10 resources at Laurier to help you have a successful year

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1) Counselling Services: An entirely free service for Laurier students, it gives you the opportunity to speak with a counselor one-on-one and deal with personal, emotional or mental health problems.

2) Study Skills & SI Centre: A service designed to help students adjust to the difficulties of university academics and learn successful study skills and habits.

3) The Writing Centre: Located in the library, this service provides individual meetings with experts who can help you perfect your essays, saving you precious percentiles.

4) Chaplains: Spiritual leaders offer spiritual counsel and education, or just someone to talk to about issues of faith.

5) The Student Nutrition Action Committee (SNAC): Students partnered with Laurier Student Services and two consulting dietitians offer advice for healthy eating on campus, as well as counseling regarding eating disorders.

6) Peer Help Line: A confidential phone service run through the Studentsโ€™ Union that provides an open ear, as well as information and referral, for life problems you are facing.

7) Students Offering Support (SOS): Student volunteers run review sessions before exams for a $20 donation that is given directly to education projects in developing nations.

8) Career Development Centre: Whether itโ€™s looking over your resume or helping you apply to grad school, this service offers endless help in paving your way to employment after university.

9) Accessible Learning Centre (ALC): Do you have a learning disability? If so, the ALC can provide you with the accommodation you need to excel at Laurier.

10) Financial Resources: Run through the Studentsโ€™ Union, Financial Resources is a group meant to help students learn to manage their money and budget appropriately.


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