I am a transfer student at U of T. I initially attended the University of Calgary for 2 years and transferred during the pandemic. Below I will highlight a few differences.
– The Profs here at U of T have had real careers. They often come in speaking about their experiences outside of academics, whereas at U of C, they seemed to have less so. The benefit to an experienced prof being that they have better connections to the non academic world.
– Comparatively, the HIGHLY competitive nature of U of T can have detrimental impacts on your mental health. At U of C, there was more emphasis on collaboration and teamwork. Here at U of T, the students are more competitive and the profs do seem to enable this.
– At U of C, STEM programs get the vast majority of funding, at U of T it is significantly less screwed.

(I could say more but I’ll stop here)