Hey aska!<\/p>\n
I’m entering my first year at the UofT for humanities and in second year I\u00a0want to be in the health studies and employment relations program doing a\u00a0double major. Both program say that there is limited enrollment. I even\u00a0visited the campus and talked to a prof there and he said he doesnt know\u00a0too much about the health studies program but knows they only take in 40\u00a0people from around 200 applications.<\/p>\n
I talked to the Health Studies student union on their facebook page and\u00a0they said from what they know the program accepts everyone who qualifies so\u00a0that was confusing cause online it says its limited enrolment. In health\u00a0studies you can take any course to get in but you should have some science\u00a0courses and social science courses. However, for the employment relations
\nprogram they want you to take economics and the sociology and psychology\u00a0courses.<\/p>\n
I’m really worried I may not get in the programs and I know people say\u00a0“have a backup” but those are really the only 2 programs I am into and I\u00a0want to work in a hospital or business as a coordinator or human resources\u00a0manager or perhaps in health policy. I really do not want to transfer into\u00a0York U second year for their health management program because I like UofT
\nmuch much better. From your experience, have you seen people who did not\u00a0get into their program? Did you get into the program you wished to be in?\u00a0And finally what advice would you give me?<\/p>\n
Thanks so much for your time!<\/p>\n
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welp. i feel you like you’ve already done more research than i have on this one. i don’t want to disagree with so many sources, but i believe your initial information was correct. the employment relations major is indeed a type 3 (which means there is limited enrolment), and the health studies major is a type 2L (also limited enrolment)<\/a>.<\/p>\n i’ve never heard that stat about health studies before, so i can’t confirm it, but who am i to contravene a professor? what he said\u00a0certainly makes more sense\u00a0than what the health studies union said, since program enrolment is definitely limited<\/a>\u00a0for the health studies major. maybe they meant it as a consoling platitude (like, “don’t even worry about it! pretty much\u00a0everyone<\/em> gets in who applies!”) rather than an actual fact.<\/p>\n but let me back up for a second here: you’re only going into your first year. i feel like you’re worrying about things that are way, way out of your control right now. i know you’ve got your heart set on this path, but you\u00a0never know<\/em> – you may end up hating it. i’m not saying you will, just that it’s a possibility. you may change your plans entirely. or you may absolutely CRUSH your courses and be basically a shoe-in to both your majors. right now, you can’t know for sure which way it’s gonna go.<\/p>\n in the face of that uncertainty, what i would do is stick to your plan and focus on doing as well as possible in your courses, to increase your chances of getting into the majors you want. try to focus on the now.<\/p>\n nonetheless, i’m feeling that you have a LOT OF ANXIETY about this, so i’m gonna go along with you on your hypothetical for just a minute. let’s assume the worst case scenario: you don’t get into either one or both of your majors.<\/p>\n i have seen lots and lots of people not get into their program of choice, and while i admire your drive, there is one thing and one thing only that distinguishes success from failure: being able to adapt. that doesn’t mean giving\u00a0up on your dream. but if (worst case) you don’t get into one or both of your majors, you can STILL ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL of working in human resources\/health policy – you just might have to go about it a different way.<\/p>\n for example, maybe you don’t get into employment relations, but you still make sure to complete the required courses to gain CHRP designation<\/a>, making it easy for you to go out into the world and do human resources for a living. instead of health studies, you pursue a global health major<\/a>; very similar, but it’s a type 1, meaning you’re guaranteed enrolment.<\/p>\n or maybe you do a Master’s of Industrial Relations and Human Resources<\/a>\u00a0after your undergrad, and\u00a0then<\/em> go into the working world.<\/p>\n