<p>I'm currently a freshmen at a state school in the U.S and lately I've been thinking of transfering to one of these two schools. I've spent a lot of time in and love both cities and I also have family in both areas. My request is just for a general rundown of what the two schools have to offer beyond the classroom. I've been able to find plenty of information on each academically. Initially I was leaning towards Toronto but after searching old posts the general consensus seems to be negative.</p>
<p>I have a master's degree from the U of Toronto. Toronto is an incredibly nice city, and the university is surrounded by some of its most fascinating neighborhoods. With the great mass-transit system, anyone living close to the UofT is very close to all sorts of wonderful bars, restaurants, museums, etc. Yeah, it's a big school, and its winters are cold, but for a relatively safe first-rate urban experience, I don't think it can be beaten (and I went to Boston College as an undergrad). I have no experience with UBC, but I know its winters are less harsh. I'm pretty sure UBC is not as ingrained in the city's fabric as the UofT is, however. I believe the drinking age in both British Columbia and Ontario is 19.</p>
<p>I have visit both i would choose UBC.i hated U of T ..it is very similar to NYU there is no campus(it's spread out )the faculty are not friendly i talked to 4 students and all of them said it was not worth going there.Vancouver is more easy to navigate than toronto , there is alot of things to do the people are very very friendly and the mountains are gorgeous.</p>
<p>i don't know which campus you went to... but the main campus St. George is spread out on downtown toronto.if you cpmpare to UBC, queens and mcgill i would say it's definatly spread out</p>
<p>Anyone know what the average GPA for British Columbia is?</p>
<p>I was mostly at the downtown (St, George) campus. It's very compact for a huge university. Look at a map of the campus--it's not at all spread out.</p>
<p>Here's a map of U of T's main campus:
<a href="http://www.osm.utoronto.ca/map/%5B/url%5D">http://www.osm.utoronto.ca/map/</a></p>
<p>Compare that to NYU's "campus":
<a href="http://admissions.nyu.edu/campus_map/nyumap.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://admissions.nyu.edu/campus_map/nyumap.pdf</a></p>
<p>you right TourGuide446... i guess it's not that sprawling</p>
<p>Yeah, it's mostly bounded by Bloor, Spadina, College, and Bay streets. But there are some non-university buildings in this area too (conveniently, most are interesting hospitals, museums, schools, and the provincial legislature). If you saw a lot of these, it probably gave you the impression that the campus was spread out.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help guys. I have another questions if you don't mind. Would you consider either of them commuter schools?</p>
<p>i don't know if you are interested but U of waterloo and queens university are very good academically.</p>
<p>Beirut, could you give me some information on UBC academically?
What would you say is their average GPA? Is it a tough school to get into?
Anything else would be great. =)</p>
<p>Toronto ain't cold, but Vancouver is more interesting.</p>
<p>/just saying...</p>
<p>"Toronto ain't cold, but Vancouver is more interesting."</p>
<p>I don't know what your criteria are, but from where I'm sitting, I think you could be wrong on both counts.</p>
<p>Pateta is right: Queens and Waterloo are both excellent by any standard. U of Western Ontario is also a good school that is often overlooked.</p>
<p>Beirut, Toronto is often considered a commuter school because a relatively small % of students live on campus. BUT: since there are 60,000 students there, even a smallish % is tens of thousands living on campus, and a lot of the off-campus folks live quite close to campus. The neighborhood just south of campus is considered sort of a student ghetto. You will NOT be lonely at U of T if you have even remotely decent social skills.</p>
<p>Well, the second one might be debatable. But claiming it's extreme cold when windchill hits -15C (5F) is just silly.</p>
<p>Since beiruit has relatives in both, it seems logical to actually visit both schools. since hotel fees aren't an issue. I simply loved U of T. and it got me into an Ivy at graduate level too. good luck no matter what you do.</p>
<p>Ok, we get it, Bloboff...you're a macho guy who doesn't throw on a jacket until it hits -15 F. Very impressive.</p>
<p>anneliesesparky: I wasn't able to find a common data set for UBC but for Toronto the average was a B and I think UBCs standards are slightly lower. You'll probally need a higher average though if you're an American.</p>
<p>TourGuide446: Do you have any idea how strenuous transfer admissions are for Toronto? All I've been able to find is really vague minimum requirements. I'm a white male with a 3.8 gpa.</p>
<p>I'd say if you have a 3.8 college gpa, you'd have a really good chance of getting accepted at Toronto.</p>
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<p>No. But I do come from a place where the average daily temperature in January (before factoring in windchill) is below Toronto's definition of extreme cold.</p>
<p>/thankfully, it's not Winnipeg</p>