HELP! Can't decide between UTSC, UTSG or Waterloo

[blue_starr]

I'm deciding between::arrowd:

UTSC or co-op arts management (Advantage:co-op, Disadvantage:location)

UTSG for humanities (Disadvantage:i'm not that intersted in the courses for humanities, i heard that it's really hard? Advantage:location and reputation)

Waterloo for arts and business (Advantage: co-op also, Disadvantage: i have to live in residence)

What do you guys think?:(

[206bw]

Do you have any idea what you want to do for a career?

humanities are stuff like women studies and philosophy kind of stuff... sounds useless to me personally...

From what I heard from friends, waterloo's arts and business program isn't well known or well structured/established. I don't know the details, but if you want to study business at waterloo, either do the accounting program, or go to WLU.

Arts management is a program that targets a very specific field. The type of jobs that are like say... valuation of expensive items at an auction house.

[Nahirk]

As a Waterloo student, don't bother going here for business. It's not that well known or respected, and Waterloo does not put as much effort into that program as they do their more well known ones.

[chris0101]

Having talked to many people who are taking Arts and Business, most people who take it seem to like it at Waterloo. To be honest, if you're looking for prestige, skip Waterloo. Choose Western Ivey or Rotman (Toronto). The Scarborough campus at UofT is also pretty good. It has a small university feel, but it's part of the larger University of Toronto.

I hate to say this, but in the end, only you are the one qualified to make that decision. We can only give you our knowledge and advice. What is more important?:

- Prestige: Go to St. George
- Small Campus: Go to Scarborough
- Leaving Toronto (which can be exciting, but expensive): Go to Waterloo

[blue_starr]

Hmm..looks like waterloo is out of the picutre then.
I'm not sure what i want to do for a career yet but i'm afraid I won't be able to find jobs related to arts management anyway and it'll become a waste of my time. I heard that many people don't find a job at their co-op program. As for humanities at UTSG, I guess theres more areas to explore but I'm not exactly sure what jobs I'll be able to find anyway.

Which one sounds like a better option:?:

[wkye]

If you say that you're not really interested in humanities, then you should not go to humanities at U of T or any university. This means you should be choosing between UTSC and Waterloo.

[penquinbum]

Do you have any idea what you want to do for a career?

humanities are stuff like women studies and philosophy kind of stuff... sounds useless to me personally...

From what I heard from friends, waterloo's arts and business program isn't well known or well structured/established. I don't know the details, but if you want to study business at waterloo, either do the accounting program, or go to WLU.

Arts management is a program that targets a very specific field. The type of jobs that are like say... valuation of expensive items at an auction house.

LOL your comments about something useless like women's studies. As a guy, its a terrible place to meet women as most of them hate men!! :evil:

Doesn't Arts management usually refer to the business end of an arts enterprise, such as running a theatre company, an art gallery or an opera company? My cousin is involved in Arts management, running a fairly complex theatre op. in Alberta. He was an actor, actually made a living at it but that was all. He had to retrain and study some business. Oh yeah, he studied philosophy and religion while an undergrad. Now, those are humanities!:lol:

[chris0101]

Then perhaps Waterloo should be back on your list.

If you are not interested in humanities consider:

1. See if you can transfer to Math/Business or Science/Business afterwards.
2. If possible, accept offer to UW Arts and Business.
3. Transfer in your upper years to Math/Business or Science/Business (you can decide after you get a feel for each program - take math/science electives).

If not possible, then you could I suppose take less elective humanities courses wherever you choose to go.

Like it or not, UofT's strengths are exactly in the humanities and sciences. UW is well known for math, engineering, and computer sciences, although it also has strong psychology, accounting, and geography departments.

So what'll it be?

[chris0101]

You don't have to live in residence by the way if you go to Waterloo. You could always live off of campus.

The huge advantage of living in Toronto is that you don't have to move somewhere else, thereby saving cash (and time).