{"id":4674,"date":"2013-03-05T14:45:56","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T19:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=4674"},"modified":"2013-03-05T14:45:56","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T19:45:56","slug":"trying-to-ditch-dalhousie-well-we-want-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=4674","title":{"rendered":"trying to ditch dalhousie? well we want you!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>First of all, thanks for taking my question.<\/p>\n<p>I was a student at Dalhousie until last April when I was academically dismissed for two years. I want to transfer to U of T and take some classes next year. How would I go about this? (if it&#8217;s even possible)<\/p>\n<p>I have heard of people writing letters and being reinstated. This might get me back to Dal, but then how would I get to U of T? Also, I would play football for U of T.<\/p>\n<p>Any advice is appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks,<br \/>\nSam<\/p>\n<p>?????????<\/p>\n<p>Hey Sam!<\/p>\n<p>Soooooo your issue proved harder to deal with than usual, by which I mean I actually had to call some people as opposed to the usual Google magic. Anyhow, the easiest way to put this is that UofT does not consider students for transfer if they aren&#8217;t in good academic standing at their current university. Thus, given your dismissed status, as much as you can attempt to appeal to the university&#8230; well, I think you know where that&#8217;s going. Sorry dude.<\/p>\n<p>But maybe you should use the time off and consider whether or not <a href=\"http:\/\/www.notgoingtouni.co.uk\/advice\/view\/59\/Is_University_For_Me\" target=\"_blank\">university is really for you<\/a>. Or maybe you can work. Or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeandeasytraveler.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">travel<\/a>. Or learn how to play guitar. Or violin. Yada yada yada.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, First of all, thanks for taking my question. I was a student at Dalhousie until last April when I was academically dismissed for two years. I want to transfer to U of T and take some classes next year. How would I go about this? (if it&#8217;s even possible) I have heard of people writing letters and being reinstated. This might get me back to Dal, but then how would I get to U of T? Also, I would play football for U of T. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks, Sam ????????? Hey Sam! Soooooo your issue proved harder to deal with than usual, by which I mean I actually had to call some people as opposed to the usual Google magic. Anyhow, the easiest way to put this is that UofT does not consider students for transfer if they aren&#8217;t in good academic standing at their current university. Thus, given your dismissed status, as much as you can attempt to appeal to the university&#8230; well, I think you know where that&#8217;s going. Sorry dude. But maybe you should use the time off and consider whether or not university is really for you. Or maybe you can work. Or travel. Or learn how to play guitar. Or violin. Yada yada yada. 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