If you’re beginning your undergraduate degree, you can help prepare for what lies ahead next fall by participating in one of U of T’s many intake programs. Many colleges have designed programs specifically for their incoming students. Check with your college registrar to see what might be available. Here’s a listing of some of the college offerings:

• New College, as part of its program for newly admitted students, offers a series of workshops on writing, research and navigating courses called Ignite. Students are also invited to make appointments for individual consultations during the summer. Book appointments online. New College’s Writing Forward Initiative, starting in July, helps students get a head start on admissions letters, personal statements, and award applications.
• In mid- to late-August, University College students can attend one of six skills sessions as part of its Getting Started Early program. UC also invites its incoming students to bring a sample of high school work for a one-on-one appointment during July or August. Book one-on-one sessions online. No need to book for any of the skills sessions. Just join the session just before the starting time.
• Victoria College offers a Writing at University transitional seminar for newly admitted students. (August 26, 2025, 11:10-11:40 a.m.)
• Woodsworth College offers its new students the Jump Start program, a full-day introduction to getting the most out of the U of T experience (lunch is provided). Register online.
• UTM‘s Head Start program in late August provides a free series of interactive sessions specially designed to help first-year students achieve success. Incoming UTM students can come to as many sessions as they like.
• The Health Sciences Writing Centre offers Academic Reading and e-Writing (ACReW), a 2-week program for entering Kinesiology and Physical Education undergraduates. You will be paired with a writing instructor for online feedback on your writing to introduce you to university-level writing expectations. ACReW will run from Sept 2-12, 2025. Enrolment is limited and registration begins August 5.
• In the first half of September, Student Life will offer a number of workshops for new students as part of its Kickstart program. Registration begins on the Kickstart site in July.

Only some of the University’s writing centres are open during the summer months.

• All of the downtown college writing centres will be open during the summer. Undergraduate students taking courses in the Faculty of Arts and Science on the St George campus can book up to two appointments per week during the summer at their college. Students taking a program course in a different college can bring work on the course to that college’s writing centre.
• Students can book at most of the writing centres in professional faculties: The Health Sciences Writing Centre is open to students of Nursing, Pharmacy, Kinesiology and Physical Education, Dalla Lana School of Public Health (PhD programs), and Social Work until the end of July.  The Engineering Communication Program offers appointments for in-person and online tutoring sessions during both summer terms. The OISE Student Success Centre will be open for limited appointment hours. The Writing Hub at the Faculty of Information is open through both summer terms. The Daniels Writing Centre will be closed during the summer, but students may contact writing@daniels.utoronto.ca regarding a limited number of appointments during the summer sessions.
• The Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre and CTL Academic Skills Centre at UTSC will both be open in the summer. Find out more about writing and language support at UTM and UTSC.
• The writing centre for graduate students, the Graduate Centre for Academic Communication will be open May, June, and August.

You may book an appointment either by visiting the writing centre home page in your college or faculty or simply by visiting the common login page. You will find links taking you to all centres that you are eligible to use.