.

Managing procrastination isn鈥檛 easy and these tips are not a guaranteed pathway towards never procrastinating again. They are, however, a crucial step in developing more self-control and motivation in your university career. The first step is always difficult but continuity is key so embrace these tools and remember, it鈥檚 about progress, not perfection. You鈥檝e got this!

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