u/Adventurous_Oven7912

Hi there,

I’m an incoming freshman, im admitted to york right now and recently got into UTM and im wondering if i should go. I dont mind the drive there, i’m just wondering academics wise whats the best option. my end goal is med school. Yes i know UTM is objectively harder, I’m more concerned with quality of life, how is social life, are profs nice, is campus nice, do you enjoy your experience there? This is for Psych. How hard is it to transfer to UTSG later? I didnt take calculus in Grade 12, but when I do this year am I able to apply for transfer to programs that have calculus as a grade 12 prereq? Please share any helpful advice! I am all for the rigor and the effort, but is it worth changing all my logistics right now?

Title says it. I had 3A/3b hair, ringlets all the way, gorgeous curls, fall 2025 i had mastered styling, i loved them, perfectly defined and soft, lasted days, healthy and beautiful. In december of 2025, i dyed my hair back to my natural brown color because i had done highlights in December 2024 and June 2025, and even then, my hair was fine, the dye did change my hair a bit but my pattern was still there, Feb 2026 cut my hair by 3 inches, added layers and started styling for volume. Same exact routine, but top section was done horizontally. my curls were significantly looser, i attributed it to curl shock, like i thought, my next wash was fine, i specifically used Briogeo Dont Despair Repair, its my go-to protein treatement. i didnt push for volume, just pure definition and pattern and it was fine. Then, i dont know what happened, i switched from the bounce curl define to the bounce curl volume, and I was doing horizontal sections, and My hair WOULD NOT CURL. it was barely wavy. pretty much straight. My roots were spiraling and my ends just would not hold. I tried everything, i thought it was protein overload but it definitely wasnt, not moisture overload either, i didnt change my hair routine at all in terms of products, no im not pregnant and Ive had no changes. So i thought it was the volume brush, i use my define brush, but the same issue, my top section specifically WILL NOT CURL ANYMORE??

I am seeking help, i dont know what to do, this didnt happen when i bleached my hair twice or dyed it, i know my hair well and applied the correct treatment every time to help rejuvenate it. Now, i walk around with weird curly roots and stringy straight ends that dont last an hour. i tried less product, more product, different product, plopping, but its just my physical hair pattern. Please help me out.

Routine:
1.Fenty Hair clarifying shampoo
2.Fenty hair Hydrating shampoo
3. Briogeo Dont Despair Repair (sometimes)
4. Fenty hydrating hair mask (sometimes)
5. apply Pattern leave in conditioner and brush style all sections (usually i do a top section, and then a left, right, and back section)
6. Scrunch in Cake beauty curl mousse (sometimes)
7. Scrunch in Umberto Giannini Curl Jelly.
8. Plop for 30 mins
9. Diffuse
10. Morrocanoil hair oil.