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Toronto MathFin MMF University of Toronto 2012 -Entrance Exam

Dismantler said:
No worries! :)

renren? QQ? I have never heard of such things LOOL.
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;)I guess you should not be Chinese student, a Canadian?~~
Renren is something like facebook, and is widely used in China.
QQ is something like MSN, widely used in China too~~~
 
Yang_Pop said:
;)I guess you should not be Chinese student, a Canadian?~~
Renren is something like facebook, and is widely used in China.
QQ is something like MSN, widely used in China too~~~
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Yeah, I have Canadian citizenship :)

Ohh, okay. Well I don't use them.
 
hangkevinD said:
It is hard for international students to get an offer. good job.
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Thank you;)
I was surprised and very delighted to get this AD email~~
And thanks to encouragement from dismentler, I always kept hope for that
 
seems like more ppl got offers today. I am wondering how many spots remaining...although they are still interviewing ppl.
 
hangkevinD said:
seems like more ppl got offers today. I am wondering how many spots remaining...although they are still interviewing ppl.
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I guess they might have received some rejections from the early admitted students, so just work for that;)
 
Hi, dismantler:

I used to focus my application and attention on programs and lives in US, less concentrated on life in Canada.
I just know that it's a beautiful and peaceful country, in quite good economic condition. Now I'd to know more about Canada, such as the life expense, the working markets, the immigration policy and the visa policy there.
Do you have any idea about where I could get this, such as some good forum or posts?
 
Yang_Pop said:
Hi, dismantler:

I used to focus my application and attention on programs and lives in US, less concentrated on life in Canada.
I just know that it's a beautiful and peaceful country, in quite good economic condition. Now I'd to know more about Canada, such as the life expense, the working markets, the immigration policy and the visa policy there.
Do you have any idea about where I could get this, such as some good forum or posts?
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I can answer some questions. :)

Living expense in Toronto is not too bad. You can get a good place to live close to downtown Toronto with about 600$ a month. The working conditions for quants is less stressful and the pay is less ( so I hear). From my friends, it is easier to get a green card in Canada than it is in the USA but that does not mean it is easy.

MMF and Waterloo's program are the only ones in Canada so the competition for quant jobs is not as high as in the USA (obviously).
 
Dismantler said:
I can answer some questions. :)

Living expense in Toronto is not too bad. You can get a good place to live close to downtown Toronto with about 600$ a month. The working conditions for quants is less stressful and the pay is less ( so I hear). From my friends, it is easier to get a green card in Canada than it is in the USA but that does not mean it is easy.

MMF and Waterloo's program are the only ones in Canada so the competition for quant jobs is not as high as in the USA (obviously).
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Thanks:)~~
Living expense is quite less than in US, especially some big cities, say, NY.
Even the paying would not be as much as NY, I think living and working there should bring people more happiness.
What a peaceful life, less stressful than US, however, if I have such a chance, I still hope to move to WS, the most dynamic financial center in the world, after working some years in Bay Street.
 
Yang_Pop said:
Thanks:)~~
Living expense is quite less than in US, especially some big cities, say, NY.
Even the paying would not be as much as NY, I think living and working there should bring people more happiness.
What a peaceful life, less stressful than US, however, if I have such a chance, I still hope to move to WS, the most dynamic financial center in the world, after working some years in Bay Street.
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That price is with flatmates and in an okay place downtown. My friend paid 600$ living in very close to China town which is about 5mins, walking, from UofT.

If you move uptown you can get a good place at that price but you will have to commute. I commute myself.
 
Dismantler said:
Yes, I think so. There are lots of yoga classes in the downtown area.
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Thank you~;)
If I decided to live off-campus, I might try to contact other people in this program or in UT, and to co-rent a department.
 
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