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
