• colleges,  innis,  residence

    i’mmmmm moving out!

    July 7, 2010

    As the procrastinator I am, only researched about UofT’s residence buildings this week.
    (I’m already accepted to Innis, but I’m having major doubts now).
    I hear Innis is a really quiet, studious, and self-contained residency, and that is
    definitely not what I’m looking for. I picked it because I assumed that the majority of
    my peers would be taking courses at Innis College, ie Cinema and Rhetoric, thus having
    similar interests.

    Basically, could I have a breakdown of what type of people are at and what the atmosphere
    is of New College, Vic, and Woodsworth, along with Innis, incase what I’ve heard is
    false? I’d like to be in a social atmosphere with other kids who are in the Arts, and
    it’s probably too late to do a switcheroo since the 28th is in a week, but it’s worth a
    shot!

    Also, if I change residency from Innis, does that mean I can no longer take courses at
    Innis College?

    Merci beaucoup!

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    Hi there! I am here to crush your possible dreams.

    I called the Innis Residence coordinator to discuss switching residences. As a student of Innis College, you have to stay at Innis Residence. You can however, take whatever courses you please. The program you’re in and the college (and residence) you’re affiliated with have nothing to do with it. Colleges are for administrative purposes only. More of a way of organizing you, than restricting you from courses of study.

    The only time colleges however matter is when it comes to residences. If you were to pull out of Innis now, you would have to eat the $600 deposit charge. The only other residence that would be available to you is 89 Chestnut.

    Plus I can totally vouch for Innis Residence! As a former Cinema Studies student, I went into Innis Res not knowing what to expect and found a highly social atmosphere. Residences are a crapshoot when it comes to who your roommates are and who you’ll meet, but Innis is a big and artsy residence. I think you’ll find some like-minded souls.

    Also keep in mind that: Most of your best friends in university won’t come from residence (despite what you might think the first few weeks of school), anyway. They’ll come from meeting people in the same classes as you, and from getting involved (U of T has about a bazillion clubs and societies). Innis Residence has its good and great points, too – you won’t have to share a sketchy shower down the hall, survive on a gross meal plan or have to sleep in the same room as your roommate.

    To get more acclimatized, the residence offers tours and meet and greets during the day. Contact them here.

    xoxo, Askastudent

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  • innis

    seeing students through ROSI-tinted spectacles

    January 3, 2010

    Hi Askastudent,

    When I go to the Innis registrar office, and they asked for my student number. I know that they can just type it in, but are my marks and GPA displayed on their monitor right there.

    I am just always so curious about it. My marks are not that great this semester, and I just wanted to know if they actually judge you on it. My GPA isn’t as high as I’d like this semester, and I get embarrassed thinking that they know my marks whenever I need to go do my OSAP or any registrar related matters.

    Thank you.

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    The fact that the registrar has access to your records shouldn’t come across as a surprise to you the registrar is supposed to be your first stop for any academic problems you’re encountering. If they didn’t have access to your marks, how would they ever be able to help you?

    I’m sure the people at the registrar office won’t judge you for your marks. They are nice people. On top of that, they were students themselves at one point too. I’m sure every one of them has had a semester or two during which their marks dropped a bit. They’re only human, right?

    Don’t worry about your marks. Everyone feels burnt out once in a while! In any case, I’m sure you’re not the only person with low marks this semester.

    In any case, what’s the worst that can happen to you? A little wounded pride? I don’t think you should concern yourself with whether or not they judge you based on your marks. Instead, take advantage of their knowledge and expertise. Keep an open mind; perhaps they’ll give you some advice from which you’ll benefit from in the long run. You’re paying the University for their registrarial services, so you might as well take advantage of it.

    Anyway, you can’t be as embarrassed as these guys.

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  • innis,  new kids

    A defunct link on a U of T website?! (a first for everything)

    June 12, 2009

    I cannot access to this website
    http://www.utoronto.ca/innis/innisacademicorientation.pdf

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    Ooooh. A straight shooter. I respect that.

    Alright Calamity Jane, try this:

    http://www.utoronto.ca/innis/AOS_International_2009.pdf

    (it’s the 2009 version)

    Finally, a U of T document that uses PINK! Or perhaps it’s magenta… or fuchsia.

    What’s this University turning in to?!? … late withdrawals, credit/no-credit, tertiary colour schemes.

    P.s. For future reference the document can be found at

    http://www.utoronto.ca/innis/NewAdmits.htm > “Special Update… click here” (this link is now also broken. just goes to show that time will get us all in the end – aska 2014).

    P.p.s. I’m not sure why this song popped into my head after answering your question. Let it rekindle your love OR confirm your hatred (I’m on the fence… for once).

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  • commerce,  innis,  residence,  switching,  woodsworth

    see ya there

    April 24, 2009

    Hi,

    I have just received acceptance from UT Commerce Innis College, but I wasn’t guarenteed in the Innis Residence…I looked at some of the posts and I saw some guy last year had same situation as me. Anyways, I did contact the Innis Residence by email by the way even though I didn’t get a response yet. Oh yeah, Do you know why they send response so late? I have been waiting 2 days now with no response.

    Also, Is changing college (like right now) possible even though I am already accepted? because I would like to change it to Woodsworth college since Woodsworth residence also has single rooms for every students.

    Other than that, Is UT Commerce a difficult major to deal with? I had head from others, the class average is somewhere from 50% to 65% which seems very low.

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  • choosing,  colleges,  innis,  trinity college

    sorry, the grand scheme doesn’t include college preferences

    March 20, 2009



    My preference for colleges at U of T was as follows.
    1. Innis
    2. Trinity
    3. Victoria
    4. University/New
    5. etc.

    But I knew that if Trinity wasn’t listed as my number 1 they wouldn’t accept me. So I, thinking myself a clever young lad, decided to apply to Trinity as my number 1, with Innis as my number 2. I figured if I got into Trinity, but didn’t want to go there, I could still go into Innis.

    Now I’m hearing that Innis also requires being number 1. If I’m accepted into Trinity, do you think it’ll be possible to transfer from it to Innis?

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  • admissions,  innis,  residence

    Like Sand Through the Hour Glass…

    May 20, 2008

    Hello. I’m a typical stressed out grade twelve student that applied to the U of T St. George ages ago and only was accepted, actually, days ago.
    While I was being wooed by other univerisities with scholarships and such, I stared at “Pending Review” on Toronto’s site for months!

    They’ve sent me a package that basically says Innis is my college but they may not have residency for me.
    With nearly a week to decide, I must know: What are the chances of me actually living at Innis, or am I forced onto my second choice (which I randomly decided as New College, but apparently the ‘new’ is kin to the ‘green’ in Greenland).

    So I saw your url on the pamplet and decided to try my luck.

    ?

    ?

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  • colleges,  getting involved,  innis,  residence

    does one clique count as cliquey?

    August 9, 2007

    Hey there, I’ve been reading this site for a while and it’s been helpful, sooo
    here is a question.
    I’m going to be a first year Innis student in the fall, and I’m wondering if
    there are particular things I should steer clear from while I’m there. In some
    of the older entries, you mentioned that Innis is pretty cliquey and overall
    not that great, so do you have any specific suggestions for getting around the
    stuffy atmosphere? Maybe any awesome clubs or student groups I should look up?
    Or some non-UofT related activities? Thoughts?

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