How many people here wanted to go to UBC?

randomuser · November 2007

Or why did you choose SFU if it was your first choice?

All my friends go to UBC, its 30 mins closer to me, but my program isnt offered there and I think my GPA wouldnt be high enough anyway haha

EricJ · November 2007

I dunno why, but I never gave UBC much consideration.
And well, after I learned of the SFU surrey campus, that pretty much sealed the deal, since they have what I want and are reasonably close to home!

Broken Lizard · November 2007

yeah i got into uvic and ubc
wanted crim so went to sfu

imelting · November 2007

i got accepted into both, i think one of the deciding factors was commuting time, 1.5hr to ubc (so thats like 3 hours of my day) vs 30min to sfu

plus my sis went to sfu too /shrug

JayDub · November 2007

SFU was my fifth choice, my first choices were RMC, Waterloo, UofO, UBC and then SFU. I got into all universities but when I got the acceptance letter I was not living with my parents at the time so my parents thought they were being helpful by starting to pay all of the required fees for me to SFU the university they thought I wanted to go to so I was not too impressed when I found that out.

Student0667 · November 2007

If SFU pisses me off one more time with a terribe reg date, mistake in the registrar office, or anything that affects me academically, I will pack up and transfer to UBC.

baby e · November 2007

I got into UBC too. I chose SFU cuz I was very artsy back then and wanted to major in Fine Arts (LOLOL!) and i thought that SFU's program was better than UBCs. Well, soon after i started at SFU, I realised that Fine Arts was a joke, and decided to do something a bit better.

Still wish I went to UBC. Dumb move there. Oh well.

Magnificent_Bastard · November 2007

I would've gone to UBC, but they don't accept students for the January term. SFU did, so, here I am. For an undergraduate degree, it really makes no difference where you go, unless there's a program that no other school has. If it's for something generic like psychology, or chemistry or something, no difference at all.

siuying · November 2007

i applied to UBC, SFU and UVic and got in all three of them.. but what made me choose SFU was that they offered me a scholarship and had a crim department.. now that's something that UBC doesn't have... =) commuting is pretty much the same if you bus from richmond.. it's roughly around 1 hr for UBC and 1.5 for SFU.. but now that richmond is all dug up.. it takes me close to 2 hours to get up on bby.. curses!!! T_T

schroed · November 2007

^ Same here. I was going to apply to UBC, but was offered a scholarship+early acceptance from SFU, and UBC didn't even offer a any sort of crim program :( Otherwise would have gone UBC for sure.

toast · November 2007

lol, am I the only one who didn't get in UBC and just lucky to be at SFU?

p51dray · November 2007

I was never really interested in UBC though I was accepted for both; they are pretty skimpy when it comes to undergraduate scholarships and SFU had the program I wanted so here I am.

I think UBC is a terrible school for undergrads, unless you are serious about med.

Student0667 · November 2007

p51dray;17667 said:
I think UBC is a terrible school for undergrads, unless you are serious about med.

At least they are good at providing students with courses, something SFU is not particulary good at...

siuying · November 2007

i don't know about how good ubc is with that but yeah.. SFU is horrible with it..

Student0667 · November 2007

siuying;17769 said:
i don't know about how good ubc is with that but yeah.. SFU is horrible with it..

Nobody is complaining about it in their newspaper.

vonnie · November 2007

I didn't get into UBC... =(

flo-ra · November 2007

I got accepted at UBC, but chose to go to SFU because they offered me a better scholarship and the campus is MUCH closer to me than UBC (10 min vs. 1 hr). I was surprised that my parents didn't complain because I always thought they wanted me to go to UBC (typical Chinese parents). But ultimately I chose SFU because UBC didn't have a Communications program. I think if they did, I would be at UBC right now. All my high school friends and boyfriend are at UBC, and it's sucks that I don't get to spend a lot of time with them any more. But then again, I wouldn't have made new friends if I was part of a clique already.

What I don't like about SFU is that I feel it's not giving me the university experience. I don't really identify with SFU, and it seems like my UBC friends have a lot more pride in their university. Actually, it's more faculty-focused there; SFU doesn't encourage faculty pride. Anyway, maybe if I joined more clubs and actually participated in school events, I would enjoy being at SFU more.

Agentbob · November 2007

I got accepted into both but decided to come to SFU, specifically for the CS program (heard it's better). From what my friends have told me (those that attend UBC), there's a better sense of community involvement over there than SFU. Everyone isolates themselves over here.

EDIT: RE: flo-ra: I have a friend in your situation, sort of. He got accepted into SFU, but not UBC. Instead of going to SFU, his parent forced him to take night school so he could get into UBC.

randomuser · November 2007

Some of the isolation and stuff might have to do with the fact were on a mountain, and the common space would be like the area between the library and MBC. The area is full of smokers and stuff all the time.

The university and the various organizations should fill that space all the time and always have stuff going on (even though it might be freezing out right now making it a bit hard), like in the first two weeks of school. I think the reality is the campus' are totally different in their structure and layout, where is our arcade?

toast · November 2007

Agentbob;17950 said:
I got accepted into both but decided to come to SFU, specifically for the CS program (heard it's better). From what my friends have told me (those that attend UBC), there's a better sense of community involvement over there than SFU. Everyone isolates themselves over here.

EDIT: RE: flo-ra: I have a friend in your situation, sort of. He got accepted into SFU, but not UBC. Instead of going to SFU, his parent forced him to take night school so he could get into UBC.

that sucks...

imelting · November 2007

randomuser;17952 said:
Some of the isolation and stuff might have to do with the fact were on a mountain, and the common space would be like the area between the library and MBC. The area is full of smokers and stuff all the time.

The university and the various organizations should fill that space all the time and always have stuff going on (even though it might be freezing out right now making it a bit hard), like in the first two weeks of school. I think the reality is the campus' are totally different in their structure and layout, where is our arcade?

totally OT:
but i suggested with my frd today that they should pull some funding to put some heating (like those heater things u get if u eat outside on the patio seating at a restaurant) along the long walk from wmx to aq

vonnie · November 2007

flo-ra;17948 said:
I got accepted at UBC, but chose to go to SFU because they offered me a better scholarship and the campus is MUCH closer to me than UBC (10 min vs. 1 hr). I was surprised that my parents didn't complain because I always thought they wanted me to go to UBC (typical Chinese parents). But ultimately I chose SFU because UBC didn't have a Communications program. I think if they did, I would be at UBC right now. All my high school friends and boyfriend are at UBC, and it's sucks that I don't get to spend a lot of time with them any more. But then again, I wouldn't have made new friends if I was part of a clique already.

What I don't like about SFU is that I feel it's not giving me the university experience. I don't really identify with SFU, and it seems like my UBC friends have a lot more pride in their university. Actually, it's more faculty-focused there; SFU doesn't encourage faculty pride. Anyway, maybe if I joined more clubs and actually participated in school events, I would enjoy being at SFU more.

Everything you said I can totally relate to, except the getting into UBC part. Well, I DID get into UBC, just not the faculty I wanted. But like you said, everyone I know (and my boyfriend) are at UBC as well.

cassie1013 · November 2007

I was hellbent on getting into UBC, but it didn't happen until August. I was so excited, but I didn't really understand what university "was" (in terms of programs, blah blah) and was just going for the "name." I was enrolled at sfu as backup, but I'm glad I came because I didn't know UBC didn't have a communications program. I knew I wanted to get into media, but I just thought that was acquirable with ...I don't even know what I thought LOL.

Also, I lived in the same house for like 14 years of my life around Broadway/Granville, so very close to UBC. SFU was far, but now I'm out in south surrey,veryyyyy far from the skytrain, so at least there's sfu surrey..but since it's at the skytrain it takes me just under an hour to get there.

Until I get my N, I am avoiding the Burnaby campus.

cassie1013 · November 2007

Yeah, I agree with what others said, I don't feel SFU is giving me the real university experience either. It's a difficult school for what it is - my aunt is a professor in LA and she can't believe the amount of work I have with 4 classes vs. students at UCLA/UCSB and UBC where she got her PhD. UBC people have so much more fun whereas I have way more papers and hours of reading ALL the time... I try and make it out to UBC events as tons of my friends go there, but this really bugs me about SFU. I don't know why it's so intense, the entrance average is kind of "meh."

Lol maybe one day I'll go to Carlton in Ottawa and do communications there....HAHAHA.

Tina · November 2007

I was accepted into UBC as well but my first choice was SFU because I heard this school is a tad bit more liberal than UBC.

I regret the decision to attend SFU >_< I heard life is easier at UBC.

Magnificent_Bastard · November 2007

I remember the first time I faced the "which university to go to" question. I had it narrowed down to the University of Toronto, Queens, or McMaster. I only applied to McMaster because we could choose 3, and I didn't really want to apply to any other school.

I got into the U of T St. George campus for science, and I was almost certain I was gonna go. I forgot to send in some forms to Queens (oops!) so needless to say, that was no longer a choice. But in the end, I decided to go to McMaster. Why? Because it was much farther from home, and I didn't want to live at home while I went to university for the first time. If I went to U of T, I would've had to commute, and the commute is a bitch. Much worse than any commute in Vancouver. You guys have it easy over here, with your fancy, efficient transit system.

siuying · November 2007

^ if you don't mind me asking.. so how did you end up in SFU? or are you in SFU? @_@

Magnificent_Bastard · November 2007

Oh no, my secret is out...I'm not actually an SFU student... =(

Kidding. I got a B.Sc. from McMaster in 2004. Didn't really do much with it, so I wanted to return to school to get another bachelor's, this time in psychology (my first degree was in Life Sciences). I've always wanted to move out to Vancouver, because I knew some people out here, and heard that it was a really nice place to live. So, I applied to UBC and SFU in August of 2006, just to see if they'd allow me in as a second degree student (I get to bypass a lot of the prerequisites for courses in psychology, as well as in communications since I take elective courses as well.

I was still thinking about whether to come or not, and finally, about two weeks before New Years, I bought the tickets and whatnot. Didn't tell my parents about it until a few days before I left, but it was all good. Anyhow, that's my life story, and how I ended up at SFU.

meesh · November 2007

Oh wow, how did you parents take it Magnificent_Bastard?
I remember I was really itching to go to McGill. Had everything ready--finances planned out, residence, etc. In the end, my parents didn't want me to go...and I didn't have the heart to just leave against there wishes though part of me really wanted to.
I was really angry at first but now i'm more like, eh..i saved a bunch of money through Geico ;)

Magnificent_Bastard · November 2007

My parents didn't really like it, but they knew I had my mind set on it. They nagged for a few days about how I wouldn't survive, but that just made me want to prove them wrong.

The only thing that made me feel really terrible about leaving was that my grandmother was in the hospital, about a week after I decided. Doctors said she would probably only be around for another week or two. Probably the only thing that was making the decision harder than it was. In the end, I did go, and she stayed strong. I even went to visit her when I went back home to visit that April. She passed a week after that. But I couldn't be more happy that I got to see her beforehand. Felt like everything worked out in the end.

But I love it here in Vancouver now, and hopefully when I finish my degree, I'll still continue to live here. The air is cleaner and people are generally nicer.

Oops, sorry to go off topic here. No more about my life story. Period.

siuying · November 2007

your grandma is one strong woman..
good to know you got to see her..^^b

How many people here wanted to go to UBC?

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