{"id":29554,"date":"2026-07-14T22:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T02:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?page_id=29554"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:37:02","slug":"applicant-faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?page_id=29554","title":{"rendered":"Applicant FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>hello,\u00a0 future uoft-er!<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">your dear aska has been absolutely, positively <em>inundated<\/em> with questions from applicants lately. and when i say positively, i really do mean it. i love answering your questions and helping you young\u2019uns get into uoft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">however, i also know that sometimes you guys need urgent answers faster than i can respond. or even if you don\u2019t <em>need<\/em> them, i know you little bundles of nerves want to get answers asap. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sooo that\u2019s why i&#8217;m creating this guide for all the most common questions i get from future\/current applicants! <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">over the next few weeks, check back in to see the new sections i&#8217;ll be adding. a few disclaimers, though: i&#8217;ll be focusing only on <strong>undergrad applicants<\/strong>, and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mostly\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">through the perspective of an <strong>ontario student<\/strong>. however, some things will apply for all applicants from anywhere in the world! i&#8217;ll always make sure to note when things may be different for non-ontario applicants.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">see you all soon,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aska<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>hello,\u00a0 future uoft-er! your dear aska has been absolutely, positively inundated with questions from applicants lately. and when i say positively, i really do mean it. i love answering your questions and helping you young\u2019uns get into uoft. however, i also know that sometimes you guys need urgent answers faster than i can respond. or even if you don\u2019t need them, i know you little bundles of nerves want to get answers asap. \u00a0 sooo that\u2019s why i&#8217;m creating this guide for all the most common questions i get from future\/current applicants! 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