Last week was Housing Resource Week at U of T, but Housing Services have resources that are available year-round! In this video series, the Housing Peers Advisors share some general tips on inspecting a rental unit, as well as specific…
How to Find a Place to Live
Missed our Facebook Live with Housing? Watch the replay here! Yue and Meg from Housing Services share five tips for new #UofT students finding a place to live in Toronto. š REMINDER: Attend the In-Person Housing Fair on Saturday, July…
Summer Preparation Series & Year End Celebration
Hello, fellow U of T international students! As the semester winds down and exams come to a close, I have some exciting news to share that will not only prepare you for life after graduation but also help celebrate our…
I signed my first lease in Toronto and hereās what I learned
This summer, two of my good friends and I began searching for off-campus housing together.
Many emails, screenshots, and showings later, we have now secured an apartment for the next year. š„³
Hereās a few things I learned along the way.
Don’t Stress: House Hunting 101
Stressed about back-to-school housing? This post is for you! I attended Housing Servicesā House Hunting 101 presentation and hereās what I learned. You can watch the recorded livestream here.Ā Before you start your search it's important that you determine your…
Nine truths: Finding Off-Campus Housing
When I chose to study in the metropolis of Toronto, I knew housing wouldnāt be easy. The application process to live in residence was simple and I ended up with a best friend as a roommate. But when second semester…
Finding Off Campus Housing
It's mid way through the semester and for first year students in particular, that means it's time to start looking for places in which you would like to stay for next academic year, whether if it's off or on campus.…
My Off-Campus Housing Assumptions
It was around this time last year when I was in first year, that my friends and I began thinking about where we wanted to live next year. We had all lived in residence during first year and although we…
We’ll end up where we belong
Sometimes I'm hesitantĀ to write on lifeatuoft about where my personal life intersects my student life. It becomes easy, after a while, to sort of assume that my free-pizza-loving, in-the-library-napping, bibliophile, super-involved, kinda nerdy but obviously quite invincibleĀ student self is all…
Housing, Housing, Everywhere…
So lately I've been pondering what my future is going to look like as I get set to graduate in.... 8 weeks, 2 days, 8 hours, 32 minutes, and 12 seconds, 11, 10... Ā But who's counting? Regardless of how excited…