I took math and sciences all throughout high school and started my first year at UofT in the sciences. I was mainly in it because of familiarity and to please my parents but I was not passionate about it at all. So instead, I ended up enrolling in classes that interested me and I intended to switch majors the second year. Even though my first year felt incredibly difficult and lonely, I absolutely fell in love with what I was learning (like it literally would give my heart butterflies!). My favourite class was the SMC Cornerstones to Social Justice seminar and the most emotionally draining class I loved was POL101. I finished the year with a 4.0 and then switched to a Political Science degree at another university (whole other story!). Anyways, five years later and now I am headed to law school and living my dream! My first-year experience at UofT was a huge defining moment for me that I look back on fondly, and I know it will be for you too. You have the potential to excel at ANY subject, but your success will be so much more meaningful when you find that motivation and excitement from it! So do not be afraid to go after it even if it is something new. I am wishing you the best of luck on your journey and sending you positive vibes!

As someone who just finished her 4th year at UofT, this video was so accurate and you provided some great tips! Although I would say, office hours are SO much better when they're one-on-one with your prof/TA! It's far less intimidating and most of the time the profs are very nice and understanding (at least in my experience). And another tip I would add is to make sure your profs know who you are! Especially if you're in upper year and planning on applying to grad school, it's so much easier to get a recommendation letter from a prof who knows you. But even as a first/second year student, if the prof knows you, chances are they are going to remember you!

I loved the little edit in the intro!! it was so satisfying to watch haha

as a first year student in UofT who has done sciences ALLLL high school and now is doing social sciences... trust me I had not studied any kind of social science before and I felt like I didnt know much but ya get there and u learn... super great love the video! also the fact that an Innis class was featured LOLL !!

Glad content like this is more prevalent these days compared to even a few years ago! As someone who went through the life sci program at St George, lot of what you touch on here would have been really helpful when starting out - especially on being open to switching subject posts. Thanks for the video and good luck with the rest of UofT!

Read “how to be a straight a student” by Cal Newport. It’ll help u guys with a lot of the problems mentioned in this video

I’m in lifesci as well! I think it really requires passion to continue studying, otherwise it’s too much memorization...

Hey Nicole, I really enjoyed the vid! I'm a first-year at Waterloo and a lot of what you talked about was very relatable and it's refreshing to see content like this, keep it up! :)

Ahhh as a Christian Korean Canadian myself, thinking of attending Uoft this coming year, this video was SO relatable AND fun🙏❤️

me rewatching this video, made me feel a lot better about first year. i really hope uni gets better overtime

Hey! I'm a third year Life science at UofT too (: very refreshing to see your content and totally agree with your comments about studying something you actually enjoy and how it correlates with motivation. It's really good that you're being proactive about switching out into something you like early! best of luck

Just made breakfast and I have this video set up for me to watch while I eat and I ALREADY KNOW it's gonna be a good video. Time to watch!!

i accepted my uoft offer last month and I'm very excited!!! hope to see you on campus 💞

hey girl! I just discovered your account and I’m loving your content! I’m about to finish my first year of uni too, and I applied to the U of T St.George campus a few months ago to possibly transfer. I applied to Life Sciences and I’m hella stressed because I am still waiting for a response lol. Your vids are super informative and it’s nice to get. And it's awesome that you’re discovering new things and reaching out to find out what you truly wanna do! Have fun and stay healthy!!!

Hey! I'm also a first year but at Western med sci and it's really cool to see someone that's also documenting their thoughts/time at uni! I just stumbled onto the channel and I gotta say I completely agree with the point where you said that nobody has their life together. Personally, I believe that I take stress better than most people but for some reason people assume that I just have my entire life figured out because of that 😂 so yes, don't worry... literally nobody has it 100% down! great reflection!

It’s never too late to switch! I’m at 2nd year of master in computer engineering at UofT. I made my switch to computer engineering from control engineering after the Bachelors degree.

5:32 ❤ I loved that statement!!!

I was in your position 3 years ago Nicole dw. I'm in social sciences and also go to U of T St. George. It really stresses you out with what you want to do, how you want to change the path, and other things related to it. I was the same and it was so stressing and it is still stressing for me after 3 years. I am always anxious for any assessment that comes at me now. But I hope that you will be able to continue your other 3 years with passion and hopefully you are not stressed later on ❤🙏 Good luck with choosing your programs, majors or minors 2nd year and forward~~

Thank you so much!! I just committed to u of t next year and my sister who is currently in life sci there has been scaring the crap out of me lol so this has been super helpful!

you're perfect, It's helping me so much, thank you. I feel like I had a friend how I can talk about this and it's so motivate

Thank you so much Nicole! Even though i’m in grade 10 :/, I literally love your content and I wish you the best for uni! 💞💞

love hearing about your experiences at a different uni! excited for more videos :)

i'm so glad that i found this video! i accepted uoft's offer a couple of days ago and i wanted to hear about other people's experiences before starting in sept. thanks for the tips!

Hahahahahha I don't feel like you babbled on and on and on! Honestly this was suppppper helpful-can't emphasize that enough! Thank you for sharing!!! I feel like this really helped me get better insight as to what one's first year experience at UofT is actually like and helped lessen my apprehension for the rigorous and intense workload. Knowing that it gets manageable, and that the overwhelming and lost feeling is not uncommon is pretty comforting. I'm really happy you switched to a combination of courses that engages you more by the way, that's awesome. :)

Thank you for sharing your experiences. I’ll be a new student to UTSG and I am really concerned about my university life. I just felt much better and gained some confidence after watching this video.

Wow I feel this!! I think this is gonna be such a helpful video for manyyyyy!! I LOVVVVEEEEE!!!

I loved this video! Super helpful once again :) Thank you so much!!

omg I related so much about the first midterm! my first midterm was a calc midterm and I stressed so much about it...and afterwards I was like that was not that bad? lol

Wow - your Mom is really progressive and supportive

If you liked first year seminars, you’ll love fourth year courses. They are similar to a seminar courses (8-20 people) and usually have no tests or exams.

I'm just finishing my first year at U of T (my last exam is today!) and I hardcore relate to a lot of the stuff you talked about. I took soc100 with Tepperman (and I think you did too based on your syllabus lol) but I simply did not vibe with it. I def feel like imposter syndrome is a huge thing at uni, especially at U of T - I'm minoring in Classical Civilizations and I feel SO dumb when I go to tutorials because I haven't had as much experience in classics. I also totally agree with taking first year seminars - I go to Vic but I was in St. Mike's One program and it was probably my favourite class in first year. I hope you get into the soc specialist and have a restful summer before we head back for second year (hopefully)!

I'm starting to prep myself for college and I just came upon one of your videos what was like yesterday :) and I had to subscribe lmao I absolutely love your personality and your videos have been really helpful❤

You’re video are so helpful thank you!!❤️❤️

Your vlogs are great Nicole! If you decide to leave the world of science - we'll have to feature you on our channel haha! Keep those videos coming ✨

Man I wish I did something like this back then, 3rd year lifesci at UofT, welcome!

I'm also a first year science student at UofT, It's nice to see some representation of us on youtube

Hi ~~ I am a third year student in physics & chem and its really nice that your thought process+ realizations helped you overcome your difficulties plus you were able to come to terms with so many things about Uoft in your first year!! I wish I realized half of what you had said in my first year too then I wouldn't be so overwhelmed rn lol and calc omg I wouldn't take calc again even if I was paid, that was such a horrible first year course o_o Another life saving tip is to try to talk to upper year students so that you know which prof/ course are better to take + course loads + midterm tips etc Good luck for finals ~

i really do be a freshman and watching your videos rn cuz i want to go to UofT really badly

this was so informative omg ty!

Thank you Nicole! This is very helpful :) Hope I can get into u of t haha

Love your vlogs! 💗

Great video! It was very informative and helpful. Thank you

So Many good points!!! Thank you

So beautiful!! Nice work!😊👍

thinking of going to uoft this fall! i got into UC for social sciences & am planning to take sociology so i'm looking forward to your vids on that :>

thank u nicole because i am also in my first year and it is very very hecticcccc

loved this content nicole :))

Hey Nicole! Ive been watching your videos for a while and I love how real you are about everything. I got accepted to UofT St George, and I was wondering if you have any advice about frosh? Was it really intense in terms of meeting new people and parties and things like that?

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Woah! You're really pretty!

Great videos, thanks for that (I like this kind of real student experience). As an int. student, I do believe it is somehow possible to get to UofT, but, for now, the tuition fees are just tremendously high for me. So need to figure out whether to complete college degree in Toronto and earn some money, so that I can afford it, or move back to my home country to study at university...Absolutely love Toronto, but I am so confused about my life right now... By the way, wish you all the best, keep the great work👍

Hi from Indonesia! First of all, I really love your channel. Great edits and content! This year, I'll be studying math sciences in UofT. Do you have any tips for international students?

Super helpful!

Hey! I love your videos, thank you so much! I'm a post-secondary school student from France who will study at UofT in the fall (St-George campus in Social Sciences). At this point in time I'm really freaked out about accommodation as I don't have access to student residences due to my status. As you're in the same situation could you give me some advice about where to look to find the best info and which are the best districts to go to in terms of safety and commuting time? Thanks!

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Hey!!! i love ur videos, they’re really helpful! I’m in grade 11 starting to think about uni and UofT life sci is def one of my top choices! however, i’ve heard so many horror stories and it’s rlly making me nervous. I was just wondering what ur high school average was and what it is now in ur first year at Uoft? (if u don’t mind sharing) I just wanna have an idea of how university marks are cause everyone keeps saying it’s a drastic drop. I have a 94 average typically but i’m afraid that’s just not enough!! also, i am hoping to later attend medical school so i would need to keep up a very high gpa!

Your videos are so helpful! I got accepted into life sci at uoft, I’m fairly independent but I’ve always been someone whose shared notes and liked collaborating with my classmates. Is it true that since its so competitive people don’t really want to be friendly and do things like share notes and help each other out? Where you able to find friends and struggle together lol or is everything kinda like every one for themselves?

Hi I love your videos! Thank you for making them. I also aim to apply to UofT next year, so do you maybe have tips on how to get in and the minimum requirements in terms of grades and community services etc... I’m not like a straight A student so do you think I have my chances to get in?

11:42 going into my final semester, can confirm

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Hi! I plan on going to utsc to study psychology and you helped me realize that I can always change my decision and that not everything is set in stone, so thank you!

as someone who is currently pondering over whether or not to attend uoft this fall, this vid was so informative!! i personally am a lot more interested in the social sciences, but i applied for life sciences because i was planning on majoring in psych (although this might change). do you think it is possible to switch to social sciences before first year begins, and, if so, still potentially be able to major in psych? thanks so much :)

Uoft gang 💙

OMG u look similar to Blackpink so Rose

My mom legit want to graduate in 3years and go straight to get a master degree

i got accepted to uoft social science in both St George and Scarborough campus but im struggle where should I go? I am leaning on the co-op program (Scarborough) but I know St George is better!! btw love your content xx

Hi!! I'm choosing life sciences aswell, but the last thing i want is to work my ass off and get paid the least among my peers. Soooo, could you please tell what the job prospects are?? And could it be possible to go for bio medical engineering after being enrolled in life sciences?? Thanks!

Thanks! I’m going to u of t next year and this video was super helpfulI heard it’s hard to make friends at U of T how true is that?

Hii! I’m from Brazil and i really would like to study at University of Toronto. I know it’s hard but, is my dream you know? i’m so interested about your videos!! thankss

this was honestly so informative! Do you have any idea on how life is for a Rotman's student? I am considering going there in the fall, but I'm not sure what this program at U of T is like

Hi! I really liked your video. I’m a junior in High School and I’m thinking about studying at U of T. One question, why do you decided to study at the St. George Campus? I’m kinda scared cause I know it’s in downtown and that’s what makes it cool but I’ve heard that is the one who has the most students and is really hard to make friends there. I’m an introvert 😅.

Can we apply for PhD mathematics on scholarship?

Hi ! I’m also going in for life sciences and I’m always thinking about the worst situations! It’s possible to not only take the usual life sci courses but also courses totally unrelated to sciences, eg commerce courses right? If by the end of first year, like you, science isn’t really of interest to me and I get interested to commerce, is it an easy procedure to “switch” to commerce in second year and specialize in something?

Was it easy to get A- in the seminar courses? Can they be used towards your gpa

Do u think it is necessary to learn university courses/concepts ahead of time in high school or the summer before uni starts? (Especially referring to math/physics/chemistry/biology?) If so, what are some good resources to pre-learn u of t first year courses?

It seems that UofT closes now in the summer, right? I am an upcoming student in the UofT too. Is there any building/classroom that will open to students to study in the downtown campus? It seems that most of the building will need access card to enter now.

Can I have a qstn.pls..if UofT accepted you with other course. Is there possibility to switch with ur 1st or 2nd course you'd like when your there already? Thanks in advn.

Hi I have a questionnnn so if I’m thinking of going into Psychology at UofT and u know it requires grade 12 or above bio and calc, but you didn’t take those classes during your senior year, can you still get into the program during your second year by taking those classes your first year?

Heyy, thank you for the tips! Are courses very very different from one campus to another? I am going to UofT next year, and I get feeling that the experience is very distinct from Scarborough to St. George for example.

I’m in grade 12 and got accepted into UofT for kinesiology. I thought Toronto was the place I wanted to go but after watching so many KZfaq videos about the competition and how it’s not much of a community, it’s making me really nervous... do you have any regrets about going to UofT?

damn now that I am graduating and I am at the end of the road, its so crazy seeing other people finish first year. Im getting way too old too fast

Hi, I have a question about the sociology and psychology courses for the first year university. I wonder what books are required to read in these courses.

hiii ı am an highschool student. And my dream is uoft, ı dont know which lesson shoul ı choose but these days ı wonder law. what do you think about it, is there any advice for me?? ı really like ur videos

This year the prof for csc197 is f. Pitt, did you have him as well?

Hey does life science have a lot of physics mandatory courses ? Or is it mostly chem bio math

does uoft reward those who study and work hard? or is UofT unreasonably hard and purposely fails people on their exams, killing THEIR MED SCHOOL HOPES AND DREAMS!

Heyy Nicole..!! Well I am pretty interested in UofT..but I am facing problems with course.. can u pls tell me what are available course for undergraduate in life science..And BTW I love ur video..

Nice video. Do you know how UoT Scarborough is compared to St George? Can I transfer from Scarborough to St George after first year?

How much free time do you have? Like after school and after your homework etc.

do you recommend the ONE programs?

hey, Actually i wanna study DDS from UofT ,but i got to know we are suppose to do first 3yrs undergrd including life sci as prerequisite,ik u r busy but can u tell me by asking one of dental student or whoever wants to do dds that exactly wat undergrad u hv to do bcze i will be coming for next year.

9:20 thats so true. profs are so lazy omg LOL. Im in 3rd year and I experience this every semester LOL

Hi! As a commuter did you take any 9am classes?

Do you think doing ap exams was helpful?

What college are you apart of at UFT?

high school stuff is nowhere near to what you can apply in real....so not sure if thats what you call stable 😅

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Hey did u apply to any programs in McMaster? How was the whole supplementary application process and why did u end up choosing UofT in the end? Love your videos btw!!

lol girl we got fooled by "Canada's Top University"

Where are you from guy?