Prestige differences between the campuses?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Toronto
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My daughter is a high school senior in the US. Her high school has an excellent record placing kids at the University of Toronto. But, I wanted to know if there is a prestige difference between the campuses - in 5 years, is a degree from UT-Mississauga or UT-Scarborough worth less than a degree from the main campus of St. George? Similar to how UC-Berkeley and UCLA are a bit more prestigious than UC-Davis, UC-Irvine, etc. Not that UCI, UCD, etc are not very good, but UCLA and UCB are a notch above.

Thanks

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Misssissauga and Scarborough are essentially suburban commuter schools. It is not a UCLA/UCI distinction it is more a Penn State main campus/Penn State Altoona difference.

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Thanks - so, it’s kind of a step down then.

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Yup.

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Thanks - that is kind of disappointing. My daughter was intrigued by the duel degree program from UT Mississauga and Sheriden College for theatre & drama.

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The prestige in that program would come from Sheridan College. Its Faculty of Animation is one of the best in North America.

Canadian universities don’t really do theatre and drama like US universities do. It’s treated as an academic subject in the universities. The colleges have the performer training programs.

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I am a bit confused with the notion of campus at UoT - is the Diploma you get at Scarborough campus the same as the one you get on St George campus ?
I am looking at the Comp Sc. program in particular.
Are there notable differences ? Can you transfer / Should you ?
Cheers !

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You diploma is the same but the transcript (what you send HR to be hired) makes it clear which campus you attended.
In addition, residential life and clubs are really different between the ‘main’ UoT campus and the ‘branch’ campuses.

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Many Thanks - I had read that the Transcripts were “U of T” and not “U o T Campus”. That’s helpful.
I looked at the International Tuition Fees (4 credits or more) and it seems those are the same with
St George Engineering at the highest 57k CAD in 2018/19 … and 59k in 2020
St George F Art & Science at 53k CAD going to 57k
Scarborough at 53k CAD going to 57k
Mississauga at 53k CAD going to 57k

http://www.planningandbudget.utoronto.ca/Assets/Academic+Operations+Digital+Assets/Planning+$!26+Budget/lyanne/Tuition+Fees+2018-19/Tuition+Fee+Report+2019-20.pdf

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Wow! McGill Arts next year is about CAD $22000/year for internationals and that’s guaranteed for 4 years. .