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My professional letter of recommendation was from a organization I volunteered for. I had volunteered for a literacy program, in which I tutored children with learning disabilities or that struggled with reading.

When I went for the meeting after i received my "recommended" email they said that each division had almost 150 spots and they received three times the amount of applications compared to available spots.

I applied for the 2015 cycle and was accepted. U of T looks at your 5 most recent credits and calculates the average from that. Since I was in my fourth year of university when I applied, they had used my average from third year. Although, you still need at least a mid-B average in your fourth year, as you are required to send them your transcript once your marks are processed. At this point I'm on a conditional offer until I provide them with this information. I would say this program is competitive and I feel like this program is going to continue to become more competitive in the next few years. Since this is the first year that the B.ED program was changed to two years, more people are becoming aware that UofT is offering a Masters degree that results in teaching qualifications and requires the same amount of time to complete as the B.ED program. I went to a meeting at the school after i received my "recommended" email. They said that they received 3 times the applications as in spots in the program. Just to give you my stats, I had a 78 average in my third year and I also had a variety of different volunteer/work experiences with children. I had many friends who applied for this program and some did not get in. I would say the individuals who were not accepted did not have enough volunteer/work experience with children. Id recommend having 2/3 good recent work experiences with children (no more than from a couple of years ago). Id suggest volunteer/work with children that requires you to teach. For example, you can always volunteer at a school nearby. Most schools will happily take volunteers as long as you provide a police check. I would also recommend tutoring/literacy programs. The more you stand out, the better. Additionally, if you are applying I would recommend having at least a high B average. They say you need a mid-B but I found that people who did have a mid-B average, did not get an acceptance. Those are my suggestions for people who are applying for next year. Good luck!