Sheridan Information Please!

[etui]

Does anyone know when the offers of admission are supposed to start coming in? I've heard everything from the 26th, to April 1st, to the first week of April.

I get so nervous wondering if it should have been in right now, and if everyone else has already gotten theirs. I wish there was a definite date.

[laurabaura]

Does anyone know when the offers of admission are supposed to start coming in? I've heard everything from the 26th, to April 1st, to the first week of April.

I get so nervous wondering if it should have been in right now, and if everyone else has already gotten theirs. I wish there was a definite date.

They told us in our information session for Animation, that it will be the last week of March. Friends told me that they got theirs last year around the 22nd, but this year the last week of march is the 28th. :/

They also said because it's such a large pool of people, it can be a few days after that, up to 2 weeks after that. but by mid-april you should definitally have a result either way.

[Visona]

I was wondering, how much do they care about your marks when deciding whether or not they should let you in?

[My57]

Marks are looked at after your portfolio. I would guess they do value your portfolio more, but that doesn't mean you should slack on your grades otherwise. If your like me and your getting in based on your mid-term marks for this semester then try not to slack >.>

If your not a A+ student or something then try at least for a B- or something and it shouldn't effect you to much if your portfolio had say a 80/100.

[Ryn]

I was wondering, how much do they care about your marks when deciding whether or not they should let you in?

As long as your average is above 65%, you're good to go!

[xshay12000x]

does anyone know when can freshmens entering fall 2010 apply for on campus housing?

[friedikins]

does anyone know when can freshmens entering fall 2010 apply for on campus housing?

I think you can apply from now on, I think it already starts from February.

[Demonique768]

I just got a place across the street from sheridan if anyone wants to get a room and such. message me.

[pleasance]

Anyone know anything about the student dorms right beside Sheridan... a place called theplace2be? Is it worth staying there?

I've always wanted to experience residence life, but I'm 24 now so not many residences will take someone that old.

[etui]

I need an opinion. Is it stupid to move into residence if I live exactly 20 minutes from the college?

I was leaning towards living in residence, because I'd really like to make friends and I'm worried about how long the drive is...but I'm very poor and I don't plan on working. (Currently, I'm not allowed to live in a house with people; maybe in my next year, but that's not an issue right now.)

details

-I enjoy my house, free meals, my computer and my privacy.

-I'm really worried about not making friends if I live at home. Is living in res and being part of the college culture worth the money?

[RyerOrdStar]

Absolutely not. You'll make plenty of friends in class. I did not meet 1 single person from res the whole year I lived in res. I was more interested in like, working hard at school. And I met plenty of people in my own program who, bonus, had the same interests as me.

Second year I lived a 40 minute walk away from school.

[etui]

Thank you! This is so good to hear. I am extremely work-focused, but so many people are telling me that the college experience is all about making friends and the like.

I'll make an effort to attend clubs and events, but I was just worried I'd be out of the loop if I wasn't living in the same building as everyone.

I want to live at home for the sake of cost, first and foremost, and comfort. And wow, 40 minutes? Okay, that means the 20 minute drive isn't such a hassle, I just assumed everyone was going to be on campus but me.

[laurabaura]

In response to the grades, I was worried about this too, as my grades were AWFUL in highschool when I graduated 7 years ago. So I called the admissions office. I don't qualify as a "mature student" because I *did* graduate.

The lady on the phone basically told me to just put forth a great portfolio. And that if my portfolio is good enough, then they won't care about grades. A pass is a pass, and they want the best quality of student they can get. However she did say that it does carry *some* weight, just not nearly as much as the portfolio does. I know that this could very well be the deciding factor for me NOT getting into Sheridan. In which case, I would have to spend the next year, upgrading my high school credits. Which would suck. My best friend from gradeschool passed away in a car accident in my graduating year, and my grades plummeted. I got about a 53% average. So passing, but not the 65% that they're looking for. Being that there's no interview with Sheridan, I am very worried that they won't be understanding or know this, and just judge me on numbers from 7 years ago. *sigh* such is life, as we roll the dice.

Second: It is not worth paying the money to live in residence. I got a tour of the dorms while I was there dropping off my application, and the rooms are *decently* sized, but you're paying the *same* money that you would to live in an apartment with a roommate for a year, as you would only EIGHT MONTHS in the dorm. Consider that if you only live 20 minutes away, free of charge, is a pretty sweet deal. People will be walking 20 minutes, or taking the bus 20 minutes to get to class.

I've been to University before, and friends and socializing IS a really big part of it. BUT - Sheridan is not the place to discover yourself, to discover what it is you want to do, to wade into that knowledge pool and try on different hats, like University is. you go to Sheridan to learn X Skill. You are going to learn how to become an Animator, or an Illustrator, or whatever stream you're in. You are going with other students with the same focus that you have. and You'll bond with your classmates in those trials and triumphs.

Dorm life also means you're living near people who are in courses potentially less intensive than yours are. and there may be parties and drunk people around to distract you from work.

Also - in a dorm you have to live with a roommate. how is that different to your parents than living in an apartment?

[Ryn]

I need an opinion. Is it stupid to move into residence if I live exactly 20 minutes from the college?

I lived in residence first year because I'm from out of province. In my humble opinion, you should definitely live at home if it's so close. Res is terrible and the rooms expensive. Having no kitchen makes eating decently a nightmare. The toilet in our room probably broke 10 times through the course of the year and would randomly overflow in the middle of the night, soaking into our carpets. It was pretty gross. :/

Res isn't really conducive to meeting people, in my experience. I met a lot more people just being friendly in my classes, making an effort to get to know people, etc. Any hardworking people who live in res seem to hole up in their rooms and never come out except for class, the people you'll make friends with in res will be 'party people'.

That being said, a lot of people at Sheridan still live at home. If you make an effort this factor alone will certainly not be detrimental to your friend making ability. Pretty much everyone here is super friendly, so don't worry!

Sheridan is not the place to discover yourself, to discover what it is you want to do, to wade into that knowledge pool and try on different hats, like University is. you go to Sheridan to learn X Skill.

Aw, Sheridan is totally a place to discover yourself. It's just more narrowed down than a university, since most people have roughly figured they want to be artists. But just because it's more focused in that regard, it's just as much a place for learning about yourself than any other 'normal' university. The difference is that you discover yourself through hard work and not through partying all the time. I've changed drastically since my first year, and learned a shitload about life that has nothing to do with art. Don't be so quick to be a hardcore badass artist that you forget to live and better yourself as a person in-between your work.

[etui]

Another question;

Will I be able to arrange my schedule to suit my needs, or is it very rigid? My only qualm is the possibility of having classes at 8 am; anything else is fine.

[Ryn]

Another question;

Will I be able to arrange my schedule to suit my needs, or is it very rigid? My only qualm is the possibility of having classes at 8 am; anything else is fine.

Nope. What you get it what you get. Not to be an asshole, but, don't you want to be an artist bad enough to get up for an 8am class? It's not so bad once you get used to it. In my first year, all my classes were 8am starts. You just make the best of it!

[etui]

lol you've got a point. if I want it bad enough to pay thousands of dollars, I'm just going to have to be efficient with my time so I can go to bed early

What time do classes generally end?

[yuvi]

Nope. What you get it what you get. Not to be an asshole, but, don't you want to be an artist bad enough to get up for an 8am class? It's not so bad once you get used to it. In my first year, all my classes were 8am starts. You just make the best of it!

ah no, does that including switching class? Because my friend and i was hoping to be in the same class because it'll be much more convenient to take turns driving to school. [35 minutes drive away] Almost ridiculous to pay separate parking and pay all gas expenses when we live in the same area.

So switching class is out of the question?

[yuvi]

lol you've got a point. if I want it bad enough to pay thousands of dollars, I'm just going to have to be efficient with my time so I can go to bed early

What time do classes generally end?

oh wait, i just found something: http://www.sheridaninstitute.ca/Serv...spx#timetables

if you want to change your timetable you can discuss it to the student adviser or program coordinator . :3

[RyerOrdStar]

You can switch into another class. Just talk to Joe and have a good reason. But you can't mess around with the schedule of that class's schedule.

[kennygeeze]

lol you've got a point. if I want it bad enough to pay thousands of dollars, I'm just going to have to be efficient with my time so I can go to bed early

What time do classes generally end?

When I was in the program most days would end before 3 or 4. Many days from many schedules I had just had the morning class and that was it. There were a couple rare days in my 4 years that any class ever lasted until 5pm or 6pm -- or at least were scheduled to.

Life-drawing is important though -- that is 7 - 10pm at night from what I remember and "optional"

[waidot]

When I was in the program most days would end before 3 or 4. Many days from many schedules I had just had the morning class and that was it. There were a couple rare days in my 4 years that any class ever lasted until 5pm or 6pm -- or at least were scheduled to.

Life-drawing is important though -- that is 7 - 10pm at night from what I remember and "optional"

I will have to take the GO train from Toronto every day, and I really want to take advantage of the life drawing.

I envy you guys who live close to Sheridan

[etui]

Wow, reading back through old posts it seems so many people going into either animation/illustration are so much older than me. And they're still saying it's difficult; very intimidating.

I am 17. On the off-chance that I actually get in, is the workload going to be impossible for me to keep up with even if I'm the type who gets assignments done as soon as I get them?

And does Animation really have courses like science, English and psych on top of everything else?

I assume I'll eventually get used to the non-stop workload, but it's scary seeing people say how stressful it is. If I work hard I hope to improve a lot.

[laurabaura]

Wow, reading back through old posts it seems so many people going into either animation/illustration are so much older than me. And they're still saying it's difficult; very intimidating.

I am 17. On the off-chance that I actually get in, is the workload going to be impossible for me to keep up with even if I'm the type who gets assignments done as soon as I get them?

And does Animation really have courses like science, English and psych on top of everything else?

I assume I'll eventually get used to the non-stop workload, but it's scary seeing people say how stressful it is. If I work hard I hope to improve a lot.

First, Everyone develops at their own pace. I am a late bloomer, so it took me until the age of 24 to really get good at drawing, enough where I felt comfortable thinking I had a shot at applying. So you may be ready now at 17. everyone is different. Don't sell yourself short Having a good work ethic is a really big part of being successful in school. I didn't have that until now, if you have it, then that's fantastic

In the information session for Animation, they told us that we do need to fullfil an English requirement, as it is a DEGREE, and not a Diploma. Which is a note of distinction between this program and most others. It's not like regular University where you have to take Psych, and all those other redundant requirements. But there are some. All they told us was the English credit and an elective in 4th year. Other than that, it's a plotted out course load.

[Alex Chow]

I am 17. On the off-chance that I actually get in, is the workload going to be impossible for me to keep up with even if I'm the type who gets assignments done as soon as I get them?

It's stressful but manageable at least in my experience for the first year. If it is impossible to keep up, I wouldn't have the time to post this message.

[Ryn]

Being fresh out of high school and succeeding at Sheridan is totally possible! I was 18 when I was in 1st year and didn't have much trouble adjusting. Lots of people do it.

It's not like regular University where you have to take Psych, and all those other redundant requirements.

Not to call you out, but that's actually exactly what it is. All degree programs have a requirement of a general breadth courses. The idea is that because of this, a degree symbolizes a more well-rounded education, rather than just focusing on one specific skill set (like a diploma does). There are certain electives you will be required to take, and some you will have more choice with, but they are all quite unrelated to art (depending on how you personally can make the best of it). They are 'plotted out' as it was said, but that just means that they've already picked most of your general breadth courses for you. And Illustration students do have to take a general Psych, ironically.

[laurabaura]

Being fresh out of high school and succeeding at Sheridan is totally possible! I was 18 when I was in 1st year and didn't have much trouble adjusting. Lots of people do it.



Not to call you out, but that's actually exactly what it is. All degree programs have a requirement of a general breadth courses. The idea is that because of this, a degree symbolizes a more well-rounded education, rather than just focusing on one specific skill set (like a diploma does). There are certain electives you will be required to take, and some you will have more choice with, but they are all quite unrelated to art (depending on how you personally can make the best of it). They are 'plotted out' as it was said, but that just means that they've already picked most of your general breadth courses for you. And Illustration students do have to take a general Psych, ironically.

no that's fine. no calling out taken Just regurgetating what they told us in the information session. Mine was the Animation information session, and the only non-art-related course they said we had to take was an English credit. And that a "history" credit would be the "history of Animation" class.

[RickyS]

Has anyone been accepted yet? I'm starting to get anxious.

[etui]

No, nothing yet over here...

[etui]

In regards to the extra courses, I just found them here:

Animation
Illustration
So it seems like illustration takes quite a few courses that aren't directly illustration-related, as you can see from the course codes.

Animation seems to be a little different in that most of the courses are animation related, except for english, history and some character culture thing..