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1A

University is the next big step in our lives. It’s a step closer to becoming fully independent, and responsible adults. University is helping students prepare for the future in multiple ways such as through education (to start a career), through responsibility (having us prioritize our work and life), and through helping students build networks with other students and professors.

Reputation, and Settling in:

The University of Toronto provides high-quality education that is recognized around the world. According to the Top Universities global ranking UofT is ranked thirty-first in the world, with an academic reputation score of 99.7/100 and an overall score of 84/100. The UofT offers over 700 undergraduate and 200 graduate programs, giving students the ability to discover new programs which they might not have considered , that also attracts a diverse student body to the school. With the high-quality education offered, UofT gives its students the freedom to choose what is right and what is wrong teaching the students how to manage their time and assignments that are given. Another very big advantage to studying at the UofT is the employer reputation has a score of 95.6/100 (according to Top Universities ranking) setting up the students for a brighter future. The university is very focused on accommodating first-year students through their program called the First Year Learning Community, this gives the students the ability to apply for an FLC in their program. The FLC is a small group oriented session that focuses on the program of interest and gives the student the ability to settle into the first year of university with the help of mentors from the second and third year.

Student Life Outside the Classroom:

UofT isn’t just known for its education but also its extracurricular activities making students and professors closer together and more connected. They have created a website specifically for student life informing students of clubs, events, and tips. The office of student life organizes a club fair at the beginning of each academic year to make students aware of the clubs that are available and gives them the ability to sign up too.  Signing up to become part of a club is important as it builds on the student’s network which will be very useful after university. First-year students often get multiple opportunities to interact with upper year students to get an insight of what is to come and to get advice on how to settle in.

The facilities that are available for the students are of a high quality. Provides students with facilities for studying, and research all the way to clinics, and health. The university promotes a healthy and well-rounded lifestyle for all it's students and faculty.

1B

* **Requirements:**
	+ Introductory courses to Economics
	+ Introductory courses to Math (Calculus)

* **Skills Developed:**
	+ In the first year, the skills developed areessential to any Economics/Business program. The requirements give the student the ability to change majors easily as math and economics is at the heart of any business related major
	+ There are 3 options for math, this gives the student the option of what level they are willing and able to take. Lower levels correspond to majors where as higher levels correspond to more quantitative work in the specialist field.
	+ In the first year students will start to realize the importance of both Economics and math in our daily lives. Students will be able to think like an economist and understand what and why current events are taking place in the world.

* **Some Career Paths**:
	+ Economist
	+ Bank manager
	+ Investment analyst
	+ Loan officer

**Rotman Commerce:**

* **Requirements:**
	+ Introductory courses to Economics
	+ Introductory courses to Math (Calculus)
	+ Introductory course to management

* **Skills Developed:**
	+ Similarly, to Economics, Commerce requires a lower math level with introduction to Economics. Accounting is under the Rotman Commerce program which is considered a specialist.
	+ The Rotman Commerce program starts off with a broad range of courses in the first year, exposing students to most areas of business to help them figure out what they want to specialize in
	+ The student becomes more familiar with the business structure and how it operates. The exposure to different fields in business also gives the student the advantage in have basic knowledge in all areas making them more knowledgeable in the business aspect compared to other majors

* **Some Career Paths**:
	+ Advertising
	+ Investment adviser
	+ Management consultant
	+ Security analyst
	+ Research analyst

**Psychology:**

* **Requirements:**
	+ Introductory courses to Psychology

* **Skills Developed:**
	+ Students will be able to understand more about human and animal behavior. Why and how humans and animals act in certain situations and events
	+ Psychology has a focus on the brain and the different parts and functions of the brain

* **Some Career Paths:**
	+ Personal assistant
	+ Child care worker
	+ Student Counselor
	+ Probation officer
	+ Rehabilitation counselor

**Astronomy and Astrophysics:**

* **Requirements:**
	+ Introductory courses to Astronomy
	+ Introductory courses to Math (Calculus)
	+ Introductory course to Physics

* **Skills Developed:**
	+ The first year of this program is to get the

student familiar with the science of astronomy and astrophysics

* + Many introductory courses that expose the student to the program
	+ The skills developed through this program would be more research and analytically based, and this would give them the opportunity if given to work in a top tier institute such as NASA or even the new space company Space X

* **Some Career Paths:**
	+ Teaching
	+ Planetarium
	+ Astronomer

**Mathematics:**

* **Requirements:**
	+ Introductory courses to Math (Calculus)

* **Skills Developed:**
	+ Students will start to develop a sense of why certain things in math are what they are, students would prove the formulas and

manipulate them to fit the application at hand.

* **Some Career Paths:**
	+ Almost any profession that involves math
		- Actuarial science
		- Software engineer
		- Finance
		- Accounting

Works Cited:

“Astronomy and Astrophysics.” *Astronomy and Astrophysics — Futurestudents*, www.artsci.utoronto.ca/futurestudents/academics/progs/astro.

“Economics.” *Economics — Futurestudents*, www.artsci.utoronto.ca/futurestudents/academics/progs/economics.

*First-Year Learning Communities*, flc.utoronto.ca/.

“Home.” *Facilities & Services*, www.fs.utoronto.ca/.

“Mathematics.” *2016-2017 Calendar -*, calendar.artsci.utoronto.ca/crs\_mat.htm#ASMAJ1165.

“Mathematics.” *Mathematics — Newly Admitted Students*, www.artsci.utoronto.ca/newstudents/courses/programs/math.

*Programs of Study*, www.utoronto.ca/academics/programs-directory.

“Psychology.” *Psychology — Futurestudents*, www.artsci.utoronto.ca/futurestudents/academics/progs/psychology.

“Rotman Commerce.” *Rotman Commerce — Futurestudents*, www.artsci.utoronto.ca/futurestudents/academics/progs/commerce.

“Student Life.” *Homepage | Student Life*, www.studentlife.utoronto.ca/.

*UOf T : Economics : Undergraduate Programs*, www.economics.utoronto.ca/index.php/index/undergraduate/load/overview.

“University of Toronto.” *Top Universities*, 13 Nov. 2017, www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-toronto#wurs.

#2

**Three Role Models:**

1. **Elon Musk:**

·  Elon Musk is an innovator and entrepreneur from South Africa, he moved to Canada at 17 years of age and after high school, he went to the University of Pennsylvania. Musk is the founder of well-known companies such as Tesla Motors, Space X, and PayPal. He is one of the worlds top billionaires valued around $20 billion. His ideology differs from the norm and he likes to challenge societies thoughts. Tesla Motors redefined what an electric car is, Before Tesla, the electric car was thought of as slow, and ugly. Musk redefined the capabilities and design of the electric car, he impressed so many people that the Tesla car is one of the most desirable cars and also one of the most technologically equipped cars all running on batteries. Musk is also regarded for his passion to fulfill goals to improve scientific research. His company Space X is a competitor to United Launch Alliance rocket maker. Space X is trying to revolutionize space exploration by creating and testing a rocket that can fly and land itself back on Earth all at a cheaper cost than before giving them the ability to reuse the rocket further cutting on costs.

·  Elon Musk always tries to prove the doubters wrong. Changing the face of the electric car making it the future and changing the way rockets are made changing space exploration forever. His achievements did not come easy, Musk is known to have a very good work ethic where he would always want to complete tasks and according to the UK newspaper "Independent" in the article by “Zlata Rondionova” titled “How Tesla Boss  Elon Musk Works Up To 100 Hours a Week”, he has six things he uses and works with to be efficient and they are “batch work, don’t spend money on things that you don’t need, seek feedback, work around an organized schedule, surround yourself around talented people, and don’t be afraid to take risks”

·   Elon Musk has a different idea of how the future is supposed to be and I admire his effort that he put forth to show people what he thinks the world should turn to, he redesigned the electric car and is introducing reusable rockets which are cost effective. Musk recently introduced a new electric truck.

2. **Steve Jobs:**

·  Steve Jobs was a college dropout but is regarded as one of the most inspiring and influential people to have ever lived, leaving a legacy behind. He is still admired and celebrated till today. Steve Jobs was one of the founders of the Apple inc alongside Steve Wozniak. Steve Jobs Died on October 11, 2011 at 56 years of age. Steve Jobs always wanted to find a way to make people’s lives simpler and easier by introducing new and innovative technology. He was the type of person to create a product that no one knew they wanted and he would market it to them. Steve Jobs creativity took Apple to new heights, with all his success Jobs was humble in life. He would always give credit to where it was due and not draw attention to himself, even when he was suffering from cancer (which was the cause of his death) he would always avoid bringing up the topic to the public. His main motivation was to bring great quality products to the public.

·  Apple was one of the first to introduce a home computer then a differentiated music player known as the iPod, then they combined the idea of a phone and an iPod to make the revolutionary touchscreen iPhone, the tablet is known as the iPad, and many other innovations came after Jobs passing, such as fingerprint identification.

·  Steve Jobs has a great work ethic but was also known as a tough boss. He would always critique new designs and challenge the designers and engineers to push boundaries they thought were not possible. Steve Jobs sparks innovation and what made him very successful in Apple and as a leader was his selfless outlook for the company, he would pick the best people and train them and set them up for success to possibly take his position in the future.

·  I admire Steve Jobs as he was always trying to challenge modern design and technology, Jobs and his team were always innovating and coming up with new technology and uses for them. Jobs has introduced many inventions into our lives that we never thought we would want and somehow became a part of our daily life. The simplest example was application on the smartphone

3. **Conor McGregor:**

·  Conor McGregor is an Irish fighter, fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) promotion. McGregor has always had a passion for fighting and always dreamt big. He was the first person to hold two titles simultaneously in the previous promotion he was fighting at called cage warriors, and he has also achieved the same thing in the UFC as the first person to hold two different belts for two different weight classes at the same time. McGregor sets records and then breaks his own records, he is known to set pay per view records at each fight he is in and that makes him one of the most desirable fighters to be against as the opponent is guaranteed a large sum of money.

·  Conor McGregor’s rapid rise to fame put him in the spotlight and showcasing everything about him, according to Forbes he is now considered part of the 100 most influential people. He has gone from being considered an average fighter to becoming the face of the fight game. He is always challenging himself and pushing his limits, McGregor just faced Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a boxing match challenging Mayweather’s undefeated record. His success is giving him the ability to live a lavish lifestyle which he could not have afforded before as he was on welfare.

·  He is one of the biggest celebrities at the moment, and Universal Studios just made a documentary about Conor McGregor named “The Notorious”.

·   I Admire McGregor’s work ethic and outlook on life, he believes anything can be achieved and he will set his mind to whatever he wants to achieve regardless of the hurdles he needs to get over

If I were to interview anyone of my three role models it would be Elon Musk because Musk is paving the path for a brighter future. He is using his own money to innovate and create new technologies which will help advance technology that will make lives easier, and also help out the environment by enabling humans to reduce waste and carbon emissions.

Works Cited

“The 100 Most Influential People.” *Time*, Time, time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4742684/conor-mcgregor/.

Botter, Jeremy. “Outrageous Conor McGregor: His Irish Roots and an Improbable American Dream.” *Bleacher Report*, Bleacher Report, 12 Apr. 2017, bleacherreport.com/articles/2514254-outrageous-conor-mcgregor-his-irish-roots-and-an-improbable-american-dream.

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Rodionova, Zlata. “How Tesla Boss Elon Musk Works up to 100 Hours a Week.” *The Independent*, Independent Digital News and Media, 27 Jan. 2016, www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/how-tesla-boss-elon-musk-works-up-to-100-hours-a-week-a6836461.html.

“Spacex.” *Space Exploration Technologies Corporation*, www.reddit.com/r/spacex/wiki/competitors.

Staff, Entrepreneur. “Steve Jobs: An Extraordinary Career.” *Entrepreneur*, 8 Oct. 2008, www.entrepreneur.com/article/197538#.

“Steve at Work.” *All about Steve Jobs.com*, allaboutstevejobs.com/persona/steveatwork.php.

“Who Is Conor McGregor? Everything You Need to Know.” *Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements of Irish Mixed Martial Artist*, www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/conor-mcgregor-33175.php.