Heeeeeeeey there
Okay, I’m sorry. I actually looked around for this one. Being a young Grade 12-er, I’m struggling with the college deal. I’ve done quite a bit of research, but was wondering if you could give me a list (or know of one) of ‘unofficial’ college websites? I know Trin has http://www.trinlife.org/ but other than that I can’t dig up any dirt. No idea where I wanna go, but my top 5 (no order) are Vic, Trin, St Mike’s, Innis, and UC. HELP PLEASE!
Thanks so much Aska, you’re my saviour.
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hey there,
i appreciate that the college questions are now starting to come in with their tails between their legs and a distinct “i know i did a boo-boo” face about them. this is the attitude you should be approaching me with, kids: fear, pre-emptive apology, regret, nervous urination. maybe not that last one.
seriously though, i understand the college hangup. choosing is tough, especially when everything that’s online is official uoft business and so not very helpful. but seriously (and i swear on me mum’s grave i’m not self-promoting) this blog is the most unofficial you’re going to get. you can probably dig up some forums about uoft’s colleges, but they tend to be out of date and inaccurate. a bit more accurate but still informal is this guide by the awesome student life blogs – just keep in mind it’s from 2009, so some things might’ve changed since then.
finally, if you’re like, “ok, i know all this OFFICIAL INFORMATION, but i want to know the DIRT,” i have some more advice:
1. if you can, take a tour of the colleges.
2. take a tour of the colleges.
3. tour the colleges.
4. tour.
5. the colleges.
6. TOURTHECOLELEAKBJSWJK.
the only way to get to know the colleges is by being in them. you don’t even have to set up an official tour; just download a map and take a Saturday off to walk around each building. see where each one is in relation to the clusters of buildings related to your program of study. take a look at the residences, if you’ll be in staying in residence. if not, see how easy it is to get to each college via the subway.
finally, i didn’t just answer this question because i am a masochist who likes to talk about colleges ALL THE TIME. i actually took advantage of it to let you know that i am working on a first-year crash course addendum for the FAQ, in which i will talk about colleges to your heart’s content. this addendum will hopefully be up before january, but i am a very unreliable person generally so don’t take my word for it.
xoxo,
aska