All things U of T!

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Let's see how many people here go to UofT? Tell us what college you go to, what program you're in, what year, etc,.

Also, if you have any nice pics of UofT, please post!

[QUOTE=iMariah]All things U of T!

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"Let's see how many people here go to UofT?"

Obviously not very many.

Hey...

Im third year, New College in Urban Studies and Urban Economic and Social Geography

I'm also in New College, first year though, I want to go into criminology next year.

I know there are more than this!
Lets post some pics of the beautiful UofT!

Anyway, a bit about me:
I'm a first year Commerce student from Trinity College.

How do you guys like UofT?

3rd year sociology/sexual diversity studies at Vic

Hey...

Im third year, New College in Urban Studies and Urban Economic and Social Geography


Sweet! I just graduated from urban studies from U of T this past school year! You probably know Dr. Patricia Petersen????

BTW, I was Vic. But my heart was with Innis.

Does everyone here HATE Trinity? :lol:

I'm in woodsworth, life science first year.

Mechanical engineering, 1s year.

Mechanical engineering, 1s year.
What college? Or are you at Missisauga, or Scarborough?

BTW, what does DESI mean?

I've also seen a person with the username "UofT", so I KNOW there are more people on here that go to UofT!

What college? Or are you at Missisauga, or Scarborough?

BTW, what does DESI mean?

Enginnering campus is located on the south side of St Geroge Campus. The campus is a 4-5 minute walk from the Queen's Park station. Most of our buildings are situated around Con Hall. Like Sandford Fleming, Bahen Centre etc.
Desi means "of South Asian origin."

Enginnering campus is located on the south side of St Geroge Campus. The campus is a 4-5 minute walk from the Queen's Park station. Most of our buildings are situated around Con Hall. Like Sandford Fleming, Bahen Centre etc.
Desi means "of South Asian origin."
I'm well aware of all that stuff.
But everyone at UofT belongs to a COLLEGE.
Which one do you belong to?

no, I think only Arts and Sci students have colleges.

BTW, what the hell does SKULE mean or what does it stand for?

I am at New College New Hall (what a boring name).

no, I think only Arts and Sci students have colleges.

BTW, what the hell does SKULE mean or what does it stand for?

Yes, engineering students don't have college. SKULE just is a way of saying school. I don't know its origins. During the orientation they just said that you belong to SKULE. Just something invented by engineers for fun to give the faculty a distinct name.

SKULE is also the correct way of spelling school for those grammatically challenged engineers.

Also, engineers don't belong to colleges. They just belong to the faculty of engineering. The only reason that the other students have colleges is because of the history of the university being made up of federated colleges.

I'm a 4th year environmental toxicology and politics student.

:) Hi guys, I am new to this forum. I am a first year electrical engineering student. :)

was accepted by toronto.....but went to waterloo instead.....waterloo rules

I was accepted to St. Michael's college but chose Ryerson instead (Comp Sci). Ryerson's ok... more practial, although theory is very important as well. My skills are more marketable than if I went to UofT.

Waterloo does not rule but tToronto is horrible as well (in terms of a community fabric). I should have gone to Western.

Waterloo does not rule but tToronto is horrible as well (in terms of a community fabric). I should have gone to Western.
Are you kidding? UofT is horrible?
LOL ... you must be :weird:

Are you kidding? UofT is horrible?
LOL ... you must be :weird:

Um, no, I'm not. Competitive and friendless atmosphere rules the school in general. Academically, it's a fine (finest in Canada) institution, but it's not going to win any awards in a 'friendly' department.

"Competitive and friendless atmosphere rules the school in general. Academically, it's a fine (finest in Canada) institution, but it's not going to win any awards in a 'friendly' department."


I thought the main social advantage of UofT, was the fact it was intigrated into downtown Toronto, instead of being stuck with the usual isolated campus mentality that you may not like?

UofT is way too large to adhere to any one clique or attitude anyway.






KGB

I thought the main social advantage of UofT, was the fact it was intigrated into downtown Toronto, instead of being stuck with the usual isolated campus mentality that you may not like?

KGB

Even bigger than usual university administration is not helping things, but neither is the fact that it's hard to make friends. Mind, this is second-hand information, but out of 8 UofTers I know, 7 aren't very happy with school atmosphere, and complain about much the same things as I do here in the suburban Waterloo. This goes in line with the fact that this is usually a place where UofT fails in the rankings department.

Those who complain about U of T are just weak. This is not a school where they hold your hand. It's competition with yourself only, not with others, that's what people misattribute about the experience.

As for friends, I made lots of them. You just have to be adaptable, and try things out. There' something for everyone here.

And I'm learning way more practical stuff than friends from other schools because the connections you make, and the versatility that the school forces you to use, are just as important as the skills you learn. In the real world you have to deal with people and various unexpected problems. At U of T, very few people are there to help you out, you have to figure it out on your own.

" it's hard to make friends. "


make friends with who? Like the people in your class? Class is class...social life is social life. If you can't make friends in downtown Toronto (who says it has to be with a fellow UofT'er? ), then where can you make friends....downtown is probably the most diverse crowd of people doing the most diverse amount of things you will find anywhere...1/4 million people live there...1/2 million people work there...probably more than 100,000 students there at any one time.

Even the biggest introvert can make friends there.






KGB

Even bigger than usual university administration is not helping things, but neither is the fact that it's hard to make friends. Mind, this is second-hand information, but out of 8 UofTers I know, 7 aren't very happy with school atmosphere, and complain about much the same things as I do here in the suburban Waterloo. This goes in line with the fact that this is usually a place where UofT fails in the rankings department.


If you're talking about St. George Campus, many friends have made similar complaints. However, their is so much to do and get involved with, you can meet new people and make friends if you put some effort into it. It's tough if you're a commuter (are you?) or don't live on campus, but there are tons of things on campus for you to take advantage of which are good ways of meeting new people. Class can be tough I suppose...but if you are friendly and talk to people you're bound to make some. Sure, some people are just anti-social, but you are going to find a lot of social people too.

Everyone I've known in residence haven't had trouble making friends at all.

It is very easy to make friends in UofT, just a hello is needed. And the whole acadamically charged atmosphere is the greatest thing of UofT. THe big problem is that the professors don't know you. You are just a number. That sucks.

One of my friend is at U of T studying computer science. He was also accepted by Waterloo for CS, but didn't go there because he don't wanna pay for rez. Bad choice. First week of school he had a nervous breakdown. I'd think its because people down there are not very welcoming, or maybe its the faculty that dind't really care about its students.

I am at waterloo studying computer engineering. Went to DEEP at U of T last summer, didn't really like U of T b/c I feel the faculty didn't care about its students. Also repetition wise for me engineering @ uw is above u of t. So i chose uw. Glad I did, I love it here, I am taking all my classes with the same people, so we are very close together, and its like this for my entire uni career... (CS and Math in UW dont' have this class thing though). The profs actually tries to know you, and they are very willing to help you. We actually have each of our photo taken by the faculty, so we are actually an image, not a number! LOL. Well, only thing I hate about this palce is its virtually owned by Microsoft (RIM and ATI also have lots of commercials, hack, ATI had the back cover ad in our engineering aganda)... Oh ya, our first year programming courses uses C# (before it was Java). I hate it with a passion.

But ya, international wise, I think U of T has a much stronger repetition because its THE university in a big city. Both schools are good, it really depends on what you are after. U of T is also a much better place to do post-graduate stuff. It has a huge amout of funding...

As for practically stuff, uw is awesome on that b/c of its co-op program. The stuff I learn is very theoretical, but it will (hopefully) be applied in Co-op work terms

Id have to agree with the previous user.

Im a current CIV-E in Waterloo, and rejected UofT because of the rumors i heard regarding 1st year eng. life. Im not talking about the social life; social life is what each individual makes it out to be. Im talking about the school's interest - or lack thereof - in the standing of its 1st yr eng. students. As mentioned, i ended up chosing Waterloo, and many of my friends who went on to engineering chose UT. According to them, its terrible. They claim that the university wants the majority of its 1st yr eng. students to drop out to increase its stature amongst universities in the world. How far this is true, i dont know. But what i can def. say is that a lot of them r hating it. Apparently competition is very fierce, and this sometimes leads to greater animosity than teamwork.

As for Waterloo ive been offered enormous support in terms of TAs, and good profs (the best profs r apparently used for 1st year - so they claim). Beyond that students seem to be more supportive of one another, so its not difficult to get help in course related problems. Also counsellors, devoted specifically to undegrad studies, always encourage the student population to perservere, rather than quit.


Im not hating on UT. I think its a fabulous institution. In fact i plan on receiving my MBA from it. But for 1st yr eng........i dont think so.


-AK

nah....u of t is alright, depends on the person u r. i chose waterloo cause of the coop. but u of t attracted me alot cause of its size. my sister went to u of t, she got to know all her profs and tas pretty well so she got helped alot.
so all those things about u of t being to big, therefore it is bad to go to that uni, or whether they try to kick u out of the program can actually train u for later on in life. in waterloo, the profs and the tas are a bit too nice, cept for my comp ta.

Yeah, first year engineering at UT is damn hard, especially ECE, other departments are very easy. Even I have heard that UT wants quite a few students out after the first year. But after that it is ok. I have heard my seniors say that first year is the hardest ,especially calculus.

^ I'm going out on a limb here and say that law and medicine are probably harder...

Hi,

I am in the B.B.A Management program at the Scarborough Campus, 1st year.

:) Cheers

^ I'm going out on a limb here and say that law and medicine are probably harder...



Yeah...you're going out on a limb.

Medicine and Law "may" be harder. But we're talking about undergraduate degrees here, and imo engineering would def. be the hardest. I havent come across anyone that has said otherwise. You do law and medicine usually after completing an undergraduate degree in their respected individual fields. By the time u do medicine or and law, the chances are you have accumulated more experience and are accustomed to studying than some1 who has no idea what university is like. In engineering its thrown at you all at once. The only prep you have is high school.

^ law and medicine are both considered undergraduate professional program. Same as engineering. The only reason you don't need extra undergrad education (although not necessarily a degree) for the latter is because it is easier. And there's no 'maybe' about it.

^ law and medicine are both considered undergraduate professional program. Same as engineering. The only reason you don't need extra undergrad education (although not necessarily a degree) for the latter is because it is easier. And there's no 'maybe' about it.

I never knew that you can earn the title of Doctor of Medicine as an undergraduate...
...you must be very misinformed and you don't appreciate the practice and knowledge required of such a profession.

BTW I am specializing in Biology at U of T.

^ law and medicine are both considered undergraduate professional program. Same as engineering. The only reason you don't need extra undergrad education (although not necessarily a degree) for the latter is because it is easier. And there's no 'maybe' about it.

They're considered grad school as far as I know...

I never knew that you can earn the title of Doctor of Medicine as an undergraduate...

Well, according to the UofT website, they call it 'Undergraduate Medical Program (M.D.).' Apparently, you don't need an undergraduate degree to apply for medical school, although highly recommended, but you need atleast 3 years of undergraduate study. So, I guess it's not fair to call it undergard program, also not quite a grad program..... professional program ??

I never knew that you can earn the title of Doctor of Medicine as an undergraduate...
...you must be very misinformed and you don't appreciate the practice and knowledge required of such a profession.

BTW I am specializing in Biology at U of T.

MD is an undergraduate degree. I'll even help:

http://www.facmed.utoronto.ca/English/page-13-6289-1.html

Notice the part where it says Undergraduate Medical Program (M.D.)?

Same for law.

My friends are applying to medicine right now and I am applying to law this year as well. This is how it is, I'm not saying you don't need a lot of knowledge to do it. Where did I even suggest that??? :weirdo:

Nothing is harder than engineering?

Try to immunology, pathobiology, and neuroscience. Never heard of those programs? That's because not many people get in. But these are the most hardcore science programs that I heard of and experienced parts of. Compared to these engineering work makes sense and therefore becomes easier. These sciences are not just fact-memorizing. For example, neuroscience takes a lot from electrical engineering. It's the multi-disciplinary nature of these programs that make them difficult. With engineering, it's all formulas, with these science courses, it's memorizing systems that don't follow a logical pattern of naming and applying knowledge from various other fields.

The "Math and Physics" joint program is also very hard. I had to throw away some old Engineering Science math/physics textbooks because they just weren't deep enough for this program.

I'm a 2nd year Arts and Science student at St. Mikes college...

I'm doing 2 majors and 1 minor;

Majors= Portuguese and East Asian Studies

Minor= Spanish

Nothing is harder than engineering?

Try to immunology, pathobiology, and neuroscience. Never heard of those programs? That's because not many people get in. But these are the most hardcore science programs that I heard of and experienced parts of. Compared to these engineering work makes sense and therefore becomes easier. These sciences are not just fact-memorizing. For example, neuroscience takes a lot from electrical engineering. It's the multi-disciplinary nature of these programs that make them difficult. With engineering, it's all formulas, with these science courses, it's memorizing systems that don't follow a logical pattern of naming and applying knowledge from various other fields.

Actuall immunology was the first thing that struck me. I really want to do that or pathobiology because of the state our population is in right now. Either that or diabetes resarch. The immunology proram requires a minimum of a 3.7 GPA, not sure about pathobiology but I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same or higher. Apparently only 30 or so students are in the program each year or something.