One thing to check out before coming to Queen’s University is the NEWTS program. This orientation program involves orientation new and first year students to Queen’s University. You’re put into random groups and have the opportunity to meet so many new people. Throughout the week you’ll engage in bonding activities including a semi-formal at the…
Fall Semester Weather
Probably the best thing about studying in the Fall Semester is the beautiful range of Canadian weather you get to experience! From September till around October, you’ll get to see the leaves change from green to yellow and brown. It’s the most wonderful sight when everywhere you walk, all you hear is the soft cushion…
Canadian Adventure Trips During Semester
As a student town, Kingston may be on the other side of what many people perceive as the ‘real’ Canada in Vancouver and Banff, Alberta. However, there are many destinations within a days drive from Queen’s University including Quebec, Toronto, Ottawa and many natural forests. Over the last weekend, I drove to Quebec and Mt….
Smith School of Business // Things We Wish We Knew
Here is a list of things we wish we knew about Smith School of Business before we started. They take presentations in class very seriously this means that you need to bring a nice suit, dress, skirt etc. for this. Many of the exchange students did not know this so having to find one last…
Exchange & Transfer Committee (ETC)
We want to make one thing clear, Queen’s University is very accommodating and helpful for all exchange and transfer students!! 🙂 The Exchange and Transfer Committee (ETC) is a Queen’s student group that works to integrate incoming exchange and transfer students into the general Queen’s population. They provide opportunities for students to experience not only university…
Hockey Game
As many people know, Canadians take their hockey very seriously. Both in Australia and Denmark it is not the sport that most people follow or know anything about. However we both knew we wanted to watch at least one hockey game in Canada. Not knowing that much about hockey, we booked tickets for the university hockey…
Living In A Share House
One of our previous posts covered living in a dorm, and in this post, I’ll be talking about living in a share house! Unlike Emma, for me I’ve never lived out of home so choosing between my own room in a share house or dorms in residence was a real struggle. I was constantly weighing…
Living In A Dorm
There are some different housing possibilities for students  in Kingston, this post is going to be about living in a university dorm. For me it was not really a question about where to live, in Denmark I have my own apartment, so I really wanted to have the “university experience”. It is probably one of…
Getting To Kingston From Toronto // Things We Wish We Knew
There are many ways to getting to Queen’s University, whether it be by  Car, Bus, Train or Plane, we got you covered! So if you’re coming in by… Car use the ‘Ride Share’ Facebook group that provides a community-based service for individuals needing lifts from Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal to Kingston. It’s a way to make…
Places To study // Things We Wish We Knew
The most popular place to go and study is at the Stauffer Library, but there are a lot of other alternatives too. We have made a list of places to study that every student should know 1. Douglas Library This is my [Emma] favourite place to study; The Harry Potter room. Being a major…
ENDLESS Facilities At Queen’s // Reason’s To Pick Queen’s
The ARC Did you ever want to play basketball, ping pong, squash, lift weights, run or even swim all within a 2 minute walking distance of one another?!?! Queen’s University offers an incredible Athletic and Recreational Center (ARC) that gives students  complete access to these facilities either free or for a small fraction of a…
HOCO 101
So before coming to Queen’s we were told that HOMECOMINGÂ – HOCO – HOme COming (aaaah now it makes sense), Â was one of the biggest weekends in the Fall semester for both Queen’s students and their alumni. And oh boy, did it live up to those expectations. With over 3000 returning alumni, 102 classes and 275…
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