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Hi, I have always wanted to live and work in Toronto. It's been 5 years now that I have been interested. Now that I am starting school in January, I am considering Seneca in Toronto and planning to transfer to York University. Is this a good idea? Are there any americans who have done this or who live in Toronto now? I am very excited about the prospect but would like to know know what it would be like for me.
Is Toronto a good place to go to school? Should I just stay in the states and go to school? (I figure if I get a degree in Canada and not the US) my job prospects back here if I have to come back might not be so good. I want to study journalism and Real Estate. I would REALLY appreciate all feedback.Thanks.,
There is a very distinct difference between York University and Seneca College. One is a degree-granting university and the other is a College of Applied Arts and Technology which grants diplomas.
In Ontario, universities and community colleges generally have a much different focus when it comes to their curriculum. The community colleges such as Seneca tend to concentrate on programs which have a practical application such as hospitality management, law and security, journalism, electronic technology, etc.
While there are exceptions, most programs covered in a community college such as Seneca are not transferable to a university such as York.
If journalism is your chosen direction, the best program in the Toronto region is offered by Ryerson University in downtown Toronto.
Before you make any decisions, you need to check out the web site for each educational institution and ensure that it actually offers a program which will fill your needs.
Real estate is done differently in Canada. If that is one of your goal areas of study- I'd stay in the US (although it can vary region by region there too)
Seneca in Toronto has one of the best reputations for a college in all of Ontario. It is possible to transfer from a program in Seneca to York if you're taking college courses that correspond with the university programs. For example, you take arts and science at Seneca and then transfer to arts and science at York. I have a friend who transfered from Humber (a college not as reputable as Seneca) into York. Her marks were fairly high though. To get into York you generally don't need that high marks, unless your applying to one of their top programs like Schulich (business), Kinesiology, or Sciences. For their arts programs a lot of my highschool friends got in with low 70s.
Real Estate in Toronto is on the rise. Their is a huge building boom happening along the lakefront where lots of condos are flying up. Also, in areas around Pickering and Ajax, just east of Toronto, housing development is rampant. My friends mom is a real estate agent working for the company Remax out in Ajax. She is making a killing, as many middleclass-upper class families want to raise their kids in green suburban areas. She is having no problem selling houses out there.
I'm not sure if the process to becoming a real estate agent in the US is different then Canada, but I know its fairly easy to get in Ontario. You take a course, write a couple tests, and boom you are a certified real estate agent. (Simplified to the max LOL!) Real estate giants like Remax will pick up whoever they can get their hands on and will give you somewhere between 1-7% of the sale value on the property you sell.
Seneca in Toronto has one of the best reputations for a college in all of Ontario. It is possible to transfer from a program in Seneca to York if you're taking college courses that correspond with the university programs. For example, you take arts and science at Seneca and then transfer to arts and science at York. I have a friend who transfered from Humber (a college not as reputable as Seneca) into York. Her marks were fairly high though. To get into York you generally don't need that high marks, unless your applying to one of their top programs like Schulich (business), Kinesiology, or Sciences. For their arts programs a lot of my highschool friends got in with low 70s.
Real Estate in Toronto is on the rise. Their is a huge building boom happening along the lakefront where lots of condos are flying up. Also, in areas around Pickering and Ajax, just east of Toronto, housing development is rampant. My friends mom is a real estate agent working for the company Remax out in Ajax. She is making a killing, as many middleclass-upper class families want to raise their kids in green suburban areas. She is having no problem selling houses out there.
I'm not sure if the process to becoming a real estate agent in the US is different then Canada, but I know its fairly easy to get in Ontario. You take a course, write a couple tests, and boom you are a certified real estate agent. (Simplified to the max LOL!) Real estate giants like Remax will pick up whoever they can get their hands on and will give you somewhere between 1-7% of the sale value on the property you sell.
Thanks a lot for that info. that really helps. Appreciate it
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