Connect with an upper-year mentor in your area of study who can assist you with planning and preparing for your first year at U of T.
Your Arrive Ready mentor will send bi-weekly emails to help you stay on track with key deadlines throughout the summer and share important tips for success inside and outside the classroom. We encourage you to ask your Arrive Ready mentor questions via email or sign up for in person or virtual one-on-one appointments on the Arrive Ready page on Quercus, U of T’s online learning platform.
Join the Arts & Science Goin’ community!
Check your email for an invitation to join the A&S community on the Goin’ app. This is an online community exclusively for newly-admitted A&S students, where you can engage and connect with both upper year mentors and other incoming students even before setting foot on campus!
Note: Rotman Commerce students will receive a link to join the Rotman Commerce Discord server.
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 Mentors
Computer Science
Meet Aryan
Pronouns: he/him/his
Year: Three
Programs: Computer Science, Cinema Studies
College: New College
Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Malayalam, French, Spanish, Russian
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
Recognized Study Groups, First Year Learning Communities (Computer Science), University of Toronto Science Communications Club, U of T Computer Science Students Union Student Mentor
Meet Ibraheem
Pronouns: he/him/his
Year: Two
Program: Computer Science
College: University College
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Languages spoken: Urdu, Hindi
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
First Year Learning Communities (Computer Science)
Meet Kirsten
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Three
Programs: Computer Science, Mathematics, Music
College: Woodsworth College
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Languages spoken: English
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
Women in Computer Science Club, Esports Club
Humanities
Meet Charlize
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Three
Programs: English, Political Science, Caribbean Studies, Black Canadian Studies
College: Victoria College
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Languages spoken: English
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
Community Coordinator (Commuter Don) at University College
Meet Rick
Pronouns: he/him/his
Year: Four
Programs: History, English, Renaissance Studies
College: University College
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, Italian
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
University of Toronto Model United Nations (UTMUN)
Life Sciences
Meet Andrew
Pronouns: he/him/his
Year: Four
Programs: Pharmacology & Toxicology
College: St. Michael’s College
Hometown: Beaverton, Ontario
Languages spoken: English
Meet Jennifer
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Three
Programs: Genome Biology, Health & Disease
College: Woodsworth College
Hometown: Orange, Connecticut
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
The Howl Mag (Woodsworth College Publication), The Gargoyle (Student Newspaper), The Bob Sketch Comedy Revue, Sidney Smith Commons Assistant
Meet Jerry
Pronouns: he/him/his
Year: Two
Programs: Health & Disease, Fundamental Genetics & Its Applications
College: New College
Hometown: Vaughan, Ontario
Languages Spoken: English, Russian
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
Hart House Chess Club, Figure Skating
Meet Rosetta
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Four
Programs: Physiology, Health & Disease, Immunology
College: University College
Hometown: Oshawa, Ontario
Languages spoken: English, Vietnamese
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
UC Residence Treasurers, UC E-Mentorship Program
Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Meet Cynthia
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Three
Programs: Mathematics, Economics
College: St. Michael’s College
Hometown: China
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
K-pop Dance Club
Meet Harsh
Pronouns: he/him/his
Year: Graduating
Programs: Mathematics & Its Applications (Probability/Statistics)
College: Innis College
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Languages spoken: English
Meet Xiaotong
Pronouns: any
Year: Two
Programs: Physical & Mathematical Sciences
College: St. Michael’s College
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario and Boston, Massachusetts
Languages spoken: Mandarin
Rotman Commerce
Meet Anya
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Three
Programs: Management
College: Woodsworth College
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Languages spoken: English, French
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
First-Year Learning Communities (Rotman Commerce), Rotman Commerce Orientation, Schoolhouse-KWiK Tutoring Program, Rational Capital Investment Fund (RCIF) Fundamentals Program, Rotman Commerce Students in Sports, Rotman Commerce Insurance Association
Meet Kaavya
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Four
Programs: Management (Data Science in Business, Strategy & Innovation, Leadership in Organizations), Economics
College: University College
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Languages spoken: English, Hindi
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
Rotman Commerce Human Resources Association, Rotman Commerce Students in Sports, Consult for Impact, First-Year Learning Communities (Rotman Commerce), Second-Year Learning Communities, Camp of U of T
Social Sciences
Meet Alex
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Four
Programs: Economics, Public Policy, Business Fundamentals
College: Trinity College
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Languages spoken: English
Meet Ilil
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Four
Programs: Peace, Conflict & Justice, Psychology, English
College: University College
Hometown: Vaughan, Ontario
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
Peace by PEACE, TEDxUofT, Psychology Student Association, U of T Improv
Meet Kiran
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Four
Programs: Critical Studies in Equity & Solidarity and Women & Gender Studies
College: New College
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
Languages spoken: English, French
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
NewPRIDE, Equity Studies Student Union, Women and Gender Studies Student Union, Hart House Student Social Justice Committee, Dragon Boat, Badminton, Swimming
Meet Riya
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Four
Programs: Political Science, Public Policy, Sociology
College: Woodsworth College
Hometown: Kolkata, India
Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
TEDxUofT, Spirit Singers, Munk School Global Ideas Initiative, Woodsworth College Orientation
Senior Mentors
Meet Arianna
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Four
Programs: Management (Leadership in Organizations) Psychology, Economics
College: Woodsworth College
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
Rotman Commerce Toastmasters, Arrive Ready 2024, First Year Learning Communities, Campus Organizations Assistant, Sidney Smith Commons Assistant, Student Engagement Student Advisory Committee, Allocation of Student Activity Space Committee
Meet Ariya
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Year: Four
Programs: Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Biology, East Asian Studies
College: Woodsworth College
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Languages spoken: English, Bangla, Hindi, Japanese
What activities have you been involved in on campus?
Sidney Smith Commons Assistant, Graduate House Service Desk Assistant, ASKme Ambassador and Operations Staff
