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What is/was your experience at UofT like?

I walk across all 4 lanes of the queens park roundabout without looking both ways just so a car can abolish my existence

At UofT you are treated like a number, not a person. It is highly competitive and cut throat. They demand a lot from you. Also they have proven time and time again that they don't care about their students mental health. They care more about funding and public image than their students.

I know we were all triggered by ‘UFT’

Honestly, a lot of points made were true but I still think that UofT is a great school. I’m in first year engineering and honestly, i love the community. Despite the fact that my classes are online this year, i’ve met so many people and there’s a huge sense of community because everyone is struggling just like you. You just have to pick and choose the people you wanna surround yourself with, but mostly people are down to help you and explain questions to you. It’s a competitive school but at the end of the day, there are a lot of nice people as well. If you’re nice to people, others will be nice to you in return:) also join clubs! you meet so many upper years who are there to help you and even give you notes!

I'm a second year Life Sci student at the University of Toronto. U of T is definitely hard and challenging but I do think this video gave a little bit of a skewed perspective. You have to remember that there are so many people at U of T, and subsequently, everyone will have a different experience. That is one of the things I love about the university. I know people who are commuters and loved commuting everyday. I know commuters who hate commuting. I know residence students who love residence and I know others who hate residence. U of T is just another normal university, and if you come in thinking that way, you will have a great time. It is a big place and it can seem daunting at first, but almost everyone I know has found their own little community within the wider ecosystem of the university. The key thing is that if you want to do something at U of T, there are all the resources present to do it. It's just about being willing to find those resources.

There's no time for anything. There's no time

I go to U of T also, everything people said in the video is 100% true. I agree, its like a full time job. No time for partying, friends or else. If you do, well you are quite the multitasker.

engineering is batshit insane but you get to make lifelong friends and people really help each other. someone always posts their aid sheet on the group chat before every exam, and a couple of times literally all of us in ECE collaborated together on google docs to share solutions for past exams that didn't have any. the community spirit in engineering (especially ECE) has saved my ass countless times

Keep up the good work Milkman

I can relate, I am in my first-year but Loneliness is real at U of T. It seems like everyone is too busy to talk to you.

went and graduated to u of t and honestly.... tutorials, go to them and make friends there. puts into perspective that everyone is struggling as much as you are and that’s already a conversation starter

Grades being "linearly adjusted" for the sake of maintaining a 60 avg

If you decide to go to Uoft just know after you already got in, you have to make POSt and basically keep a certain average and apply to get into the program you want

Just graduated from uoft from aerospace engineering. Missed uoft right after the graduation! Everything is worth it, but the challenge is real. I think this applies to any university you go or whatever goal you want to achieve. Definitely loved my experience there and made life long friends! (Felt lonely at grad school here though haha)

Man in those big universities it's hard to socialize. my recommendation is to take volunteer activities. I found my girl while I was an orientation leader then we exchanged no. and so on. I sometimes think what if I didn't volunteer there then life was gonna be different. Great video bro

Nothing’s changed in 20 years! I went 1999-2003 and it was lonely af then and it’s just as bad now. People didn’t share notes, in my Econ class, there was maybe 50 of us graduating, I didn’t make a single friend and I’m outgoing. In 2nd year, I ended up founding and joining a bunch of student clubs, made things bearable, but if I was to do it all over again, I wouldn’t go to UofT, I’d go to Western or Waterloo, the friends that I met later in life who went to those schools made better and stronger friendships. Even those who graduated from York seemed to have enjoyed their university experience far more and didn’t feel like life chewed them up and spat them out.

Engineering at UofT is totally different! It's a much tighter knit community, with lots of spirit and traditions and bring engineering students together :)

As someone who went to both Western and UofT, i couldn't agree more with this 1:21

i literally love this channel and you. This is so helpful

Okay this video made me pretty sad ngl. I just finished my first year at U of T (literally today) and it's been the best year of my life in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. I found a ton of great friends, extracurriculars that I love, and enjoyed my classes. To be honest, I think a lot of that has to do with my program and who I am as a person - I'm in social sciences, which is definitely less competitive and stressful than sciences so that definitely changes things. I'm also kind of that jerk that doesn't study and still does well, so, to be honest, I would say classes/studying was like priority #7 for me, definitely not #1. My top tips for coming to U of T: if you can live on residence, definitely do! I found the majority of my friends and communities through res. Colleges can also make or break your experience- I go to Vic and I LOVE it there. Another top tip: do one of the college's one programs; you get to be in small classes (one of my classes had 6 students) and you get to know professors. Honestly, U of T is a fantastic school if you're self-motivated and willing to put in a little bit of effort to make friends and find communities. Don't let videos like this scare you out of coming to what is, in my experience, a great school!

I could relate to most of the things they were talking about. I struggled so badly during my first and second year that I got depression and anxiety issues. and the school didn’t have enough resource to support students with mental health issues because most of the students I know had mental health issues, at least for a short period of time like a panic attack during finals… I think the important thing is to accept the fact that you just can’t get a perfect score at UTSG and that’s okay!

Yo thanks for making these bro these are great

For anyone going into any non-engineering programs, make sure to know about PoST! Especially if you're going into Computer Science

I'm so grateful for these videos

Thank you for making videos like this man 🙏🏽🙌🏾❤️

This is useful yet entertaining content. Thanks man

Really grateful for these videos, helps me make a decision for where I want to go

UofT is more like a financial group, maximizing their profits and working on that public impression instead of focusing on their student and community because they know we can’t do sht to them

I think Science v. Humanities/Social Sciences is really different! I did Neuroscience and Psychology (which is considered as a science at UofT) and we had these big facebook groups and there's usually at least one person (usually more) who posts their notes (AND recordings) and people help out each other. We're still competitive but there's a nice sense of camaraderie and support. We also had lots of socials in person and I definitely felt like I was part of a community. Being part of a "social" college really helps as well (I've heard that in Woodsworth, people didn't really talk). I'm from Trinity and instantly found a community (it's definitely the study hard party hard kind of atmosphere) and I've had a lot of friends from other colleges as well from joining clubs and meeting people in my neuro and psych classes! I didn't have too bad of an experience and really enjoyed it -- the people made all the difference (I had a number of great profs who became my mentors and I met really great people who have become lifetime friends). From what my friends from humanities/social sciences told me their classmates were way more stingy with notes and didn't help each other in class or in the FB groups...It made it a bit more difficult starting friendships but not impossible! The UofT experience is very field-dependent.

Love these videos, they’re super helpful! Can you please do Brescia university college next?

where's peepee poopoo man...

I go to utm and my friend goes to uoft and the mentality is completely different tbh..its more chill and easier to make friends at utm. I originally wanted to go to the downtown campus and i even applied there but honestly when i talk to my friend and i hear about how it is over there i'm glad i picked utm instead. She even said that she would transfer if utm had her program.

Oh shiii i was considering going here but i don’t wanna be lonely lmao

Eye opener.. literal eye opener

The only things that comes to my mine hearing about UofT is: *So freaking expensive*

I never went to UofT, but i understand why people would be reluctant to sharing their notes or being stingy with it. Unless you have a good reason to miss a lecture/class, why should they share their notes to someone that just wants to leech off them? Go to your own lectures/classes and take your own notes, simple as that. Talking about independent, and lonely, do your own shit, stop depending on people.

Good video man ! I will come to visit that university! I watch your video from Montreal Québec 😁👍🏽

This channel is SO underrated

to everyone saying that uoft is hard and you have no social life, im pretty sure thats similar to any other top university (not just in canada). if you want a social life and friends you need to actively seek them out, because uoft isn't known as a party school anyways (and if you want to go to parties, they are usually outside of the campus) and just a tip for anyone going to university, try to be on good terms with your TA (teaching assistants) cause they act like the 'tutors' in university and are the ones you go to when you need help as opposed to the professor in the end, your university experience in uoft or not is based on what you do.

This was so helpful thanks milkman ❤️

I just got into U of T. I also have offers from Western and McMaster . After watching this video and reading the comments and numerous Reddit threads, I have pretty much decided not to go to U of T! Thank you sir for this video.

I cannot believe how much people hate on U of T. Best four years of my life. So many people go there because it's local or because they want the prestige, but the people who actually go there because they like it end up having a wonderful time. Make friends at your college or in your program. There are tons of events. Classes are hard because it's a challenging and rewarding academic experience. If you want to just skip classes and party, go to a different school... duh??!!

Could you please do a video on U of T downtown’s mental health and disability resources which are available. Love your videos thank you so much for sharing and disseminating the knowledge 🙏🏻👌🏻😊

Tldr: I was at st George for undergrad, graduated in 2016 yes there is a damaging mentality there, but it *can* be subverted and you *can* build community, though it does take more effort than schools in smaller cities. There *are* a lot of opportunities to be had here, and if *you* want to go here, NOT just for the paper at the end, then it can be a rewarding experience. I think a lot of this also depends on the program you're in and how you approach extracurriculars. I took a lot of classes from a smaller program and was able to recognize faces and we developed a good community. I also joined a number of clubs just to see what was there and stuck with the ones I liked. UofT does have a lot of $$ for resources and opportunities (I didn't need to buy a bike for a year and a half, and didn't even need to pay when the wheel got stolen). Like the one person said, just replying to the email, taking the 'leap' to join a lab (once you're in you realize how it was silly to feel so intimidated before) can help tremendously. That said, uoft can be a bit of a pressure cooker as a student, and the self-selection of high achievers means a lot of the students there, especially undergrad, are already prone to being stressed and anxious. And then you just put a bunch of those ppl in the same room and make them do tests... a lot of my friends definitely struggled and found it hard to meet ppl. It can definitely be an isolating experience, but there are means to mitigate it. It's so important to have stuff that you do outside of school that you enjoy. We NEED to have more to our identity than solely being a uoft student. I went to uoft because I wanted to be at a dt campus in a big city. I didn't realize the 'prestige' of the university until after I was there and saw how other students talked about it. Though I obviously tried to do well, I didn't focus on my grades. I volunteered a few hours a week and met ppl, I joined clubs and met ppl. I chose personally meaningful courses over bird courses and easy grades. I am naturally outgoing which helps, but there are a lot of ppl who are starved of community at uoft and would love to make a friend, especially in first year, so I promise you can too 😉

I currently attend UofT, both Downtown and Scarborough campus. From my experience I like the Scarborough campus way better because it has a sense of community as opposed to the downtown campus. Downtown, however has way more options for courses when it comes to particular programs. One thing that I have found is that even though UofT consist of 3 campuses they may as well have been 3 different schools. I say this because it is so difficult to transfer from one campus to the other. I tried doing this and had to complete a full application as if I was applying to get into the university for the first time. Now I’m applying for a transfer into York.

Me as an introvert I would enjoy this school cause friends distract me from school a lot. So I would join like volunteer activities in the weekend.

I enjoy your college videos even though I been out of college for a while...

If I got in... I think it would be fine. I don't rely too much on other people and I know how to manage my time so I can sleep 6-7 hours and don't feel overwhelmed with work.

UofT and many other large universities are ranked high because their research and grad studies. As a grad student, I would advice undergrads, seriously, go to a smaller but still great university. You’ll have much more done during these years. When the undergrad volume is so high, how can you get advices or answers from your professor? At the end of your degree, how hard is it to get a decent reference letter from your prof considering so many of your classmates are equally competitive? U of T is great in many ways. But not undergrad education.

Man I keep hearing how lonely UofT is ;-; regret applying now. I'm not that extroverted but I want to live a little, I'd love a proper community. Western is looking good to me yeet

Any st george art majors wanna offer advice before i consider applying?

You should interview students from utm and utsc too

DID YOU DO MCGILL? IF YOU DIDN'T....PLEASE DO! (please please)

You should do one for Sheridan college Davis campus

Do interviews at the Mississauga campus it’s literally the complete opposite of the downtown one lol

All of these are ACCURATE! 😂😂😂

what would you suggest ucl or u of t for life sciences

I've seen a lot of people talking about engineering program in UofT but what about others such as Visual Studies and Arts-related program?

Hey, great video. Do you know the price range for an international student who would like to their masters in the business field? You answering would really help me out. Thanks

Hi, in 2021-2022 there what about scholarship for foreign students in Toronto university?

Thank you

This is DA PLACE!!!! THIS IS THE BEST SCHOOL

Thank you for this video, i’m new immigrant here in canada. I just got my Assessment and i want to go in UOT next year. I hope i can find a friend tho hehehehe btw i’m a Filipino 😊

I would really want to study there

I wish I learned Mandarin before studying here.

If you are willing to study 5 hours per day from first day, this is your school

If you have mental illness and something complicated is going on in your life, UofT is not a place for you. My life was fine, when I first started school at UofT, so I worked hard and I got pretty good grades. My depression was getting better as well. But something horrible happened in my life later and impacted my school life. I was literally lost. I'm sure people wth mental illness can relate to this. You never know when depression is gonna hit you, but school is not very supportive. There is a support called "Accessibility Services", but profs usually don't know how this works, so you end up not using most accommodations that you are getting. I think, for most students, if you work hard and sacrifice other values, you will be fine. But the time at UofT can be the worst time of your life, if you have mental illness. Also, if you are in engineering, you don't really have time to sort out your life. Most of my friends who are smarter than me and decided to go to York (They ditched the acceptance from UofT) are happier and had no problem getting a job, so don't worry about the brand value of UofT. Choose the uni that is easier for your future. Scary Fact: At least one engineering student commits suicide. This tells you what it's like to be in engineering at UofT.

COME TO MCGILL!

Can you please also do uottawa!

Hi, your videos are really interesting, can I post them on Chinese video sites? I will indicate where the videos came from!

I’m thinking about going to UofT or McMaster.. Decisions decisions

Hello. Does UOf T have genetic counseling courses. My daughter has 15 years of education

can u also please do UdeM ? love these videos💓

hi, can anyone tell me about the psychology programme in uoft? it’s my biggest dream to go to uoft and I would like to know what i’m getting myself into :)

Can you do one on George Brown college? Please!

Best advice: Go to a different uni! Trust me!!!

“Ohh you have a 3.4🙄but can you talk😌🥱?” 😂

Can you please do queen's? I've applied there for next fall

If you didn’t do MCGILL plz come!!! This school needs more attention!!!!!!!!!!!

can please do ubc too ?

Can u do York

I need honest answer, in class do teacher explain well or just bypass the lecture/subject? Because am planning to go for UFT and I believe it's one of the best in town.

How is Rotman Commerce like?

do carleton and ottawa too

how is the stress compared to ubc and waterloo? Going to computer engineering or computer science

What about Financial Economics? Anyone from there?

Can someone explain why she said some people look down upon york ?

it doesn't matter about your gpa, it's how you present yourself and market yourself. As long as you have a UofT degree. - Hazel

Whats ophthalmology like at uoft

0:58 Brilliant logic

Do Trent

So true... my exact experience at u of t...

Best advice: go to one of the other 2 campuses and not the one downtown 🥵

Do u guys know which is best for undergraduate architecture course? Ryerson or University of Toronto (Daniels)? It is hard to make a decision! Thanks!

Yo fham can you do one for uoit Ontario tech

come to mississauga campus!!

I just got this strange feeling that me and Hanad (I hope I spelt it correctly) can make great friends..I'm going to UofT this year and I know I would be just as lonely as you, if not worse. If you see this (I know it's quite unlikely, though..) would you kindly reply?

Feel like this sentiment is felt at a lot of Universities. Gotta get off your phones yall and learn to talk to strangers (@me included)

Can you do laurier?