"Sometimes you think if you do something it can be a waste of time, but everything you do, you learn from it. Learn from your experiences and don’t be afraid to take risks."

Alex attended McGill’s Desautels Business School, and was a varsity soccer athlete

"You never know where you could meet your closest friends and this is the time to build these relationships that will last a lifetime."

Anne is a Computer Science student at The University of Waterloo

"When you go through things like your first midterms and you fail a bunch, that’s fine. You don’t have to accept it as a case fact. You can just take it and then change it so you kind of own your own destiny."

Raza studied at the Ivey School of Business at Western University and is a marketing manager at TELUS.

"Finding what motivates you and what excites you is important— and that might not be the first thing that you try."

Sarah studied Chemistry at Queen’s University and is currently working for the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community, and Social Services

"At the end of the day, you’re going to graduate university as a person ... so work on the best version of yourself."

Emily is a medical school student at the University of Toronto

"You’re paying all this money for tuition, textbooks, and all that stuff. But the most value you get are the friends you make and the people you meet... that stuff is free, which is kind of ironic."

Tomiwa is a dual degree Engineering and Business student at the Ivey School of Business, Western University

"It’s completely fine to ask for resources because you’re paying for them, so you should use them whenever you."

Tashiya is studying International Relations and Affairs at Western University.

"If you think that you're making the best choice for you, and someone else is telling you it’s not, don’t second guess your own passion or your own truth, just go for it."

Aaron is a Media Information and Techno-culture (MIT) student at Western University.

"University changed the way I look at gaining experience, in that I’m trying to gain more experience in things that build character."

Kitan is a dual degree Engineering and Business student at the Ivey School of Business, Western University.

"I was telling my dad, that after school I want to take a year off and focus on real estate, business, whatever it may be, and he wants me to jump straight into work because he says 'you’ll be behind,' then I think, what am I being behind in?"

Jacob is currently studying Financial Modeling and Applied Mathematics at Western University.

"Don’t neglect the academics, but don’t forget there’s a whole lot more to be learned outside of it by doing things that aren’t conventionally good for your resume or builds your skills."

Sameeksha is at Ivey Business school at Western University.

"Don't just keep looking at other people and what they're doing... make sure you're personally focused on trying to get better instead of seeing how you measure up against other people."

Tife is an Engineering student at Western University