• auditing,  courses,  current student

    don’t let your dream (courses) be dreams

    March 16, 2022

    Hey! I found out about a course I’ve been dreaming of way too late. I’m on the wait list, but it’s a small class and i’m like 33rd ? so no chance of me getting in. Is there anything i can do at all to still be able to take it? It’s online and I dont know if emailing a prof or the department would do any good for me.

    hey there,

    ironically, i think i may be answering your question way too late… sorry 🙁 but hope this can still help in some way.

    i think 33rd on the waitlist might be too far down to get the prof to accept you directly over the other students who were also interested, but if the waitlist moves along enough, you could have a good shot. anyhow, it doesn’t hurt to ask. some smaller courses (think <20 students) have actually had surprisingly high drop rates in my experience, so there may still be hope!

    another thing is, you may want to ask the prof about auditing the course. auditing would allow you to attend and participate in lectures and classes, but you wouldn’t get a credit for the course or submit any assignments/evaluations.

    you can audit courses for free as a uoft student, or if you really want to get a nice shiny official Certificate of Attendance™, there would be an auditing fee of usually 40% or more of the course tuition. in any case, this could be a good way to get into the class if you mostly want to attend out of interest, and won’t be able to take the course in later years. heck, you can even audit courses after graduating (if you haven’t had enough school yet…) with permission of the department/instructor, and the auditing fee.

    not all departments/instructors will allow auditing, but the best way to find out if you could audit is just to reach out to the prof directly and ask.

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    best of luck,

    aska

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  • auditing,  drama

    To Sing or Not to Sing

    October 15, 2010

    They say you don’t need to have anything prepared. Could someone describe what transpires? Must you sing?

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    Dear a future Leonardo DiCaprio or Angelina Jolie,

    A correspondent at the UC Drama program described the audition as what would be like the first day of class. They said that they would be going through exercises and seeing how well you work with other people. No monologue or singing will be required. They said to simply wear comfortable clothing.
    They described it as a pretty chill situation, and something that would resemble the classes for the course.

    If you want to check out some resources here you go:
    The Course Overview

    The Application Form

    Please remember to thank me in your Oscar acceptance speech.

    Yours truly and forever,
    Aska

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  • auditing,  fees,  part-time

    I’ll take Boring for 2000, Alex.

    August 12, 2008

    I’ve decided to take a stab at completing a course at U of T.? I am planning to come in to pay the re-registration fee and get all set up to begin.? Since I’ve attended the University before, I have a general idea of what to expect, but I’ve been a little overwhelmed with the amount of information I need to know before I even attend my first day of class!!

    I will choose a course that I don’t think will be overly impossible and one which I am interested in: MAT135Y1Y.? I know calculus might not be the first choice on everyone’s list, but I’d put some thought into it, and I’ve decided this will be the course I’m willing to start with.

    If I am only taking one course, which things will not be available to me as a part time student that I should know about?? (For example, it’s good to know that as a part time student, my OSAP payments will still have to be made and I will still accrue interest, as opposed to if I were a full time student — I know that is a financial aid question which is not dealt with by you so much, but I think you understand what I mean by part time vs. full time now.)? Another example:? full time students have free access to the athletic centre with their T-card.? Will I get free access as a part time student?

    I’ve been told to get a move-on in registering since courses are filling up fast. I’d like to take an evening section.? I’d like to get an email response from you, at least, before I jump into this again.? I’d like to be at least a little reassured or prepared.? Do evening sections fill up within a day’s difference?

    What’s the ‘catch’ with taking a first year seminar — I remember there being one. Is it that it doesn’t count toward my GPA, or is it that it doesn’t count toward my distribution to complete the BSc degree?

    It doesn’t cost anything to register as a visitor, right? As a visitor, I won’t have to pay, and I won’t get a credit, but what WILL I have access to?? ROSI? SWS? Tutorial sections? Free tutoring?

    ?

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  • auditing,  studying

    I’m too young to study

    May 23, 2001

    Hi: Hopefully with this stressful time upon us, you can help me. First of all, I am 40 years old and a first year undergrad student. There’s problem number 1 already! I have a hard time memorizing stuff and thankfully I only took one course this year, but it happens to be Intro. to Anthropology. My question… how in the world can I be expected to remember 8 months of lectures and notes for my exam next week? I’ve pretty much taken the year fine, my tests, although have not been that great, at least I’ve passed them. I did get 88% on my first university essay so I am pleased with that. Despite buying a new home, having my oldest daugther quit university and move to Montreal, life is pretty much stressfree! Right! So you can see my problem; an older student, who is married with 2 kids, and she is trying to do what she should have started 23 years ago! Any suggestions on how to study without pulling any allnighters, would be very much appreciated! Thanks guys!

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