{"id":11556,"date":"2014-09-02T12:54:38","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T16:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=11556"},"modified":"2019-08-05T00:32:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T04:32:47","slug":"the-answer-is-to-stop-reading-articles-clearly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=11556","title":{"rendered":"the answer is to stop reading articles, clearly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I read some articles on student awards about humanities and social sciences at u of t&#8230; They said you can&#8217;t get in unless you have an 85 average. So far I have a 96 in english and am planning for an 85 average overall. DO I NEED HIGHER?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>hey there,<\/p>\n<p>i&#8217;m not sure which articles you&#8217;re talking about. also, do you mean &#8216;student awards&#8217; as in awards at uoft, or &#8216;student awards&#8217; as in the open online forum in which anonymous people can give answers about stuff? now, don&#8217;t get me wrong, forums can be incredibly helpful, but <a href=\"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/arthurlyingoninternet.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">don&#8217;t take everything some anonymous student says as gospel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>don&#8217;t panic just yet, is what i&#8217;m saying.<\/p>\n<p>you do need certain marks to be competitive, but trying to feel out what those marks are is best done through info directly from uoft. the university has no reason to be alarmist, unlike anonymous randos online. <a href=\"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/screaming.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">panicking students<\/a> are no fun for anyone working at a university.<\/p>\n<p>i&#8217;d recommend you read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsci.utoronto.ca\/futurestudents\/admissions\/guidance\/grades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this<\/a> and draw your own conclusions. while there are no guarantees, an 85% average is solidly within that &#8216;low 80s&#8217; admission range for 2014 students.<\/p>\n<p>(disclaimer that numbers change from year to year and that link is just a guideline, etc. etc. you cannot sue aska if you don&#8217;t get into uoft; i&#8217;m just a lowly student who eats far too many soda crackers for her own good, and i can&#8217;t make any serious promises).<\/p>\n<p>cheers,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I read some articles on student awards about humanities and social sciences at u of t&#8230; They said you can&#8217;t get in unless you have an 85 average. So far I have a 96 in english and am planning for an 85 average overall. DO I NEED HIGHER? \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 hey there, i&#8217;m not sure which articles you&#8217;re talking about. also, do you mean &#8216;student awards&#8217; as in awards at uoft, or &#8216;student awards&#8217; as in the open online forum in which anonymous people can give answers about stuff? now, don&#8217;t get me wrong, forums can be incredibly helpful, but don&#8217;t take everything some anonymous student says as gospel. don&#8217;t panic just yet, is what i&#8217;m saying. you do need certain marks to be competitive, but trying to feel out what those marks are is best done through info directly from uoft. the university has no reason to be alarmist, unlike anonymous randos online. panicking students are no fun for anyone working at a university. i&#8217;d recommend you read this and draw your own conclusions. while there are no guarantees, an 85% average is solidly within that &#8216;low 80s&#8217; admission range for 2014 students. (disclaimer that numbers change from year to year and that link is just a guideline, etc. etc. you cannot sue aska if you don&#8217;t get into uoft; i&#8217;m just a lowly student who eats far too many soda crackers for her own good, and i can&#8217;t make any serious promises). cheers, aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-admissions","category-humanities"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I read some articles on student awards about humanities and social sciences at u of t... 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