6 Signs You're A Future Ram

Picking a university to attend is a big decision. It’s like picking a second home for the next few years. Are you wondering if Ryerson is the school for you? If you can relate to the items on this list, you definitely have a place in the Ryerson community.

You love the city!

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Ryerson is located in the heart of downtown Toronto, meaning that Ryerson’s campus is distinctly urban. If you love the hustle and bustle of big cities, then Ryerson is the campus for you. The campus is steps away from Yonge-Dundas square, the centre of downtown Toronto, and is surrounded by good eats, shopping and entertainment.

You like a community feel.

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Ryerson's campus is not as big as other universities. It is about a 10-minute walk from one side of campus to the other, and is fairly easy to navigate. Depending on your program, class sizes can be relatively small for university. There are also numerous clubs, sports teams, and student groups to join to really find your place on campus.

Media, communication and design are your thing.

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Ryerson has a lot of well-known, excellent programs from engineering to business to midwifery, but their media, communication and design-related programs stand out. Ryerson’s Faculty of Communication and Design is home to many prestigious schools like the RTA School of Media, the Ryerson School of Journalism and more.

Hands-on learning interests you.

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Ryerson is great for education that goes beyond the classroom. A lot of our programs offer co-operative education and internships. Ryerson is also home to ten different Zones where you can develop ideas with like-minded individuals and work to make them a reality. Toronto is also a fantastic place for co-ops and internships, as it’s Canada’s hub for business and entertainment. Throughout your years at Ryerson, there are also options to go international with your learning!

Having resources available to you is important.

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Going from high school to university is a big change for anyone. To help make the change as smooth as possible, Ryerson has a lot of academic and personal resources available to its students. There’s Student Learning Support to help with writing and math skills, mental health resources, librarians to help you with research for assignments and much more.

You want to meet new people!

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Ryerson is very diverse. If you want to meet people from different countries with different experiences and points of view Ryerson is an excellent place to do that. University isn’t just about education, it’s also about all the people you meet and experiences you make!