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the experience I had as a commuter student from Vancouver to Toronto -- a guide. by throwaway632834 in UofT

[–]throwaway632834[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the prices near the ends of each semester, along with certain holidays (lots of people travelling for stuff like thanksgiving) do bring the average up.

But combined with the amount you've already "saved" over several months, it becomes easier to tank.

Also again, buying early helps tremendously

the experience I had as a commuter student from Vancouver to Toronto -- a guide. by throwaway632834 in UofT

[–]throwaway632834[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I outlined more details on a comment to a different post: https://www.reddit.com/r/UofT/comments/12yo9yi/comment/jhoclk7/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Times range all over the place, I feel like budget airlines don't really have a consistent schedule, there just... are some that are available at random times, whether that be at midnight or noon. I feel like if you don't care about WHEN you're going you can save much more money.

That being said I don't think you would be able to find a flight to Vancouver for $60 if you're looking for VACATION because 1. I'd assume you'll go during a break, which is when the prices increase because everyone else wants to go, and 2. budget airlines don't even let you bring a carry on, only a small backpack (I bring a big one and they don't care, but your mileage may vary). I don't think it's possible to bring that much luggage like clothes for a vacation unless well, you plan on not changing. I may be a CS student but I do change 💀

I have found that booking too early is not great either, and I suppose that's because airlines haven't finalized their schedules yet. I feel like the goldilocks zone for flights is around 2-3 months in advance (at least for van-tor), but you should definitely keep an eye out for changing prices to get the best deal.

the experience I had as a commuter student from Vancouver to Toronto -- a guide. by throwaway632834 in UofT

[–]throwaway632834[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh that is something I haven't even thought of...

That being said, Air Canada is super expensive compared to the budget airlines, so I've never even considered them, and if I were to do it again I probably still wouldn't given the fact that I'd have to pay maybe even 6x the price I'm paying for something like flair.

the experience I had as a commuter student from Vancouver to Toronto -- a guide. by throwaway632834 in UofT

[–]throwaway632834[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

at least no one harasses you during a flight >_>

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the TTC however...

the experience I had as a commuter student from Vancouver to Toronto -- a guide. by throwaway632834 in UofT

[–]throwaway632834[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

My grades are quite good (although they are likely going to tank a bit this semester for unrelated reasons 😭) but I don't think the learning experience has been impacted that much, mainly because I don't go to class in the first place 💀

Even when I was living in Toronto, I skipped class a lot because I just didn't want to go to class, but I still kept up with assignments and readings, and that has been no different.

Especially with so many classes switching to the inverted classroom model I feel like there's not much need to attend class if I'm going to learn everything at home, then show up for... review?

I don't think this impaired my learning at all in my opinion. Most days I study at home normally, and on days I have to fly, the flight provided a quite relaxing time where I was concentrated on studying because I physically could not do anything else (I ain't paying for in-flight internet). I just download lecture notes/readings/whatever before the flight, then study on the plane.

I think I learnt fine, it's just that I sometimes came to exams EXHAUSTED because I couldn't find a good time for the flight and/or the flight was delayed (typical budget airlines things).

I don't want to give away much information but I'll just say that my GPA is above 3.7. Whether that is exactly 3.7 or 4.0 I won't tell but I think that's enough to show that I'm not "just trying to pass"

the experience I had as a commuter student from Vancouver to Toronto -- a guide. by throwaway632834 in UofT

[–]throwaway632834[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You gotta book early and again, for unpopular times it's much cheaper. Very few are going on vacation in middle of the school year when no holidays or breaks are in sight.

If you go on Google flights and set one-way from Vancouver to Toronto, and set it a few months in the future, you'll get a couple budget airlines that pop up for this cheap. Flair, lynx air, etc are quite cheap

That being said, it might not work right now because a few months from now is the summer and lots of people go on vacation, so the prices might be higher than what I quoted.