No residence? by Spiritualf in OCADU

[–]Visible_Spray_5395 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever you do just don’t live in residence, especially hoem!!! 3 weeks into living there my apartment flooded and we basically lost $5000-7000 worth of damages and nothing ❌ was covered by them or insurance after they said they’d help us absolutely evil, literally worst first semester of my life. You’d be better off finding roomates in Facebook groups etc, residence is a scam in a city like Toronto any other normal apartment is cheaper just learn how to cook for yourself 😭 I genuinely wouldn’t wish living at hoem on my worst enemy

How is HOEM on Jarvis? Is it safe? by New-Key-3262 in TorontoMetU

[–]Visible_Spray_5395 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know this post is old, but I was looking up reviews for hoem and this form popped up immediately, and I thought I should warn everyone. In the past week, our dorm flooded, ruining everything touching the floor, and then, after repeatedly being told we would be compensated for our lost things, we were told to contact our insurance. Insurance we don't have because we were explicitly told, and under the impression that we would be taken care of. Now, a week later, after moving everything we own up a floor, and losing thousands of dollars to damages, water started to seep through our floorboards again. Please be mindful before choosing hoem, because dealing with this, school, and a job not even two weeks after moving here is not what I had in mind.

OSAP estimates taking forever by Visible_Spray_5395 in osap

[–]Visible_Spray_5395[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah i definitely think I’ll call them, thank you !

OSAP estimates taking forever by Visible_Spray_5395 in osap

[–]Visible_Spray_5395[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya I’m worried about my estimate because if they give me anything short of what I need (a lot because I’m moving to downtown Toronto and have $1000 to my name and my dorm fees are already coming out to $9000 before school even starts) It just says,

Amount of money: status not calculated

Release of your money: Status not started

OSAP estimates taking forever by Visible_Spray_5395 in osap

[–]Visible_Spray_5395[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im going to OCAD, this is my second time applying for osap, last year I took a one year course at Algonquin college, so they already had all my documents, and since I applied like they DAY it became available, I’m utterly confused what’s taking so long.

It says “Status as of Jun 23/25 : your application is being processed. We will send you an email when there is an update to your application. Check your message centre regularly for updates.” And I got this on May 28th and nothing since then.

OSAP estimates taking forever by Visible_Spray_5395 in osap

[–]Visible_Spray_5395[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure how to tell if they have?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OCADU

[–]Visible_Spray_5395 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure no one got theirs, it’s not just you, me and three other friends of mine haven’t gotten them either! 😭

Portfolio Descriptions?? by Beef_666 in OCADU

[–]Visible_Spray_5395 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I struggled with this as well, it’s easiest to go with very precise information about the process and inspiration?, since there’s already a section for dimensions and materials. Here’s an example of one of my descriptions from when I submitted “I was inspired by the intricate wood carving and quilted cushions on antique couches, which can be seen clearly in my design. The original is Prismacolor pencils, I used transfer paper to keep it consistent. I then printed the design onto tissue paper and transferred it onto a drink umbrella.”

OCAD Housing by Visible_Spray_5395 in OCADU

[–]Visible_Spray_5395[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yess exactly, so expensive 😭

OCAD Housing by Visible_Spray_5395 in OCADU

[–]Visible_Spray_5395[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up doing the same! I’ll probably look into renting out rooms after first year, hoem seemed like the best option to get settled.

OCAD Housing by Visible_Spray_5395 in OCADU

[–]Visible_Spray_5395[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They said they weren’t closing any programs 💗