I hate you, UW.

I mean, I try SO hard to like you, and then you go and do STUPID things that leave me no choice but to hate you! For example, here are the requirements for the University of Toronto's school of pharmacy:
1 credit in high school english
1 credit in high school physics
1.0 credits in university level biology
1.0 credits in university level chemistry
1.0 credits in university level math
1.0 credits in university level humanities or social sciences

Seems ok, right? technically, you could apply after first year. (not that I want to, or could, I'd only be able to have 0.5 credits in the humanities or social sciences since I had to take stupid programming, plus I want to actually do a co-op work term first.)

Now, the University of Waterloo's requirements (get ready for this):

Biology

• Introductory Cell Biology † - BIOL 130/130L
• Genetics - BIOL 139
• Fundamentals of Microbiology † - BIOL 140/140L
• Principles of Human Physiology 1 - BIOL 273

* The change in requirement from BIOL 201 to BIOL 273 is necessitated by the change in prerequisites for BIOL 201 (which will be renamed BIOL 301) effective September 2008. This modification of the requirements for the Pharmacy program is under review, and subject to the approval by the University Senate.

Chemistry

• Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter † - CHEM 120/120L
• Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics † - CHEM 123/123L
• Introductory Biochemistry - CHEM 237/237L or Fundamentals of Biochemistry - CHEM 233
• Introductory Chemical Thermodynamics - CHEM 254
• Basic Organic Chemistry 1 † - CHEM 266/266L or Organic Chemistry 1 - CHEM 264
• Basic Organic Chemistry 2 † - CHEM 267/267L or Organic Chemistry 2 - CHEM 265/265L

Mathematics

• Calculus 1 for the Life Sciences - MATH 127 or Calculus 1 for Honours Mathematics - MATH 137 or Calculus 1 (Advanced) - MATH 147
• Calculus 2 for the Life Sciences - MATH 128 or Calculus 2 for Honours Mathematics - MATH 138 or Calculus 2 (Advanced) - MATH 148
• Introductory Statistics for Scientists - STAT 202

Humanities, Social Sciences, and English

• 2.0 full credits (four terms) in Humanities or Social Sciences at the university level. It has been suggested that normally no more than 1.0 credits should be from a single subject area.
• Grade 12 English – any Grade 12 U-level English course.

UM yeah I copied and pasted it because that would take FOREVER to type out since there are SO MANY COURSES!!! ARE THEY FREAKING INSANE!!! They're all "yeah you can apply after 2nd year!" but half of those courses I don't even take until third year and unless I just switch my program to a general science there's no way I COULD take them in two years! WTF! I'm sorry Waterloo, but you are just way too stuck up for your own good. There is NO WAY your pharmacy school is that good that you need that many courses to get in. There's just no way. IT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE. And honestly, in the end, I'd be just as good a pharmacist if I went to UofT. So really, why would I bother wasting an extra year of my life JUST to go to Waterloo? I'm sorry, Waterloo, but you've just lost my love (...actually...there wasn't really much love to begin with)...

GRR.