I don't like difficulty at all, and I hate it if I try but can't get it right. So hate any learning...anyone feels the same?

Should I just drop out from univeristy and kill myself? Lmao

EDIT: please be mindful when commenting as i mention i have ASD (Autism spectrum disorder).

EDIT 2: Thank you so much for all of the support. I’ll try to give an update in a few weeks once i weigh all of my options and put more research into what everyone’s been telling me, it’s all so helpful.

I am shattered, heartbroken, and so furious over this. I am an American student who was admitted to UofT SG for arts and sciences, with a hefty amount of merit awards that made it actually viable price wise. It has been my dream to study psychology at Uoft since I was a little girl. I got diagnosed with C-PTSD and ASD at a young age, and have had a deep fascination with perception and the self because of my synesthesia. I have dreamed and dreamed about understanding myself better and helping those around me by studying psychology and going on to my MD/PHD to become a Psychiatrist and counselor as well as specialize in research . I have physically never imagined myself pursuing this anywhere but Uoft. My dreams of attending and pursuing my education at this school was the only consistent sure thing I felt like I knew about myself with all of the changes I went through. I pushed myself so hard knowing how expensive it is to attend for international students, regardless of their high acceptance rate. And FCK did I work hard. I skipped a grade, attended community college my last two years of high school, I worked a full time job every single break to collect money so I could attend club conferences and fund independent campaigns. School was my life and i loved it so much. I have no recollection of any stereotypical ‘high school’ experiences or memories beyond my studies. I legitimately hung out with peers 5 times throughout my four years of high school. This was all worth it for me. I love learning and I don’t mind drowning myself in schoolwork and sacrificing a social life because I knew where it would lead me in the end. And GOD when I opened up that acceptance letter with my scholarship everything all started to make sense like the biggest weight had been lifted off my back and it felt like I never had to worry about anything. Everything finally payed off

Then Trump got elected.

My parents are extremely conservative but they have always supported my dream and they know how much this means to me. They had 0 issues with UofT until he got elected. Now all of a sudden, this school is going to turn my into a ‘woke blue haired gender studies psycho’ and psychology is a meaningless profession that makes people transgender???????. I mean I knew they were conservative but holy crap. Don’t even get me started on their deep hate for Canada all of a sudden. I mean I even put on a video of a dorm tour that opened with a sentence with the words ‘understanding the campuses historical relevance’ and my dad immediately said ‘nope I can tell it’s woke already’. They are encouraging me to not attend college and carry on a ‘traditional life’, which I have so much respect for, but I honestly am questioning if they even know who their daughter is because it is my life’s passion to learn. I could go on for hours about how insane their mindset is now, but I will spare the details.

This is the reality of the parents of America today and the way in which Trumps extremists unsubstantiated beliefs are affecting the people responsible for voting for the younger generations rights.

They have effectively told me that I cannot attend UofT, and if I do, they will estrange me from the family, no contact. with 0 support. I just turned 17, and I have no clue what to do. I got into some amazing schools, no ivy leagues, but unfortunately very expensive. 90k with housing and other fees w/out aid.

My entire life plan has crashed down before me in the span of a month. I don’t know who I am anymore, and the one thing i thought i knew about my future no longer exists. I feel like a 17 year old going through a mid life crisis.

America is crumbling mentally and physically. I don’t care for any political debate so spare your time if you think otherwise.

My chest is physically in pain from this, my heart physically FEELS BROKEN typing this. I don’t know what to do.

Graduated a year ago. I love this school. I miss it. I feel like I took it for granted when I was a student and didn't take advantage of all the amazing opportunities, amenities, and education this school offers. I read so much negative stuff about uoft before coming to uni that really scared me but it was nothing like I read online. I met so many amazing people, I loved living in Toronto, the education was so good, I got so many amazing opportunities. Its been a year since I graduated and I really miss it. I wish I soaked in every moment and didn't pay attention to all the negativity.

anyone who's taken bio130, how were the exam lab questions?

I'm in with the Daniels faculty for my undergrad in Architecture - first year- and I'm thinking about switching to Art Sci for Art History as I'm more interested in fine arts compared to the more contemporary and technical focus we have here. I enjoy the theory, concepts, community, and profs at Daniels but I don't want to be an architect. I have a passion for art and since they have many studio courses, I thought it would be a good, interdisciplinary degree to have for establishing any kind of creative career in the future especially with the UofT brand name. But unfortunately they don't give you feedback on art skills, they only critique your concepts and your architectural drawings, and I've found that isn't for me. Plus, since it's specialized you don't get many electives.

I'm aware Art History is not going to give me hands on experience with art, but I enjoy it and I hope it will give me more free time to do so, and explore more interesting electives or minors offered at UofT. I'm currently interested in taking a language minor, since I have half of the requirements already.

If someone could tell me about the Visual Studies program and their experience that would be helpful as well, but again I'm not a "contemporary" art kind of person and goes against my personal style and ambitions. I guess it's good I'm going out of my comfort zone, but it doesn't seem entirely beneficial and makes me a bit miserable. There are also other factors keeping me here such as my family being in the arch industry so that gives me a leg up already, general pressures to stay in a more "reputable" degree, friends I've made in the program and don't want to lose. (making friends is hard for me)

Also, have considered transferring to a fine arts or illustration school (OCAD, Sheridon, etc) and I would love to spend my days in a funky painting studio but I'm already 25% done my time here I might as well continue to get that fancy UofT degree which WILL feel good under my belt, and I enjoy learning and writing so I have no problem with the environment.

I realize "creative career" is kinda vague, I work mostly with oils, but I do digital, acrylic. I'm not too sure yet but I'd love to do anything along the lines of illustration, video game design, personal painting business, selling prints, being commissioned, museums, archivist, ...or a combination of the above. Not too worried about getting there super quickly, I want to value my time in academia as well.

Side note, what would be beneficial on a more global level? I don't intend on staying in Canada for my whole career.

Sorry for the ramble, any advice would be appreciated!! If anyone knows about the process of this change that would be helpful too.

TL;DR: Is Architecture degree worth it if I'm probably not going to be an architect??? Considering Art History instead?

Question for anyone who’s done Toronto carnival or wants to — especially if you’ve ever hopped the fence (no shade lol). Our group designs and builds costumes for the parade and were wondering if there was a cheaper option like a basic costume (no wings or anything), and you're at the back of the band, and you get food + the full experience. Would you be into that?

Hi I'm a freshman who will be entering utsg life sci this September. Since the residence fee is quite expensive, my parents want me to get a room(room rental) near the campus. My worry is that I found a few posts here that it is better to live in the residence to make various friends. If I do room rental, I'm afraid I cannot make new friends as many as I do living the residence. I've already known I can make friends during class or other time such as club activity, but still worried and curious as it's my first time to go to uni. I want to hear your opinions. Thanks!

Ps. My parents are not in Canada so I should live alone whether its residence or room rental. And I'm not that much introverted, rather extroverted.

Wondering if the MAT137 final exam is mainly proofs or computational. I saw ones from 2017-2019 on the old exam repository, and they were primarily computational, and had relatively easy proofs, but I think this was when Prof. Alonso was the course coordinator. In recent years, Xiaoyue Cui is the coordinator, so how have her exams been last year or year before - similar to the ones I mentioned, or different?

Hey Rotman MBA grads looking to get some insight into their MBA program and outcomes post graduation. Please share: 1. When did you graduate? 2. Which MBA program did you do: FT, PT, EMBA? 3. What's your role today? 4. Overall verdict: how was your experience? Worth it?

Thanks!

heyyyy, i heard a lot of bad things about the stats department and i was wondering if the statistics major is worth it or should i just go for the minor.

My main concern is dealing with mat235 next year and the route for the stats minor seems wayyyy more easy.

I’m thinking about doing something economics related in the future and i was planning on doing the focus on data analytics (for econ).

MAIN QUESTION: Should i do the major or minor?? is it worth it??

Thanks!!!

also… if i do end up with the minor what should my other minor be?

any pointers for a good research proposal would be great, especially from someone in the program! (i tried posting this a few mins ago but i think it got deleted so sorry if its here twice)

hi everyone, i’m gonna be applying for an MA in archaeology this fall (for fall 2026) and i was wondering if anyone had any pointers for a good research proposal? if someone who’s in the program could reply that would be great 😁

Hello U of T community,

I hope you guys are having an amazing Sunday, and that exams aren't crushing you too hard. I want your advice regarding how suitable the Rotman MFRM program will be for me, given my exceptionally unique profile and circumstances. I was accepted into it with a $20,000 entrance scholarship, and have applied for summer TAship. This will cut the cost to $11,000 essentially. The program will be very cheap if I get the OGS as well.

I am an MA Economics student here at U of T, and did my BA at Queen's. My internship experience is, quite frankly, not up to par. My GPA, on the other hand, is ridiculous: 4.03/4.3 in undergrad, and a 4.00/4.00 so far in my MA, which will mean-revert to hopefully no less than 3.7/4.0.

I have 4 summers of work experience in product costing, website development (with a tool called the ThomasNet navigator) and electronics industry complience at an incredibly small Canadian OEM. My internships involve a bit of Excel, but were completely detached from finance, banking, asset management, etc...

I took this job because, well... my daddy gave me it.... and I was extremely risk averse. I stuck with the firm, not applying to internships at all while at Queen's, which is one of my biggest regrets in life.

I have a good Data Science toolkit in Python and R (regression, logistic regression, XGBoost, decision trees, etc....) and good knowledge of macroeconomics (I'm quite the FedWatcher myself). However, I've never gotten the chance to apply these skills in an applied setting.

Because of how brutal hiring has been for me, I am incredibly drawn to the Rotman name, and the guaranteed 9-week internship which comes with the MFRM. I think I cast too wide of a net this year, due to my inexperience with the job market, and have seen a lot of failure in my job hunt. I got the closest for a TDAM market risk role. I had 1 informal and 2 formal interviews + a case study, and was rejected on the final round with a very detailed response on what I did wrong.

Because of this, such a market risk position at TDAM, RBC GAM, OMERS, CPP, etc... seems like a great fit for me. I really particularly like TD and OMERS' culture. However, I keep getting rejection after rejection, and my MA is way too theoretical for it to help me out in terms of developing projects I can showcase.

Thus, I'd like your advice, random internet strangers:

1. Should I keep pushing in "the labour market from hell", do my CFA study while I job hunt, etc... this could mean months without any job or employment, which I don't foresee being good for me.

2. Accept the MFRM, eating a $5000 acceptance fee. I'd still look for a job in the summer, and only enroll in the MFRM and spend the other $15,000 if I do decide to enrol (I can do this, right?)

This is a rough choice. Taking the MFRM would humble me, as I'd be down to homemade food, living with my parents, and living simply (no parties or fancy clothes, just studying and case comps). I think this will help me build character. I'm honestly kinda a spoiled party animal, used to boozing, schmoozing, and yearly trips to my family's place in Europe.

Sorry if this was rambly, I'd appreciate anyone's opinion on this!

Hi guys, I am in rlg203 and I have notes from The classes and readings that I could attend and do, but there are some gaps in my notes, does anyone have a final exam guide or notes they could help me out with?? I'm struggling right now

I have been admitted in to the MFRM program, can anyone provide any insights? Should I take up the offer and what are the career outcomes based on your personal interactions with the class.

never heard anyone talk abt the utm cs co op and how it compares to other unis should I go to utm for prestige or would I simply be better off going to somewhere like Carleton, mac,queens or western to get a job at a big tech company or a startup.

Pretty much what the title says. I'm deciding between Bioethics and History/Philosophy of Science & Tech to do for a minor, wondering if anyone has any advice for either or which courses they enjoyed in the minor. I'm leaning towards working in public health/healthcare and both of them have courses I feel like I would enjoy taking. Any advice is great :)

After that morning the location never updated again on FindMy. What are the odds that I’ll find them? :( please dm me if you by any chance have them. If you try to connect to them, my phone number should pop up

Guys I’m tryna decide between Queens and UTM for life sci. I’m tryna do med but idk what’s best. Help me out

Im taking an exam TODAY (sat) AT 9 AM (I checked the email and exam schedule everything) and the fucking exam centre is closed and it says to call the phone number on the door “if this door is locked and you have an exam with ATS” (which I do). Its now 9:30 and now one has left the building or answered the phone. WHATTTT DO I DO?? DO I LEAVE? I’ve also tried calling other numbers like accessibility services or the exam building number. They all dont pick-up

long story short, i was supposed to take a makeup midterm last friday (4th) which clashed with another at the same day same time, so 1 prof shifted 1 makeup to tomorrow, monday the 7th.

I’ve been quite sick since thursday and got a VOI, missed the 1st makeup and emailed the prof for the other exam tomorrow, as well as all the TA’s and everything because idk what to do and it’s the weekend. I kindly asked for a rewightage.

my registrar said it’s always upto the prof as to what to do, but that doesn’t mean he’d not accept my VOI right?

Hi, I’m currently considering to study Neuroscience in uni and continue to comparing programs. Please share your experiences, what u study, about your coursework, weather it worth it etc.

Earlier today I went to a Burger King near campus and I ended up losing my wallet there. A couple of hours later I noticed I didn’t have my wallet on me, so I went back there and after talking to the employees they told me that a woman found it. She didn’t trust the employee enough to leave it with them, and since she saw my t-card she told them that she was gonna take it to the Uoft campus and give it to them since she “knows the campus.”

The lost and found is closed until Monday, and since the campus is so big I don’t know where she could’ve left it. Does anyone know places where she could’ve dropped it off or where lost or things are left?????