Connect with an upper-year mentor in your area of study who is available to support your planning and preparation for first year at U of T.
Your Arrive Ready mentor will send you bi-weekly emails to keep you on track of key deadlines all summer and provide you with important tips for success inside and outside the classroom. You are encouraged to ask your Arrive Ready mentor questions via email, sign up for an in-person meeting at the Sidney Smith Commons on campus, or book a virtual meeting through your Arrive Ready to Study hub on Quercus, U of T’s online learning platform.
Learn more about the upper-year student team for each admission category:
- Computer Science
- Humanities
- Life Sciences
- Physical & Mathematical Sciences
- Rotman Commerce
- Social Sciences
- Senior Mentors
For questions about Arrive Ready, contact: arriveready@utoronto.ca.
Meet the 2024 Mentors
Computer Science
Meet Aina
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Three
Programs: Computer Science, Statistics
College: Victoria College
Hometown: From India; Lived my whole life in Qatar
Meet Ethan
Pronouns: he/him/his
Year: Two
Programs: Computer Science, Economics
College: New College
Hometown: China
Meet Kiarash
Pronouns: he/him/his
Year: Two
Programs: Computer Science, Mathematics
College: Victoria College
Hometown: Barrie, Ontario
Humanities
Meet Elaine
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Graduating
Programs: English, Political Science
College: Victoria College
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Meet Ga Vin
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Graduating
Programs: Political Science, Book and Media Studies, Education and Society
College: Victoria College
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Meet Inga
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Four
Programs: Cinema Studies, History
College: University College
Hometown: New York City
Life Sciences
Meet Ayesha
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Third
Programs: Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education, Business Fundamentals
College: New College
Hometown: Gurgaon, India
Meet Charlotte
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Fourth
Programs: Psychology, Education and Society
College: Innis College
Hometown: Hong Kong
Meet Edward
Pronouns: he/him/his
Year: Graduating
Programs: Cell and System Biology, Genome Biology
College: New College
Meet Emily
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Fourth
Programs: Health & Disease, Contemporary Asian Studies, Immunology, Sustainability
College: Trinity College
Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Meet Fateen
Pronouns: he/him/his
Year: Third
Programs: Neuroscience, Psychology, Physiology
College: Woodsworth College
Hometown: Bangkok, Thailand
Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Meet Chris
Pronouns: he/him/his
Year: Second
Programs: Physical & Mathematical Sciences
College: St. Michael’s College
Hometown: Acton, United States
Meet Ping
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Fourth
Programs: Mathematical Applications in Economy and Finance, Economics, Computer Science
College: Innis College
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Meet Riyad
Pronouns: he/him/his
Year: Third
Programs: Computer Science, Mathematics
College: Woodsworth College
Hometown: Baku, Azherbaijan
Rotman Commerce
Meet Arianna
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Third
Programs: Management (Leadership in Organizations), Psychology, Economics
College: Woodsworth College
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Meet Rana
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Third
Programs: Management (Strategy and Innovation, Data Science, Marketing), Economics
College: New College
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Meet Yulia
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Third
Programs: Accounting, Economics (Data Science)
College: Victoria College
Hometown: China & Winnipeg
Social Sciences
Meet Aditi
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Third
Programs: Economics (Data Analytics), Math, Psychology
College: Trinity College
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Meet Cedric
Pronouns: he/him/his
Year: Third
Programs: Criminology, Political Science, English
College: St. Michael’s College
Hometown: Hong Kong
Meet Damola
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Third
Programs: Political Science, African Studies, History
College: New College
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Meet Ebosa
Pronouns: he/him/his
Year: Third
Programs: Economics, Public Policy
College: Trinity College
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Meet Sanya
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Third
Programs: Public Policy, Political Science, Environmental Studies, Sustainability
College: Trinity College
Hometown: Dehli, India
Meet Valerie
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Fourth
Programs: Ethics society and law, Political Science, Women and Gender Studies
College: University College
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Senior Mentors
Meet Michelle
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Fifth
Programs: Human Geography, Urban Studies
College: Woodsworth College
Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Meet Paris
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Fifth
Programs: Environmental Studies, Human Geography
College: Woodsworth College
Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
