<p>U Toronto sounds amazing. I would love to hear US students' experiences- good/bad/indifferent. Major concern is large class size- does it get smaller past freshman year?</p>
<p>you might wanna post to main forumn then.</p>
<p>What to do/see in Toronto. Mother will be toting remaining luggage to T.</p>
<p>Yes, classes get much smaller past first year. Many of the big intro courses (bio101, chem101, ant101 etc) have 200+ students. They usually are subdivided into tutorial groups that meet once a week with ~30 students, which makes it easier to ask questions. There's 2 or 3 intro courses like psy101 and soc101 that are held in a big auditorium with ~1000 students and the instructor on a stage with a mic and projection screen. The vast majority of first year classes are 50-120 students.</p>
<p>Second year and higher, the numbers drop considerably. Expect an average of 60 students second year, and by fourth year you'll be in classes of 15-40 students. For example: of my 3 third year classes last year, I had a history course of 60 students, a writing class of 25 students, and a language class of 10 students. Don't let the numbers scare you, the professors are friendly to students who take the time to visit them during office hours.</p>
<p>I know students enter either Arts or Sciences. Is it possible to enter Arts with a major, and minor in sciences?</p>
<p>Yes. At UofT you declare your programs after finishing your first year. You can either specialize in one program, take two majors, or one major and two minors. You can mix your majors and minors from either arts or sciences but you need to complete as least one major in sciences if you want your degree to be a BSc rather than a BA.</p>
<p>Engineering works a bit differently. It's a separate faculty with its own program requirements but they are also allowed to complete a minor from any other program.</p>
<p>What is it like for a US student? Does the college system make it easier to intergrate and make friends? Sounds like less of a party school than Mcgill- which is a good thing given the potential student's temperament.</p>
<p>The college system mainly dictates your rez, and since that's the building you spend the most time in it's also where you'll make the most friends at first. Some colleges offer first-year seminars that give preference to their own students but most of your classes are spread throughout the campus (here's the campus map: <a href="http://www.osm.utoronto.ca/map/%5B/url%5D">http://www.osm.utoronto.ca/map/</a> ). UofT is by far less of a party school than McGill, or so I understand. The partying isn't as institutionalized, if that makes sense. I don't live on campus so can't give much of an opinion about the different colleges/rezs. You can try asking about specific colleges at <a href="http://forums.studentawards.com%5B/url%5D">http://forums.studentawards.com</a></p>
<p>Does U of T really still require 3 SAT subject tests even with the new SAT (since it has the writing component)?? If so, can you even apply if you've only taken 2?</p>