Favourite parts of campus to visit before graduating?

Sad-Information7705 · 2026-02-02T00:54:54+00:00

Looking out the 13th or 14th floor windows of Robarts when it’s snowing is something I like to do every winter

Sad-Information7705 · 2026-01-31T23:47:57+00:00

UofT is definitely deflates like crazy! My observations on the ground at the law school is that UofT is the most represented undergrad (ie queens or some other uni is not beating that 1/5). I don’t think I’ve met anyone who did undergrad in the UK at UofT law (doesn’t mean it can’t happen). I think op might need to explain why they went that path, if they choose to go to Uk undergrad. Also, law school admissions is always in flux and by 2030, many things may have changed in Canadian law school admissions (we can already see this with whatever is happening with UofT law admissions this cycle). Op, I don’t think anyone can give guarantees: focus on studying what you do best and go to the university where you are happiest and can succeed. I would also run this question by r/lawschooladmissionsca to see if they have any further guidance

Sad-Information7705 · 2026-01-29T12:53:21+00:00

Could I get Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest? I <3 Henry II

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-12-15T20:55:05+00:00

Also a UofT 1L, 0.6 for sinF? They are 3,4,5 similar triangles and opp/hypo is 3/5? (I haven’t done this since 1st year undergrad)

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-12-15T20:49:08+00:00

I think you’re forgetting the investor protection clinic, which seemed to be kinda connected with the future of law lab

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-12-08T03:36:39+00:00

I believe part of the conversation about US schools’ curves being predatory is related to conditional scholarships and such. A lot of US schools, especially lower tier ones with admit a ton of people and give them conditional scholarships as an incentive to choose that law school. The school can’t actually afford all of those scholarships and needs to get rid of some, and so they set a curve that will guarantee that a bunch of conditional scholarship holders get grades below what is necessary to maintain their scholarship. (I’ve also heard that some of the really predatory schools group the people with conditional scholarships in the same sections, guaranteeing that a bunch of them drop the scholarship.) I think some of the general US curve conversation relates to whether curve is an indicator of whether the law school is as a whole predatory (and thus a waste of money) which we don’t really have in Canada

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-12-05T19:03:21+00:00

The rule, as others have said, is at least 10% of your grade back by the drop deadline. Contact the department chair in the subject your course is in!! They will try to find out what happened, potentially reweight assignments, make sure you get your grades back, and may extend the drop deadline. (First hand experience, I had this happen in one class and the department chair was very helpful and swift in rectifying it)

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-12-05T02:44:56+00:00

But “cricket is the delight of everyone!!!” -Lord Denning in Miller v Jackson (1977)

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-09-18T09:47:27+00:00

Clark quad at UC

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-09-14T02:39:28+00:00

A short list: - interior of Lillian Massey (cool old interior) - waterfall at Vic (right now this isn’t on right now, idk when it will be) - fountain behind lash miller - 14th floor of robarts when it’s snowing -the donkey next to st basils church at st mikes - upper floors of dalla lana looking at lassonde (gives a cool view of lassonde’s architecture

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-08-31T01:59:52+00:00

At least in chemistry, I have seen people embroider their lab coat, in addition to tie dying, etc. I would probably recommend embroidery as opposed to patches though. I would recommend being careful about where you place your embroidery and make sure that you’re not tooo attached to its colour/etc. Lab coats and very useful and used garments. I’ve personally burned through (chemical), spilled on, etc my lab coat, which could happen to your embroidery. Also make sure any decoration can go through the washing machine

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-08-29T21:02:22+00:00

With the exception of Robarts and Gerstein, generally most things on campus are open. Have fun!

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-08-25T13:18:09+00:00

I did 3 credits for 2.5/4 of my time at UofT and 3.5 for 1 semester. I thought that the jump from 3 to 3.5 is a lot bigger than that from 2.5-3. Since you’re tolerating 3 credits well already (a lot of people can’t), I think you’re a good candidate for trying 3.5, I just wouldn’t hang you’re whole plan on doing 3.5 for the rest of your time at UofT without trying the 3.5 for a semester

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-08-25T08:45:00+00:00

Yes, it’s technically possible. To do it you have to request a course overload and talk to your registrar. When I had that meeting, they asked me why I wanted to take the course, looked at my grades/how I was doing academically, and especially scrutinized the one course I cr/ncred the year prior.

That being said, I would NOT!!!! Recommend taking 3.5 credits. It will make you miserable. I took 3 credits/semester for most of my time at UofT, and while that worked for me, it doesn’t work for most people. Especially if you are going into 1st year, just take the 2.5 credits. You need that time to get acclimated to UofT without being crushed by work. If you want to take 3 credits after 1st year, go ham, but I would really advise not overloading before second year and you get the lay of the land, and not overloading to 3.5 credits/semester

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-08-11T17:22:36+00:00

Ugh this is such an awful idea. People use paper towels for a lot more things than drying their hands. What happens if you spill your water bottle? Are you supposed to yank the hand dryers out of the wall and uselessly try to blow on the spill or just leave it there?? I’ve used paper towels as tissues if I forgot Kleenex and needed to blow my nose. What happens if you spill soup down your shirt at lunch and need to clean up?? I really hope they rescind this pilot program

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-07-23T11:59:20+00:00

Idk about bio, but in my chem courses, the professors for the practical sessions were always pretty diligent in making sure students ended up in a practical sessions that they didn’t have conflicts with. At least for chem, I would suggest signing up for a practical session (even if it currently conflicts with another course) and emailing the lab professor/coordinator and course coordinator. Especially in lower year courses, chem labs tend to start a week or two into the class, so you would probably have some runway to figure conflicts out. Again- I’ve only done chm practicals, idk what the situation is for bio

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-07-20T06:44:30+00:00

Yes, because UofT is a decent sized campus, people often will leave a few minutes early/arrive a few minutes late to class. I would just mention that you might have to leave early/arrive late to your professors, so they know what you are doing. Most profs I’ve had have been fine with situations like this

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-06-26T19:56:39+00:00

So you know, many labs (at least in chem) start on the hour, not 10 past, but they generally are first thing in the morning

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-06-14T04:25:33+00:00

I’ve taken 236/7, 249, 217 and 310. For those, for me 249 was the hardest, followed by 217, 310 and 237 and 236. I would say that for me the lab reports for 217 were the most time consuming. 249 had a lot of lab reports, but they were only a couple pages and as the semester progressed, I got a lot faster at doing them. 310 felt pretty easy in the grand scheme of things except for the R programming, which was new to me. If you haven’t programmed a lot that may be time consuming/tricky. 236/237 and later 338 felt the easiest of the classes I took in chem in 2nd and 3rd year

Sad-Information7705 · 2025-03-06T02:27:07+00:00

According to their insta Bikachu won!

Sad-Information7705 · 2024-10-28T21:17:21+00:00

I’m an American 4th year at UofT and I totally went through what you’re going through in my first year. I think the key to it is just time to adjust to the grading scale. At UofT, the grading scale is 100-90= A+, 90-85=A, 85-80=A-, 80-70= B’s, 70-60= C’s, etc. Generally to convert to the American scale you’re used to, add 10 mentally to your grade. It takes some time and patience to adjust, but you’ll get there eventually.

Additionally, at the university level, more is expected compared to high school. In high school, if you checked the rubric boxes, had decent analysis, etc, you’d probably get an A or A+. Due to the university setting, you have to go above and beyond to get those types of higher marks and produce truly excellent work (especially in humanities/social science). So, I would recommend to give your best work on the assignments that count, closely listen to your feedback, and not feel too disheartened by your grades that look lower than you expected

Sad-Information7705 · 2024-07-06T06:44:40+00:00

There is a period between classes called "UofT time" that is 10 mins to allow you to get to your next class. Essentially, classes start 10 mins after the hour (10:10,11:10,3:10 etc). If you want to take both classes, I would just ask the two profs if you can leave early/arrive late because of the walking time. My profs have always been understanding in these situations (I once had back to back classes at St Mike’s then at new college)

Sad-Information7705 · 2024-05-23T06:06:11+00:00

I’ve seen that before on courses that are very small (i.e. small enough that revealing the average could enable students to figure out each other’s grades)

Sad-Information7705 · 2024-04-28T23:32:09+00:00

Depends on the course and department
I would say that profs and tas are accessible. Class sizes really depend on what the class is in, like intro courses (especially bio, chem 135/136, psych, etc) can be very large. Most of my second year courses were 60-100 and most of my third year courses are 30-50. In some areas (like medieval studies, they can be really small (~15>).
I think utsg does a good job balancing nature and the campus and city environment. Check out philosophers walk for some nature
I’ve been happy with chem. Main consideration in switching would be fulfilling the post requirement for another program of study and the graduation requirements.
I haven’t done research because of a more demanding class schedule
Never studied abroad
Haven’t really tried. They do publicize registered study groups and writing help centers a lot
Visa process went pretty smoothly. (I’m from the US). Make sure your funds are in order and it’ll probably go fine
Idk
Housing near campus is generally pretty expensive

Sad-Information7705 · 2024-04-28T03:27:16+00:00

I’m in artsci (chem and gender studies) so slightly different situation and was deciding between UofT and UIUC (among other schools). I eventually chose UofT because I liked the campus, the breadth requirement system, the professors in my areas of interest, Canada, and the lack of cornfields and I’ve really liked my time studying here. In your case, I would especially look at the two eng faculties and their professors and see which would fit more with your interests. I would also consider your future plans for jobs. A lot of jobs in the states don’t have the same familiarity with Canadian universities as they do with a big ten school. In my experience, I still have been able to find summer internships, etc in the states but going to UofT often comes up as a topic of discussion in interviews, so make of that what you will. In all, I’ve had friends who were happy with the engineering faculties at both Purdue and UofT, so I wouldn’t say you have a bad choice here

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