I want to be a teacher and the York University concurrent education program is much easier for me to achieve that goal. I was always interested in applying because it's a university somewhat close to home, but it became my number 1 choice when I heard about the program from a friend. I also applied for York's sociology program and Ryerson's sociology program.
Course Curriculum
So far it seems interesting.
Exams
I found this program interesting when I heard about it. When I was at the open house talking to upper-class students they said I seemed to like it would be a good fit for me. The batch size is a couple thousand I believe and is 120 credits. The minimum score required to get into this program a minimum is 72% average of your top 6 courses. I did not need to take any extra exams for this.
Placement
To my knowledge, students make minimum wage and work at various vendors on campus. Visiting companies include Tim Hortons, Starbucks, Subway, and Thai Express. Job role offers would include cashier, team member working in food preparation.
Internship
I know that this University offers on-campus jobs. However, I am unsure of how to get one because I have not applied or looked into it. Usually, students work at on-campus vendors as cashiers or in food service, upper-class students may be TA's.
Events
I believe that the school has a big frosh week in the beginning. I think holidays are given for Christian and Jewish holidays.
Fees
I am getting an OSAP loan, along with $1000 in scholarships. York has a variety of scholarships and I'm sure there are plenty that is offered for international students. Although I should be more interested, I haven't looked into many scholarships and/or bursaries. If I am not mistaken, there's a specific category for international students to find easily.
Faculty
I am unsure of this information. The faculty breakup of the school does seem effective and faculty heads are easy to contact and respond to your emails and concerns promptly.
Hostel
Since I reside in Toronto. I will be staying at home for my studies. The commute for me is rather long, so the benefits of living on campus would be the luxury of no commute. Living off-campus gives you the freedom to do as you please, and not share a room.
