{"id":8570,"date":"2014-05-30T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T18:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=8570"},"modified":"2019-08-12T22:29:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T02:29:38","slug":"why-cant-we-just-all-be-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=8570","title":{"rendered":"why can&#8217;t we just all be together??? :("},"content":{"rendered":"<p>hi aska! is there a cutoff score for people applying to innis?<\/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 thing about cutoff marks is that schools don&#8217;t put them in place just for kicks. they exist because they just don&#8217;t have the space to take everybody, and schools need to use something to make a decision about who to admit. most places (like innis) use marks because, well, <a href=\"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/scottcomplicated.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that&#8217;s just simpler, isn&#8217;t it<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>what i&#8217;m saying is that because the cutoff exists to distinguish students, it is also dependent on the students. if the average mark of applicants one year is higher, then the cutoff will be higher. same thing if it&#8217;s lower. there&#8217;s no fixed number; it&#8217;s fluid, like a pool noodle soaked in water, or my marks depending on <a href=\"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/atnosleep.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how much coffee i&#8217;ve had that week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>one trend that&#8217;s been pretty consistent over the years is that the cutoff is at least 1%-2% higher than the cutoff for entry into the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, which is usually <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsci.utoronto.ca\/futurestudents\/admissions\/high-school-students\/ontario#2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">somewhere in the low-mid 80s<\/a>. but i can&#8217;t give you an exact number, &#8217;cause students aren&#8217;t the same every year. hate to say it, but some of y&#8217;all are dumber than some of the rest of y&#8217;all. don&#8217;t worry though, <a href=\"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/misshannigan.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>i<\/em> still love you all the same<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>cheers,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>hi aska! is there a cutoff score for people applying to innis? \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 hey there, the thing about cutoff marks is that schools don&#8217;t put them in place just for kicks. they exist because they just don&#8217;t have the space to take everybody, and schools need to use something to make a decision about who to admit. most places (like innis) use marks because, well, that&#8217;s just simpler, isn&#8217;t it? what i&#8217;m saying is that because the cutoff exists to distinguish students, it is also dependent on the students. if the average mark of applicants one year is higher, then the cutoff will be higher. same thing if it&#8217;s lower. there&#8217;s no fixed number; it&#8217;s fluid, like a pool noodle soaked in water, or my marks depending on how much coffee i&#8217;ve had that week. one trend that&#8217;s been pretty consistent over the years is that the cutoff is at least 1%-2% higher than the cutoff for entry into the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, which is usually somewhere in the low-mid 80s. but i can&#8217;t give you an exact number, &#8217;cause students aren&#8217;t the same every year. hate to say it, but some of y&#8217;all are dumber than some of the rest of y&#8217;all. don&#8217;t worry though, i still love you all the same. cheers, 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":[8,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-colleges","category-innis"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"hi aska! is there a cutoff score for people applying to innis? 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