Going to university in Toronto is a pretty incredible experience.
From its diverse culture to the urban playground that almost makes attending class secondary – not to mention the wealth of degrees you can earn – it’s a hell of a place to spend your post-secondary days.
So for those who spent some of their best years studying in this city, here are 11 signs you went to university in Toronto.
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OSAP is Basically Your BFF
Oh the joy and relief you would feel once your OSAP would be deposited into your account each semester.
You Could Major in Pub Crawls
Once your studying was finished, your remaining free time divided between sleeping, eating and hitting up as many pubs and clubs as you possibly could. Perhaps knowing that Playboy crowned Western University as one of the best party schools in North America encouraged you to party more than you should.
You Knew the staff at the Brunny and Madi by Their First Names
Ah, the Brunswick House and the Madison, if those walls could talk. You invested so much time at these Toronto institutions that you knew that bartenders and bouncers by their first names and vice versa.
You Know Where to Find all The Groceries Deals Within the City
Knowing where to find the best grocery deals meant that you always had the most money for #thirstythursdays or dollar beer nights.
You Have an Extremely Multicultural Network of Friends
Toronto is one of the most vibrant and multicultural cities in the world, so it’s no surprise that it attracts students of the highest calibre from around the world. This means your posse included friends from Ireland, India, Korea and Jamaica.
You Know Each and Every Single Eatery That’s Open 24/7, or Past 3 a.m.
Because when you need your post bar snack, or when hunger strikes after a late night of studying, you have to have options.
You’re Form of Cardio Was Sprinting to Classes
As much as you hated how far apart all your classes were from one another, sprinting from one building to the next worked out in your favour and helped you keep off the dreaded freshmen 15.
You Always Received Extremely Important Phone Calls Whenever You Past the “Because I am a Girl” Street Campaigners
Maybe if I avert my eyes and look reaaallly busy they wont try and stop me?
You Had to Take a Class You Knew Nothing About
How a Toronto Geography class going would benefit your business degree, you’ll never know.
You Were Always Expected to Attend Class No Matter What the Weather Was Like
Snow days? What are those.. It didn’t matter if the city received 5 feet of snow over night, you would always be required to make the seemingly impossible trek to school.
Your Graduation Ceremony Was Longer Than Any Class You Had to Sit Through
You thought sitting through a three hour lecture was painful? Try sitting through a university commencement, where you’ll have no idea who anyone sitting beside you and walking across the stage are.
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