<p>I will definitely be looking into some Canadian universities I think! I really like what I am seeing of UToronto. Do you think UToronto would be a match for me? </p>
<p>Thanks for those suggestions!</p>
<p>I <em>think</em> that US universities make a careful selection at admissions, then work hard to retain their students. I <em>think</em> that Canadian Universities bring in lots of students and challenge them such that many do not graduate. I don’t know. But I <em>think</em> you are a match. If you go Physics, I think it is in the school of LAS, and you get to then select a College for your residential/student life experience at UToronto.</p>
<p>Doesn’t it look cool? I was super-excited.</p>
<p>And most freshman (and upperclass) dorms at UBC are singles.</p>
<p>Happy hunting! Maybe you will enrol [sic] !</p>
<p>You seem fairly knowledgeable about UToronto, so would you happen to know if it is difficult to switch from a major like physics to an engineering major?</p>
<p>The school looks awesome! I’ve started my application and its definitely more confusing than my apps from schools in the states. Plus it has quite the hefty fee 0_0</p>
<p>Yes, doesn’t it though? Something like $250 just to apply.</p>
<p>My DS outsourced the discovery and application process to me a couple of years ago. I recommend you do the same to your doting parent. It all seems so simple, but it becomes molassassy-bureaucratic very quickly, what with all the forms, the timing, and the options and choices. He did not end up going.</p>
<p>I really know nothing about it, but would not want to contemplate the phone tree and number of phone calls/transfers that may be required to find out.</p>
<p>Look up a simple fact on their maze of websites. Let me know how that goes for you!</p>
<p>I’m telling you, it’s a great opportunity, but as far as the logistics-- better you than me.</p>
<p>Hi, I am a University of Toronto alumnus (Honours B.Sc-Life Sciences) and I think i can help answer a few of your questions. First of all those super cheap Canadian fees are generally just for Canadian citizens international fees are much higher, and engineering tends to be the most expensive degree of the bunch. Indeed for international students entering 2015-16 in Engineering and Applied science the listed fee is: $43,540
<a href=“http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/link/students/fees15/intl_ase.htm”>http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/link/students/fees15/intl_ase.htm</a></p>
<p>So i am not sure if this puts UofT outside of your price range. As to UofT’s drop out rate, the last time I checked on Macleans magazine (if you are looking at Canadian universities you should read this before applying as it has tons of useful info) UofT had an 89% retention rate after 1st year. What is more common then students directly flunking out of the university is that students in the more demanding departments (engineering is one of them) that don’t get good grades in their freshman year end up not being able to continue in that department after their firs year and get shunted into other departments with lower requirements (eg. Arts). This is because at UofT you select your POST (ie major/minor or double major or specialist degree) after your first year is complete and the more challenging POSTs have tougher requirements in terms of credits and grades. As to whether it is easy to switch departments (ie. from engineering to physics): in theory it is very easy to do before you declare your POST, as you could (theoretically) declare any POST in the university as long as you fulfill the perquisites. Thats the thing though, if you are not sure which degree you ultimately want to take and want to have the option to choose a POST in either you will have to take the introductory classes for both to fulfill the requirements (there should be a good deal of overlap between engineering and physics so I doubt it will be any extra credits, it will probably mean though that you wont have any extra credits to spend on electives in your first year though). The second issue with this is the priority for spaces in courses is based on what department (actually engineering is its own faculty) offers them ie. engineering students have first dibs on engineering courses and only after their round of course selection, do engineering courses open up for other out of department students, so you cant guarantee that you will get a seat in a class that is in a different department then what you applied to, especially for popular courses. Of course, if you want you can always just take these credits during the summer term, where there is always room</p>
<p>If you have any more questions feel free to message me</p>
<p>Physics, which falls under The faculty of Arts & Science would cost: $38,810</p>