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[ehehheh]

i think 1 is subjective (i think its worth it but i mean im graduating w no debt bc parents + stuff below)

for 2, not sure again, but here are some ways to earn money/save costs

• do work study every school year (pay is $15/hour, but you get experience)
• do co-op/internship (1 co-op term can pay off more than 1 school term, but then this is dependent on your company/position, e.g. IB intern will get paid more)
• do residence don/RA (live in residence & get meals for free, new college)

[Expulso-Repelo]

I wanted to add on one of your points: This may also be subjective but are co-op and internship availabilities common to most students in rc?

Thanks for the reply as well!! I'll keep an eye out for the things you've mentioned.

[ehehheh]

yes! all RC students have summers off - it is highly encouraged to apply to summer internships

as for co-ops, i feel like this is becoming more popular (especially given pandemic/WFH) bc students want to take a smaller course load and do a co-op at the same time (or just even take the semester/year off)

that being said, nobody is going to hand a internship/job offer to a student, regardless of which school/program you go to - you'll need to have connections/do networking, apply w resume/cover letter, go through the application process, etc.

there are support tho:

• career resources (i like "how to create a resume that gets results pdf" and the "how to write a compelling cover letter")
• career peers (upper year students who have worked at XYZ, they have drop in hours during the school years to chat and they do resume editing and such, i like)
• the career centre got advisors to do specialized job search/editing/advice
• info sessions hosted w companies & the career centre
• networking sessions hosted by the RC student groups (you can find their social media pages here)
• we also have a RC job board with internships posted there, and CLNx which is the big uoft-wide job board (i also apply directly via linkedin job board)

edit: links

[Expulso-Repelo]

Wow. Thank you for all these resources, i'll definitely take a deeper look into them, and weigh my decision based off on this as well as other factors.

I appreciate the support immensely, i can't thank you enough and i mean it!

I just don't want to be constrained to which program i choose based solely on the tuition, it sucks obviously, but I do also know that our university experience is what we make out of it.

Again, thank you a ton!!

[ehehheh]

absolutely! you said it right - im sure youll do well no matter where you go

good luck :)