{"id":8180,"date":"2014-05-29T13:45:07","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T18:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=8180"},"modified":"2019-08-12T22:30:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T02:30:54","slug":"meditations-on-difficulty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=8180","title":{"rendered":"meditations on difficulty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>i got accepted into the social sciences program as an alternate offer. I originally applied to the business management program. Is it really competitive and hard to maintain you grade to switch in the BBA program? are there very limited amount of spots?<\/p>\n<p>???????????????<\/p>\n<p>hey there,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;is it hard&#8221; is one of the hardest questions to try and answer.* you may be an incredibly hard worker (and a better person than i), in which case it would be very easy for you. or maybe it turns out that you&#8217;ll really, really hate university, in which case it will be nearly impossible. i&#8217;m a big fan of avoiding problems, so in this case, i&#8217;m just gonna sidestep the &#8220;is it hard&#8221; question altogether, and focus instead on &#8220;is it competitive&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>according to utsc, depending on the specific program, the number of accepted students can be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utsc.utoronto.ca\/mgmt\/node\/139#me_01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as low as 9%<\/a>. i&#8217;m not gonna sugar-coat it &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rosspregnant.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that&#8217;s a low number<\/a>. but hey, i&#8217;m planning on getting a kick-ass job with a liberal arts degree, so obviously uninspiring stats don&#8217;t scare me.<\/p>\n<p>also, another heartening fact: with a lot of these elite programs, transferring isn&#8217;t even possible after first year. however, utsc&#8217;s management programs allow transfer students. you apply to transfer to utsc <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utsc.utoronto.ca\/mgmt\/node\/139#gi_01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">just like any other transfers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>not great news, i know. but like i said: difficulty is relative. just because it&#8217;s competitive, doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t do it.<\/p>\n<p>best of luck!<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n<p>* but who&#8217;s to say?it&#8217;s hard to answer? maybe it wouldn&#8217;t be hard for someone else to answer? what is difficulty? WHAT IS MEANING? i need to <a href=\"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/liedown.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lie down<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i got accepted into the social sciences program as an alternate offer. I originally applied to the business management program. 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