Legacy23
-
Posts
33 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Posts posted by Legacy23
-
-
On 5/8/2012 at 10:26 PM, wheatGrass said:
There are so many great neighborhoods within easy biking/TTC distance from UofT, I think that living on campus would mean missing out on what makes Toronto a great city. Toronto has amazing neighborhoods!
I would try to find a roomate wanted situation in a fairly close neighborhood--Queen west, college st, kensington, dupont, danforth, Christie/St. Clair, st lawrence market area... All of these are a short TTC or bike ride away and you will probably be able to find an apartment share situation for less than residence.
I don't get the draw of living on campus, honestly.
Hey wheatGrass, would you know of any decent apartments/residences in these areas for around 800$ ? I've tried looking it up on kjiji and craiglist.ca but haven't had much luck yet as most of the apartments are close to 1200$, if not more.
-
Are there any scholarships/awards that international students can apply to, at this moment?
-
Does anyone know if 2 concentrations (ISD and KMIM) would be too hard to squeeze in along with co-op? Or is it do-able?
-
@frannyt @Taylorski @M.gooseberry Ah alright, makes sense. Thanks yet again for all the information. What would this forum be like without you guys! haha
-
@Taylorski I am coming from India. What about you?
-
@Spzr Thanks for the information. I was speaking with an alumni of UofT MI program and he mentioned the same thing. However, even he wasn't sure if everyone gets to choose the co-op option since there are multiple interviews and stuff.
-
1 hour ago, Taylorski said:
@Legacy23 Sorry I meant less than $1000 per person. I've found a few on offcampushousing.utoronto.ca, I found a nice three bedroom for 850 each for example and it's in the Annex. I've also found some the in Kensington Market area as well as Church and Wellesley
Yep, I found some really great apartments on toronto's off campus housing website. But again, I guess it's just too early to look for an apartment right now as most of the postings are for subletting in summer.
However, I did find fully-furnished apartments for around 850-900$ per room. Some of the landlords have agreed to put me on a priority list. Will probably check again with them in june.
-
41 minutes ago, frannyt said:
Hey, I'm not really sure how good it is. Dont know many details about it. Based on my understanding the program is pretty small. Only 30 students did co-op last year (if i remember correctly). They didn't promote it all that much. I think the idea of the program is theres tons of options and they emphasized co-op is only one of those.
Oh you mean it wasn't promoted that much or only 30 students get to go for a co-op?
Also, if suppose you take the 8 months co-op option, do you have to pay 1200$(co-op fees) PLUS the tuition for that term? Does anyone know anything about this?
-
2 hours ago, Taylorski said:
@Nick.lb I honestly cannot remember where I heard that, it might have changed since the last time I saw it. I'm more worried about the overnight guests policy. They do have a 'guest room' for overnight guests but it costs $85, so maybe thats what I'm thinking of.
I've just been looking around tonight at apartments that are available, I've been able to find 2+ bedroom apartments that would round out to less than $1000 a month
Which area are you looking at ? 2 bhk for 1000$ is a really good deal!
-
@frannyt Thanks! How good is the MI co-op program anyway? I heard the best co-op program in Canada is that of Waterloo.
-
@Nick.lb Downtown, toronto is ridiculously expensive. The residences affiliated with toronto - parkside and campusone are really great but around 1400$-1600$ per month. There are plenty of condos and semi-furnished/furnished apartment about 20 mins walk to campus for around 700-900$ .
As frannyt and spzr mentioned earlier, if we look for an apartment further away and not just in downtown, we might be able to find a good deal.
-
@Spzr @Taylorski @Supratim Chakraborty Oh I guess it IS too early to start for me then. I'd be moving to Toronto in August. Should probably start house-hunting some time in June? I was just worried cause alot of residences around UofT have already started filling up pretty quickly.
-
5 hours ago, frannyt said:
@Nick.lb hey, the meet and greet was pretty good! Basically discussed a lot of preliminary things. started out with a welcome talk, talked about student services and affairs (ex: co-op option). Then moved into a student panel discussion about the different programs. Heard the students speak about their experiences, etc. Lastly we got a small tour around the school before the meet and greet part. Teachers weren't around, but are going to be present at the second event on July 8th (which is supposed to be more focused on registration).
@Legacy23 I have been told by most places I have contacted that I am too early in the process. Usually the earliest you can inquire is approx 3 months prior to a move in date. These are the sites I have been using though:
https://www.padmapper.com/ (my personal favourite)
https://www.torontorentals.com/
https://www.casalova.com (also pretty good)
A friend of mine also added me to a group on fbk where people post about rentals and people who are looking for roommates and stuff (could be good for you!), but its a closed group I think. So you need someone to invite you (you can check the group to see if you know anyone who is in it and then ask them to invite you to it, its called Bunz Home Zone). Hope this helps!
Thank you so much! Also, did they discuss about co-op and career options/procedure in the meet & greet event ?
-
-
Does anyone know about the new " Campusone Residence" near UofT?
-
21 hours ago, Nick.lb said:
You can check out the dorm rooms for graduates on the UofT Grad House page, I personally applied. However, applications opened up on Feb 1 and applications are considered on a first come first served basis.
Oh alright. I'll look into it. Thanks!
-
Does anyone know how are the UofT's dorm rooms? And when should I ideally start applying for it ? I am considering staying on campus in the first semester, and then probably shift in an apartment the next sem.
-
@frannyt I just checked ,and it turns out I have chosen KMIM and ISD. Thanks for the help !
-
@frannyt Being an international student , the difference in Mcgill and UofT's tuition is about 30,000 $. Which is why I am trying to figure out if UofT's worth the extra 30k. Which concentrations are you guys planning on taking? I'll probably go for a double concentration ISD and KMIM. Also, I don't remember choosing the concentrations while applying ?
@Spzr Thanks. I am yet to figure out the residential scenario. This is just too much effort haha
-
16 hours ago, frannyt said:
@Legacy23 As someone who was born and raised in Montreal, I can confirm it will be much more difficult finding a job if you do not speak French (though not entirely impossible). Probably depends on the company though and how much you are dealing with public or other Montreal companies.
@Spzr hey! I'll also be attending the meet and greet (: are you currently living in toronto? Any recommendations on decent living areas? I've started my apartment hunting.
Did anyone else apply to archives and records management or culture and technology? Those are the two streams I'm following!!
Thanks! I have read tons of threads and talked to several people but I really don't understand why people only look for jobs in the city where they have done their masters from? you could always apply for jobs in toronto after studying at McGill. Is it cause of the networking aspects ?
-
14 hours ago, gabiaconetti said:
Just out of curiosity, for those accepted, what are your stats? What's your GPA like and did you have any work experience? I mean I haven't technically gotten a rejection yet but at this point, the silence makes me feel like I'm not getting in.
Thanks for the help. I did a bit of research at my end , and I think I am gonna go with UofT . I really suck at learning a new language and it'd suck to not get a job after masters cause of the language criteria haha so yeah.
And for the stats - I had a 4.0 GPA in my undergrad and close to 1 year experience as a Consultant. But I have some friends who got acceptance with a much lower gpa and no experience, cause their SOP was pretty good (atleast that's what they say). One of my friends got a reject from UofT last year , but got admitted to UT,Austin. So you never really know what is it that they consider.
Have you tried reaching out to the admissions counselor (Andrea). She is quite helpful and almost always replies on the same day. Let me know if you need her email address.
-
15 hours ago, frannyt said:
@Legacy23 As someone who was born and raised in Montreal, I can confirm it will be much more difficult finding a job if you do not speak French (though not entirely impossible). Probably depends on the company though and how much you are dealing with public or other Montreal companies.
@Spzr hey! I'll also be attending the meet and greet (: are you currently living in toronto? Any recommendations on decent living areas? I've started my apartment hunting.
Did anyone else apply to archives and records management or culture and technology? Those are the two streams I'm following!!
@Spzr Are you guys planning on staying on campus or are you renting an apartment outside? I was thinking of going with the former in the first sem, and then move out next sem. I'll be coming to Toronto some time in August. What do you guys suggest?
-
18 hours ago, M.gooseberry said:
hey! May I ask what's your rational for an early consideration? I emailed them asking if I could get the result before last Wednesday because I had to decide whether to take my second choice offer, the women (Andrea) was very kind and she forwarded my email to the admissions committee, but I think they simply ignored it....
Hey, I did exactly the same thing. I requested them to consider my application earlier cause i'll be considering offers from other colleges accordingly. They forwarded my email to the admissions committee and they got back within a week or so with the acceptance.
You would probably want to follow up with Andrea next week in case you don't hear back -
7 minutes ago, gabiaconetti said:
Hi! I haven't received an admit from McGill (yet?) but the admissions coordinator told me they already sent out about 100 offers so I don't know if it's looking too good...she said they'll probably be sending out about 50 more in April but idk. McGill is my first choice because I would like to stay in Montreal! You?
I sent them a couple of follow ups and got similar replies, which is why I am a bit paranoid about the admit at Mcgill. Anyway, I was considering McGill as my first choice too , but it turns out the companies there prefer people who are bilingual since Montreal is essentially french-dominant. Is that true?
University of Toronto iSchool
in Waiting it Out
Posted
Hi, Yes I did! I am still deciding between ISD and KMIM as of now.
I've done a fair amount of research regarding Mcgill's MI course vs UofT's before finally picking one, and I would definitely suggest you to choose UofT.