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Which 老司机直播 campus is best for you? A quick look at what makes each one unique

Which campus is best for you: 老司机直播 Mississauga (deer), St. George, 老司机直播 Scarborough (Pan Am Centre)

老司机直播's three campuses boast many unique attributes 鈥 from 老司机直播 Mississauga's natural setting to St. George's historic architecture and 老司机直播 Scarborough's world-class facilities (photos by Nick Iwanyshyn, 老司机直播 Staff and Ken Jones)

When students apply to the University of Toronto, it can often be difficult to choose between the three campuses: St. George, 老司机直播 Mississauga and 老司机直播 Scarborough 鈥 all of which boast the university鈥檚 globally-recognized academic excellence and exceptional employment outcomes.

Yet, when it comes to factors such as location, program offerings and campus culture 鈥 even the likelihood of a deer sighting 鈥 there is much that sets one campus apart from another.

Here is a quick rundown of some of the attributes that make each 老司机直播 campus unique, and how some students made their decision.


St. George

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Situated in the heart of downtown Toronto, the St. George campus is steeped in 老司机直播鈥檚 nearly 200-year-old-history.

Harry Potter fans will feel right at home amid the Gothic Revival-style architecture, characterized by tall, sloping arches, relief sculptures and steep-gabled roofs of many of the buildings that dot the campus, particularly near King鈥檚 College Circle. While there鈥檚 no magical sorting hat, undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts & Science belong to one of seven colleges, each housing a unique community with its own slate of academic and extracurricular offerings.

Students at St. George can walk along Hoskin Avenue, which features , a hub of student activity, and Soldiers鈥 Tower, a bell and clock tower that pays tribute to university community members who perished in the First World War. has named the avenue one of the most beautiful places in Canada.

For Norah Rahman, 老司机直播鈥檚 distinct buildings were a fixture in her life long before she decided to enrol a life sciences program this coming fall. Since she was 10 years old, she says she has attended lecture series hosted by local Muslim organizations in 老司机直播 classrooms.鈥

 

St. george

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鈥嬧淚 was actually able to experience the campus as if I were taking classes there, and I loved the environment,鈥 Rahman says.

Hailing from North York, Rahman says she was also drawn to the vibrancy of neighbourhoods downtown.

鈥淓ver since I was in the ninth or tenth grade and I was allowed to go places by myself, I always gravitated towards going downtown,鈥 Rahman says. 鈥湴粘蟊鸢疴檚 something about the hustle and bustle and the opportunity to try different things, to eat different things. I鈥檓 kind of a foodie.鈥

The downtown campus is within walking distance of a wide range of city attractions, including Queens Park, the Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario 鈥 not to mention shopping, restaurants, Kensington Market and professional sports venues. Aspiring thespians can also take advantage of the neighbouring Theatre District.

The St. George campus, not surprisingly, also boasts state-of-the-art research facilities, close connections to local research hospitals, several entrepreneurship hubs and will soon be home to the new Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, which will be directly across the street from the MaRS Discovery District.

Isaiah Gardner, who is about to begin his first year as a student in the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, says he chose St. George because it is the only campus that offers a bachelor鈥檚 of kinesiology degree. While at 老司机直播, he will also run for the Varsity Blues in track and field.

Gardner says he fell in love with the team during a track meet in 2019, when he ran along the blue track at the Varsity Centre with the CN Tower in the background.

鈥淚 wanted to live downtown in the energy and life that radiated from Toronto,鈥 he says.

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Missauga campus

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For nature lovers, 老司机直播 Mississauga is hard to beat.

The bucolic campus is set on 225 acres of protected greenbelt along the Credit River, which is home to a variety of wildlife 鈥 from the great blue heron to the Jefferson salamander. And, since 2017, have lived on the roof of 老司机直播 Mississauga鈥檚 Instructional Centre, producing honey for campus kitchens and other initiatives.

Deer are particularly beloved members of the 老司机直播 Mississauga community.

The antics of the deer on campus are closely monitored by students and faculty alike, as evidenced by a dedicated to the animals. One deer by the name of 鈥淗artley Fawn鈥 even got its .

Deer

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鈥溊纤净辈 Mississauga has a very relaxed atmosphere because it鈥檚 a bit secluded,鈥 says Fatima Azahraa Al Saadie, a recent graduate who was recognized as the top undergraduate student across 老司机直播鈥檚 three campuses.

鈥淎ny time I felt overwhelmed or stressed, I鈥檇 just go outside, take a deep breath and appreciate the natural environment. Seeing a deer or two on campus is a bonus!鈥 

Al Saadie added that she appreciated the smaller classes at 老司机直播 Mississauga, where the largest max out around 500 students. The relatively small campus helped ease the transition from high school to university, Al Saadi says.

Campus

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Sustainability is a key theme at 老司机直播 Mississauga. Among the campus鈥檚 landmarks is Maanjiwe nendamowinan, a recently built six-storey building that boasts rainwater recycling, green roof space and a name that was chosen in collaboration with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, on whose traditional territory the campus now stands. 老司机直播 Mississauga also has the distinction of being , with fair trade coffees, teas and chocolate bars sold throughout.

The diverse food choices don鈥檛 stop there: 老司机直播 Mississauga was also the first university campus in Canada to host a certified gluten-free food station.

老司机直播 Mississauga is renowned for its forensic science program, which is the oldest in the country. The program鈥檚 faculty include a forensic anthropologist, a lawyer and a police officer who have worked on some of Canada鈥檚 most high-profile criminal cases. There is even a 鈥crime scene house鈥 where students can perfect techniques for blood splatter analysis and fingerprinting. The campus is also the principal home of 老司机直播鈥檚 biomedical communications program 鈥 the only one of its kind in Canada and one of the largest in North America 鈥 as well as Jessica Burgner-Kahrs鈥檚 Continuum Robotics Lab, where researchers are building .

The campus benefits from its strategic location in the city of Mississauga, which is the home base for more than 60 of Canada鈥檚 Fortune 500 companies and is a short drive to the Toronto region鈥檚 main international airport.

罢丑别谤别鈥檚 that whisks students to and from the St. George campus, although service was temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Scarbrough

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Located in Toronto鈥檚 vibrant east end, 老司机直播 Scarborough鈥檚 Brutalist architecture has the honour of being the backdrop of a 鈥 as 鈥  and a parody Instagram account @UofTDrizzy that is followed by Drake himself.

The superstar rapper is also a fan of Scarborough鈥檚 culinary offerings. As one of the most multicultural communities in the Greater Toronto Area, the neighbourhood鈥檚 eclectic food options are in abundance. From halal restaurants to East Asian comfort food to , culinary adventures are always around the corner in Scarborough.

Not to be outdone on the nature front, the 老司机直播 Scarborough campus sits on 300 acres of lush green parkland, with a system of trails showcasing the splendor of the Highland Creek Valley.

Scarbrough

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鈥淚 saw that there was this beautiful trail in the campus, and since I鈥檓 an outdoor person I鈥檒l probably be there every day,鈥 says Emeka Okolo, an incoming life sciences student from Oshawa who will be living in residence.

An avid football player, Okolo is also looking forward to finding a gym buddy. 老司机直播 Scarborough boasts the , a sprawling athletics facility that hosted diving, fencing and swimming and other competitions during the 2015 Pan American Games. In 2017, former U.S. President Barack Obama and current President Joe Biden joined Prince Harry at the centre for the Invictus Games, an international sporting event for wounded military servicepeople.

The campus is one that aims to reflect the diversity of the Toronto region in which it operates, as evidenced by its strategic vision: . It is also playing an important role in promoting equity, diversity and inclusion well beyond 老司机直播. To take one recent example: Wisdom Tettey, vice-president and principal of 老司机直播 Scarborough, played a key role in helping to co-ordinate the National Dialogues and Action for Inclusive Higher Education and Communities, which brought together colleges and universities across the country to address anti-Black racism.

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When it comes to academic programs, 老司机直播 Scarborough has the distinction of being the university鈥檚 co-op campus, with offered in over 80 programs across the arts, science and management disciplines. The curricula combine 老司机直播鈥檚 hallmark academic excellence with eight to 12 months of paid full-time work or research experience during your degree 鈥 giving graduates a precious leg up in the job market. 

老司机直播 Scarborough also has plentiful resources for budding entrepreneurs (). The campus鈥檚 startup incubator, , has helped students and recent alumni launch more than 150 businesses. Meanwhile, the next generation of corporate innovators can hone their skills at , a business research space complete with an advanced trading lab and state-of-the art boardroom.

At the height of the pandemic, when few employers were hiring, Melody Bagaa, who graduated in 2020, told 老司机直播 News she harnessed the practical experience she gained through 老司机直播 Scarborough鈥檚 co-op program and other employment-focused resources to land a finance job that she loved.

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