r/OCADU

Hey everyone!

I'm an undergraduate student who originally accepted my OCAD University offer for Industrial Design. After doing more research, I realized Sheridan's Industrial Design program seems like a much better fit for me, so I decided I want to switch.
The problem is that I had already declined Sheridan's offer when I accepted OCAD's. And it’s already the first month of summer break. A couple of days ago, I called Sheridan because I noticed that on the Ontario Colleges portal, my offer still said **"May still take offers after May 1st."**They told me to accept it, which I did, and they said to wait for further emails.

Right now, I'm just not sure how I can confirm that I'm officially going to Sheridan this fall. I haven't received a confirmation yet, although Sheridan has already emailed me about paying tuition and the admission fee.

I'm also confused about OSAP. I already applied for OSAP with OCAD. If I end up attending Sheridan instead, do I need to cancel my OCAD OSAP application and submit a new one for Sheridan? Or can it be updated? I don't want my funding to go to the wrong school.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? If so, what did you do, and how did everything turn out?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hello, I have sooooo many questions about planning my courses for my first year but I'll only ask a few here. I have found it very confusing to set up so far.

1. Why are so many drawing and painting courses held at the same time?... I'm trying to arrange my schedule and everything is overlapping, or there are 10 min between classes and they're 5 blocks apart.

2. What are good drawing and painting profs? I know a good/bad prof can make or break your school experience.

3. When choosing electives what choices do I have? When I was accepted into DRPT I wanted to take some jewelry making. Come to find out those classes are exclusive to MAAD :/ Do I have other options or I am stuck doing only DRPT or intro Fab courses?

4. WHY ARE THE DESCRIPTIONS OF CLASSES SO VAGUE??? I wish that there was an actual breakdown of what will be covered rather then "Exploration of themes that pertain to the nature of nature and body of subject" Rant over

Thanks

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I am planning my courses, and seeing as we need to take 3 electives (to fulfill the 5 credits, 2.5 each semester) requirement, INVC is the only option for the 1000s (other than the 2 electives I am able to take that align with my program, environmental design)

Is there any virtual courses that are part time?

I need advice if I should go to OCAD and pursue art or just stay in Calgary and just take open studies this year.

Some electives have no professors or times/places yet. Does that mean there just isn't availability right now and if there will be, how do I put it in to the planner? If there is no open slot before course selection do I have to choose something that had availability?

Hello! I am an undergraduate student soon going to OCAD this fall. I’m looking to rent somewhere that would be walking distance! I am friendly 18yr girl, don’t smoke/drugs, easy going, responsible, likes fashion/makeup, clean/tidy, quiet, and my budget is $900/per month.

Please let me know if anyone is looking for a roommate! (Female pls) Or if anyone knows any cheap housing near campus!

Hey everyone!

I know a lot of new OCAD peeps will be joining in the fall, (congratulations on your acceptance!🎉) so feel free to drop any questions about OCAD or the post secondary life in general :)

Feel free to ask me anything, help each other out, share any simple q’s, any fears/nerves, or all your excitement! ☺️

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Hi everyone,

I’m an Architectural Studies student at U of T who’s looking for a student to teach me drawing.

Its been my dream ever since to learn how to draw, but especially since I started my program, I noticed how much I lack drawing skills. I’ve tried several times learning from YouTube, tutorials, and online drawing courses, but nothing really worked for me. I need 1-to-1 live drawing classes, step by step, in order to actually learn it.

I know a bit of freestyle drawing, but I’d say I’m basically a beginner when it comes to professional drawing. I want to learn perspective, anatomy, shading, shapes, lighting, and all the essential drawing fundamentals.

Note: I’m looking for someone who can actively teach me step-by-step, not just critique my work or give general instructions

I’m also looking for regular classes, maybe 2–3 times a week, in a café or somewhere around OCAD or a public space. I really need someone patient, and I’m willing to pay fairly.

If you’re a student reading this, you don’t need to be perfect or a professional, but if you know how to draw properly and are willing to teach someone else, please contact me.

If you’re interested, send me some of your work/drawings, your available times and dates, and your hourly rate.

if anyone is interested i have a budget of $350 CAD! please pm me if you know of anyone or if you are interested i’d love a oil painting or watercolor if possible

Hey there! I’m a 2nd year OCAD student looking to move closer to campus before the Fall term starts up. Would be looking to move around the AGO/Chinatown area in downtown Toronto in August.

So, does anyone know where to find affordable housing near campus? I’m queer and trans friendly, responsible and pretty easygoing, and my budget is $1200/month. Most bachelor apartments are far more expensive than that.

If anyone’s looking for a roommate, let me know!

I'm going to be in drawing and painting this fall and I read over the requirements and stuff but I am so confused. I started the course planning but there's sm stuff going on and I chose al the first year stuff I could find and am trying to randomly put it in schedule. Are we able to take multiple electives and are the first year requirements just the 1000 courses or also some could be 2000?

New First year student here. website is confusing. i was looking at the My progress, at a glance and i added a planned course. Inthought as first year i couldn’t register until July 21. will this mess up anything or can i go through and add a bunch of planned courses so that i am ready for July 21

thank you

Hi! Does anyone know of any crochet groups or collectives that could help with an installation? Think like crochet over light posts or park benches. This is a paid opportunity!

has anybody taken the science fiction english course and did you enjoy the course? I'm considering taking it but I had a bad experience previously with an ENGL class and I want to know if this class is worth taking, thanks <33

Can anyone who has taken this class with Kathy Kiloh tell me how the workload looks like? Is it a lot of essay writing? How does the final look like for this class?