Applymd.utoronto.ca - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
79% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
90% 
Link structure
41% 
Server
97% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.45 s
File size
94.20 kB
Words
625
Media files
6
Number of links
159 internal / 14 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
MD Program | MD Program
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (246 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://applymd.utoronto.ca/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 625 words. That's ok.
22.6% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
4 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 24 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 13 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...assets/logo/Sig_MDProgram_KnockedOut.pngMD Program Home
...urtreated_1.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=-z48uX3MSt George Campus
...y/default-uoft-temerty.png?itok=8tDmWnuHTemerty Medicine wordmarkTemerty Medicine
.../Afreen & Danielle (2).png?itok=5ovEmoYCTwo women smiling with stethoscopes pose against a backdrop
.../image/Anu and Sador_3.png?itok=d7A69eraA collage of two people smiling
...s/temerty-medicine-wordmark-coloured.svgVisit Termerty Faculty of Medicine Home

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
MD Program
The H1 heading is too short (10 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 MD Program
H2 Header Shortcuts
H2 Main Menu
H2 Main navigation
H2 Welcome to Medicine at the University of Toronto
H2 Why U of T?
H2 Apply
H2 International Applicants
H2 A Comprehensive Learning Experience
H2 An Exceptional Location
H2 Admissions Blog
H2 Contact Us
H2 Let's Chat Webinars
H2 Get to Know our Admissions Student Representatives
H2 Meet our BMSA Leadership
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Let's Chat: The MD Interview
H2 Header Shortcuts Duplicate text
H2 Mobile Menu
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 14 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://applymd.utoronto.ca/Anchor Skip to main content
https://temertymedicine.utoron...External Subdomain Temerty Faculty of Medicine
http://md.utoronto.ca/External Subdomain MD Program
http://www.utoronto.ca/External Subdomain U of T Main
http://www.utoronto.ca/campuse...External Subdomain Maps
http://www.utoronto.ca/a-z.htmExternal Subdomain A-Z Directory
/searchSearch this site
https://applymd.utoronto.ca/IMG-ALT MD Program Home
https://applymd.utoronto.ca/Anchor Menu
/why-u-tWhy U of T?
/campus-lifeCampus Life
/our-clinical-partnersOur Clinical Partners
/our-legacyOur Legacy
/research-collaborative-programsResearch & Collaborative Programs
/domestic-applicantsDomestic Applicants
/requirementsRequirements
/after-graduation-0After Graduation
/international-applicantsInternational Applicants
/applying-international-studentText duplicate Requirements
/after-graduationText duplicate After Graduation
/international-medical-graduatesInternational Medical Graduates
https://applymd.utoronto.ca/applyApply
/eventsRecruitment Events and Programming
/admission-requirementsAdmission Requirements
/academic-requirementsAcademic Requirements
/non-academic-requirementsNon-Academic Requirements
/prerequisite-coursesPrerequisite Courses
/admission-statsAdmission Stats
/how-applyHow to Apply
/campus-assignmentCampus Assignment
/important-application-datesImportant Application Dates
/interviewingInterviewing
/black-student-application-pro...Black Applicants
/indigenous-student-applicatio...Indigenous Applicants
/community-supportCommunity of Support
/mdphd-programMD/Phd Program
/military-medical-training-pla...Military Medical Training Plan (MMTP) Application Stream
/application-tipsApplication Tips
/faq/frequently-asked-question...Frequently Asked Questions
/academicAcademic
/eligibilityEligibility
/finances-awards-0Finances & Awards
/graduate-applicantsGraduate Applicants
/interviews-offersInterviews & Offers
https://applymd.utoronto.ca/mcatMCAT
/non-academicNon-Academic
/prerequisitesPrerequisites
/resources-0Resources
/career-planningCareer Planning
/finances-awardsFinances
/financial-aidFinancial Aid
/scholarshipsScholarships
/tuition-feesTuition Fees
/news/md-program-financial-res...MD Program Financial Resource Explorer
/incoming-studentsIncoming Students
/accepting-your-offerAccepting Your Offer
/events-tours-academy-selectionEvents, Tours, & Academy Selection
/important-datesImportant Dates
/housing-residenceHousing & Residence
/registration-requirementsRegistration Requirements
/contact-usContact Us
/med-blogMed Blog
A-TITLE Med Blog
/top-application-tipsTop Application Tips
/news/prerequisites-why-do-you...Prerequisites: Why do you really need them?
/news/abs-and-bpe-creating-com...ABS and BPE – Creating a Compelling Narrative
/news/autobiographical-sketch-...Autobiographical Sketch (ABS) - The Scholar Cluster
/news/md-admissions-graduate-a...Text duplicate Graduate Applicants
/news/one-size-does-not-fit-allOne Size Does not Fit All
/news/interview-days-and-mpiInterview Days and the MPI
/news/applying-medical-school-...Applying to Medical School: Hidden Costs and Budgeting Tips
/news/brief-personal-essays-an...Brief Personal Essays and How they are Assessed
/transition-blogTransition Tips
/news/fitzgerald-academyThe FitzGerald Academy
/news/mam-academyThe MAM Academy
/news/peters-boyd-academyThe Peters-Boyd Academy
/news/wightman-berris-academyThe Wightman-Berris Academy
/news/housing-st-georgeHousing at St. George
/news/housing-utmHousing at UTM
/news/mentorship-opportunitiesMentorship Opportunities
/news/student-life-torontoStudent Life in Toronto
/why-u-tText duplicate Why U of T?
https://applymd.utoronto.ca/applyText duplicate Apply
/international-applicantsText duplicate International Applicants
/med-blogAdmissions Blog
/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
https://applymd.utoronto.ca/newsSee All News
/news/lets-chat-webinarsIMG-ALT Temerty Medicine wordmark
/news/lets-chat-webinarsLet's Chat Webinars
/news/get-know-our-admissions-...IMG-ALT Two women smiling with stethoscopes pose against a backdrop
/news/get-know-our-admissions-...Get to Know our Admissions Student Representatives
/news/meet-our-bmsa-leadershipIMG-ALT A collage of two people smiling
/news/meet-our-bmsa-leadershipMeet our BMSA Leadership
/event/lets-chat-md-interviewJan 29 Let's Chat: The MD Interview 12:00pm - 12:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/UTMed...New window External Subdomain Follow us on Facebook
https://twitter.com/uoftmdprog...New window External Follow us on Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/uoft...New window External Subdomain Follow us on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain Follow us on Youtube
https://indigenous.utoronto.ca...External Subdomain Traditional Land Acknowledgement
http://md.utoronto.ca/External Subdomain Text duplicate MD Program
http://www.utoronto.ca/External Subdomain Text duplicate U of T Main
http://www.utoronto.ca/campuse...External Subdomain Text duplicate Maps
http://www.utoronto.ca/a-z.htmExternal Subdomain Text duplicate A-Z Directory
/why-u-tText duplicate Why U of T?
/campus-lifeText duplicate Campus Life
/our-clinical-partnersText duplicate Our Clinical Partners
/our-legacyText duplicate Our Legacy
/research-collaborative-programsText duplicate Research & Collaborative Programs
/domestic-applicantsText duplicate Domestic Applicants
/requirementsText duplicate Requirements
/after-graduation-0Text duplicate After Graduation
/international-applicantsText duplicate International Applicants
/applying-international-studentText duplicate Requirements
/after-graduationText duplicate After Graduation
/international-medical-graduatesText duplicate International Medical Graduates
https://applymd.utoronto.ca/applyText duplicate Apply
/eventsText duplicate Recruitment Events and Programming
/admission-requirementsText duplicate Admission Requirements
/academic-requirementsText duplicate Academic Requirements
/non-academic-requirementsText duplicate Non-Academic Requirements
/prerequisite-coursesText duplicate Prerequisite Courses
/admission-statsText duplicate Admission Stats
/how-applyText duplicate How to Apply
/campus-assignmentText duplicate Campus Assignment
/important-application-datesText duplicate Important Application Dates
/interviewingText duplicate Interviewing
/black-student-application-pro...Text duplicate Black Applicants
/indigenous-student-applicatio...Text duplicate Indigenous Applicants
/community-supportText duplicate Community of Support
/mdphd-programText duplicate MD/Phd Program
/military-medical-training-pla...Text duplicate Military Medical Training Plan (MMTP) Application Stream
/application-tipsText duplicate Application Tips
/faq/frequently-asked-question...Text duplicate Frequently Asked Questions
/academicText duplicate Academic
/eligibilityText duplicate Eligibility
/finances-awards-0Text duplicate Finances & Awards
/graduate-applicantsText duplicate Graduate Applicants
/interviews-offersText duplicate Interviews & Offers
https://applymd.utoronto.ca/mcatText duplicate MCAT
/non-academicText duplicate Non-Academic
/prerequisitesText duplicate Prerequisites
/resources-0Text duplicate Resources
/career-planningText duplicate Career Planning
/finances-awardsText duplicate Finances
/financial-aidText duplicate Financial Aid
/scholarshipsText duplicate Scholarships
/tuition-feesText duplicate Tuition Fees
/news/md-program-financial-res...Text duplicate MD Program Financial Resource Explorer
/incoming-studentsText duplicate Incoming Students
/accepting-your-offerText duplicate Accepting Your Offer
/events-tours-academy-selectionText duplicate Events, Tours, & Academy Selection
/important-datesText duplicate Important Dates
/housing-residenceText duplicate Housing & Residence
/registration-requirementsText duplicate Registration Requirements
/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
/med-blogText duplicate Med Blog
A-TITLE Med Blog
/top-application-tipsText duplicate Top Application Tips
/news/prerequisites-why-do-you...Text duplicate Prerequisites: Why do you really need them?
/news/abs-and-bpe-creating-com...Text duplicate ABS and BPE – Creating a Compelling Narrative
/news/autobiographical-sketch-...Text duplicate Autobiographical Sketch (ABS) - The Scholar Cluster
/news/md-admissions-graduate-a...Text duplicate Graduate Applicants
/news/one-size-does-not-fit-allText duplicate One Size Does not Fit All
/news/interview-days-and-mpiText duplicate Interview Days and the MPI
/news/applying-medical-school-...Text duplicate Applying to Medical School: Hidden Costs and Budgeting Tips
/news/brief-personal-essays-an...Text duplicate Brief Personal Essays and How they are Assessed
/transition-blogText duplicate Transition Tips
/news/fitzgerald-academyText duplicate The FitzGerald Academy
/news/mam-academyText duplicate The MAM Academy
/news/peters-boyd-academyText duplicate The Peters-Boyd Academy
/news/wightman-berris-academyText duplicate The Wightman-Berris Academy
/news/housing-st-georgeText duplicate Housing at St. George
/news/housing-utmText duplicate Housing at UTM
/news/mentorship-opportunitiesText duplicate Mentorship Opportunities
/news/student-life-torontoText duplicate Student Life in Toronto

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://applymd.utoronto.ca/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.45 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (94 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 235 referring domains.
This page has 641 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 179 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
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Allow: /profiles/*.css?
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Allow: /profiles/*.js?
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Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
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Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
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Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
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Disallow: /index.php/search/
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Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
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applymd.utoronto.ca
MD Program | MD Program

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
MD Program75%Check
Program64%Check
Toronto50%Check
Apply50%Check
Medicine44%Check
main43%Check
Menu43%Check
Admissions43%Check
Chat43%Check
Header43%Check

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