University of Toronto
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What Are Fraternities Really Like?
This post will try to demystify frats for exchange students going to North America, and hopefully persuade you to get involved.
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A Practical Guide to Accommodation in Toronto
By Joseph McCabe (University of Toronto, Canada) There are four main options for accommodation for exchange students in Toronto: University Halls, Private students’ residence, student co-op housing, and Private renting. I opted to go for a private residence on the edge of campus, which was perfect for me, but I will talk about that later. I will give some general advice first; then, I will go through each of these (there will be a sentence overview after each one if you don’t want to read the whole thing) and finish with what I would advise to make sorting accommodation as stress-free as possible.
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50 Things to Do in Toronto
Download the PDF, Print it off and stick it on your wall! (It’s best in A3)
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Canadian Transportation Tips
First thing to say is that Canada is massive. Any distance between things you would actually want to see is likely to be the equivalent of going from London to Newcastle – and that’s just within Ontario. Therefore, I would advise against getting the bus between big cities as it just takes too long, and you end up spending half your time away sitting next to fat men on stuffy coaches. In Ontario, Go Trains would be the ‘go to’ solution (although they are stupidly slow in North America) but travelling inter-province would require VIA Rail. However, whilst the rail-route between Vancouver and Halifax (the whole breadth of Canada) has…
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The Varsity Life
Advice for elite sportspeople in North America
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Life After Toronto: Where Next?
By Paul Alex Treadaway, University of Toronto I genuinely have no idea what I’m doing or why this photo was taken in Guanajuato, Mexico By May last year not only was the Toronto cold beginning to lose its bite as the snow melted into a optimistic Spring, I was all done and dusted studying at U of T. Home time? Well no, not quite yet. The explorer inside me, (Insert a hilarious Dora the Explorer joke here) had some unfinished business to attend to.
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10 Things I miss about living in Toronto and studying at U of T
By Paul Alex Treadaway, University of Toronto After six months away from the University of Toronto and the city itself, here are just some of the many things I miss about the city and my time studying there! 1. Tim Hortons Tims is an institution – its hard to explain why. It’s simply always there for you when you need it, morning, noon and most of the night. Coffee, TimBits, surprisingly addictive Chilli where you’re not entirely sure what all the ingredients are but somehow that doesn’t matter, it has almost everything you could want in the vicinity of fast food.
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Life in the Six
By Paul Alex Treadaway, University of Toronto Living in Toronto has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. Its a diverse city with an abundance of culture, food, nightlife, attractions and hidden treasures, but it has also been a second home to me. Because of this, I want to not only talk about what makes life in the Six fantastic for anyone, but also what made Toronto special for me during my time there.
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Working Abroad in the USA
By Nicole Rankine (University of Toronto, Canada) Hi everyone! So, whilst my semester in Toronto has sadly come to an end, the adventure has continued. Since leaving Canada I have found work in San Francisco for a marketing internship. This has so far been an incredible and valuable experience, though admittedly a little daunting at times. To help you decide on whether working abroad during the summer is right for you, I will go through some crucial points worth considering. 1. How do you find a job? Whilst you may find the idea of working abroad attractive, it can be hard to find the right job, and this can be…
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TOP 5 THINGS TO DO WHILE IN TORONTO… ASIDE FROM STUDYING.
By Nicole Rankine (University of Toronto, Canada) So, yes, my time in Toronto is sadly over, but as my next post will focus on, my journey is not yet over as I am about to begin an internship here in San Francisco. First of all, however, I want to properly say goodbye to Toronto by listing five of the many things I loved about living there, and recommend that other people do to enjoy their time abroad. GO TO NIAGARA FALLS Going to Niagara Falls had been a must on my ‘to do’ list in Toronto from the very beginning. Not only is it one of America’s great natural wonders,…
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Travels in Canada: Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City
By Nicole Rankine (University of Toronto, Canada) Studying here at the University of Toronto has not only enabled me to experience a different style of education, but it has also allowed me the chance to explore many other cities, which I previously would have never considered ever visiting. This is one of the many reasons which makes me so thankful that I decided to study abroad, and that I chose Toronto as my destination. It was during reading week that I and a friend (who is on exchange from Japan) decided that we wanted to make the most of our lecture-free schedule to go and discover more of Canada, and…
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University of Toronto Exams
By Nicole Rankine (University of Toronto, Canada) I realise that it’s been a very long time since I last posted about my time here in Canada, and honestly I just completely forgot. However, since my last blog I have had a busy, busy month, and plan to make up for that lost time by detailing everything about Torontonian life, as well as my travels outside of the city. Today, however, I want to focus on the academic side of things, particularly looking at the exams here, and how they differ from exams back in Manchester. Now, the first thing to mention about University of Toronto exams is that revision almost…
