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Is anyone familiar with UBC? Both campuses? I'm deadset on going there, but I've never even been out West! What can I expect?
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a life of paying back student loans and 500 people per class....on the other hand its one of the 50best schools in the world
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^ You'll get big intro classes and student debt at any Canadian school.
UBC is great.
-beautiful campus
-2010 olympics
-UPASS (bus pass for all of vancouver)
-whistler (we have a student lodge too)
-great people
-huge choice of programs
-loads of accessible ec's if you're into that
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Rain. A lot of rain, 5 or 6 days a week in the winter. But a beautiful campus and people are pretty laid back out west.
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alongwaytogo wrote:^ You'll get big intro classes and student debt at any Canadian school. Intro classes of 500 aren't the norm at all Canadian schools. I had exactly 2 classes with over 100 students at Acadia, and they were electives I took in my last year. The biggest room holds about 250 and there's only one or two other rooms that hold over 100. Physics and Psych are taught in big classes but most of the rest with sections of over 100 are science elective courses like Astronomy and Oceanography. And there is a big difference between ~70 (which is the larger end of most first year classes at Acadia) and 200, although 200 and 500 is probably not much different. There are plenty of other smaller schools where people could say similar things.
 
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sweet! If I'm not mistaken, your a 'Shwanian, right?
Finally, someone else around here wants to head out West. :]
What campus/program are you looking into?
I applied to the Okanagan Campus, for the Fine Arts program.
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UBC is by far the best university in the country, and thensome.
I love it there. Currently I am studying abroad in Australia and can't wait to get back to the Best West Coast.
Not only is it the most beautiful campus in the most beautiful city in the world, it's also the 27th best university in the world (the 2nd best in Canada according to Newsweek).
It has everything: highly motivated academic type, hippie types and everything in between. There is so much vibrancy here.
you'll love it.
PS: check out Totem Park, you'll thank me later
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torynash wrote:
PS: check out Totem Park, you'll thank me later
What about Vanier? What are you studying at UBC?
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I'm trying to choose between UBC and SFU right now, and this had been some helpful information. Does anyone have any pros and cons, or advice on the matter? I'm going into the Arts.
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oh i love it there! its so pretty and its so nice and i was so determined to go there too but i think its too much for me now. plus i dont think that i can afford it right now. but its really beautiful there! you should go if you really want to!
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theresakonrad wrote:I'm trying to choose between UBC and SFU right now, and this had been some helpful information. Does anyone have any pros and cons, or advice on the matter? I'm going into the Arts. I just visited both universities. honestly, i liked SFU better(both surrey and burnaby)! Although the campus' were smaller, i really liked the atmosphere, the architecture and of course criminology is only offered at SFU. SFU rez looks more cozier and the view is amazing(on a nice day  ). Also for campus size it is less intimidating and for sure easier to get around. Although, some people feel SFU burnaby is isolated and a bit depressing because it is on a mountain, i definitely didn't feel that way! No matter what university you decided, just realize it rains alot there and snows less(compared to ontario )
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It's such a nice school. I wanted to go to UBC instead of UofA, but the housing cost was way too much so I had to resort to staying in my hometown.
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karuba wrote:theresakonrad wrote:I'm trying to choose between UBC and SFU right now, and this had been some helpful information. Does anyone have any pros and cons, or advice on the matter? I'm going into the Arts. I just visited both universities. honestly, i liked SFU better(both surrey and burnaby)! Although the campus' were smaller, i really liked the atmosphere, the architecture and of course criminology is only offered at SFU. SFU rez looks more cozier and the view is amazing(on a nice day ). Also for campus size it is less intimidating and for sure easier to get around. Although, some people feel SFU burnaby is isolated and a bit depressing because it is on a mountain, i definitely didn't feel that way! No matter what university you decided, just realize it rains alot there and snows less(compared to ontario ) you're right, the rez up here is AMAZING!!! towers are great, food's not the greatest but I've been told there's changes in store for next year. As for the view... I look left and see the city and look right and see the mountains, the views are AMAZING here! And yes we do get rain, quite a bit. But sfu gets less rain and more snow than the rest of the lower mainland... think 3 snow days  . The community up here is great, not too big but sooo not high school. For me it's the perfect size, i'm a first year and I cant walk across campus without seeing someone I know. OH and you just may catch a glimpse of celebrities up here... just this year we've had 3 movies filmed... Keanu Reeves, Michelle Pfiefer, Ashton Kutcher amongst others.
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^theresakonrad
If you're thinking about Arts at UBC and are into humanities, take a serious look at the Arts One program. It's an interdisciplinary program that combines English, History, and Philosophy. I really can't recommend this highly enough - I took the program in my first year and it was great.
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alongwaytogo wrote:^theresakonrad
If you're thinking about Arts at UBC and are into humanities, take a serious look at the Arts One program. It's an interdisciplinary program that combines English, History, and Philosophy. I really can't recommend this highly enough - I took the program in my first year and it was great. How big are the classes in Arts One? And do you know anything about the Co-ordinated Arts Program, ( Philosophy, Political Science and Economics)? If I don't get into Commerce that's what I'm planning to take.
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Arts One -one 2 hour lecture a week (100 people) -two 1.5 hour seminars a week (20 people - this is where you spend most of your time) -one 1 hour tutorial a week (4 people + a prof... this is what Arts One is all about!) >plus, all your classes are combined. You won't have seperate English/History/Philosophy courses... but one lecture on all three as related to whatever you're reading that week. Go on the website and check out the reading lists - this is what made me want to take Arts One. CAP -all classes are seperate, but you have the same people in all your classes. so, you'd go to a poli lecture with everyone in your CAP group, then to philosophy, etc. -this one is more like just doing general arts, except you're with a group of people who have similar interests as you (which helps) Good luck
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torynash wrote:UBC is by far the best university in the country, and thensome.
I love it there. Currently I am studying abroad in Australia and can't wait to get back to the Best West Coast.
Not only is it the most beautiful campus in the most beautiful city in the world, it's also the 27th best university in the world (the 2nd best in Canada according to Newsweek).
It has everything: highly motivated academic type, hippie types and everything in between. There is so much vibrancy here.
you'll love it.
PS: check out Totem Park, you'll thank me later I was considering it, but I can't afford all the flights back to T.O. LOVEEE the city, and the skiing though. The culture's great. Nicest campus in canada. Isn't it true that because its one of the 3 sort of.. international, HUGE unis in Canada, it will be harder to get stellar marks, and seem like more of a machine? Like.. compared to Queens/Western for life sci, UBC and UT must be a bleep.
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I go to UBC. I'm currently studying sciences but I plan on changing my major soon....maybe.
We have the most beautiful campus!!!
UBC Science '10
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23420001634800z wrote:Rain. A lot of rain, 5 or 6 days a week in the winter. But a beautiful campus and people are pretty laid back out west. i hate rain  ...but is the campus really spread out like u of t?
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theresakonrad wrote:I'm trying to choose between UBC and SFU right now, and this had been some helpful information. Does anyone have any pros and cons, or advice on the matter? I'm going into the Arts. One thing I just found out is that at UBC you need to become proficient in a 2nd language in oirder to graduate with a BA! That means up to 12 credits have to be in a 2nd language. I am planning to go into Commerce but so far have been accepted into Arts at UBC and Commerce at SFU. I had thought of doing UBC arts if I don't get into commerce but was surprised when I read about the language component. I haven't taken French since grade 10 so would have to take 1st year beginner French or Spanish and then 2nd year ntermediate , which seems a bit crazy for someone with no interest in studying languages. Can anyone at UBC in arts give me more info about this? Any shortcuts? Now I am thinking more strongly about SFU but haven't much about it- doesn't seem to be well known in Ontario and my guidance counsellor advised against it as he thinks UBC is much better?
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