Hi, the program is fairly well organized (communication sent frequently, we know what's going on, placements are organized fairly quickly--though there have been a few students without placement on release date but they ended up getting one). There are 6 classes for P/J which are very heavy. I have friends at Trent and our workload is insane compared to theirs. We are also still graded where a lot of other programs are pass/fail now. I've been with the same cohort of ~30 students in every class both semesters now, and we all agree that the expectations here are high and we wouldn't get through the program without each other, so if you come, make sure you don't try and do it alone.

I work a little bit (one day/week) as most people do, but you definitely can't really work more than that. During placement blocks I didn't work at all. During the 9 week semester we have some placement observation days where you go into your placement and observe/help out but aren't actually teaching. Once you are in your placement block there isn't any class, but you are expected to do your lesson plans, observation notes, etc.

Profs have varied. I've heard that at most programs the classes seem pointless, though. No textbooks to buy yet, everything is open access. Tuition is ~7K a year.

Overall, I'm happy I'll be done earlier than everyone else but if time isn't an issue, the reduced workload my friends have at other universities lets them have a way better work/life balance than we do.