{"id":3513,"date":"2014-01-24T16:19:35","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T21:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=3513"},"modified":"2019-08-17T14:55:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-17T18:55:11","slug":"getting-on-that-brain-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=3513","title":{"rendered":"getting on that brain train"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! I was just wondering what the UTM requirements are to apply to do a psychology major after not initially meeting the initial requirements. On the UTM calendar it says to go to the psychology homepage but I can&#8217;t seem to find anything lol.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your help!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>hello. this is an old question. if you&#8217;d like to see why i am answering these BLASTS FROM THE PAST, please go <a href=\"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=3978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>! thanks!<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/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>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utm.utoronto.ca\/psychology\/undergraduate-studies\/programs-offered\/admission-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">requirements<\/a> are kind of the same as the initial requirements, to be honest. you still need to have completed grade 12 biology and advanced functions &#8211; no changes there &#8211; and you also need to have gotten at least a 63% in PSY201H5, as well as completed at least 1.0 FCEs out of the second or upper-year requirements for the <a href=\"https:\/\/student.utm.utoronto.ca\/calendar\/program_group.pl?Group_Id=27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">psychology major<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>basically, they want you to be doing the major in practice, so that if\/when you register in it formally, you&#8217;re not behind. i guess that makes some sense, but it also means that there&#8217;s NO SLACKING. you have to keep taking psych courses consistently and make sure you&#8217;ve got all those requirements done by the time you want to reapply. YOU THINK YOU CAN DO THAT, SOLDIER? <a href=\"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/amigettingthroughtoyousailor.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DO YOU REALLY<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>i sometimes get carried away when motivating students. <a href=\"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/racheldecisions.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sorry<\/a>. some call it a curse, some a blessing. i guess it&#8217;s up to you to decide which camp to believe. point is, it&#8217;ll be just as hard, if not harder, to get into psych after first year &#8211; so don&#8217;t stop trying now.<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! I was just wondering what the UTM requirements are to apply to do a psychology major after not initially meeting the initial requirements. On the UTM calendar it says to go to the psychology homepage but I can&#8217;t seem to find anything lol. Thank you for your help! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 hello. this is an old question. if you&#8217;d like to see why i am answering these BLASTS FROM THE PAST, please go here! thanks! aska \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 hey there, the requirements are kind of the same as the initial requirements, to be honest. you still need to have completed grade 12 biology and advanced functions &#8211; no changes there &#8211; and you also need to have gotten at least a 63% in PSY201H5, as well as completed at least 1.0 FCEs out of the second or upper-year requirements for the psychology major. basically, they want you to be doing the major in practice, so that if\/when you register in it formally, you&#8217;re not behind. i guess that makes some sense, but it also means that there&#8217;s NO SLACKING. you have to keep taking psych courses consistently and make sure you&#8217;ve got all those requirements done by the time you want to reapply. 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DO YOU REALLY? i sometimes get carried away when motivating students. sorry. some call it a curse, some a blessing. i guess it&#8217;s up to you to decide which camp to believe. point is, it&#8217;ll be just as hard, if not harder, to get into psych after first year &#8211; so don&#8217;t stop trying now. 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,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,63,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-admissions","category-psychology","category-utm"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello! 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