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THank you so much!I was also wondering do they often accept transfer students say in 2nd year?I was planning on going to the UWO for my first 2 years of undergrad then see if I could transfer for the last 2 years?
Also is there a lot of different courses avalible? Like a huge variety of science courses(compared to the UWO?
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Darian wrote:THank you so much!I was also wondering do they often accept transfer students say in 2nd year?I was planning on going to the UWO for my first 2 years of undergrad then see if I could transfer for the last 2 years?
Also is there a lot of different courses avalible? Like a huge variety of science courses(compared to the UWO? You should probably call the admissions office help line about this one. (1-877-868-8292 extension 5315) From what I understand you need to do 50% of your credits at the U of O to get a U of O degree. Also from what I understand there is normally a 30 credit cap when admitting new students. This means you would be entering the 2nd year of the program. However I have met people who said they received more than 30 credits but I'm not sure where to verify this information. There could be a difference in amount of credits allowed for a univeristy transfer student versus a college or CEGEP student. Howerver this is just speculation. When you call the admissions line they will not be able to tell you which courses you would receive credits for (that only gets evaluated once you've made an application). So instead you may want to inquire about the maximum number of credits you can receive (I think it's 30 but maybe in some cases it can be more). About courses: Our faculties and schools offer approximately 5,000 courses in more than 300 programs at the undergraduate level.www.timetable.uottawa.ca use the search engine Courses Offered so that you can search by courses offered by the Faculty of Science. In science, most courses are offered once per year. At the 1000 and 2000 level there isn't a huge variety of courses because you have to take the "basics" first. There is a larger variety at the 3000 and 4000 level. (You can search by year level too.) Sincerely, Andrea P.S. Just found the Transfer Student Admissions page: http://www.admission.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=2619
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what about the internet in rez? i heard it has rogers high speed internet but you have to pay for it and on the website it also says that you need to provide your own ethernet cable and internet card. I get the cable part but why do I need an internet card? I'm sorry if my question is stupid it;s just i'm not really a computer person
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anna12345 wrote:what about the internet in rez? i heard it has rogers high speed internet but you have to pay for it and on the website it also says that you need to provide your own ethernet cable and internet card. I get the cable part but why do I need an internet card? I'm sorry if my question is stupid it;s just i'm not really a computer person Hello Anna, All styles of residence are equipped with high speed Rogers internet. The internet is not a seperate charge, you don't pay for it seperately, you pay for it as a bundle with the rest of your utilities - everything is included in the cost of your residence. Basicly there are two types of internet connections, one with ethernet and one with an internet card. The ethernet cable connects your computer to a plug in the wall of your room and that is all you really need to know. A wireless connection has a card (most laptops have them already) that detect wireless signals and let you connect to the internet without cables. The ethernet cable is to connect to the internet since the residences do not have wireless internet. http://www.residence.uottawa.ca/en/rez-life/rogers-internet.htmlYou will only need an internet card if you plan on accessing the internet elsewhere on campus, in one of our wireless hotspots. Sincerely, Andréa
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Wow...Andrea, so many long and complete responses!! You're definitely right about Toronto and Co-op...but it's not just Co-op, there are a lot more job opportunities in Toronto upon graduation as well! And yes, the shopping is most definitely better in Toronto lol...  So I hear your sister is coming to Toronto?
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Thank you andrea! Your answers have been very helpful. I have one more question though. Since I'm going to be living in 90 u rez (and I know that you can cook there) is there any groceries stores near ottawa u?
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anna12345 wrote:Thank you andrea! Your answers have been very helpful. I have one more question though. Since I'm going to be living in 90 u rez (and I know that you can cook there) is there any groceries stores near ottawa u? Metro and Loblaws both on Rideau street are a short 5ish minute walk away. Take advantage of the free shuttles (buses) that leave from in front of Thompson residence and take students to Loblaws. I think it leaves Thursday evenings over and over again for a few hours. Where can I find the schedule for the shuttle going to Loblaws?
For shuttle schedules, please contact Lynne Frappier of the CRAR (housing service) at 613-562-5800 ext. 3165, or by email at crar@uottawa.ca. http://www.communitylife.uottawa.ca/en/campus-service.php#19 ~Andrea
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Wow, I wouldn't be surprised if Andrea works for Ottawa U paid to answer questions. =O Nice work!
imo, the whole bilingual and pro-French thing is a disadvantage/turn off if you are not interested in studying in french. i found it annoying that they make special scholarships and benefits just for french people and how the university answers the telephone in french first when the 70% of the population is English. i know so many people at carleton that rejected Ottawa U cause of it (second reason was ugly campus). i guess ottawa u has to provide a lot of incentives to francaphones to not take advantage of cheap tuition in quebec.
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CheeseCake wrote:Wow, I wouldn't be surprised if Andrea works for Ottawa U paid to answer questions. =O Nice work!
imo, the whole bilingual and pro-French thing is a disadvantage/turn off if you are not interested in studying in french. i found it annoying that they make special scholarships and benefits just for french people and how the university answers the telephone in french first when the 70% of the population is English. i know so many people at carleton that rejected Ottawa U cause of it (second reason was ugly campus). i guess ottawa u has to provide a lot of incentives to francaphones to not take advantage of cheap tuition in quebec.
CheeseCake, It is the University of Ottawa's mandate to answer the phone or say hello and always begin in French. This is an easy way to let the francophone and francophile population know that we offer our services in French (as well as English). Furthermore, the University of Ottawa has always been a bilingual university since it was founded in 1848 by MGR Joseph-Bruno Guiges as the College of Bytown. To deny the school's history (of it being bilingual since it's beginning) would be pretty silly. MGR Guiges did not found an English language institution, nor a uniquely French language institution, but both. Student's have the option to study in French, or English, or both. Students can also hand in their work (assignments, essays, etc) in their preferred language (French or English) even if the course is not taught in that language (naturally with the exception of ENG (English), FRA (Lettres françaises) courses). It is true that the demographic is about 70%/30% English to French but in that English demographic you should be aware of the franchopiles, students who might be in the French Immersion program, and those taking FLS courses, or those who are bilingual but identify as anglophones (a personal preference). The bursaries that you talked about, I assume you mean La bourse de la francophonie? It has a value of $1000 and an additional $1500 is the student shows proof of a financial need but this is only available in the first year of study. How is this really any different from some other bursaries that you can find on our webpages, or that other organizations offer? Simply, the bursary is to help our students - same as any other. Your comment about attracting francophones to keep them from going to school in Québec is distasteful and narrow minded. The entirety of Canada's francophone population does not reside in Québec! Je suis franco-ontarienne et je viens de North Bay en Ontario et j'en suis fière! I have friends who've I met here from Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, and more, and what links us? It is our language, it is our culture. It just seems like you don't get it. Are you familiar with Rule 17 (Règlement 17) introduced in 1912 that tried to limit the use of the French language in schools and communications? Don't you know that francophones will fight tooth and nail for their language, their culture? Don't you know that it's the Ministry of Training and Colleges that gets to decided if you can offer a program or not. So if you don't like that we offer our programs in French as well as English maybe you should take it up with the Ministry. And don't you know that there are areas in Ontario, francophone communities, that are underserviced because of a lack of French speaking professionals? What if that's the only language you know? What if you're 78, can only speak French, choose to only speak French (the same way unilingual anglophones can choose to speak english only) and you can only find a doctor who speaks Enlgish? Or an accountant, or a school, or ..... I have nothing bad to say about other students or other institutions. Universities share a sense of comradery and they want their students to succeed. If your friends turned down the Univeristy of Ottawa that is their business. If they wanted an atmosphere such that the University of Ottawa has to offer they could have made that call. In no way are anglophone students alienated here. In fact, I already told the story of how I was booed in the u101 week by the English section of my program because we were introduced as the Francophone section. How very insulting. Maybe you should consider the fact that it's more likely to be anglophones who are alienating the francophones. Maybe that's why the UofO answers the phone in French, so that we can provide francophones with a French atmosphere and still serve Anglophones with the same quality and respect. I happen to know a lot of unilingual anglophone students who come here for the programs, the research opportunities, the masters programs, the professional programs (law, education, medicine), the city, the nightlife, etc. If being a bilingual institution is really such as problem we wouldn't have an anglophone majority. The University of Ottawa is also the largest bilingual institution in North America! To have the option to study in French was one of the reasons I picked the UofO. I still take some courses in English. In fact, last year, all of my courses were in English. It's just one of those things that make the UofO unique. If that aspect doesn't appeal to some students, that's ok, there are plenty of anglophone institutions to pick from in Ontario, as you suggested. And you don't like how the campus looks? I find it functional and practical. Some buildings look better than others but the students are provided with the tools, the equipment, the facilities, and the opportunities to succeed in their studies whether or not the roof over their heads is from the 60s or from 2005 - and I care more about the stuff in the buildings than the buildings themselves. This is a very long rant because this attitude is not uncommon. Very often there is a sentiment (normally from unilingual anglophones) that they want the Frenchies to GTFO. This is an unacceptable attitude to have, especially if you're studying in Ottawa. At the University of Ottawa we offer a bilingual learning environment, you can be unilingual English, or French, or you can be bilingual and you still come out with the same degree, of the same quality. If you are anglophone, I welcome you with open arms, the same as I would for any other student. You won't get booed by me, unless you try to take my right to learn in the language of my choice. You've expressed a sentiment of bitterness that I just can't sympathize with. If there are people out there who can't get past the fact that some students will receive bursaries because of their language of study is French I urge you to open up to the fact that there is more to the province and it's people than what you can find in the GTA. Very Sincerely, Andréa
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could you hold a chancellor's scholarship (26000) in conjunctin with a renewable entrance scholarship (16000) or do u onl get the higher of the 2?....
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AndreaB wrote:CheeseCake wrote:Wow, I wouldn't be surprised if Andrea works for Ottawa U paid to answer questions. =O Nice work!
imo, the whole bilingual and pro-French thing is a disadvantage/turn off if you are not interested in studying in french. i found it annoying that they make special scholarships and benefits just for french people and how the university answers the telephone in french first when the 70% of the population is English. i know so many people at carleton that rejected Ottawa U cause of it (second reason was ugly campus). i guess ottawa u has to provide a lot of incentives to francaphones to not take advantage of cheap tuition in quebec.
CheeseCake, It is the University of Ottawa's mandate to answer the phone or say hello and always begin in French. This is an easy way to let the francophone and francophile population know that we offer our services in French (as well as English). Furthermore, the University of Ottawa has always been a bilingual university since it was founded in 1848 by MGR Joseph-Bruno Guiges as the College of Bytown. To deny the school's history (of it being bilingual since it's beginning) would be pretty silly. MGR Guiges did not found an English language institution, nor a uniquely French language institution, but both. Student's have the option to study in French, or English, or both. Students can also hand in their work (assignments, essays, etc) in their preferred language (French or English) even if the course is not taught in that language (naturally with the exception of ENG (English), FRA (Lettres françaises) courses). It is true that the demographic is about 70%/30% English to French but in that English demographic you should be aware of the franchopiles, students who might be in the French Immersion program, and those taking FLS courses, or those who are bilingual but identify as anglophones (a personal preference). The bursaries that you talked about, I assume you mean La bourse de la francophonie? It has a value of $1000 and an additional $1500 is the student shows proof of a financial need but this is only available in the first year of study. How is this really any different from some other bursaries that you can find on our webpages, or that other organizations offer? Simply, the bursary is to help our students - same as any other. Your comment about attracting francophones to keep them from going to school in Québec is distasteful and narrow minded. The entirety of Canada's francophone population does not reside in Québec! Je suis franco-ontarienne et je viens de North Bay en Ontario et j'en suis fière! I have friends who've I met here from Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, and more, and what links us? It is our language, it is our culture. It just seems like you don't get it. Are you familiar with Rule 17 (Règlement 17) introduced in 1912 that tried to limit the use of the French language in schools and communications? Don't you know that francophones will fight tooth and nail for their language, their culture? Don't you know that it's the Ministry of Training and Colleges that gets to decided if you can offer a program or not. So if you don't like that we offer our programs in French as well as English maybe you should take it up with the Ministry. And don't you know that there are areas in Ontario, francophone communities, that are underserviced because of a lack of French speaking professionals? What if that's the only language you know? What if you're 78, can only speak French, choose to only speak French (the same way unilingual anglophones can choose to speak english only) and you can only find a doctor who speaks Enlgish? Or an accountant, or a school, or ..... I have nothing bad to say about other students or other institutions. Universities share a sense of comradery and they want their students to succeed. If your friends turned down the Univeristy of Ottawa that is their business. If they wanted an atmosphere such that the University of Ottawa has to offer they could have made that call. In no way are anglophone students alienated here. In fact, I already told the story of how I was booed in the u101 week by the English section of my program because we were introduced as the Francophone section. How very insulting. Maybe you should consider the fact that it's more likely to be anglophones who are alienating the francophones. Maybe that's why the UofO answers the phone in French, so that we can provide francophones with a French atmosphere and still serve Anglophones with the same quality and respect. I happen to know a lot of unilingual anglophone students who come here for the programs, the research opportunities, the masters programs, the professional programs (law, education, medicine), the city, the nightlife, etc. If being a bilingual institution is really such as problem we wouldn't have an anglophone majority. The University of Ottawa is also the largest bilingual institution in North America! To have the option to study in French was one of the reasons I picked the UofO. I still take some courses in English. In fact, last year, all of my courses were in English. It's just one of those things that make the UofO unique. If that aspect doesn't appeal to some students, that's ok, there are plenty of anglophone institutions to pick from in Ontario, as you suggested. And you don't like how the campus looks? I find it functional and practical. Some buildings look better than others but the students are provided with the tools, the equipment, the facilities, and the opportunities to succeed in their studies whether or not the roof over their heads is from the 60s or from 2005 - and I care more about the stuff in the buildings than the buildings themselves. This is a very long rant because this attitude is not uncommon. Very often there is a sentiment (normally from unilingual anglophones) that they want the Frenchies to GTFO. This is an unacceptable attitude to have, especially if you're studying in Ottawa. At the University of Ottawa we offer a bilingual learning environment, you can be unilingual English, or French, or you can be bilingual and you still come out with the same degree, of the same quality. If you are anglophone, I welcome you with open arms, the same as I would for any other student. You won't get booed by me, unless you try to take my right to learn in the language of my choice. You've expressed a sentiment of bitterness that I just can't sympathize with. If there are people out there who can't get past the fact that some students will receive bursaries because of their language of study is French I urge you to open up to the fact that there is more to the province and it's people than what you can find in the GTA. Very Sincerely, Andréa lol sry if you took offense (i'm assuming you did looking at the length of your reply) to my comments, i just have to bash ottawa u since im a raven now 
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XXEZXX wrote:could you hold a chancellor's scholarship (26000) in conjunctin with a renewable entrance scholarship (16000) or do u onl get the higher of the 2?....
Hello XXEZXX, If you were to win the Chancellor's Scholarship you will not be allowed to combine it with the Automatic Admission Scholarship. See page 12 of the University of Ottawa Prospectus 2010 National Edition. Basicly it states that you may not combine the following bursaries (you get one, obviously whichever one is higher). You may not combine: President's Scholarship, Chancellor's Scholarship, Bourse de l'Université canadienne - Écoles de langue française, Bourse de l'Université canadienne - French Immersion, Automatic Admission Scholarship. Sincerely, Andréa
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Hi i was interested in applying to uOttawa but i need to know how hot the wimminz are first.
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Cheesecake, There were essentially two things that turned me off on your original post: i) By stating that the "pro-French thing" is one of the reasons you believe that some students reject the University of Ottawa you are essentially discriminating against the francophone and francophile population. You're essentially making discriminatory remarks against the students at the University of Ottawa, its alumni, and the francophone population at large. That a prestigious institution of higher learning can be labelled as not worth it because the phone is answered in french, and there are two versions to every email is for lack of a better turn of phrase a dumb reason. ii) When you (or anyone) says "my friends did this or that" you are essentially putting words in the mouths of your friends and your colleagues that they might not necessarily agree with should they happen to read this whole thread. Worse, with this case, you are putting in their mouths a sense of anti-Francophonism, anti-comraderie, anti-acceptance. Since I think it would be dumb to reject a school based on language alone; especially since there's no one being excluded based on language; I must conclude that your fellow Ravens must have opted for Carleton over uOttawa for some other reason. My problem is that if that really is the case (that there were more factors involved in the decision other than language) then you are devaluing the importance of their legitimate decisions by substituting in something trivial (and discriminatory). Maybe Carleton is known to offer the better program for that particular discipline, maybe that Carleton is more convenient to commute to, maybe they like basketball a lot and hey, Carleton is #1 in basketball. Maybe you can't even label why that student made the decision to study there, it usually just feels right, and that's something I can respect, no questions asked. Sincerely, Andréa
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devi wrote:Hi i was interested in applying to uOttawa but i need to know how hot the wimminz are first. They be hot. Bring oven mitts.
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Lookit what I found: Personalized Viewbook Thinking about uOttawa? Order a Personalized Viewbook. Pick the pages you want, no need to wade through 360+ programs when you're only thinking about one or two or three or four.
Construct your Personalized Viewbook by adding pages about Housing, CO-OP, Sports, French Immersion, Student Life, and International Exchanges.https://web30.uottawa.ca/regist/SITS/net20/prd/Viewbook2009/SignUp.aspx?lang=enAnd this: uOttawa Day The Liaison Office invites students and guidance counsellors alike to join us for our next uOttawa Day on October 16th, 2009!
Visit us for a day filled with stimulating and enriching activities. Acquaint yourself with the University of Ottawa. Students, please take the time to create your account in order to build your personalized schedule.http://www.discoveruottawa.ca/index.phpAaaaaaaaand this: Chat Chat with a student ambassador
You can chat with a student ambassador Monday through Thursday, from 5:45 to 9:00 p.m.
This service is intended solely for prospective students planning to graduate from a Canadian high school or college. Please note that the student ambassadors cannot address questions from international students, current university students or students with concerns about professional programs such as Law, Medicine or Education.
This Service starts October 19, 2009http://www.pretsetbourses.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=3162Enjoy!
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I want to go to uOttawa for the main fact I never took a french course in high school, besides grade 9 french because the poor french program at my school, is it possible for me to learn french at uOttawa without a french background?
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Andrea, at first I thought you were a student, but now I'm convinced you're paid by the university to recruit students via studentawards.com....and your Admissions office must be so proud that they thought they would be the first to capitalize on this resource. Guess again...I'm paid by Rotman to recruit students on here and so far I think I'm winning 
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