• admissions,  scholarships/bursaries

    scholarships are for scholars, rants are for parents

    July 4, 2002

    What the shit is taking them so long to tell me if im accepted? Gar. I have to plan out what I’m doing for next year. First I have to get accepted, then I have to find out what credits I get for my transferred courses, pick my courses that I will need to take, see if I get into rez, slit my wrists in a fit of anticipation, and all that other fun stuff. I suppose this isn’t so much a question, as me just venting my frustration.

    Oh. When would we find out if we recieve any scholarships or awards? Is it before or after we sign over our souls to the UofT. Scholarships will definately play some type of role in where I go next year.

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  • admissions,  commerce

    why does commerce make our lives so difficult?

    June 14, 2002

    i got accepted into sciences while i am really planning to go into commerce…don’t even ask me why i didn’t hestitate to apply to science in the first place… I talked to the counsellor and they told me I would
    have to re-apply for commerce now and they will cancel my acceptance for science, or I can try to compete with millions of others when I register my course for commerce courses this year and try even harder to ace all of them to declare major next year. They also have made it very clear all those options they just told me aren’t really options ‘cuz it’s just too diffucult.
    So does that mean I’m going to be stuck with science for the rest of my life? Or do i have to waste one year taking something I don’t think I like too much? I really can’t stand the boredom chemistry provides
    me…and i’m very bad with physics and calculus…in every way i don’t see myself doing well in science…though i was seriously considering to do studies relating to bio-weapons or clonging…
    Or can I take commerce courses in recognized colleges in Toronto and transfer the credits i earn there to U of T to apply for commerce next year? If so, what colleges there are that might be a good choice?
    last little question…….is the regisration date on August 1st or something? Is it all the same for everybody in U of T, or it depends on your average ?

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  • admissions,  innis,  residence,  trinity college

    the divide that separates the innis rez from all the rest…and how to traverse it successfully

    June 7, 2002

    Do first year students planning on attending University of Toronto who
    live out of the Toronto receive priority with the residence of their
    choice? My overall average is 3% higher than last year’s minimum grade
    requirement for Humanities and Social Sciences, do I have a good chance
    of being accepted into Innis Residence? Is there an option on the Innis
    Residence Application form to request to share a room with a friend?
    Can a student who has been accepted to Trinity College live in Innis
    Residence?

    Thank you for taking the time to read and answer my questions. I hope
    to hear from you soon! Thank you!!

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  • admissions,  scholarships/bursaries

    but I want a scholarship too!

    June 5, 2002

    Okay. I got accepted into Innis for next year… now, when will I find out about scholarships? How many are given, and how good are my chances of getting any money whatsoever? Or has those dates all passed already? Also, for the scholarships that require admission… is the date the date that the application has to BE there? or postmarked?? Thanks a lot!!

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  • admissions,  colleges,  victoria

    vic, the consolation prize…

    April 11, 2002

    How is Vic..??

    I got accepted to U of T but I was really disappointed that I did not get into Trinity. I was kinda bitter because my friend who had a lower average got accepted (is it because of religious affliations or different program).. I am still kind of disappointed but as I talk more with people who know something about Vic. they say its alright. I really want to how the residency is like..

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  • admissions,  OUAC

    paranoid oac student stalks postman for UofT mail

    March 26, 2002

    Heya,
    Really appreciate this askastudent thing, it’s answered so many of my questions. Well, here’s another one: I’m in OAC, applying to UOFT. I haven’t gotten anything from U of T through the mail other than the Applications handbook and the UTAPS thing. My guidance counsellor/english teacher said that I should have gotten some kind of information form or something like that. Do you know if there is any other stuff that I’m supposed to be getting? I don’t trust my mail man, so I wouldn’t be surprised if some important form got lost. Thanks alot,

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  • admissions,  colleges,  commerce,  trinity college

    commerce and trinity acceptance

    November 29, 2001

    Is it not true the colleges differ from each other in different faculties? i mean, if i choose commerce as my major, i can choose any of the college as well?
    Will the amount of student influence my applying to UofT? e.g. Trinity will accept only 350 freshmen, dose it mean the chances there are less?
    Thans

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    first: if you choose commerce as a major, you can belong to any college without being at a disadvantage. You will have the same academic opportunity, and classes, as students belonging to another college.
    second: if you apply to a college and do not get accepted into that specific one, then you will be considered for other colleges as well. you better check up on that last point to make sure I am not talking out of my ass.
    yes, trin is harder to get into. that is to say that the average needed for acceptance is higher. every college has a certain number of spots open to each stream of each program. for example, innis knows it’s allowed to let in so many humanities students and this many business students. the number for students does effect everyone’s chances of getting in, because they accept on a descending order of grades. what i mean is that the best, then second best, then third, down to the very lowest.
    cheers,
    askastudent

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