Colleges at U of T

bouders
Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:48:44 +0000

I don’t know much about the environments at Victoria or St. Mike’s. I would characterize the environment at Trinity as students who are serious about their studies. Trinity students are not partiers, but they do occasionally party. I have one recent anecdote as S14 attended Trin: Students on his floor smelled MJ coming from one of the rooms. Rather than reporting it to the dean/asking for some themselves/leaving it alone, the students on the floor complained directly to the student concerned and told them to knock it off. That probably wouldn’t happen at New College, for example.

Victoria gives out more scholarships than Trinity. The two of them are the most difficult colleges to get into. There’s about 10 applications per spot. Unless you rank Trinity or Victoria (or Innis) first, you won’t be considered for admission. Both have supplementary applications. If you apply, take the supplementary application seriously.

Each college guarantees you a residence space for first year only. Each college has very different qualifications for getting a residence space in 2nd year and beyond. If you think you might want to stay in residence beyond 1st year, check those qualifications carefully. For Trinity, students who obtain a 3.7 are guaranteed a spot for the following year. Students whose parents live outside the GTA get put into a lottery. Other colleges might have a first come/first serve system.