another pro is that uoft has so many work-study/on-campus job opportunities from research assistant, to tour guides, to administrative work and more! it’s not only a academic focused environment but also has a focus on making money while in uni and getting more experience!
as a "little grade 12" who recently got into trin for life sciences, this is super useful thank u so much, the pros definitely outweigh the cons for me but hey! i have my doubts and you've explained them thoroughly :)
i just got into UofT/trinity earlier this week and i’ve been watching all your videos they’re seriously so helpful lol. i’m probably going to uoft this fall but still deciding aghgh
@@bela.at.trinity could you elaborate on like the first year foundation programs (vic one, trin one etc). Should i join one? also how did you decide to join vic one? thanks!
You don’t join, you apply. It’s highly selective! I knew I wanted smaller class sizes to ease myself into university, plus I liked the prestige of being part of that type of program. The Vic One History and Political Science stream was exactly what I thought my majors would be, which is why I did it.
Same here! Except im deciding between UofT, UBC, and Queens (The first two a bit more). I was almost going to commit to UofT but then I had to consider UBC so now I'm not sure which one I should choose 😮💨😮💨
@@jennylin1586 You're going to get an incredible education at either UofT or UBC. If I had to choose between the two, my biggest consideration would probably be what I wanted my lifestyle to be like - Toronto and Vancouver are very different places to live!
It definitely would be a much greater satisfaction if one day you find yourself become much bigger and, who knows, one of the biggest fishes in that gigantic pond. All the best and best of luck to your study and future endeavor, Bela.
This was very informative. This morning I was accepted into life sci at utsg and physical and environmental sciences at utsc but I’m not sure if I should go 😅All I read on Reddit are horror stories 😢
congrats!!!! I have a few friends in lifesci and they’re doing great! It’s possible to succeed, don’t be scared off by reddit. Remember that far fewer people who are happy with their experience at uoft are posting on Reddit, people always say more when they have something negative to say!
it’s the biggest decision that I might make just yet as I’m doing the British A Levels and will travel from halfway across the world to study. All my friends are going to the UK, but I did not apply and I’m now starting to regret 😅
A gap year is totally an option if none of your choices are speaking to you rn. Some time and perspective might help you see which path you want to go down.
You've caught me at an interesting time in my life haha. A year ago, I would have said 100% yes, I'd made many. Things have changed, but I would still say there are people who have made a lifelong impact on me, and I have made so many wonderful memories with people I met at UofT. I'm sure you won't be a loner if you put yourself out there. Everyone needs and looks for other people, no matter how much pressure they're putting on themselves at uni.
Excellent video. Hmmm. LOL. You managed to insult my two cities. Hello from lovely OTTAWA. Proud to be born in la belle ville de MONTREAL. When I was a student in the 1980s, there were only two choices for me, prestige-wise. U of T and McGill. In those days, Mcgill was referred to as the "Princeton of the north". In my mind, it was at least as prestigious as U of T. But, I HATE completing forms, in those days, paper. So, I although I kept glancing at the U of T application package on my table, I knew I would get into McGill, so let the deadline for U of T pass. McGill, it would be, I thought. Also, my father had studied at McGill. I was also living in Montreal at the time. Luckily, I was accepted to McGill and studied poli sci as prep for my plans to eventually go to law school. Ironically, I did do my MA in poli sci at U of T later in life (after a few years doing nothing jobs and during a period when I was taking the LSAT many times). I enjoyed the more focused MA studies much, much more. I would not advise anyone to follow this one application strategy for undergrad these days. Waaaay too much competition. My son applied for math with the intention to apply for a stats POSt once at U of T, knowing he would also want to study history. Thus, a double major in stats and history. He applied for history at McGill . I thought it would be easy admission to McGill . I wanted him to balance what I thought would be a more competitive admission process for a STEM subject - math -at U of T. Although tagged as a math kid , his true passion is history. He had exceptional grades in high school in history and 5 in AP history. Not so. He got rejected for McGill. I was thinking .... 'WTF.!!!!!!!?????.. Surely, it is an easier admission process for history at McGill than a STEM program at U of T , I thought. I felt bad as I had advised him. This type of thinking is erroneous. In retrospect, I can only guess at the reasons why he was not accepted at my alma mater. Perhaps there are more "I hate math. I suck at math " types, leading to humanities/ social science programs being more competitive due to more applications. He did not apply to other Canadian universities. Luckily, he got into U of T (to Trinity no less. You are right. BEAUTIFUL). I hear your Ivy League story. He applied to several Ivy Leagues colleges , but only ones that are "needs blind" i.e do not consider ability to pay/income in making admission decisions and normally offer funding for all those accepted, regardless of nationality. Rejected for: Princeton, Yale, University of Pennsylvania and .. even Cornell (advice, apply "early admission" to Cornell as opposed to Yale for better chance of acceptance to an Ivy League). It bothered me more than him, these Ivy League rejections. But as you noted, everything works out in the end. Although he go a 4.0 GPA in first year and made the history POSt, he struggled due to mental health challenges. He has established his supports at Trinity and in TO. It would have been AGONIZING if I had to sit here , in Ottawa, and worry about his health with him studying across the border. As it is, we are going to visit him in mid-February. Easy 4.50 train ride away from Ottawa.
I'm not sure I would say I insulted them, they are lovely in their own ways, but as I said, they were just not for me. To each their own! My mother was a student in the 80s as well and it was McGill, McGill, McGill for top-notch Canadian education. It is an excellent school, it just seems like I turned out to be a Toronto girl at heart!
@bela.at.trinity I meant that tongue in cheek. I was happy my son ended up at U of T. Although quite shocked that he did not get into Mcgill, U of T was my first choice for him. Now, with all this stuff going on about tuition for out of province students, McGill will, sadly, not be in the top choices for many.
Hey I am applying for Humanities (focusing on history) at UofT St. George for fall ‘24. Do you remember when you received your acceptance to UofT? I applied quite early in November and I feel like I have a pretty competitive average but I haven’t got anything back yet. Also have you enjoyed history at the University? Thanks so much!
Hiiiii, I heard back late February! I do know some people who heard back in late January, so I wouldn't worry at all as it seems they send them out at different times depending on where you're from and when you applied maybe. And your second question - I have enjoyed studying history so much, I've taken so many interesting history courses from Latin American history in the national period (rather than the colonial period), Vietnam at war (from the French presence to current day), law and history courses (Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Europe has been my favourite thus far), and a class on historiography in my first year, just to name a few!
@@bela.at.trinity Ok that’s good to hear, it seems like UofT just tends to send out admissions a bit later then other Unis. Those history programs sound really interesting! I’m hoping to get into Trin as well but I have a feeling my average won’t be quite high enough (93). I’ll be a commuter though and I’ve heard unless you’re on rez your college doesn’t matter too much. Thanks for replying so fast!
@@kadenelijah9329 average isn't everything, obviously you have a pretty high one but they try to look for well-rounded people who are active in their community. If you've done things beyond school in your high school years, I'm sure you'll have a great chance. And yeah, as a commuter, you won't get the full Trin vibes, but you'll still be part of the community. Make sure you go to Orientation!!!!! Meet trin people, that's where a lot of my closest friends were made, including my commuter friends. Wishing you all the best!!
Hey this is Nasheta from Bangladesh. I got into UofT in Trinity at St George for fall’24 I am someone who is not comapatible in crowds and also have strict financial obligations. And as far as I have heard that St George has classes with students like 1000 or more 🥹 that’s quite overwhelming I got the 100K international merit scholarship in UofT and also got 100k Dean’s scholarship at Queen’s. I am very much confused which uni should I go for 😭?! Please help me out! I have heard UofT is depressing specially St George and is very hard to maintain gpa.
Hey Nasheta, congrats on getting such amazing offers! In terms of classes with a 1000 kids, I haven't heard of this, but sciences do tend to have huge classes so that is something to expect. UofT will give you a better education and more opportunities, I myself chose it over Queen's. However, if you aren't a fan of crowds, I'm not sure you're going to thrive in a big city like Toronto. Queen's is in a smaller city/town that is much calmer. It also has a much smaller international student population and is not multicultural like Toronto. Every person has a different experience at UofT and I could not be happier with my choice, but some hate it. It really depends on what you study and you as a person. Hope that helps in some way :)
@@bela.at.trinity Hey Bela! Thanks for replyingg 🥹 You know I might not be a fan of crowds but I do not want to compromise with my physics degree either. I can relate to you in so many ways becuz I have also been a high school topper and it’s kinda depressing when I see people like me say that after getting into UofT you can fail as well ( It’s daunting to me for another reason is that I can loose my scholarship if I don’t maintain my gpa 😭) I’ll be doing astrophysics major and will work hard if it takes but my concern is , is it true that it’s pretty hard to build connections with professors at UofT since students are just like a number in those huge classrooms which makes it hard to clear your concepts?
@@bela.at.trinity Hey Bela! Thank you so much for reaching out. You know , I might not be fond of crowds but I don’t want to compromise with my physics degree either 🥹 I can relate with you so much becuz I have also been a high school topper and it feels quite scary when I see people say that how at first year one can fail ( And it’s more daunting to me becuz I’ll lose my scholarship if I don’t maintain a good gpa 😭) I am an astrophysics major and determined to work hard if it takes 😭 but my concern is , is it true that it’s quite hard to build connections with professors and also I’ve missed the deadline of first year foundation program unfortunately so how it’s going to affect my first year at UofT?
AWESOME VIDEO!!!! this is so helpful to the general current uoft to reflect on pros and cons for themselves but also to bring insight into the uoft world!! in an honest manner 🫶
@@bela.at.trinity I am as well and had to do it when I got into U of Michigan. Did they get rid of the requirement? Interesting! Either way, UofTears is a great school!
@@mT_atvF5KCVHlk UMish is an American school, makes sense they need the test scores. UofT is Canadian, so as a Canadian, they don’t require it. Americans do have to submit test scores for UofT from what I know.
another pro is that uoft has so many work-study/on-campus job opportunities from research assistant, to tour guides, to administrative work and more! it’s not only a academic focused environment but also has a focus on making money while in uni and getting more experience!
yes!!! most people have their little work experience/research experience jobs by third year.
Being blessed with money rarely ever hurts.
thank you for your honesty and for thinking so deeply about what you wanted to say for the pros and cons! a very holistic and reflective view!
as a "little grade 12" who recently got into trin for life sciences, this is super useful thank u so much, the pros definitely outweigh the cons for me but hey! i have my doubts and you've explained them thoroughly :)
good luck :)
I am living vicariously through you and your videos. It’s my dream to go to U of T someday! Your videos are honestly so helpful!
Hiiii Piper, thank you for such a cute comment, remember though, my life is far from glamorous haha
do it!
i just got into UofT/trinity earlier this week and i’ve been watching all your videos they’re seriously so helpful lol. i’m probably going to uoft this fall but still deciding aghgh
Congrats on getting in! As long as you’re true to yourself, you’ll make the right decision🤞🏻
@@bela.at.trinity could you elaborate on like the first year foundation programs (vic one, trin one etc). Should i join one? also how did you decide to join vic one? thanks!
You don’t join, you apply. It’s highly selective! I knew I wanted smaller class sizes to ease myself into university, plus I liked the prestige of being part of that type of program. The Vic One History and Political Science stream was exactly what I thought my majors would be, which is why I did it.
Same here! Except im deciding between UofT, UBC, and Queens (The first two a bit more). I was almost going to commit to UofT but then I had to consider UBC so now I'm not sure which one I should choose 😮💨😮💨
@@jennylin1586 You're going to get an incredible education at either UofT or UBC. If I had to choose between the two, my biggest consideration would probably be what I wanted my lifestyle to be like - Toronto and Vancouver are very different places to live!
thank you so much for this video!! I just got in this morning life science and st george with membership to woodsworth!
I also got into UofTSTG! with membership to Woodsworth as well😄 Are you fully committed?
It definitely would be a much greater satisfaction if one day you find yourself become much bigger and, who knows, one of the biggest fishes in that gigantic pond. All the best and best of luck to your study and future endeavor, Bela.
your videos are so inspiring!!!
This was very informative. This morning I was accepted into life sci at utsg and physical and environmental sciences at utsc but I’m not sure if I should go 😅All I read on Reddit are horror stories 😢
congrats!!!! I have a few friends in lifesci and they’re doing great! It’s possible to succeed, don’t be scared off by reddit. Remember that far fewer people who are happy with their experience at uoft are posting on Reddit, people always say more when they have something negative to say!
@@bela.at.trinityhaha okay😊I’m just having second thoughts because of the really limited pathways after undergrad after doing some research.
it’s the biggest decision that I might make just yet as I’m doing the British A Levels and will travel from halfway across the world to study. All my friends are going to the UK, but I did not apply and I’m now starting to regret 😅
A gap year is totally an option if none of your choices are speaking to you rn. Some time and perspective might help you see which path you want to go down.
aww don't say that, we are all extraordinary in our own ways, you are too 🥺💟
I know I know haha, thank you for the reminder :)
Would you say you’ve made life long friends despite the hustle culture? Worried I’d end up as a loner
You've caught me at an interesting time in my life haha. A year ago, I would have said 100% yes, I'd made many. Things have changed, but I would still say there are people who have made a lifelong impact on me, and I have made so many wonderful memories with people I met at UofT. I'm sure you won't be a loner if you put yourself out there. Everyone needs and looks for other people, no matter how much pressure they're putting on themselves at uni.
Excellent video. Hmmm. LOL. You managed to insult my two cities. Hello from lovely OTTAWA. Proud to be born in la belle ville de MONTREAL. When I was a student in the 1980s, there were only two choices for me, prestige-wise. U of T and McGill. In those days, Mcgill was referred to as the "Princeton of the north". In my mind, it was at least as prestigious as U of T. But, I HATE completing forms, in those days, paper. So, I although I kept glancing at the U of T application package on my table, I knew I would get into McGill, so let the deadline for U of T pass. McGill, it would be, I thought. Also, my father had studied at McGill. I was also living in Montreal at the time. Luckily, I was accepted to McGill and studied poli sci as prep for my plans to eventually go to law school. Ironically, I did do my MA in poli sci at U of T later in life (after a few years doing nothing jobs and during a period when I was taking the LSAT many times). I enjoyed the more focused MA studies much, much more. I would not advise anyone to follow this one application strategy for undergrad these days. Waaaay too much competition. My son applied for math with the intention to apply for a stats POSt once at U of T, knowing he would also want to study history. Thus, a double major in stats and history. He applied for history at McGill . I thought it would be easy admission to McGill . I wanted him to balance what I thought would be a more competitive admission process for a STEM subject - math -at U of T. Although tagged as a math kid , his true passion is history. He had exceptional grades in high school in history and 5 in AP history. Not so. He got rejected for McGill. I was thinking .... 'WTF.!!!!!!!?????.. Surely, it is an easier admission process for history at McGill than a STEM program at U of T , I thought. I felt bad as I had advised him. This type of thinking is erroneous. In retrospect, I can only guess at the reasons why he was not accepted at my alma mater. Perhaps there are more "I hate math. I suck at math " types, leading to humanities/ social science programs being more competitive due to more applications. He did not apply to other Canadian universities. Luckily, he got into U of T (to Trinity no less. You are right. BEAUTIFUL). I hear your Ivy League story. He applied to several Ivy Leagues colleges , but only ones that are "needs blind" i.e do not consider ability to pay/income in making admission decisions and normally offer funding for all those accepted, regardless of nationality. Rejected for: Princeton, Yale, University of Pennsylvania and .. even Cornell (advice, apply "early admission" to Cornell as opposed to Yale for better chance of acceptance to an Ivy League). It bothered me more than him, these Ivy League rejections. But as you noted, everything works out in the end. Although he go a 4.0 GPA in first year and made the history POSt, he struggled due to mental health challenges. He has established his supports at Trinity and in TO. It would have been AGONIZING if I had to sit here , in Ottawa, and worry about his health with him studying across the border. As it is, we are going to visit him in mid-February. Easy 4.50 train ride away from Ottawa.
I'm not sure I would say I insulted them, they are lovely in their own ways, but as I said, they were just not for me. To each their own! My mother was a student in the 80s as well and it was McGill, McGill, McGill for top-notch Canadian education. It is an excellent school, it just seems like I turned out to be a Toronto girl at heart!
@bela.at.trinity I meant that tongue in cheek. I was happy my son ended up at U of T. Although quite shocked that he did not get into Mcgill, U of T was my first choice for him. Now, with all this stuff going on about tuition for out of province students, McGill will, sadly, not be in the top choices for many.
Hey I am applying for Humanities (focusing on history) at UofT St. George for fall ‘24. Do you remember when you received your acceptance to UofT? I applied quite early in November and I feel like I have a pretty competitive average but I haven’t got anything back yet. Also have you enjoyed history at the University? Thanks so much!
Hiiiii, I heard back late February! I do know some people who heard back in late January, so I wouldn't worry at all as it seems they send them out at different times depending on where you're from and when you applied maybe. And your second question - I have enjoyed studying history so much, I've taken so many interesting history courses from Latin American history in the national period (rather than the colonial period), Vietnam at war (from the French presence to current day), law and history courses (Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Europe has been my favourite thus far), and a class on historiography in my first year, just to name a few!
@@bela.at.trinity Ok that’s good to hear, it seems like UofT just tends to send out admissions a bit later then other Unis. Those history programs sound really interesting! I’m hoping to get into Trin as well but I have a feeling my average won’t be quite high enough (93). I’ll be a commuter though and I’ve heard unless you’re on rez your college doesn’t matter too much. Thanks for replying so fast!
@@kadenelijah9329 average isn't everything, obviously you have a pretty high one but they try to look for well-rounded people who are active in their community. If you've done things beyond school in your high school years, I'm sure you'll have a great chance. And yeah, as a commuter, you won't get the full Trin vibes, but you'll still be part of the community. Make sure you go to Orientation!!!!! Meet trin people, that's where a lot of my closest friends were made, including my commuter friends. Wishing you all the best!!
I got accepted at University of Toronto at ischool for Masters in Information🥳🥳
I don't know why but your voice is just super super cute!
hi bela,thx for the content ❤❤
You could make a video talking about course financing, payments and fees.
Hey this is Nasheta from Bangladesh.
I got into UofT in Trinity at St George for fall’24
I am someone who is not comapatible in crowds and also have strict financial obligations. And as far as I have heard that St George has classes with students like 1000 or more 🥹 that’s quite overwhelming
I got the 100K international merit scholarship in UofT and also got 100k Dean’s scholarship at Queen’s.
I am very much confused which uni should I go for 😭?! Please help me out!
I have heard UofT is depressing specially St George and is very hard to maintain gpa.
Hey Nasheta, congrats on getting such amazing offers!
In terms of classes with a 1000 kids, I haven't heard of this, but sciences do tend to have huge classes so that is something to expect. UofT will give you a better education and more opportunities, I myself chose it over Queen's. However, if you aren't a fan of crowds, I'm not sure you're going to thrive in a big city like Toronto. Queen's is in a smaller city/town that is much calmer. It also has a much smaller international student population and is not multicultural like Toronto.
Every person has a different experience at UofT and I could not be happier with my choice, but some hate it. It really depends on what you study and you as a person. Hope that helps in some way :)
@@bela.at.trinity
Hey Bela! Thanks for replyingg 🥹
You know I might not be a fan of crowds but I do not want to compromise with my physics degree either.
I can relate to you in so many ways becuz I have also been a high school topper and it’s kinda depressing when I see people like me say that after getting into UofT you can fail as well ( It’s daunting to me for another reason is that I can loose my scholarship if I don’t maintain my gpa 😭)
I’ll be doing astrophysics major and will work hard if it takes but my concern is , is it true that it’s pretty hard to build connections with professors at UofT since students are just like a number in those huge classrooms which makes it hard to clear your concepts?
@@bela.at.trinity Hey Bela!
Thank you so much for reaching out.
You know , I might not be fond of crowds but I don’t want to compromise with my physics degree either 🥹
I can relate with you so much becuz I have also been a high school topper and it feels quite scary when I see people say that how at first year one can fail ( And it’s more daunting to me becuz I’ll lose my scholarship if I don’t maintain a good gpa 😭)
I am an astrophysics major and determined to work hard if it takes 😭 but my concern is , is it true that it’s quite hard to build connections with professors and also I’ve missed the deadline of first year foundation program unfortunately so how it’s going to affect my first year at UofT?
What are the internship opportunities like for science students at the St.George campus?
I'm a social sciences/humanities kid so I'm not super familiar but there are a lot of research assistant positions within the university.
I am thinking to apply for masters in social work at university of Toronto 😊 can you suggest me if that’s a good university for social work ?
Hi! I have no idea but there should be plenty of information about rankings and such online!
What was your high school diploma score?
I'm not sure I know what you mean, we don't use that type of language to refer to grades in Ontario
Have you met anyone from your comment section that is going to the Same college as you yet
So many times over the last two years! It’s so cute!!!
@@bela.at.trinity well that’s good at least
AWESOME VIDEO!!!! this is so helpful to the general current uoft to reflect on pros and cons for themselves but also to bring insight into the uoft world!! in an honest manner 🫶
i like of your videos. my objective, is do enginner aerospace.
which unis did you apply to?
UofT, McGill, Harvard, Queens, and the University of Guelph (last two kinda as safeties)
@@bela.at.trinity What was your SAT/ACT score?
@@mT_atvF5KCVHlk I’m Canadian, we don’t do those.
@@bela.at.trinity I am as well and had to do it when I got into U of Michigan. Did they get rid of the requirement? Interesting! Either way, UofTears is a great school!
@@mT_atvF5KCVHlk UMish is an American school, makes sense they need the test scores. UofT is Canadian, so as a Canadian, they don’t require it. Americans do have to submit test scores for UofT from what I know.
Great video
That last clip bahahaha ❤❤
High school me was tragic
@@bela.at.trinity NO SHE WAS SPECTACULAR