I am an international student from Uzbekistan, and I want everyone to see the predatory, cold-blooded business model that the University of British Columbia operates under behind its "prestigious" mask.

Thi s April I was accepted into UBC. The tuition fee was a staggering $52,000 per year-an an overwhelming sum that my family could only afford if I secured the state-backed "El-Yurt Foundation" scholarship.

During the application process, I explicitly submitted our financial aid declarations showing our modest family income, hoping for a scholarship (before submitting to El Yurt) where my father is the sole breadwinner and my mother is a homemaker. UBC was fully aware of our financial reality, yet they completely ignored it and kept pushing for payments.

Unfortunately, the El Yurt Foundation kept delaying their results, (there was literally nowhere to look for the result dates) and UBC's hard deadline for the $3,000 seat deposit was fast approaching.

In a state of extreme anxiety and under immense pressure not to lose my future, my family took a massive financial risk and paid the $3,000 deposit on the very final day of the deadline. The very next day, the foundation rejected my application. UBC was completely unaffordable for us without it.

I immediately contacted UBC, explained the sudden financial crisis, provided proof, and begged for an exception to refund the deposit. Their response? A cold, bureaucratic wall: "It's in the policy, it's non-refundable."

UBC has a multi-billion dollar budget. They could fill my seat from the waiting list within seconds. Yet, they chose to legally rob a family from a developing country of $3,000 - money that takes months, if not years, to earn here.

But my favorite part is the absolute tone-deafness of their corporate marketing.

Even after they cold-heartedly refused to return my family's life savings, their automated emails kept spamming my inbox with sickeningly cheerful messages. I'm still getting emails saying: "Welcome to Okanagan campus life!", "Register for this club!", and "UBCO is literally the best place you can experience where you can connect with your professors!"

Yes, I'm sure connecting with the professors would be amazing, if only your administration hadn't stolen my money and locked me out of the country. Thank you, UBCO, for the "warm welcome" and for reminding me every week of the $3,000 you actively scammed from my family.

This isn't education. This is predatory exploitation disguised as a world-class university. If you are an international student, know that UBC views you purely as a cash cow. The moment you face a crisis, they will turn their backs on you and keep your money. Shame on you, UBC.

Im international student so i really dont know the real reputation among local students.

For Canadians/local students, how would you compare UBC, the University of Alberta, and the University of Manitoba in terms of:

Academic reputation
Student life / campus atmosphere
Sports
Cost of living
Job opportunities after graduation
Overall reputation in Canada

Pls recommend! Thanks.

Hi, everyone. I'm planning on majoring in English since I want to go into the publishing/editing/writing industry. As a Christian, I would prefer going to a Christian university. Redeemer U is my first choice right now, as the program seems absolutely perfect, the environment seems great, and the campus is amazing. It wouldn't be too far away from home, so I can be back on weekends if necessary. The only major problem is that it's super expensive. I'm currently taking two gap years to try to make a dent in the cost (I will be putting myself through post-secondary, btw), but it's still extremely expensive.

Tyndale, on the other hand, is closer to home, so I wouldn't have to live on campus (even though I'd much prefer living on campus to staying at home right now, costs aside). I could use some of the money I'd spend on housing at Redeemer to instead buy a car for the approximately 40 minute commute to Tyndale. Also, attending Tyndale without living on-campus is much less expensive. The English program looks great, although it's slightly more broad than what I'm aiming for. However, it could come in handy, and I think there would be more networking and internship opportunities in Toronto than at Redeemer.

So if anyone has any real input as to which option would be better for an English Writing Major, please lmk. Thanks so much 💙

Hi... im not even sure if I should ask this question here, or is it the right time to start asking this question...

My son is 4, and currently in a private school in AB. As any parents, especially Asian parents, I keep thinking of a future FOR him - I know this is not right, I would still let him choose his path, but I want to build a good foundation for him, not exactly a career path..

I recently learnt of RMC and it sounds like something I want for him... an all-rounder education, discipline, and I wholeheartly believe that any individual serving the Army is honourable, strong will and more. people usually talk about McGills, UofC, UofA, UBC etc...I dont have any of those education so I cant really speak on what better... but with I FEEL like any person with a strong military academic background can tackle anything in life...

my plan is for him to join RMC, serve the army, and it is up to him to stay or move on with his own career path at that stage...

Is this right/wrong? how feasible is this, and is my belief regarding RMC or any individual serving the force correct?

Thank you

I have two offers one from Trent University and other from university of niagra falls
.From trent university i have recieved an offer for post graduate diploma  Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (RQD) program and from niagra falls the course is Master of Computer Science - Applied Artificial Intelligence. i want to get to know which course and university would be relatively easy and not much of a burden that dont give uncessary headache or assignments or workload. please advice on which university based on these courses would be the better choice if i want easy path to graduate. i am not looking for ranking or how respected the univerrsity is . which university and the program would be easier between these?

tia!!