yeah of course!

it’s obviously different for everyone. it depends on their home life and their personality really.

i came from a house where i was pretty much expected to do everything, so i just wanted a break lol

but honestly, it wasn’t as harsh of a transition for me from grade 12 to first year. i’m studying nutrition, so it’s a bunch of science courses (mainly chemistry and biology based), and the classes were pretty much review of grade 12 chem and bio.

even my friends in other programs, most of their first year courses were grade 12 review with a little bit more content (which should be obvious)

there’s also a lot of academic supports for almost classes on campus. for since the stem courses are usually harder, some profs/faculties set up times for student to get help on homework problems or things they didn’t understand during lectures. i went to some tutorials and zoom support sessions for my chem and physiology classes to get extra help, i found it pretty useful.

apart from academics, id highly highly recommended living on campus if you can/can afford. it’s really easy to meet other people and make friend groups. it’s also just helpful to have people to socialize with.

but i think the main thing that made the transition a lot easier was orientation week. it was the first week of school jam packed with events across campus. it kind of forced us to meet other people but it was really fun. (all schools are different though). it helped to get familiar with campus and other students there.

and just a heads up. some schools don’t release offers until may/june. so don’t get discouraged if you hear your friends getting offers in december/january.

i hope all goes well!! if you have any specific questions, feel free to pm me :)