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University of Toronto
Category: Education Colleges & Universities Colleges & Universities [Edit]
10 King's College RdToronto, ON M5S 3G4
Neighbourhoods: University of Toronto, Downtown Core
(416) 978-1931
15 reviews for University of Toronto
15 reviews in English
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Review from Michael L.
Richmond Hill, ON
3/4/2012 20 Check-ins Here
I love the fact that this university is located in the heart of a major city, It gives life to the campus and to student life in general!
The Environment (Physical):
Like many people have commented on it is a beautiful campus that gives Toronto and the students a taste of history and beauty. Many of the buildings are updated for the tech age as well so its a wonderful fusion of the two! Nearly all of the buildings are within a 10 minute walking distance of one another, though in the winter that does become a long 10 minutes. Tons of Study spaces are available at peak hours though even then it can be difficult to find a spot (huge student body). Being downtown also has a huge advantage for food options of course, so hungry stomachs rarely stay empty for long.
The Environment (Academic)
This is a very demanding university, though that is not a bad thing. UofT is correct to ask for the best from its students and its time that we recognize that the majority of faculty is trying its best to promote active learning. Students need to put in the time and effort that is required by any program if they want to get the most (GPA and Knowledge) out of UofT. That said some of the bureaucracy that is embedded into the UofT policies are a pain the the butt and I have definitely sworn at them on many occasions.
Love this place, though like everyone else I'm counting down to my date with Convocation Hall! -
Review from Meena A.
4/8/2012 21 Check-ins Here
2.5 stars or 3 stars - depending on how my exams go.
I've been attending University of Toronto for 2 semesters now. For one semester I was living off campus and for one, in Residence. I have taken courses at over 6 universities in Canada. And have completed 2 years of my Bachelors degree at Acadia University. So now that you have an idea of what I am comparing U of T to.
The academics are hard. Don't kid yourself. This is a tough school. You are going up against the best of the best. And if you were first in your high school, you will most likely be average here. I don't think this is the best school to attend if you need to get good marks to get accepted in to Grad School. It is no secret that marks are bell curved down.
Students often remark that they have no time for extra-curriculars or a social life or personal hygiene because they are too busy studying. There isn't a lot of school spirit and involvement in co-curricular activities is minimal.
I love this school because of the Profs though. You are learning under some of the most brilliant minds in their field. The Professors are friends with the people you are studying OR they are the ones you are studying. And number of courses and programs available is insane! There is a class here for everything imaginable.
If you don't enjoy partying but do have a passion for learning, come here. If you need amazing grades, do not come here, unless you are a prodigy. If interested in making friends or a friendly university atmosphere - reconsider attending U of T. -
Review from Nicole P.
7/9/2011
A word on the architecture:
Undercover Hogwarts?
I love walking around the campus in all my touristlike ways. -
Review from Briana M.
10/7/2009
It was the best of times and the worst.
Standing in the center of the city hall skating rink, singing songs in hindi at the top of my lungs and staring at the star studded sky. Climbing statues and laughing until 8 am, brunch, and repeat.
It's so easy to get lost at a university that boasts 50,000 students, and some of your lectures are 600 strong and lacking any form of seminar. I became enamored with the night life and drank to keep warm, while resisting going to class because the 25 minute walk in frigid weather was too much for my body to handle. While the University offers many interesting courses, that can be small (Italian Cinema...8 students...FUCK YES!), the way many of the courses are structured makes it very difficult to succeed.
It takes a lot of will power and knowing exactly what you want to study to succeed at this university. I found that with Canadian schools, this felt like the norm. Coming from the United States, I had grown accustomed to the concept that you go to school, figure it out through trial and error, and fall into something that you excel at or enjoy. At U of T, I felt pressure immediately to choose something specific and just get to it.
I dropped out.
But thanks to University of Toronto, I now know that if I choose to return to school at any point, as an old fart, I know what I do not want from an institution. -
Review from Bijan V.
8/13/2008 28 Check-ins Here
Being a UofT student myself and hearing all of the negative cred that Uoft gets from a few loudmouthed people bothers me a bit.
UofT is (regardless of all the banter) a great university - consistently ranked within the top 15-20 universities in the world in terms of academics - with a huge student population that allows for many things that you can't find at other universities - i.e. a HUGE number of intramural sports and players (about 32 soccer teams per year and they have to limit it due too overwhelming demand)
However this "large-ness" can cause a few problems. The most obvious being a lack of school spirit (although faculty spirit remains high - just look at the engineers!) and most importantly a lack of good parties and social events within the university. Also the ridiculously difficult curriculum doesn't help either.
I could go on and on and on and maybe I'll add more to this post but in general UofT is a great university with an amazing ambience/architecture of old and new which really allows you to enjoy the campus that you study at (check out Knox college if you get a chance and lie down in the gardens). Sure it has its negative points but if you look on the bright side, I'm much happier being at UofT than many other universities in Ontario!
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Top 10 make out spots (or just must see spots) on UofT Campus: http://www.blogut.ca/2...Listed in: The UofT Student / Resident
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Review from Rachel L.
Toronto, ON
10/4/2009
I once read that David Naylor, the president of UofT, said that it is (nearly) impossible to get an A and they should be handed out sparingly. So UofT, I award you four out of five stars.
It's a huge commuter campus, there is no student center, it's in the best part of the city but students don't seem to know this, it's challenging, it's extremely! anti-social, and it's a top notch education.
The more time I spend here, the more I like it, but most days as an undergrad it oddly fits the lyrics of "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby" by the Smiths.
But I like it enough to buy a shirt. -
Review from Dimitrios D.
7/26/2011
A beautiful campus that reminds me of Princeton's or Cambridge's.
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Review from Melissa J.
Toronto, ON
11/17/2008
I didn't do my undergrad at U of T but I did just finish my first Continuing Education course there, and let me tell you, I was pleasantly surprised.
First of all, the Continuing Ed program seems to be so well-organized and user-friendly. I requested a course catalog, it appeared within days. I signed up for my class over the phone, spoke with a real person, and arranged it painlessly.
I phoned back the next day because I needed proof of enrollment -- something that Ryerson charged me $15 for and made me wait two weeks -- and the girl on the phone said, "Sure, no problem, I'll mail it out to you." It arrives in the mail the next day, in a folder, no less, and with an extra copy of my receipt.
My class was in University College, I may have gotten lost the first day, but I really enjoyed being in such a historic building as opposed to the Ryerson buildings that have the allure of the early 80s. Yeah, right.
My prof was phenomenal, the class was full of people who actually wanted to learn (not like the undergrads who waste people's time with useless banter), and I had a great time.
I've heard complaints about applying for undergrad courses, and U of T messing up my friends' schedules, but my experience was absolutely heavenly. -
Review from Yumi K.
Richmond, BC
4/26/2011 2 Check-ins Here
My University :-) but I am done my exams now... and just waiting for convocation!!! Even though it was a misery there, I am proud to say... I attended University of Toronto :-D
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Review from kelly h.
Toronto, ON
5/1/2011
Four stars for you, U of T. And I'm not even bell curving it.
Pros:
- Awesome course selection
- Awesome library
- Awesome professors
- Awesome graduation ceremony
Cons:
- Bell curves in large courses. How the eff do I get an effing B in the easiest class I ever took in my life?
- A million people everywhere all the time
But it could be worse. I'm at Ryerson now, and oh my lord is it worse. -
Review from B R.
Toronto, ON
7/20/2011
First: my original review was removed for violating Yelp's guidelines. Of course, nobody ever told me *how* it violated them, so I'm reposting a modified review and if someone will tell me what needs editing out of it, I'll happily fix it (otherwise, I'll just have to keep reposting!).
Okay, that out of the way. All I learnt from two years at U of T was that I was stupid, unloveable and useless. It was so bad that I became suicidal. I now have a number of mood and anxiety disorders attributable to my experience at the University. Since 2005, I have needed the help of a number of psychiatrists, psychologists and medication. All these years later, I still cannot walk through the campus without risking a breakdown.
The University's culture borders on institutional psychopathy. Unless you are Nobel Prize material or can donate 7-figures to them, you will find that U of T seriously doesn't care whether you are alive or dead. I told my story to U of T staff at all levels and their reply was, literally, "good luck." That's it. They couldn't even empathise with how their institution nearly killed me.
Many people do well at U of T and love it. From my experience, you can survive there if you meet at least 3 of the following 4 criteria:
1) You do not take marks seriously. You are content with Bs and Cs. The fabled bell curves only prevent most of the class from failing. Professors use a lot of tricks to bring down your marks. Keeping up with the homework and assigned readings is only good, at best, for an 80.
2) Academic counsellors at U of T advised me to work 3 hours for every hour in class. This means you must be able to study 60 hours a week, every week. I knew students who spent their holidays doing calculus problem sets.
3) Students and faculty can be very callous. The attitude I found from professors was "if you have to ask, you aren't smart enough to understand."
4) You will benefit if you have an uncanny intellectual or academic talent. This is pretty much necessary if you want marks consistently above 85. -
Review from Ernest L.
Oakville, ON
9/30/2010 1 Check-in Here
Great place to go for a walk on lunch breaks. I recommend the Starbucks by the medical school.
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Review from Mike S.
Toronto, ON
9/5/2008 2 photos
I will admit that I do have a bit of a bias, as I was once a student at the University of Toronto (U of T) and have gained all the things which come from that. That being said I still go to U of T because it's one of the prettiest walks in Downtown Toronto. U of T is a unique place because when it was built, Toronto barely stretched north of Queen Street, which allowed it to stretch across city blocks creating geography instead of adapting to it. U of T is also a fascinating place; historically it contains the house where Sir John A McDonald lived after he was done being the first prime minister, as well as the building where the first public library was housed in Toronto (I'm not going to tell you exactly where they are because that would ruin the walk, but they are both on St. George Street). As much as people who went to other universities would like to believe, U of T is one of the prettiest and most culturally significant landmarks in Toronto and if you haven't been I would highly recommend it, if only for a pleasant, informative stroll.
Like the review? Check out the link to my blog on my profile. -
Review from Jade H.
4/20/2010
I can only comment on how beautiful the campus was since I was never a student. So lovely in the spring. Unlike someplace like NYU, this city university makes its presence known. Even the surroundings feel like a university town.
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Review from roger w.
Toronto, ON
3/30/2010
beautiful city! nice looking architecture.
