CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES Q&A ✩ UofT, Western, UBC, Queen's, Waterloo, McMaster, McGill etc. | Allie C.

hey guys! for this week’s video, I recruited a bunch of my friends at different universities in Canada to answer your questions! I know a lot of you are in the process of making your decisions so I hope this helps a bit :) I wasn’t able to include all unis or very specific questions simply cause I don’t have the connections but I hope this was still helpful for some of you!
DISCLAIMER: this video is only about the experiences of students that are currently attending their respective universities and as such, they shall not be held liable if false information is accidentally presented. for official, definitive information about various programs, check out the university websites.
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✩ question timestamps ✩
introductions: 2:11
why did you chose your program/uni?: 5:20
how is your workload?: 20:51
how is the atmosphere in your program/uni?: 34:20
how is the gender balance (for cs/eng)?: 48:30
how was your experience with co-op? 52:10
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✩ our lovely guests ✩
Yixuan (Western BMOS - Econ) - 5:24, 20:56, 34:26
Jaclyn (Western M.I.T) - 7:22, 22:00, 35:40
Nicole (UofT Life science) - 8:39, 22:30, 36:42
Eleni (Queen’s Commerce) - 9:36, 23:54, 37:57
Brianna (McGill Life Science) - 11:20, 26:19
Yi Fei (McGill Life Science) - 11:26
Will (Carleton CS/Dev Degree) - 14:00, 27:07, 41:02, 48:35
Emily (UBC B + MM) - 14:24, 27:48, 41:50
Halle (McMaster Nursing) - 15:10, 28:20
Yuvi (McMaster Software Engineering) - 16:40, 28:57, 42:41, 48:58, 52:16
Phoebe (McMaster Arts & Science) - 17:35, 30:25, 43:17
Sayohn (Waterloo Systems Design Engineering) - 18:25, 31:09, 44:25, 49:44, 52:26
Areena (Waterloo Software Engineering) - 18:57, 31:42, 44:45, 50:00, 53:37
Justin + Ben (Waterloo Computer Engineering - 19:34, 32:34, 46:25, 51:16, 55:22
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[@AllieC]

update: hello! so glad that you guys are enjoying the video :) so sorry i couldn't have included more unis...if you're currently attending a post-secondary institution in canada and would be happy to answer questions, comment your socials in a thread under this comment so people are able to reach out to you!

[@ericgalowitsch9662]

You forgot another large uni York University where there's about 60,000 students.

[@AllieC]

@@ericgalowitsch9662 there's actually over 90 universities in canada! unfortunately i don't know anyone at york :( which was why it wasn't in this video. honestly, i wasn't expecting this to do that well so hopefully if i ever make a similiar one in the future I can get a wider diversity of programs & unis included!

[@ericgalowitsch9662]

@@AllieC Well luckily for you I recently graduated from York (this year)

[@jenniferalysee6880]

Hey if you need any connections from Guelph/Guelph-Humber I have attended classes at both campuses. If you want to do this again I would love to participate! instagram-@jennkoehn

[@bethanyloshusan2244]

i think it might be interesting to talk to more students who have attended university both online and in person (upper years) to compare their experience. I'm in my last year at Carleton (in linguistics) if you want an upper year person there (@zxcvbethany on ig)

[@saagithyasuresh3046]

Finally! Someone put it out there. This is much needed since no one really talks about Canadian universities.

[@Amanda-bg7ib]

0.0 i cant imagine how long this took to make, but thank you so much for doing this! Definitely we need more Canadian uni vids like yours

[@TheBlader2720]

this is like University Infinity War (Canada Edition)

[@nathaniacherryl2443]

i dont usually write a comment on a youtube video. ive been watching your videos for quite a while and i’ve got to say its been very helpful for me in terms of choosing major and uni since i’ll be graduating from highschool next year. your videos are super informative and open a new perspective for me. i recently got interested to study in canada and have been looking at those universities then i stumbled upon this video and omg i cant thank you enough for uploading such an informative content😭💛

[@AllieC]

omg i'm so glad to be able to help

[@mehularora1813]

it would be awesome if you could do an interview with some international kids on how they manage everything

[@anitacmo]

Mehul Arora yes that’s a great idea

[@krishmehta4063]

It would be great for us

[@briannalu3675]

WHEN U EDIT 5 MILLION HOURS OF FOOTAGE IN LIKE 3 DAYS 🤩

[@AllieC]

HEHEH THANK UUU

[@AllieC]

the second one is even longer...rip me

[@isabellavetere9098]

These students were absolutely amazing to do this for all the grade 12s of this year (2020/2021) that can't go on actual tours and stuff that the uni usually offers that makes it easier to ask questions

[@halle2819]

an absolute legend for going through all this video and editing it all into an HOUR long video, WOO !!

[@AllieC]

heheh thank u!! the second one is even longer atm.... :o thanks for sharing your experiences with us xx

[@graces5458]

omg yes i've been so stressed recently trying to make a decision :(

[@revisign]

sooo excited to watch the whole video:)) thank u for this ❤️❤️

[@AllieC]

hehe hope you enjoy & find it helpful

[@danajo1996]

I feel like this video has allowed many current 12s to break their negative stereotypes for unis for sure. At least for me it did. Thank you for making such helpful video.

[@LovedDoxology68]

This popped up when I was surfing on KZbin! Graduated from U of T in 1988 in Economics. Very refreshing to watch this. I am a Singaporean n my son is looking to get into Med School in Singapore. Son took the IB as well and scored a 44 in 2018. He is now an Officer in the Army cos it is mandatory to be in army for 2 years.

[@sarakl8393]

Thank you so much for making this! I’m planning to go into mcgill next year, and this really helped!

[@AllieC]

yay glad you enjoyed!! hope everything goes well :)

[@arinushka6816]

Omg I am too :)

[@sarakl8393]

ari. Omg YAYY!!

[@angelafong7686]

Great! You’re in luck as after you got your degree, you will find out that a degree from McGill opens lots of doors for you internationally, I live in the States now & McGill gave me a great education as well as a wonderful career too! Keep up the good work !

[@yixuanzhao4234]

hehe ur elite for making this long video so quickly

[@AllieC]

hehe love u lots

[@kekezhangDiamondK]

Yixuan Zhao MY FAV!!!

[@yixuanzhao4234]

@@kekezhangDiamondK HI KEKE

[@ginaxs7975]

I dont think being competitive is always toxic, it's sometimes helpful!

[@AllieC]

agreed!

[@reginahay4998]

Thank you x1000 this is such a life saver. Not enough info online about Canadian universities. Especially from current students.

[@adaaleide]

i can’t imagine how helpful this video is for graduating seniors, props for gathering so many schools in one video. i’m going into my third year at uottawa for psychology (and i’m in french immersion) if anybody going through the comments has a question!

[@tarrie8937]

How's the psychology program and how are the acceptance rates of the uni? Would u say u enjoyed ur experience there so far?

[@adaaleide]

@@tarrie8937 oh not hard to get into. psychology is the same at any school you go to so i’d recommend looking into the other stuff the school offers like academic support, residences, and comparing those. i’ve loved my experience, despite the racist administration.

[@imadethisaccounttocomment6327]

The time stamps on the description box changed my dam life Thank you!!!

[@alwayscreatingio]

this is really dope!!

[@AllieC]

thanks steven!

[@zilpavdighada4673]

Thank you so much Allie and all your friends! I so confused between Waterloo and McMaster but this video really helped!

[@laurashion6844]

to international students (who aren't americain), these universities are pretty expensive :(

[@AllieC]

i knoww :( tuition fees are always super high for out of country students

[@fuckywucky9272]

"Who aren't American"😭

[@nelsondendomo6687]

Actually we(Americans) have to pays as much as others. We are internationals. Despite Canada and USA relationship and sharing a borderline they are still 2 different countries. We don’t pay our taxes to Canada. Idk why you think we’d get to pay less

[@nelsondendomo6687]

@@fuckywucky9272 it’s false

[@fuckywucky9272]

@@nelsondendomo6687 I'm pretty sure she said that because our tuition fee's our outrageous IN America. So comparatively it's not to expensive. It's like attending out of state for us. So no it's not necessarily false

[@vishalinarayanan4340]

I'm an alumni from Mac-- but seeing such a thoroughly well-put and informed video always make me happy. I usually present for high schools in terms of university success, so I'll definitely re-direct future audiences to this video in the future!

[@AllieC]

that’s awesome to hear! glad to be able to help as I know I had a lot of these questions when I was applying for unis :)

[@kynthiaravikumar]

this is amazing, i’m from london so don’t know much about canadian universities so this was so helpful in making my decisions!! thank you for this love

[@AllieC]

aww i'm glad it helped! x

[@marcohernandez4605]

This video is gonna be a trend setter!. Really creative to have many students in a single video ! Also, Ravens shout out!!

[@faithwilliams6946]

Your channel has helped me sooo much through the uni application process! I hope to study health sciences as well so hearing about your experience makes the process more bare-able :)

[@AllieC]

yay so glad you've been enjoying!! happy to help :)

[@Isabella-hp4mc]

Nicole was superrrr helpful for me! Great video Allie!

[@laeebachaudhary]

Oh my gawh!! Allie, I love this so much. I’ve been trying to get those marks for the Health Science Program. So far... McMaster is #1, but I’m having trouble finding out other Universities with that program. Girl, I have so many questions!!

[@justinvuong13579]

Great content and questions! I’ve watched it like 50 times

[@hananusif9282]

I bet half the people who watched this video would go to Waterloo just to meet Ben & Justin😂😎 thank you all very much for this helpful video.

[@HamzaSayedAli]

Speaking as someone who went to waterloo and met Justin and Ben i can CONFIRM it was a good idea 😭😭😭

[@annakim761]

THANK YOU!! literally applying for Canadian unis this year and this vid really helps. Thank you for your effort guys! :)

[@AllieC]

yayay so glad you found it helpful!

[@staggeredgore9910]

NO WAY I AM STANNING FOR AREENA

[@maltese2901]

have you matured brother?

[@mariateresaricharddias4590]

Loved your video!!! Especially Reena's part! Could you film a video where she explains more about her course, uni, work and activities?

[@chiamaracharity5729]

THANK YOU SO MUCH ALLIE THAT MUST HAVE TAKEN A WHOLE LOT OF TIME. AND THE FACT THAT YOU LIVE IN CANADA REALLY HELPED A LOT. THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@yifeitao8083]

WHAT A HEFTY ONE! EXCITED FOR PART2!!

[@AllieC]

WOOHOO

[@AllieC]

thank u for the amazing idea

[@kitty-lx7iw]

This will help me so much as a person who want to come to canada as an international student... thank you so much ♥️

[@AllieC]

glad it was helpful xx

[@sincerelyebe]

I would have love to have spoken for the university of Calgary!

[@AllieC]

if i ever make a video similar to this in the future i'll be sure to reach out!! thanks for your offer :)

[@selenaramoutar7158]

Wowwwwww omg i've been looking for something like this FOR A LONGGG TIME!! Amazinggg thank youuuuuuuuuuuuu!

[@torischerle]

I just finished my 3rd year at uOttawa, I’m doing biology with the extended French stream 😊

[@AllieC]

that's awesome i love how ottawau provides an option to keep up French! it's been something that i've been struggling to implement into my studies and i don't want to lost all those years that i put in for immersion :/

[@torischerle]

Allie C. Yeah exactly! That was a major reason I chose uottawa😊

[@claraperrier8482]

I just finished my 1st year at uOttawa ! I’m doing biochem with a minor in music ! 😊

[@ezratravelblog8421]

I am going to Queens Commerce next year. so excited and great video!!

[@AllieC]

that's awesome! congrats with your decision & best of luck :)

[@ivyliu611]

Omg thank you so much for making this video! This really helped me reduce my cortisol level from choosing unis!

[@AllieC]

haha glad you found it useful!

[@sua6887]

sayhon is so awkward i love him :((

[@allegrakortes-miller668]

This is such an informative video! Thanks for always making such quality content💓

[@MathildeMalpartida]

this was very helpful!!! thank you for taking the time to make this for the students entering in fall 2020

[@jackbarry8847]

Waterloo took over the finale! Nobody talked about CS or Math lol. Very different experience than Eng.

[@AllieC]

ah yes! like almost all my friends went into eng so it was hard finding someone in cs/math who wanted to participate :/ my friend will who is working through dev degree whilst studying at carleton spoke a bit about cs though!

[@kaidishi9422]

shout out to waterloo!!! know one of the girls so it's good to see her in the video!!

[@ellie2381]

this is AMAZING! huge thanks to all of you

[@marryamsaleem4238]

Thank you so much for this video!!!! It’s the video all undergraduate students need, especially me since I had many questions for the software engineering programming for mcmaster especially and I’m pleased with the answers which were provided by Yuvi😊

[@AllieC]

glad it as helpful! yuvi actually has his own channel as well (yuvi rayz) and you may be able to find more content related to eng at mac on there :)

[@alisonrose9859]

Omg thank you so much for this vid I needed this so badly!

[@icehawk868]

Me staring at my halted Mcmaster's masters application process and wondering "Why me"

[@phoebedar3511]

this is so helpful and really well done! thank you sm!! :)

[@vinayaksohni7399]

Watching your vids I got accepted at Queen's , Western , McGill and McMasters for medicine ! 😊

[@AllieC]

congrats!

[@NicolesVlogs]

Ahhh thank you for having me :) so happy to be a part of this☺️☺️

[@helenakim4674]

NicolesVlogs omg I just watched ur korea vlogs before this 👍🏼🥰 danggg @allie u have connectionssss

[@AllieC]

hehe thank you for sharing your experience!! hope one day we can collab in real life :)

[@NicolesVlogs]

@@AllieC omg yeahhh :)))

[@rongenzhang4545]

Love this!! Thank you for making this!

[@livingportalstv]

Can you do yours exact video but for medical school?

[@yawantwi8050]

Good thinking Allie, this is soooooooo soooooooo soooooooo much helpful, please do more each year, thanks

[@leonardomahir9943]

we definitely wait for part 2!!!

[@conniewong9874]

awww thank u for all the advice! it's so helpful for high school kid who is struggling about the uni!!!(like me lol)

[@hufflepuffphoenix2898]

yay im heading to UBC this sep and this vid is super helpful!

[@AllieC]

yay congrats! best of luck with your first year :)

[@improbablysleeping2140]

me too(: but now classes will be offered online so i might stay home til December

[@arvinabedi291]

Thank u so much! This was so helpful :D

[@hhkksau3329]

what a great video. Very useful and informative. Could you please make a master's version of this?

[@priyavratsharma9443]

I have two offer, are as under:- UofWaterloo- MEng ECE(Specialisation can be chosen and I am interested in Software or AI ML) McGill U- MSc Electrical Thesis, Software Specialisation Keeping job perspective in mind, please give me some pointere,which should be a good option,many thanks in advance.

[@willingtonannor4459]

Hey I really like this video.I think its a massive headstart for me.thank yall❤

[@sitansh7450]

Just accepted my offer to UBC

[@AllieC]

congrats!! wishing you the best xx

[@juliareder1697]

Welcome to the UBC it’s a great place.

[@robbiebloom7496]

Where can we find part 2?

[@sarahs1821]

i'm going into my third year, but this video is such a great idea!!!

[@sarasalazar2704]

This video is so helpful!! thank u so much. PD these are all of my fav universities hahaha

[@samordaz3783]

Thank you soooo much for this video, I´m not Canadian but am looking to apply for a university in Canada and found this to be so helpfull.

[@DeathDestroyeRThuNdEr_A7mad]

9:47 Holy Smokes! 2 hours? That's some dedication, I honestly cannot imagine where she actually lives such that she calls a 'close' uni 2 hours.

[@AllieC]

LOL i think she meant relatively close in comparison to where a lot of us have gone! there are a two universities that are in the city but i would say mcgill is closest one out of town?

[@Annie09ist]

Great video guys!! ❤️❤️ I just graduated from McGill this year (no convocation quite unfortunate) and I just wanna say hi to Yifei because I'm also in Biochemistry! This feels so familiar haha

[@yixuanzhao4234]

hehehe sorry for rambling so much!

[@reginahay4998]

You need to do a Ted talk! Your voice is so calming and you’re very good at articulating things and providing lots of information.

[@yixuanzhao4234]

@@reginahay4998 awww thanks!!

[@clarachow7150]

i’m in gr.11, so this was super helpful!! thank you!!

[@AllieC]

hey! while i do agree studying skilled trades can lead to great career opportunities, it all depends on what you're looking for in your future. i would recommend taking a lot at this reddit post: www.reddit.com/r/PersonalFinanceCanada/comments/9u65gd/university_degree_vs_red_seal_trade/ so that you can make a more informed opinion xx

[@pavechito2]

Hey just wanted to say thank you. This is SUPEr useful !!:))

[@babarmasood4770]

Found it helpful, I'm in college looking to transfer to uni

[@veiqs598]

do you think you'll be able to do the same video but from your health sci point of view? we would love to see that...also, lovely video!! it's really informative and we really appreciate your efforts in doing such content that can help many people heading into university

[@reyanajaya8593]

Could you do one for like health science programs for different universities?

[@LeyoFernando]

thank you so much for making this :) I'm only in 11th grade right now but I'm looking around where to study in Canada

[@vyu1152]

i reaaaally wish that you could do one future vid for like arts or design programs for few unis in CA(masters included),thx~love U always

[@emaans155]

But fr candaian uni vids are under rated and really needed more of cause the Americans have way to many

[@Chillinwithkunal]

i am planning to do psychology but i dont know which uni to choose and if i choose this program then willl i be able to any other things if couldnt to that????????????

[@rhondasu8241]

This was so helpful, thank you so much for all your work poured into this! I recently made a video hoping to help specifically Canadian students manage and save money. I think these topics are so important and helpful

[@Emily-fw6kb]

1 hour video yes sirrrr!!!

[@kshitijkumar4383]

This week is when I know if I got in my preferred universities and this video would help me decide where to go. Thanks

[@AllieC]

good luck with your decisions!!

[@taylorross6295]

Next time if you want to include U of Guelph let me know! I love my school so much!!!

[@sarahhe7828]

brianna’s voice 😍

[@goodvibes3614]

can you please do the same video with students majoring in commerce or business

[@erika-lq4ue]

This is super helpful thank you!!

[@AllieC]

yay! glad you enjoyed :)

[@kittycupid7040]

this was awesome! thank you so much!!

[@alisalamatian2418]

I wish you have talked about UBC more

[@AllieC]

sorry :/ feel free to dm @emilyy.chenn if you have any additional questions xx

[@nicole.wacuka]

Thank you so much for this!!

[@mikeyribarren8285]

Thank you so much for the video! Really helpful

[@AllieC]

yay! glad i could help xx

[@JuliannXo]

Such a great video idea!!

[@shreyadesaii]

This video is great! Can you include Thompson Rivers University soon?

[@emaans155]

I wonder if someone could do a Canadian collge one

[@fionaxie2440]

Wow this is amazing!

[@asiasimone1416]

this is such a great idea! thanks a lot

[@AllieC]

glad you enjoyed xx

[@aliya5204]

Wowww ! Amazing video ❣️

[@briannalu3675]

ELITE EDITING

[@SoCaroliina]

Thank you SO MUCH for this video wowowow

[@rajulmistry1]

Hi Allie great video! Any way to get in touch with Waterloo student (Areena) to ask specific SWE related questions