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Have a Philsophy essay due tomorrow, a rather short one. I’ve written multiple drafts, and then multiple drafts of the final paper. I just can’t be satisfied and keep finding stronger arguments and then issues etc. I keep going in circles in my head trying to find a strong argument.

I also f*cked up with my citations I feel because the paper said minimal citations and I won’t go into detail but I could of either chosen rule utilitarianism or Ross’s pluralism’s I thought both give weak and unsuccessful responses or were not applicable and I just chose to develop the pluralistic theory the prompt was itself suggesting…. Oi oi oi. either way I’m TIRED I’ve spent far too much time writing this paper I’m just going to sleep, read it tomrorow one last time and submit it. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever had so much challenge and internal conflict writing something 😬😬😬, I feel I went wrong somewhere but I just can’t pinpoint where.

Sometimes though ig u just gotta let go at one point and send it in and just be happy with it. Oof. I’ve noticed when I half ass work with a draft or two in a few hours I get better marks, while when I rot away in my room for hours on end for weeks sweating over my papers they just flop. Eeek! Not good not good. Need to work work work on ts.

Thanks for reading my complaint rant

Long story short: last night, two guys jumped me outside a bar. The assault lasted about a minute until a policeman came in, grabbed one of them, and put them on the floor. The police were interrogating both me and the two guys who jumped me, and then they let everyone go because they said it looked like a consented fight, even though I did not consent to fight. I did not say anything about wishing to fight. I'm looking to press charges.

My face is slightly messed up right now, and I need to get it checked to make sure everything is fine with me. What UofT services are open on Easter? I also have insurance that probably covers this, so I could go to a non-UofT affiliated service, but I need to go somewhere that can:

1. check my condition
2. document everything so I can add it to the case and list the damages that were dealt

Got judged for taking the elevator one floor. I have back problems… but apparently I should’ve powered through for their approval 💀

Hey chat,

I’m currently a first-year student at UTM and I’m looking to transfer to the St. George campus for Economics starting this Fall (September 2026). I’m waiting for the application process to be completed and had a few specific questions for anyone who has successfully made the jump:

1. The GPA Cutoff: For those who transferred recently, what was your CGPA? I’ve heard a 3.0 is the "safe" zone, but is it getting more competitive for the Social Science category?

2. POSt Timing: Do I apply for the Economics Major POSt on ACORN during the current April window while I'm still a UTM student, or do I have to wait until my transfer to UTSG is officially finalized?

3. Course Equivalencies: Did you find that ECO101/102 at UTM prepared you well for the second-year core at UTSG (ECO204/206)? I’ve heard the UTSG math requirements are a lot more theoretical.

4. The "Vibe" Shift: For those who live in Mississauga but commute downtown, how soul-crushing is the Union station shuffle? Is the "prestige" of the St. George department worth the extra 2 hours of travel?

Would love to hear from anyone who switched campuses or even switched majors into Econ.

Any "hidden" pitfalls I should look out for in the transfer credit process?

Thanks in advance

I’m planning to go to UofT for engineering but I live close enough where it is not worth spending an extra 15-20k a year on residence but though there is still likely 2-3k in transit costs it’s still significantly cheaper. My only problem is that if atleast 2 hour of commuting everyday is sustainable, and if I’m missing out on a lot of social events. Do commuters miss out on parties, clubs and overall making friends?

i enrolled into summer school but in my acorn it still says i am “invited” instead of registered as i have not paid the fees, but it does not show any new fees that need to be paid. does anyone know by when we are meant to pay for summer school? or is there something wrong with my acorn and im already supposed to see the amount needed to be paid?

as the title says this is addressed to those who got 100%, 40/40 on the ana301 tt2, I need to know some tips that could help or how y'all study or something

The program i applied to requires a minimum average of 70% / 2.7 GPA in the last 5.0 FCE taken basically 2.7 gpa in the last 10 courses I took. I took 6 last year winter and failed 1. I retook in that one summer and passed. In the fall term I took 4 more courses. For my gpa calculation will they use the failed course from Winter.

As I was taking a break from studying for exams, looking for oppurtunities to work or volunteer, I came to the really hard realisation that I have virtually done nothing during my university life. I have not done any research, joined any clubs, or found any jobs. I really want to start getting more involved, but my fear of rejection and failure is really holding me back. I keep on thinking that nobody would want to hire or take a student who is about to be in their fourth year with virtually no real experience (other than mandatory labs and part time jobs I had in high school), and that thought is keeping me from getting myself out there.

I will have to take 5 years to graduate due to some poor course planning/switching programs in my second year, and my cGPA isn't exactly stellar (3.65). Does anyone have any advice for getting myself out there, or stories of success as someone who was in my position? I am super stressed and sad so anything would help. Thanks!

I'm a first year student at UofTSG, i want to do research and lab work so I can build my resume for med school. Some might say its too early to think about it but honestly time flies and with first year already over id rather start "early" ig, i'm an international student so making friends was tough for me I dont have any connections or know anyone from upper grades that can help me with this, idk know where to start from... like who to approach I feel like i havent discovered UofT at all and being alone doesnt help. I do want to volunteer too ( do things other than academic work ) I have applied for Varisty Blues since I used to play soccer seriously ... I regret not starting this year but honestly, the feeling of imposter syndrome got to me so I just put it off. I would love any advice from people that know who will apply to med school eventually, where and how they did lab stuff, research, get close to their profs over time so they would ask for a recommendation letter later on. Yeah that pretty much sums it up

first of all my gpa and my bio and chem marks are so cooked that i think there’s v few chance of me getting in to the program(+ everyone n their mom is applying to neuro liikee) and if i wait until the second year to apply again the pre requisites are craaazzyy if i cant do bio130 what r the chances of me passing biochem and genetics and anatomy. Atp i feel like i just can’t do science anymore and should really try smth else, maybe cog sci from arts stream?? But what if its similar to psy

I don’t even know if im interested in neuro but then i don’t know WHAT im interested in liiikkeeee im. CRASHING OUT . ik it was a long rant but plz help i need opinions 😭😭🙏🏻🥀

I'm first-year life sci rn and deciding majors soon. The main options I'm interested in rn is
Psych (Specialist)

Psych+Neuro (double major)

I'm also considering Psych+Imm though, but haven't found much info about the difficulty of Imm as a major at uoft. I'm taking imm250 now and find it REALLY interesting, though less interesting as I find psych. So now I'm also considering doing Psych+Imm (double major).

I'm a premed so I jus wanna see if anyone has info or thought abt how immunology is as a major in terms of difficulty, or thoughts in general on the program/program combinations I'd wanna do in terms of difficulty

For reference since ik "difficulty" is subjective. Last sem I had:
bio120: 84

chem135: 84

3 bird courses: all between 82-90.
cGPA sem 1: 3.78

This sem I haven't calculated my total grades before finals yet but they're all likely somewhere in the 80s, with psy100 possibly being in the low 90s, but likely in the high 80s.

Thanks

I’m completing my residence rankings for dorm placements, and I was wondering what the comparison between Vic and chestnut looks like specifically for a cs student? I don’t mind walking (I’ve heard that they are both pretty far from classes), and from what I’ve seen, the rooms in Chestnut seem bigger/nicer with double beds and private washrooms. My main concern is the social aspect, because in hoping to meet a ton of new people and hopefully be close to some people I have classes with, and I’m not sure which dorm is better suited for that? If you’ve lived at either please lmk how your experience was, especially if you were in cs!

hi! i’ll be starting at uoft in the fall and was looking through the different programs to see what path i wanted to take. i was originally planning on going the astronomy/physics specialist route but saw that the planetary science specialist is also an option— i can’t seem to find much information on it from actual students, though, and would love to hear more about anyone’s firsthand experiences !! i’d also love advice from anyone on which might be better as it looks like planetary science would be less pure theoretical work, which i think i’d prefer as well :) thank you so much

i have a 60 percent exam that I wont have time to study (3 other exams and papers before the 10th YIKES) for until the 10th and the exam is on the 20th. So that leaves me with 10 days. I have notes for the lectures and textbooks already but haven't active recalled or memorises. Already have been tested on 6 weeks and exam is cumulative... so just 4 new weeks to cover... Am I screwed?

Bit of a long shot I had a friend at U of T driving back home at the end of term to Edmonton. My brother is in Toronto and has a couple boxes basically a Home Depot Saw in a box, that I'm trying to get to Edmonton. He was supposed to take them but now his car is full. Wondering if anyone living in Edmonton is going to U of T and driving back home at the end of term? And would be willing to transport a couple boxes. Willing to pay.

Hey guys!! Did any of you get a really harsh mark back on the science and society assignment? I got an 100 on the midterm and then got dunked on by the TA for the assignment for some reason. Asking for a regrade. Curious what you guys got.

currently in first year and if someone could explain how it is.

Hi, I'm a first year in-stream computer science student, and I came across this program that seemed interesting to me. I'm not entirely sure whether I want to get into SWE after my undergrad, and I might be interested in some finance/management related field, maybe even IB. Grad school is also an option but I'm not too sure about that.

Anyways, here are my questions:

1. If you have any experiences with this major, do you believe its worth it? I'm fairly good at maths, but have almost no economics experience (i did AP Micro), but I am ready to work hard if it truly is worth it.

2. Do you believe it's good to complement this field with computer science? I don't have any plans to drop my cs major, so I'm likely going to be doing this spec with the cs major, which I do understand is a lot of work.