We hope things are going well as the term draws to a close. Don’t forget we’re here to help! Your workshops and coaches are ready to assist with the end of term crunch.

• Apply to be a mentor: deadline March 8th
• Procrastination awareness week Mar 4-8: Free activities led by experts
• March 15: withdrawal deadline
• Summer registration: March 27
• Apply for your degree: deadlines
• Do you have a plan? What are your next steps?
• Join fellow students at a games night or movie night
• Food for students!
• Free tax clinic for students
• Exam schedule

ESP Mentor applications for 2024-25 are open!

If you want to apply, go to carleton.ca/esp/employment-opportunities/esp-mentors/

The deadline is March 5th.  Any questions, feel free to ask.

What makes someone qualified to be an ESP Mentor?

• former ESP student who is in a degree program as of September 2024
• excellent attendance in workshops and FYSM/CIED class
• enjoys the FYSM/CIED classroom vibe and likes to help others

The mentoring job is 4-6 hours a week and pays $18/hr.

As we enter the end of semester crunch, experts from across Canada are partnering to offer (free!) procrastination awareness support for students. March 4-8, you are invited to attend remote workshops to learn strategies related to student success.

Topics include:

• Write While you Read: An Approach to Avoiding Procrastination and Plagiarism (opening keynote March 4 @ 9am)
• Deep Dive: Managing your Time
• Building Motivation and Avoiding Procrastination
• Study Skills: Retrieval Practice
• Real vs Ideal: Attention Management Strategies When You Don’t Have Time for Time Management
• Procrastination: Strategies for the Neurodiverse
• Note Taking and Exam Preparation

The Procrastination Awareness Week (PAW) programming will also feature a virtual study hall if you’d like to work alongside others and make progress on your end-of-term to do list. Programming runs 12-5 pm each day. 

Learn more and register →

The withdrawal (i.e. drop) deadline for courses is Wednesday, March 15. After that date, you will not be able to withdraw from this term’s classes.

• You can contact us (from your Carleton email account) and we will be able to drop a course at your request until March 15 @ 4:30 pm.
• We recommend speaking with an advisor – come by the office (1516 DT) or book an advising appointment here.
• You can login to Carleton Central to drop classes online on March 15 yourself. Most ESP Registration holds expire on March 15th which will allow you to drop a course on the 15th. Click here for instructions.

Withdrawing has consequences for qualifying for a degree and may impact future OSAP eligibility. The awards office can answer OSAP related questions (awards@carleton.ca or 613-520-3600).

We recommend emailing us or coming to an advising appointment for advice before you make the decision about whether to withdraw: esp.advising@carleton.ca.

Book an advising appointment →

Summer registration opens March 25^th for ESP students. Courses can fill up quickly, so prepare in advance and register early.

How to prepare:

1. Decide how many courses you want to take:
   • Your default course load is 1.0 credit (part-time);
   • Apply to increase your course load to full-time.
2. Build a draft timetable in Carleton Central.
   • Check out this handy video on how to build a draft time table.
3. Check if you have any registration holds.
   • Your ESP registration hold should expire on March 15th.
   • If you have unpaid fees, you may have a financial hold that prevents registration.
4. Join Advisors for drop-in hours. No appointment needed.  
   • On March 25 from 8:30-12:00 and 1:00-4:00:
     • Drop-in online help with Stephanie here: https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/92386680357
     • Drop-in in-person help with Susan in room 1517 Dunton Tower

ESP registration, summer OSAP and course load details →

March 1, 2024 is the application deadline for students applying to:

• Bachelor of Architectural Studies*
• Bachelor of Industrial Design*
• Bachelor of Information Technology (Interactive Multimedia and Design)*
• Bachelor of Music*
• Bachelor of Social Work

*Students should also take note of additional admission requirements and their submission deadlines.

June 1, 2024 is the application deadline for all other programs.

We recommend that students applying to Engineering or Computer Science degrees apply by March 30, 2024. 

Book an appointment with an advisor to complete your application. Please email with any questions.

Book an advising appointment →

Assignments are coming fast and furious in these last few weeks of school. Exams are looming. Spend a focused hour of studying with a coach. Book a one-hour appointment. The coaches are experienced upper-year students who know what the end of year is like. It doesn’t matter if you are at the beginning of an assignment or at the end. Use a coach for the best possible results. What can you lose when there is so much to gain?

Book now →

Join fellow ESP students at one of the mentor-organized games or movie nights. You’re welcome to bring a friend if you like!

• Most Thursdays are Game nights starting at 5:00pm.  
• The last Thursday of each month will be a Movie night, starting at 5:00 pm  
• Game nights won’t run on the days that movie nights are being held.

Games nights are in the ESP Student Lounge, room 1521 Dunton Tower (15th floor). Movie nights are held in room 234 Tory Building.

Join fellow ESP students on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/7pkCyRf2ep

If you are running out of money to buy food, there is good help for you.  Carleton University has an “Emergency Essentials Assistance Program,” and the program provides up to two hampers a month of food for students in need. This includes fruit, meat and milk, and they adjust their offerings if you have special dietary needs.

The ESP Student Lounge (1521 Dunton Tower) also has a supply of soups and snacks for students while on campus. Come by to make yourself a cup of tea and grab a bite to eat.

Request →

Carleton University’s Sprott Tax Students’ Association (STSA) tax is running its annual FREE tax clinic this year. STSA is trained to file student tax returns.

Worried about filing your taxes this year? Don’t be! The Sprott Tax Students’ Association (STSA) is here to help with their annual tax clinic.

To file your taxes with the tax clinic:

• Fill out the tax clinic’s client intake form
• STSA’s tax clinic team will review it to determine the complexity of your tax return and whether it is within the scope of the tax clinic
• If so, you will then be given a link to book an appointment. Note: all appointments at the tax clinic will be held between March 20st and March 24th, 2023, in person. For more information, please visit the tax clinic’s webpage.

Note: All tax returns are filed at no cost. The tax clinic is run as a free community service.

Fill out the intake form →

The exam schedule is available now. Check out this site the schedule as well as information on what to expect on exam days.

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