<p>so the arts and science faculty has 7 colleges. how in the world do i know which one to pick?
i checked out their descriptions and the difference between them was like.. um size and date built.
i was thinking a bigger size (ie woodworth) would mean meeting more people.
does anyone have any insights?</p>
<p>Yea, I was wondering the same...</p>
<p>I'm currently a 2nd year student at Victoria College of UT. anyway here is what i know.</p>
<p>Vic, a bit of distance from your classes unless if you are a humanity or history major. first year tend to have double rooms, only one of its rez is suite apartment style.</p>
<p>Woodworth, a commerce college. the rez building are suite apartment style, most of the first years get single room I believe. there is no meal plan.</p>
<p>Innis, doesn't have meal plan</p>
<p>All the rest doesn't really stand out too much, Trinity has older buildings and UC as well. but other than that they are kind of similar.</p>
<p>I'm in UC (first year) and I love it. UC is I think the only "godless" college, so that's cool if you want non-denominational. UC and New and maybe Vic are the most accepting colleges as far as diversity goes, while St. Mikes and Trin are the worst. As far as I can tell everyone kinda looks at St. Mikes and Trin as stuck-up, old money types. If you don't want to have to deal with curfews and lots of rules and regulations don't go for either of those. I don't know too many people from WW, so I can't really comment on that. I wouldn't go New because they don't offer much funding and honestly, a lot of the kids there are kind of a pain in the ass. Vic and UC are probably the two best options for most people, although if you're catholic go St. Mikes or like the Catholic school feel, and if you want the "tradition" and the reputation, go Trin. Hope this helps. Pretty much everyone I know ranked their colleges randomly and we're all happy with where we ended up, and if you aren't doing res it doesn't matter at all. (Oh, and UC has mostly single rooms which is pretty sweet.)</p>
<p>One other thing to consider, if you're an academically gifted student, is that Vic has the most merit scholarship $$ available.</p>
<p>Do most people get their first or second picks?</p>
<p>I'm thinking I'll say
1. Victoria (for the money)
2. University
3. Trinity (I'm guessing if it's third, there's no chance I'll end up there)
4. Woodsworth (Is EVERYONE here in commerce?)
5. New
6. Innis
7. St Michael's</p>
<p>Man.. thanks for all these input... </p>
<p>I think I applied to Trinity [for the pretty buildings] as first choice and University second [for the pretty buildings as well], but is it possible to transfer after I get in then?? </p>
<p>Also, I'll be in life sciences or Engineering, but I really would prefer a mixture of majors :)</p>
<p>Oh, and food quality and quantity matters for me [alot] </p>
<p>Any suggestings for where I would fit would be preciated.</p>
<p>I think Trin food sucks...I'm pretty sure that's the one I heard about. Apparently the same people who work the Canadian prisons work the caf there (not an exaggeration, actually the same people). There's apparently a way to transfer but it's super complicated. I think Trin is pretty selective and a lot of it is based on legacy, so maybe you won't have to worry about transfering.</p>
<p>Thanks applegum. </p>
<p>My friends in Toronto told me too that Trinity's reserved for academically outstanding students. </p>
<p>So, I am thinking between Victoria and University colleges. </p>
<p>Do you or anybody know how much money Vic gives out? I had a 92 % in an Ontario school, and now i'm in the US and I have a 4.0 GPA. Based on that, approximately how much money would I get? </p>
<p>Also, If I'm in Life sciences, is the distance [from vic to class] tolerable?</p>