pros & cons of the university of toronto! 

another pro is that uoft has so many work-study/on-campus job opportunities from research assistant, to tour guides, to administrative work and more! it’s not only a academic focused environment but also has a focus on making money while in uni and getting more experience!

thank you for your honesty and for thinking so deeply about what you wanted to say for the pros and cons! a very holistic and reflective view!

I am living vicariously through you and your videos. It’s my dream to go to U of T someday! Your videos are honestly so helpful!

It definitely would be a much greater satisfaction if one day you find yourself become much bigger and, who knows, one of the biggest fishes in that gigantic pond. All the best and best of luck to your study and future endeavor, Bela.

as a "little grade 12" who recently got into trin for life sciences, this is super useful thank u so much, the pros definitely outweigh the cons for me but hey! i have my doubts and you've explained them thoroughly :)

thank you so much for this video!! I just got in this morning life science and st george with membership to woodsworth!

hi bela,thx for the content ❤❤

i just got into UofT/trinity earlier this week and i’ve been watching all your videos they’re seriously so helpful lol. i’m probably going to uoft this fall but still deciding aghgh

aww don't say that, we are all extraordinary in our own ways, you are too 🥺💟

You could make a video talking about course financing, payments and fees.

I don't know why but your voice is just super super cute!

Great video

Hey I am applying for Humanities (focusing on history) at UofT St. George for fall ‘24. Do you remember when you received your acceptance to UofT? I applied quite early in November and I feel like I have a pretty competitive average but I haven’t got anything back yet. Also have you enjoyed history at the University? Thanks so much!

Excellent video. Hmmm. LOL. You managed to insult my two cities. Hello from lovely OTTAWA. Proud to be born in la belle ville de MONTREAL. When I was a student in the 1980s, there were only two choices for me, prestige-wise. U of T and McGill. In those days, Mcgill was referred to as the "Princeton of the north". In my mind, it was at least as prestigious as U of T. But, I HATE completing forms, in those days, paper. So, I although I kept glancing at the U of T application package on my table, I knew I would get into McGill, so let the deadline for U of T pass. McGill, it would be, I thought. Also, my father had studied at McGill. I was also living in Montreal at the time. Luckily, I was accepted to McGill and studied poli sci as prep for my plans to eventually go to law school. Ironically, I did do my MA in poli sci at U of T later in life (after a few years doing nothing jobs and during a period when I was taking the LSAT many times). I enjoyed the more focused MA studies much, much more. I would not advise anyone to follow this one application strategy for undergrad these days. Waaaay too much competition. My son applied for math with the intention to apply for a stats POSt once at U of T, knowing he would also want to study history. Thus, a double major in stats and history. He applied for history at McGill . I thought it would be easy admission to McGill . I wanted him to balance what I thought would be a more competitive admission process for a STEM subject - math -at U of T. Although tagged as a math kid , his true passion is history. He had exceptional grades in high school in history and 5 in AP history. Not so. He got rejected for McGill. I was thinking .... 'WTF.!!!!!!!?????.. Surely, it is an easier admission process for history at McGill than a STEM program at U of T , I thought. I felt bad as I had advised him. This type of thinking is erroneous. In retrospect, I can only guess at the reasons why he was not accepted at my alma mater. Perhaps there are more "I hate math. I suck at math " types, leading to humanities/ social science programs being more competitive due to more applications. He did not apply to other Canadian universities. Luckily, he got into U of T (to Trinity no less. You are right. BEAUTIFUL). I hear your Ivy League story. He applied to several Ivy Leagues colleges , but only ones that are "needs blind" i.e do not consider ability to pay/income in making admission decisions and normally offer funding for all those accepted, regardless of nationality. Rejected for: Princeton, Yale, University of Pennsylvania and .. even Cornell (advice, apply "early admission" to Cornell as opposed to Yale for better chance of acceptance to an Ivy League). It bothered me more than him, these Ivy League rejections. But as you noted, everything works out in the end. Although he go a 4.0 GPA in first year and made the history POSt, he struggled due to mental health challenges. He has established his supports at Trinity and in TO. It would have been AGONIZING if I had to sit here , in Ottawa, and worry about his health with him studying across the border. As it is, we are going to visit him in mid-February. Easy 4.50 train ride away from Ottawa.

This was very informative. This morning I was accepted into life sci at utsg and physical and environmental sciences at utsc but I’m not sure if I should go 😅All I read on Reddit are horror stories 😢

AWESOME VIDEO!!!! this is so helpful to the general current uoft to reflect on pros and cons for themselves but also to bring insight into the uoft world!! in an honest manner 🫶

What are the internship opportunities like for science students at the St.George campus?

That last clip bahahaha ❤❤

I am thinking to apply for masters in social work at university of Toronto 😊 can you suggest me if that’s a good university for social work ?

Hey this is Nasheta from Bangladesh. I got into UofT in Trinity at St George for fall’24 I am someone who is not comapatible in crowds and also have strict financial obligations. And as far as I have heard that St George has classes with students like 1000 or more 🥹 that’s quite overwhelming I got the 100K international merit scholarship in UofT and also got 100k Dean’s scholarship at Queen’s. I am very much confused which uni should I go for 😭?! Please help me out! I have heard UofT is depressing specially St George and is very hard to maintain gpa.

What was your high school diploma score?

Have you met anyone from your comment section that is going to the Same college as you yet

i like of your videos. my objective, is do enginner aerospace.

which unis did you apply to?