Surviving UofT: Was It All Worth It? | Exposing My Grades, Dorms, Study Secrets
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
- Should I drop out? Is this all worth it? What am I even gaining out of this?
If these are questions you ask yourself about university, this video is for you.
Get comfy because we're getting personal!
I recently graduated from the University of Toronto with an HBSc in #Neuroscience, Psychology, and Physiology. I was failing terribly when I first started uni, but I somehow managed to graduate early with my name on the Dean's List.
In this video, I talk (very honestly) about my experience at #UofT including how I chose my major, my failures, my actual transcript, and successes. I discuss my res experience including dorms and renting in Toronto. I also reveal the most important things I've learned during my time in #UofTLifeSci, including the study technique that changed my 60s into 90s.
➨ timestamps
00:00 Start
00:16 Intro
01:13 Why I chose Neuroscience
03:19 My Grades & Progress
10:52 UofT Residence & Renting
14:12 What did I really learn from UofT?
16:56 My Study Method
19:25 The Moral of the Story
21:05 Outro
21:48 What's Next?
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I literally had a semester where I had a 1.7 GPA LMAO. Went on to get my masters, earned $100,000 (US) per year, and now I'm looking at PhD programmes.
Holy shit, that’s awesome!
Congratulations and good luck to your future endeavours.
What did you study
That's kinda insane, congrats!
Congratulations on graduating Yoobin! Best wishes on your future academic plans and nice to see you sharing about your successes and failures. As Mr G says below - grades and GPA don't define students and you're great!
I love this video so much. As a first year Rotman student, I find it inspiring on how despite the hardships along the way, you perservered. Currently facing said hardships, I really appreciate your input and your outlook and how to grow as a person and how to look past failures or even stops in your path of success.
The work you've put in and the journey you've been through is incredible and serves as a reason for student such as myself to aspire to have your dedication. Thanks for all you do
hi yoobin, thank you so much for making this video!! i found your channel last year while i was deciding on U of T, been a follower since, and now it's my first finals season at U of T. i'm also going through some mental health issues and i think i desperately needed someone who's been through the same life sci journey to tell me that it'll be all okay :) i'm basically in the exactly same situation as you were in first year academically, failing PHY131 and dropping it, taking 3 courses, wanting to do neuro spec -- as i'm sure a ton of other first years also go through. this video was genuinely very helpful (especially the study methods) and inspiring. i didn't think i would find consolation from a youtube video but here we are. i really enjoy watching the content you post & i wish you all the best in grad school!
thank you for sharing! im sorry to hear that you’re struggling but yes, you’re definitely not alone and things will get better. make sure you’re keeping in touch with your loved ones, get help if you need help (there are lots of mental health resources on the uoft artsci website), and trust that you will grow. don’t be too hard on yourself if you don’t do too well grade-wise for now, just focus on learning how to learn! you got this 💗💗
Yoobin thank you so much. I am stressing about my bio mid term and your video make me feel so relieved and prepared
Thanks for sharing your story. I can 100% relate to yours. I also went to uni after completing IB diploma in high school, and was very shocked from my GPA grades in my first year of uni. I also failed one subject and received ‘pass’ grade for the rest, hence resulted in bad GPA scores. So I tried my best for the second and final year to pull up my GPA grade, but I always thought I was way behind from all smart kids..and had no confidence in what I was studying and doing. In the meantime , I never give up and discover what I want to do in my future (I also decided to study for the master program after one-year of working experience) ! So I want to tell people to never give up and keep going with the passion and your dream!! then things will go well even if you have failed.
Anyway, thanks yoobin for telling your story to us, it really inspires and motivates a lot to me. I never shared about my story to others because I thought it’s very embarrassing. But after listening to your story, I felt it’s not something to be embarrassed anymore. Thank you heaps!! I really love your video!! I always turned your study with me video on my side when I was doing assignments and preparing final papers hehe. Rooting for you :)
공부관련된 팁이나 notion 설명 영상 정말 도움이 많이 되었습니다! 감사해요ㅎㅎ
thank you for sharing☺️
it’s good to hear you got through all those failures as well! i hope your masters is going well.
thank you so much for your continued support on my channel!💗💗
Lol we all on the same boat, my GPA in first year in utm only 2.4 and I failed one Cs course so I only choose math and chemistry major to study
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this is so inspiring!!! my first year was also terrible, and my gpa was so bad I was seriously considering dropping the idea of grad school. but after watching this i definitely feel so much more inspired now!! thank you for sharing your story, and all the videos you made along the way - they've definitely helped me to stay motivated and on track for a neuroscience spec as well! good luck on grad school!!
good to hear a lot of us are in the same boat! thank you and best wishes completing the program💓💓
thank you for making this video! I was hoping to study neuroscience at uoft in the future so this was really helpful
Great video detailing your experience! Best of luck for the future
The amt of appreciation I have for this video! I'm starting undergrad in January and I really don't know what to expect, this was so helpful! Thanks Yoobs!♡
thanks for watching! good luck starting uni, im excited for your journey and your growth💗
i watched your “watch this before going to UofT” video when i was deciding on what program to go to and that video nudged me into accepting my offer. i’m now coming up on the end of my first semester and i am so glad i chose this program. although trying to keep good grades to get into the POSt i want to get into is very stressful, i really am loving the environment and classes (except MAT135) that UofT has to offer. i’m really excited for upper years when i get to study a specific subject that i am truly passionate about. thank you yoobin :)
LOL mat135 i feel the pain... but yes if you're loving it now i'm sure you'll love the upper year courses! good luck on finals😊🍀
omg this video is so helpful thank you! esp since Im planning to take a similar degree as you! Thank you so much for sharing!!
Thanks for your video, it’s really inspiring 🙏 I’m a year one life science international student and considering to choose neuroscience as a major next year, and stuff is getting harder and harder, it really took me a lot of time to adjust to the high workload at UofT
Wishing you the best - remember to take care of your mental just as much as your grades!❤️
I can relate to what you shared about bouncing back from poor grades. My grades were mediocre to poor for a lot of my undergrad. But with changes in study habits, I was able to improve my grades in my final years and I’m now in a professional program that I wanted to get into for a long time. I sort of wish I was able to watch this video a few years back, where I wasn’t sure if the goal I had was achievable, and get inspiration from your story. But your journey is inspiring nevertheless, best of luck!
Amazing video! Thanks for sharing your insights!
thanks for watching!
Hey, Yoobin! best of luck with your future endeavours as a Neuroscientist! It was great having you in some of the courses!
And, Yeah that second-year BCH semester was something else lol
Thank you Mohammed! Wishing you the best as well😊😊
Thank you for sharing your time at U of T. Valuable information to prepare for all levels at University levels.
I am inspired. lol 👍🏾
Take Care.
Thank you for sharing your story. Going into UTM for ccit next week as a first year, so this was like a wake up call for me, and a heads up that just because you finished high school, doesn't mean you're done life.
Life is about to get even crazier and even more amazing, good luck in your first year!
This story was dope, Congratulations
As a UofT life science graduate, I can totally relate. I love the fact that the rumors surrounding 2nd year life sci still holds true to this day even after all these years lmao. Great video!
Its like hazing but a lifesci version :') Thanks for watching!
Hi, I have gotten into life sciences (also neuroscience) and my plan after undergrad is to go to med school. Do you think I should stick to UofT or go to OttawaU?
@@adxmourad hey it really depends on your situation but i know my friends from uoft who are going into med would not recommend it. uottawa might be a better way to learn the same things, get higher grades, etc. for med school.
that being said, im not in the med school track so please take my words with a grain of salt! i’d recommend speaking to as many pre meds as possible, or chat with med school students and learn about how they got into med. good luck :)
@@binii ok, I’m waiting for an admission reply from uottawa. Thank you so much for your help🙂
its so inspiring thank you so so miuch for sharing your experience
Hey thank you so much for this it’s really helpful
Very Very helpful!! Ty Yoobin
thank you for sharing your story 🥰
thank you for listening❤️
my forever inspo
back at u fit check queen
I'm going into the same program at UofT next year and this video scared me LOL 🥲
This gives me hope
''The amount of pain equals to amount of gain!'' quote of the year🥰
Thank you so much!
I am currently doing my first year, and it really hits my heart to find someone I can relate with and as I read other comments I really see that I am not alone. First semester has been hell on Earth for me as a First Year Uni student. I had lost all hope but Yoobin resurrected hope in me, to try my best next semester. I've seen my mistakes really and I cannot go along the same path again. Thanks to you Yoobin I have a vision for what I want things to be like second semester, Second Year up until I finish my degree and graduate. Your video certainly changed my life and still is to help me improve myself for the better. I really am grateful for your video. ❤💯🙂
Sorry to hear that it's been difficult, I'm glad to hear you've found strength! Don't give up💪💪
just found this video as someone who is applying for uoft life sci and is interested in specializing in neuroscience as well (also from ottawa haha)- thank you so much for making this video and for your extensive input & sharing your experience! :) this is so inspiring to me to keep persevering no matter the struggles, even when my parents are discouraging me going to uoft bc of its image as such a difficult school- i really appreciate it. best of luck in your future!
Thank you! I’m a 1st year life sci student at utsc, and this really helped :)
thank you!!!
My gpa was low at UofT and only got saved (high distinction) because I took an extra year, easy ecology courses and online school helped too. I got into pharmacy school in Ontario so it worked out
I am also pursuing pharmacy school! Which one did you get into and how is it? Do you mind sharing your average that got you in
Nice job!
To everyone who struggles in Canada, look south. I graduated from UofT before 2010, life science, gpa 3.2, I became a dentist (only in usa could this happen lol) now I earn a 7 figure salary… yes 7 figures. My friend who had a 3.5gpa heard I became a doctor, he immediately quit his phd, now he’s an oral surgeon making 7 figure as well in US. It’s super easy down here. Good luck
I am wondering by the time your graduated how much debt you had? . unless you come from a rich family, your parents paid for you.
@@ahboo2003 $30,000 OSAP, $200,000 Royal Bank, $120,000 private family loans, in total $350,000 CAD, much higher now because of inflation and ridiculous cost of education. I still hold $180,000 of the loan unpaid, because that's free money at 3-4% compare to today's interest rates.
hey yoobin, back here a week before my 2nd year first semester exams and oh my god you were so right this semester is evil
ahh hang in there! keep grinding and it’ll all get better🍀
@@binii What sounds harder to your "ears"? 1. Masters Degree in Economics or 2. Masters Degree in Statistics?
@@mathematicaleconomist4943 both of them sound hard to me because they're outside of my field of research :P i think most grad students would recommend going for the subject that excites you the most
@@binii Sound advice!
Thank you.
I’m currently taking IB so now I’m rather worried, I thought it would help a bit to adjust to college workload. What courses did you take? I wanted to compare ours and how they transferred to the uni so I’m very curious.
Have u made a video about the effective studying you spoke about?
we are all different. I really feel for you. Nothing personal honest. I hope you do well in the future. I know u of t can drill a huge hole in ones heart make you depressed and really make you dig deep.
wow❤️
I hope i can go there
and do you have a video on more detail about your learning habits or rather the way in which you compartmentalize your studying please.
Can you plz. Make a video on fee structure of your course in your university
it seems so hard to graduate in u of t. Though i got an offer from u of t, i am afraid of which i can not graduate from that university.
What offer? Do you mean scholarship?
Hi! do you mind me asking how your failed courses in first year didn't affect your gpa? Did you drop them before doing the final?
Actually they did affect my GPA, some of them I dropped before the deadline to remove them from my transcript but others I had to keep. I tried super hard for the remaining years of my undergrad to get As and pick up my bad grades. Hope this helps!
Would you say that UofT courses are much more stressful than IB courses or are they about the same
Hi , Do you know about the ones program, for 1st year students? Would you recommend one to take it? What exactly do they do in the ones program? Is it an extra course /class from your classes??
Sorry, I'm not very familiar with this program, but I do know that it's a series of seminar based courses that focuses on many different disciplines. I think it would be a cool course to take to broaden your personal knowledge if you have the space for an elective in first year!
Hi Yoobin, I need your help. I don’t know how to study BCH210 and HMB265. Need some suggestions
haha i’ve been there :( here are some things that worked for me:
BCH210 - i made physical cards with all of the amino acids, color coded etc. and just straight up memorized them. i drew out all of the biochemical pathways (start small and draw out 1 path - eg. krebs cycle - then once you have that in your memory move on to connecting the other pathways to it) - by the time the tests come, you should be able to visualize all the pathways, interconnected in your head. at the end of the course i basically had a hand drawn poster of literally all the pathways we learned about in class, and i could walk though it almost completely by memory… tbh it couldn’t be me anymore but that’s what i did to study
hmb265 - just do all the practice questions in the text book. if you don’t understand something, talk to the prof and go to office hours. this one is more about understanding genetics concepts rather than memorizing.
good luck!
wait so why is the grade and course average different? is it always like that
My son went to Lisgar and is now in Trinity. His stress is high. Where did you go to high school?
I went to Colonel By, best wishes for your son! High stress is normal☹️
Hi yoobin! I have a question regarding grad school! I just wonder what would be the safe gpa for grad school as a life science student and how you prepared for grad school other than maintaining gpa. Anyway, thank you for the video!
It depends on the school and program, but many grad programs cut off at 3.3-3.5 and many competitive ones cut off at 3.7. Personally I got as much research experience as possible (2 independent projects and other smaller volunteer positions), was part of UofTs neuroscience association (helped run a few conferences and did their social media) and got a non-peer reviewed publication through one of my upper year neuro courses. These are the things that PIs asked me about during interviews, as well as some of my presentation experience (all of which I got through my courses and by presenting my independent research projects to an abstract presentation at a conference). Hope this helps!
@@binii Thank you so much! That was really helpful. By the way, did you get research experience from Research opportunity program(ROP) in uoft or other than ROP? Or was it just the completion requirement of your neurosci specialist?? I am not very sure if I want to apply for ROP this summer
@@heewonkim7710 I didn't do any programs, I just cold emailed many (MANY) researchers until eventually one replied! I did apply to a few research programs with Sunnybrooke hospital / Sick Kids Hospital 2 summers ago but the pandemic had started, so most of the applications got cancelled. Try applying to as many summer programs as possible, because spots are limited & quite competitive BUT very helpful and some actually pay you a bit.
@@binii Thank you so much for your detailed reply! Im always getting motivated by your videos:)
@@heewonkim7710 No problem! Good luck in your studies :)
Nice
there is this perception about how there is this big grade deflation at uoft and how hard it is. What do you have to say about this??
i think it might exist in some courses but i’ve never experienced it in any of mine. the only deflation that may be happening is the instructor changing the level of difficulty of exams to help keep the course average at an “average”. unfortunately i can’t speak about the grading schemes compared to other schools because i’ve only attended uoft.
Ily yoobin u smart cookie
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Is utm harder than Utsg, Bez in utm course average always around C instead of B- which is common in utsg
Utsg is harder
first!!
hehe🏆
Lol I was thinking of applying to uoft now I don’t want to 😭😭
In Canada is too easy for us in china to get a 4.0 GPA we have to get at least 94%🥺
How did u go u of t was not full funded and what is expect from you
Which uni would you suggest to apply to?
Uoft I heard is pretty difficult so I heard, but if you got good time management and a good schedule you can do it. But maybe any other university other than uoft. Maybe YorkU i heard it’s not that bad also ryerson it really depends on what you want but uoft is pretty difficult.
Getting good grades in life science subdisciplines is pretty much dictated by how well one 's (short-term) memory is, and how well one can relate physiology/pathology between biological systems/networks.
Uoft is easy to get in, hard to get out
Hey i am going to uofts mississauga campus and I atleast need one known before I am at the campus. Anyone from the same campus do reply! We'll be great friends!
At least you graduated, the admin decided to suspend me back in 2019 because I triggered them (and some other BS reasons)
How?
Caveat Emptor: Financial debt will hinder your options.
Class average is not failing...below 1.60 is failing UofT...but I guess you had medical school aspirations. At least covid helped boost your marks. That online learning was clutch.
My daughter just finished her second year life sic u of r this past month. She wants to go to Med school for psychiatrist. Her first year GPA is 3.93. But this second year dropped to 3.88. Hopefully in third year would get get her gpa up. Otherwise she would have problems to get into med school.
Were you a full ride scholar while your undergrad period?
nope paid for it all🤑
@@binii oh 😭 at least it was worth it
@@aaimnnz_0_0 let’s hope so😂💪
Is york more easy than u of T
definitely yes :)
IB transfer credits are such a joke
i graduated early thanks to mine, but yeah they could be
WTF. So you took the MINIMUM FULL TIME COURSE LOAD...let's be real here, you grades were class average and NOT failure grades. Blah blah blah, covid hits...your marks jump high...duh, so did everyone's marks in high school and university. Me, cheat online...NO!!!! (crossing my finger). First year is always your best year. Second year is the worst and then you try and reach your first year marks...but for you, it seems covid happened just at the right time. LOL. Wish it happened back in 2007 for me. That online learning could of raised my GPA to a 4.0 instead it's a 3.4. All this time, I was thinking your were about to be put on academic suspension. You did fine girl, you just aren't medical school material but you did really well compared to what most UofT students consider 'bad'.
yeah i really liked the writing style open book tests during covid rather than the multiple choice for memorization. and you’re right, it wasn’t too bad but im just sharing how i overcame what felt like a big setback to me :)
@@binii that comment is just being rude ignore them