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Any New Grad Students? (2008)

NewGradStudent3
edited April 2008 in General
Hey all,

I'll be coming up to Vancouver from the states for my Master's degree at the Vancouver Campus. Anyone else going there? What about current students? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

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  • Broken Lizard
    edited April 2008
    its horrible, don't do it!!
  • NewGradStudent3
    edited April 2008
    Care to elaborate?
  • JayDub
    edited April 2008
    I totally agree with Triple.
  • Kevin M.Kevin M.
    edited April 2008
    NewGradStudent3;26497 said:
    Care to elaborate?
    Would you like to elaborate?
  • randomuser
    edited April 2008
    Harbour Center is a nice place...be glad you arent doing your degree on burnaby campus
  • NewGradStudent3
    edited April 2008
    Kevin M.;26513 said:
    Would you like to elaborate?
    Sure. I'm up and disposing of everything I know in my current life to start anew in a distant, foreign city which I've never been and know absolutely nothing about the school. So when somebody proclaims that its awful and that I shouldn't do it, I'd like to know WHY..
  • JayDub
    edited April 2008
    Because there are two many good mountains nearby so when it comes down to riding season it is hard to choose which mountains who want to buy seasons passes for.
  • Student0667
    edited April 2008
    Let me guess, you are here for the MBA?
  • NewGradStudent3
    edited April 2008
    No. Master of Urban Studies. It is a relatively new program.
  • randomuser
    edited April 2008
    well i personally like harbour center, i work there and i think its great
  • Student0667
    edited April 2008
    NewGradStudent3;26681 said:
    No. Master of Urban Studies. It is a relatively new program.
    Ooh, Urban Studies sound cool! Speaking of Urban Studies, you may want to stay away from the part of town past the Victory Memorial, 3 blocks down from Harbor Center. That part of town is the seediest side of Vancouver called Downtown East Side.
  • Broken Lizard
    edited April 2008
    stay away?
    its sweet there, can buy legal drugs to mess you up, lol
  • JayDub
    edited April 2008
    I know! That area is where I make most of my profits.
  • NewGradStudent3
    edited April 2008
    Student0667;26685 said:
    Ooh, Urban Studies sound cool! Speaking of Urban Studies, you may want to stay away from the part of town past the Victory Memorial, 3 blocks down from Harbor Center. That part of town is the seediest side of Vancouver called Downtown East Side.

    Good to know. I'll keep that in mind when apartment hunting in spring. So I gather it isn't much of a college campus, that much I'm aware of, so I assume its only graduate programs at Harbour Centre? I know there's hardly a better location to conduct urban studies than downtown Vancouver which is partly which I chose the program...
  • JayDub
    edited April 2008
    Yeah universities in Canada are not the same as colleges in the states.
  • Kevin M.Kevin M.
    edited April 2008
    Harbor Center is sweet. Having classes downtown would be a joy, especially in summer semester.
  • ooeygooey
    edited April 2008
    You know in terms of the place, i'm sure u'll love it in Vancouver....but it really depends where u come from lol (like if ur from Alberta...lol)

    Man, people here are just negative...dont listen to them haha

    Sure, the Burnaby campus isnt very pretty...but quality of schooling here in topnotch. Go through Macleans university rankings...SFU is ranked up there every year.

    What kind of background do you need for the Masters of Urban Studies? Is it a MA? or..MSc?
  • illicit
    edited April 2008
    lol ooey he's from the States.

    which part of the states?

    it's very urbanized here, fast paced, you won't find many friendly people on the street, you'll see AMAZING cars if you're a car enthusiast.
  • NewGradStudent3
    edited April 2008
    Thanks for some feedback guys. I'm just finishing my Bachelor's at the University of Denver but I am originally from rural Idaho. Metro Denver has a higher population than Vancouver but it is FAR less diverse and FAR more decentralized. Really, the two cities cannot be compared.

    Urban Studies is an MA program and my background is in Geography with an anthropogenic and urban emphasis. I could care less about the aesthetics of a campus, its the teaching and amount of research being conducted that matters most.

    Are you guys undergrads? Grads? Originally from Van?
  • Student0667
    edited April 2008
    NewGradStudent3;26780 said:
    Are you guys undergrads? Grads? Originally from Van?
    A majority of our regulars are undergrads.

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