{"id":27103,"date":"2022-07-22T20:56:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T00:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=27103"},"modified":"2023-03-17T16:07:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T20:07:15","slug":"commuters-guide-to-colleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=27103","title":{"rendered":"commuter&#8217;s guide to colleges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"IxFyd\">\n<div class=\"k31gt\">\n<p>sorry if you\u2019ve been asked this before, but I just got accepted to University College (Humanities) does the college mean anything if you\u2019re a commuter? like how does it work? can I still use services like libraries at other colleges? does the college actually mean anything i\u2019m kinda confused?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>hi, hello and welcome!<\/p>\n<p>ah yes, the age-old question of &#8220;i&#8217;m a commuter and does college actually mean anything&#8221;&#8230; (and also on that note, does anything even actually mean anything? but i digress.)<\/p>\n<p>as a commuter, your college doesn&#8217;t really matter as much but it does come in handy for some admin stuff, student life, and pretending you&#8217;re in a hogwarts house.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tenor-gif-embed\" data-postid=\"5498221\" data-share-method=\"host\" data-aspect-ratio=\"2.40385\" data-width=\"80%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/view\/harry-potter-excited-yes-gryffindor-cheer-gif-5498221\">Harry Potter Excited GIF<\/a>from <a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/search\/harry+potter-gifs\">Harry Potter GIFs<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>it&#8217;s not really a restrictive thing, but more like a way for uoft to somewhat organize the absolute barrage of artsci kids here, imo. you&#8217;ll get access to pretty much all the other college libraries and buildings on campus, except for some dining halls which have been restricted to their own college&#8217;s student during covid. fun fact, uc also has their own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uc.utoronto.ca\/students-current-students-campus-students-commuter-student-centre\">commuter student centre<\/a> with a kitchenette and lounge. i&#8217;m not sure how much people actually use these student centres, but i did drop by once for an event and there were free donuts, so that&#8217;s one positive review.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tenor-gif-embed\" data-postid=\"9548945\" data-share-method=\"host\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.33333\" data-width=\"50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/view\/boy-kid-computer-thumbs-up-face-gif-9548945\">Boy Kid GIF<\/a>from <a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/search\/boy-gifs\">Boy GIFs<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>your college registrar is also pretty imporant (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uc.utoronto.ca\/AARO\">the uc one is here!).<\/a> they would be your go-to for admin things like academic and financial advising, getting transcripts, paperwork, stuff like that. other nice college perks include writing centres, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uc.utoronto.ca\/students-current-students-community-mentorship-\">mentorship<\/a> opportunities, and some scholarships and awards (uc has a bunch of annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uc.utoronto.ca\/writing-award-applications\">writing awards<\/a> which are pretty cool). uc is also one of the colleges which offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uc.utoronto.ca\/programs-study-academic-programs-independent-study\">independent research courses<\/a> for their students, if that&#8217;s something you&#8217;re into.<\/p>\n<p>there are also lots of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uc.utoronto.ca\/students-current-students-community-student-groups-uc-lit-uc-lit-clubs-ancillaries\">college-based clubs and events<\/a>. most are open to all students, except for frosh, which is organized by college and also basically the loudest, most obnoxious poster child for &#8220;college things&#8221;. but honestly, if you&#8217;re not staying on res it&#8217;s really up to you how much you&#8217;d like to get involved with your college. you can parade around campus bleeding uc red and chanting to your heart&#8217;s content, and you&#8217;re also free to just&#8230; not (i mean, there&#8217;s nothing stopping you from literally just leaving). or, more likely, it&#8217;ll be something in between, and you&#8217;ll get to know your college in a way that works for you \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>hope that helps,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>sorry if you\u2019ve been asked this before, but I just got accepted to University College (Humanities) does the college mean anything if you\u2019re a commuter? like how does it work? can I still use services like libraries at other colleges? does the college actually mean anything i\u2019m kinda confused? hi, hello and welcome! ah yes, the age-old question of &#8220;i&#8217;m a commuter and does college actually mean anything&#8221;&#8230; (and also on that note, does anything even actually mean anything? but i digress.) as a commuter, your college doesn&#8217;t really matter as much but it does come in handy for some admin stuff, student life, and pretending you&#8217;re in a hogwarts house. Harry Potter Excited GIFfrom Harry Potter GIFs it&#8217;s not really a restrictive thing, but more like a way for uoft to somewhat organize the absolute barrage of artsci kids here, imo. you&#8217;ll get access to pretty much all the other college libraries and buildings on campus, except for some dining halls which have been restricted to their own college&#8217;s student during covid. fun fact, uc also has their own commuter student centre with a kitchenette and lounge. i&#8217;m not sure how much people actually use these student centres, but i did drop by once for an event and there were free donuts, so that&#8217;s one positive review. Boy Kid GIFfrom Boy GIFs your college registrar is also pretty imporant (the uc one is here!). they would be your go-to for admin things like academic and financial advising, getting transcripts, paperwork, stuff like that. other nice college perks include writing centres, mentorship opportunities, and some scholarships and awards (uc has a bunch of annual writing awards which are pretty cool). uc is also one of the colleges which offers independent research courses for their students, if that&#8217;s something you&#8217;re into. there are also lots of college-based clubs and events. most are open to all students, except for frosh, which is organized by college and also basically the loudest, most obnoxious poster child for &#8220;college things&#8221;. but honestly, if you&#8217;re not staying on res it&#8217;s really up to you how much you&#8217;d like to get involved with your college. you can parade around campus bleeding uc red and chanting to your heart&#8217;s content, and you&#8217;re also free to just&#8230; not (i mean, there&#8217;s nothing stopping you from literally just leaving). or, more likely, it&#8217;ll be something in between, and you&#8217;ll get to know your college in a way that works for you \ud83d\ude42 hope that helps, 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":[8,303,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-colleges","category-prospective-student","category-university"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27103\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}