ROTMAN COMMERCE INSIDER INFORMATION | UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO BUSINESS SCHOOL | U OF T

[@RichardHan]

1. What is your name, year and study? (0:08) 2. Where else did you apply other than UofT Rotman? (0:26) 3. Why did you choose Rotman Commerce? (0:40) 4. What’s one thing RC has taught you? (1:32) 5. What was the hardest course you took at RC? (2:17) 6. Is RC drop out rate true? and how difficult is RC? (4:03) 7. Are RC clubs important/helpful for my career? (5:01) 8. Describe UofT/RC in one word (6:03) 9. Was it hard to make friends at RC/UofT? (7:23) 10. What was the best part/memory of being at RC? - This part includes a footage from an actual RC event (8:19) 11. How many hours did you study/sleep? (10:07) 12. Any tips for future RC/UofT students? (11:47)

[@JimJim-xg9yz]

Love the video, and your outfit too! 🙌🏻

[@cat-o-log]

Hey nice video! I'm headed to Rotman this fall and it was really helpful to hear about what the program is like from upper year students. I'm a little nervous (especially considering covid) but also so excited for university! It'd be great to know some of the students before going there, if you don't mind I'd love to get in touch:)

[@RichardHan]

Thank you so much for your kind words and I am very glad this video was able to help you👍👍 Also don’t worry I was very nervous before coming to uoft as well and please feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn or leave comments on any of my videos anytime to stay in touch (check the description of any of my videos). If you have any further questions/concerns please let me know and I wish you the best of luck to you in the future!

[@maiwand9859]

Hey Richard, can you also do a video about the medical field, i will surely watch and learn from it!

[@RichardHan]

That’s a great suggestion, I will definitely try to make that video in the future👍 Thank you for your great suggestion and if you have any further suggestions/questions please let me know!

[@ritikrishnan9007]

Can you also do a video for Humanities students and programs at UofT? Including -grades needed to get accepted -how competitive are the programs? -workload -profs -clubs and activities

[@RichardHan]

Thank you so much for your great suggestion, I will definitely try to make that video in the future. If you have any further suggestions/questions please let me know and I wish the best of luck to you in the future!

[@santaclaus6275]

Bro professor Pesando passed away... Wish he could be the one teaching me.

[@anisharoy4351]

Thank you for this video.... I'm in 11th grade and I'm planning to go to uoft rotman cause it is such a reputated and amazing university. Definitely jotted down some points from here. Though i wanna know if you received any scholarships for rotman. Since i definitely require scholarships and would love it if make a video on scholarships amd how to get them in uoft

[@RichardHan]

Great question and I am very glad to hear that you were able to learn more about Rotman through this video. To answer your question, unfortunately I haven't received any scholarships from the university but I will certainly try to make a video on scholarships in the future! Thank you for your great suggestion and if you have any further suggestions/questions please let me know. I wish the best of luck to you in the future!

[@sagharzekri8531]

I love your videos. ❤️🙏🏻😍 Can U invite ” life science ” students? And explain about everything as a pre-med student. I am going to Uni this year and I want to know everything about it please. 🙏🏻🌸🙏🏻🌸🙏🏻🌸🙏🏻

[@RichardHan]

Great question, so I actually had one of my life science friend on my channel before so I would highly recommend you to check out that video. That video is called "UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO STUDENTS ANSWER EVERYTHING ABOUT U OF T" ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYKYfItjpZxmrNU ). Although that video wasn't specifically about life sciences, I still hope that video can help you a little. I will definitely have more of my life science friends on my channel when I go back to Toronto. If you have any further questions please let me know and I wish the best of luck to you in the future!

[@sagharzekri8531]

Richard Han perfect thank U so much I’ll check it 🙏🏻😍🌸

[@HoiKitkityoutubechannel]

hi i have a few questions 1. if im barely getting a high80-low90 in hs, is it true that im the one who ranks the super low in rc and will do badly in exams and drop out? (cuz i know high80 is the min req for rc) 2. do u know if ur friends who got 80-90 in hs are suffering in rc becuz of workload and tough exams 3. if i rlly am forced to drop out becuz of not meeting the grades in first year, can i switch to other department program like financial econ or econ?

[@VJ-bn1qg]

I just got accepted as a transfer student, don’t know what to do, this is very expensive for me

[@46raghavkumar16]

Is there a network to find out about the different professors for a course at UofT? Especially after rickys positive experience in Eco101

[@RichardHan]

Great question, I would say the best thing to do is to reach out to upper years through Facebook/LinkedIn and asking them about it. However I will tell you that these are all very subjective opinions on professors so you may not like the professor even if majority says they liked the professor. I hope I was able to answer your questions and let me know if you have more questions!

[@Aw3som3ologY]

Any advice for a mature student trying to walk in from the workplace?

[@RichardHan]

Great question, I would avoid to underestimate the workload of UofT. I think many students underestimate how hard UofT is and I also made the same mistake as well. So be prepared for many assignments and exams👍👍

[@bradenchu]

stream more & more by twice and stan richard han 👁👄👁

[@matthew-wu]

Great video Richard, I like the format of showing the question on screen and then answering it. I've heard some people talking about U of T (in general) lacking a proper support system for the students who need help. What do you make of this rumor? Did you find that you had to always "help yourself" when you had a problem?

[@ethanbahng6030]

Watch your vids all the time and I’m going to be studying at UofT Rotman in the fall. I was wondering with the pandemic if being on res is mandatory, couldn’t find a definite answer and it will be my first year in uni so I’m really worried.

[@RichardHan]

Thank you and great question. However I don’t have a definite answer to that question as well, I will make sure to update all of you guys through my community tab if the university decides to make another big update. I hope I was able to help a little and if you have any further questions please let me know. I wish the best of luck to you in the future!

[@osamahaleemah9583]

Hey Richard, I really enjoy your videos, I am actually going into RC in the next fall, I was wondering if you have done nay online courses in the past year and if so how will you cope with them in the next year?

[@RichardHan]

Great question and congratulations on your acceptance! So starting from March 2020 all the classes got switched into online classes. Therefore I was able to experience how its like to do online school for about a month. I personally didn't mind doing classes online so I would be okay with the university having online classes next year as well. I hope I was able to answer your questions and if you have any further questions please let me know. I wish the best of luck to you in the future!

[@osamahaleemah9583]

@@RichardHan Thank you man.

[@maiwand9859]

Hey Richard, just wanted to know if UFT gives you unbelievable amounts of homework or considerable amounts, like 50 or 100 pages every 2-3 days?

[@RichardHan]

Great question, this really depends on the class/professors but I will tell you to expect a considerable amount of homework. Work load for each class varies a lot so it's hard to give you a clear answer on this. I am sorry that my answer wasn't that clear but if you have any further questions please let me know. I wish the best of luck to you in the future!

[@Mass-hp4kz]

Hey Richard! I just wanted to ask what are you studying?

[@krispham]

What colleges did you guys go to for UofT and what would you say are the pros and cons of each? I'm just thinking of applying for RC and have no clue what the college application part is

[@RichardHan]

I would recommend you to watch this video if you haven't! "WHAT ARE COLLEGES AT UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO? | U OF T STUDENTS TALK ABOUT TRINITY & ST.MIKES & NEW" ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnfNlZ98d6-DnNk )

[@maiwand9859]

Hi Richard, do you know an estimation of the grades you need to get to get to uft, as you are already a student there

[@RichardHan]

Great question, first of all I would highly recommend you to watch my other video "HOW I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO & UBC (Grades, Extracurricular, Video Interviews)" ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWLHo5iLqLRliqs ) because I talked about grades and minimum grades to get into uoft in that video. However to answer question, it all depends on how good your grades are compared to other applicants in your year. So it's important to have your grades higher than other applicants in your year to stand out from other applicants. I hope I was able to answer your questions and if you have any further questions after watching that video please let me know. I wish the best of luck to you in the future!

[@jadenjeong2819]

Thank you so much for your reply, Richard; it was very helpful. By any chance, do you know anyone who attends Victoria College? If you do, could you possibly reach out to them and ask what questions are on the supplemental application and advice for answering them well? I am planning on applying to Victoria College later this year and it would be great if I could slowly prepare myself for the application. I know that Trinity and Innis also require all applicants to write some sort of supplemental application. So, if you know anyone who attends Victoria, Trinity, or Innis, would you be able to reach out to them and forward my question to them regarding the supplemental application? If you do not know anyone who attends there or if its a hassle to reach out to them, that is completely fine. I understand that you have your own priorities.

[@RichardHan]

Hey Jaden great question again, I didn't reach out to my friends who are in those colleges because I personally asked them the same question before. When I asked them about the supplemental application, all of them told me that it was not hard and it was significantly easier compared to the actual uoft application. I am sure they switch up the questions every year and they told me that if you didn't have trouble doing high school English exams you should be good. So I wouldn't worry too much about the college supplementary applications. I hope I was able to help a bit and if you have any more questions please let me know. 화이팅~

[@아아악-p2f]

How did u find online courses for rc?? Was it harder comparing to in-person class? Also, are there a lot of live online classes than pre-recorded?

[@RichardHan]

Great question, I personally didn't mind doing online classes at all. I enjoyed how I didn't have to get ready to go to my lecturers and how I was able to listen to the lectures anywhere. Most classes provided a recording whether or not if the lecture was presented live. I hope I was able to answer your questions and if you have any further questions please let me know. I wish the best of luck to you in the future!

[@maiwand9859]

Hi Richard, i am very inspired by you and also want to go to uft, but i want to go to the medical field, and i just want to know if you think that uft has one of the best medical schools in Canada, or at least a good one, so if u know much about this topic, please give me your thoughts.

[@RichardHan]

Great question and thank you so much for your kind words. Since I am not a med student my knowledge in this area isn’t as strong but my safe guess will be uoft, western and McGill for medical field. That is because I know some friends who went to go study in these universities and they told me their medical field is strong. I hope I was able to help a little and if you have any further questions please let me know. I wish the best of luck to you in the future!

[@justsomegirlwithoutamustac5837]

Hey Richard, this question is kind of random, but does U of T have piano practice rooms that are open to students who aren’t majoring in music? I wish I can continue practicing the piano even though I’m not planning to major in music:)

[@RichardHan]

Great question, I personally haven’t looked into any practice rooms but I certainly heard that there are practice rooms with pianos that students can use. My friends have used it and told me about it but I am not quite sure where and how to access it. I hope I was able to answer your questions and if you have any further questions please let me know. I wish the best of luck to you in the future!

[@amr.a4028]

May i ask what your GPA is from your first year results?

[@RichardHan]

Haha great question😂, my grades aren’t high enough to the point where I can comfortably share it with everyone but I can tell you that it’s above 3.5 (which is dean’s list)!

[@amr.a4028]

@@RichardHan oh above 3.5? Isnt that already amazing? My older brother got a 3.3 and he is in UTSC. Oh well thanks for answering!

[@RichardHan]

@@amr.a4028 Haha thank you and no problem👍👍!!

[@jadenjeong2819]

Hi Richard! I hope you are doing well and having a good time. A few weeks ago, I watched your videos where you talked about how hard u of t is as well as answering rumours about u of t. I remember you discussing grading curves and how that can help you in terms of getting good grades and a high GPA. However, a few days ago, my mom told me that she read in a book published by a korean author (whose son went to u of t) that professors try to keep every class at a "C" average and control their difficulty of exams based around that. I just wanted to ask whether this is true or not. Especially because university is not like high school where you can raise your grade just by working hard and that competition among students is rigorous. 질문에 답변해주는거 항상 감사하고 나중에 유티 합격하고 형한테 꼭 인사할게요~ :)

[@RichardHan]

Hey Jaden great question again, so if you look back to the video that I talked about grades and curves you will notice that I said the professors like to keep the class average at a certain point. This point where the professors like to keep the class average depends on the professor/class. For example ECO 101 has historically had C+ as their class average and I noticed that the professor tried to keep the average at C+. So I wouldn't be surprised if some classes tried to keep their average at C. So my answer to this question will be that it all depends on the professor/class. However I certainly think that not all professors will try to keep the class average at C. I hope I was able to answer your questions and if you have any further questions please let me know. 형한테 더 질문하고 싶은거 있으면 언제나 comment 하고 항상 화이팅해~

[@dimplean5822]

Pls make one for CS students at new

[@dimplean5822]

New college

[@RichardHan]

That's a great suggestion, I will definitely try to make a video for CS students and CS students at New College in the future. Thank you for your great suggestion and if you have any further suggestions/questions please let me know. I wish the best of luck to you in the future!

[@gouowen3679]

Hi bro. I really like your video. It’s impressive. I’ve added your face book. Could you get through it. Thanks

[@RichardHan]

Thank you for your kind words and for sure👍👍!

[@matthewbobxia8152]

OMG IS THAT RICKY??!?!