Hello everyone. Im in grade 12 and have aplied to UofT, York and Mcmaster for psychology (BSc). Even though Mac is close to home for me, my first choice is Uoft. The psychology program they offer is only bachelors of science , not arts. It's also under life sciences, but i've heard that life science is extremely difficult at UofT. Im a hard worker, but i was wondering if there is anyone who goes to UofT on this forum that can tell me whether it IS really hard or if an 80+ is possible. What is the avarage grade for classes under life sci or specifically psychology. I'd greatly appreciate an answer.

Okay Thanks, Can you tell me more about their life sciences program at UofT, please? Id really like to go and im sure ill get into all 3 universities with my avarage but am still unsure on which one to go.

I am doing my BA in psychology at York, and I have to say that if you are doing psychology, York is the school to go to. It has the largest psychology department in Canada, the professors are incredible, and there are many psych courses to choose from. Furthermore, a larger faculty = more research opportunities, and 80+ (or even 90+, depending on how motivated you are) is definitely possible.
I can't specifically comment on the BSc, but I just thought I'd put my two cents in!

Hey there, I’m a 4th year student at UofT St. George. I’m not in the life sciences stream, but I can still tell you a bit of information about UofT. If you’re going to UTSG, the only requirements to get into the psychology program are PSY100 (first-year psychology) with at least an 80% or 75%, depending on whether you want to get into the specialist program or the major program (here are the requirements: http://www.artsandscienc...fr/calendar/crs_psy.htm). Even though psychology is in the life sciences stream, you don’t actually have to take another life sciences course if you don’t want to. You’re free to take whatever other courses you desire, whether that’s math or or chemistry or geology or English or sexual diversity studies or Japanese or architecture or philosophy or... :P.

Now, I’ve personally taken PSY100 and I found it not too hard—got a 87 in the course. I remember the course being reading-intensive (one chapter per week, around 25-30 pgs of textbook reading) and requiring a lot of memory-work, but I found the actual evaluations quite easy. The only evaluations were two midterms and an exam. (Note that this might change depending by year or by instructor.) The midterms were composed of mostly multiple choice questions, and the exam was ENTIRELY multiple choice, and the questions weren’t very complicated. Anyway, many people LOVE first-year psychology so I think you’ll have a great time at UofT :).
Oh, and as a final note, I find the difficulty of UofT generally exaggerated... it's hard overall, but I’ve found many of my courses quite manageable; some even have a lower workload than what you’d expect. So I think most of the “horror stories” you hear are just rumours...

I'll echo the statements that getting great marks at U of T is not impossible. Is U of T a difficult and challenging school? Yes, but that's why you're pursuing higher education, no? And if U of T was not as difficult as it was, then it wouldn't be the renowned school that it is today.

And yes, this is not high school anymore where sometimes you could just study a bit and still get a decent mark - when you don't study, your marks at U of T will drop. But when you have given your all to study and do well in school, you will see the marks will truly reflect that you really have given it your all.