{"id":29445,"date":"2026-04-09T18:29:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=29445"},"modified":"2026-04-09T18:29:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:29:56","slug":"there-can-only-be-one-utorid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=29445","title":{"rendered":"there can only be one (utorid)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dear Sir or Madam,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I am currently a\u00a0first year\u00a0student at\u00a0utm. I received and accepted offer from\u00a0utsg\u00a0last month. Now I am a bit nervous because I want to\u00a0apply\u00a0my program for second year\u00a0Therefore, I want to ask: will I get a new\u00a0utorid\u00a0of\u00a0utsg\u00a0(since my\u00a0utorid\u00a0is of\u00a0utm\u00a0currently). If so, where can I get it?\u00a0\u00a0Thank you.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">heyyo,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ooo it\u2019s not everyday that you guys address me as sir or madam. i&#8217;m kinda feeling like royalty???<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media2.giphy.com\/media\/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExd2ppbG5ld3U0aGZib3B2eTNmYW5kczY4dnN4a2d0NHJvb2NrZWNsbSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw\/ktGlz3zPvG2mA\/giphy.gif\" width=\"418\" height=\"236\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">seriously though, you don\u2019t have to address me like that. as fancy as i feel.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as for your actual question&#8230; first of all, congrats on getting your offer!\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">my common sense tells me that you wouldn\u2019t get a new one, cause that seems a bit redundant?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> i couldn\u2019t find any info on your exact case (ie, campus transfer) but i did find this page for med student applications <a href=\"https:\/\/pgme.utoronto.ca\/activate-your-utorid-set-utmail-e-mail-obtain-your-tcard#:~:text=Important:,.med@utoronto.ca\">that says you should only have one utorid<\/a> (for med students, this means that they\u2019d use the same utorid that they had if they did their undergrad at uoft).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">so\u00a0i\u00a0think\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0pretty safe\u00a0to say that you\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0need to worry about getting a new id after your transfer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">welcome to\u00a0utsg\u00a0and\u00a0i\u00a0hope you get into the program of your dreams!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media2.giphy.com\/media\/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExY2RmNGo1cDBobW81czN5dWk1OHhzazFqcDIwM2t4OGZhYzF1NXh0aCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw\/htRqvanELaGxG7yOnQ\/giphy.gif\" width=\"316\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cheers,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aska<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Sir or Madam,\u00a0 I am currently a\u00a0first year\u00a0student at\u00a0utm. I received and accepted offer from\u00a0utsg\u00a0last month. Now I am a bit nervous because I want to\u00a0apply\u00a0my program for second year\u00a0Therefore, I want to ask: will I get a new\u00a0utorid\u00a0of\u00a0utsg\u00a0(since my\u00a0utorid\u00a0is of\u00a0utm\u00a0currently). If so, where can I get it?\u00a0\u00a0Thank you.\u00a0 heyyo,\u00a0 ooo it\u2019s not everyday that you guys address me as sir or madam. i&#8217;m kinda feeling like royalty???\u00a0 seriously though, you don\u2019t have to address me like that. as fancy as i feel.\u00a0 as for your actual question&#8230; first of all, congrats on getting your offer!\u00a0my common sense tells me that you wouldn\u2019t get a new one, cause that seems a bit redundant? i couldn\u2019t find any info on your exact case (ie, campus transfer) but i did find this page for med student applications that says you should only have one utorid (for med students, this means that they\u2019d use the same utorid that they had if they did their undergrad at uoft). so\u00a0i\u00a0think\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0pretty safe\u00a0to say that you\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0need to worry about getting a new id after your transfer.\u00a0 welcome to\u00a0utsg\u00a0and\u00a0i\u00a0hope you get into the program of your dreams!\u00a0\u00a0 cheers,\u00a0 aska\u00a0<\/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,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[204,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-internal-transfer","category-tcard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29445","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=29445"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29446,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29445\/revisions\/29446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}