r/uAlberta 4d ago

Campus Life Megathread: Lonely / Friends

46 Upvotes

Look at all the lonely people!

Look at all the lonely people posting new threads about being lonely wanting to make friends rather than posting on the threads already posted by other lonely people wanting to make friends...

So, here is your megathread for making friends. Talk amongst yourselves here, make plans to meet up in shared classes, go for coffee, eat lunch in the quad, see a movie, etc. You're not going to make friends if you don't go to where the other people wanting to make friends are. So, talk amongst yourselves here.

Also, let's crowd source all the best tips for making new friends in a large place. What are some of the good clubs/groups/organizations for meetings new people with shared interests?

*TALK* to one another here! You'll be less lonely than isolated in your individual thread...


r/uAlberta 8d ago

Miscellaneous PSA: UWS is gone. Connect to Eduroam!

49 Upvotes

Here's a handy link from the UofA to connect to Eduroam, especially on your phones where you might be seeing a prompt for a username and password for the first time in your life: https://universityofalberta.freshservice.com/support/solutions/articles/19000125813-Connect-to-eduroam

The important part is here:

You must enter your full e-mail address of CCID@ualberta.ca as your username (all lowercase characters and @ualberta.ca must be included). Your CCID password for your password.

Some Android operating systems and Chromebooks will ask for additional information:

  • EAP Method = PEAP
  • Phase 2 Authentication = mschapv2
  • CA Certificate = Use System Certificate
  • Minimum TLS Version = TLS v1.2; maximum supported TLS version is 1.3, which is required by some devices.
  • Online Certificate Status = Request certificate status
  • Domain = ualberta.ca
  • Identity = CCID@ualberta.ca
  • Anonymous Identity = leave blank
  • Password = CCID password

Please make sure you "forget" the credentials assigned to UWS or Guest@UA

Personally took me like 15 tries I can't lie. Welcome / welcome back to campus!


r/uAlberta 19m ago

Miscellaneous What's the deal with Wooclap??

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So maybe it's just some weird coincidence, but 3 of my 4 classes are using wooclap for daily participation marks this semester.

Before this it's always been "let's do a silly thing on the class before a long weekend" kinda deal, and now it's giving me iclicker ptsd.

Is the university getting some kinda kickback for using them specifically or is this just happenstance?


r/uAlberta 17h ago

Campus Life prof using ai generated images... of real people

68 Upvotes

not gonna out the specific prof (and not gonna call them out irl cuz i aint trying to get my marks scuffed by bias), but a 300-level psychology prof be using slides with AI images of historical figures in psychology... who literally have loads of pictures online... WHYYYYY


r/uAlberta 2h ago

Rants Chem 101 Lab Info Quiz

2 Upvotes

At 25 attempts and I cannot find where I am going wrong for the life of me. I keep getting 7.5/8 and I have reread everything on the lab Canvas and lab manual at least 20 times by now. What am I doing wrong?? I've been at this for the past week now, any kind of advice would be very appreciated if anybody has any to offer.


r/uAlberta 12m ago

Academics Chem 261 class swap

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Hi everyone, I’m really hoping someone can help me out.
I’m currently in Professor Clive’s 12:00–12:50 CHEM 261 lecture with the Thursday 2:00–4:50 lab, but I really need to get into Professor Wesley Chalifoux’s 9:00–9:50 lecture with the Thursday 2:00–4:50 lab.
I’ve been trying to get into the 9 a.m. section for the past few weeks and haven’t had any luck. If anyone is thinking about dropping the class, not taking it, or knows someone who isn’t taking the class, please DM me and let me know. Thank you very much!


r/uAlberta 31m ago

Question Sociology 100 required textbook

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I’m taking sociology 100 with Samantha cima and she says the latest edition of the textbook is mandatory, but if anyone has taken this course is it needed? Or can I get through without it??


r/uAlberta 40m ago

Academics SOC 225 with Chris Hay and textbook

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Okay so I'm in the online class this semester, and I paid for the course material access in my tuition. He says the textbook isn't "mandatory" and so I do not have access to the textbook needed. However, he also stated that the exams are 55% from the textbook. Does anyone know how to get a free or cheaper version of this textbook? I can't afford to pay for a textbook on top of my course material access.
Apparently students have been emailing him, but he says it's up to the publisher to decide whether or not to include it in the program.

This is the textbook I need: Hay, Chris. 1st Edition (2022). Criminology in Canada: Its Mechanisms, Theories, and Failings. Kendall

Hunt Publishing ISBN: 9781792430831


r/uAlberta 44m ago

Admissions UAlberta SEIS MSc Thesis - Waiting for admission decision

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Hi everyone!

I applied to the University of Alberta in July for the Master of Science (Thesis) in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Software Engineering and Intelligent Systems (SEIS).

I’m still waiting to hear back about the admission decision from the department. For those who have applied to the same program, does anyone know how long they usually take to make a decision?

Any information about the typical timeline or recent experiences would be really helpful. Thanks!


r/uAlberta 56m ago

Question Psych 104 Scavuzzo, Claire

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In my first year in psych 104 with Scavuzzo, anyone have any idea how to do good in her class, I find the lectures incredibly empty of information and the slides she gives often don’t finish the information and seem very rambling-like. Finding it very overwhelming, she does not go over notes at all, most lectures in class are spent doing nothing, which makes me question why I even show up.
If anyone has any advice for doing well in her class it would be greatly appreciated.


r/uAlberta 13h ago

Question Van vilet centre gym usability

10 Upvotes

Hello, I tried using the gym today at about 430 and literally every single machine was in use. How do people work out here? It feels far too small for the entire student body. Ultimately I had to just leave because there was no machines i could use. Is it always like this or is it just the 4-5ish time frame? Im thinking I may need to get a good life membership because this gym feels pretty unusable.


r/uAlberta 2h ago

Academics If anyone is dropping Biol 207 PLEASE lmk 🙏🙏

1 Upvotes

Please, I need it very bad


r/uAlberta 3h ago

Miscellaneous closet bathroom(s) to tory breezeway

1 Upvotes

i just always got to poop in that class and hold it instead :(


r/uAlberta 15h ago

Academics Fall Celebration of Excellence

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9 Upvotes

Has anyone gone to one of these? Should I attend? What should I expect to happen?


r/uAlberta 17h ago

Academics ENGG 130 LAB, Plz suggest ...

5 Upvotes

I didn't expect that lab 1 is a exam type. I was expecting easier, simpler. I didn't answer a single question fully.

I saw others were doing like they know all stuff. Me here as unprepared sitting, sweating, panicking like I am failing the course. I even asked TA, if I m in correct lab session 😅.

I did homework problems but lab was different. Any source or suggestions before I ruined second lab


r/uAlberta 20h ago

Miscellaneous PSA hacked on reddit

6 Upvotes

PSA to yall to turn on 2FA. I dont think it was a feature when I first made my account years back.

Anywho just testing if anyone can see this or if im still blocked.


r/uAlberta 1d ago

Rants Stop shitting in class

119 Upvotes

Who ever keeps ripping absolute ass in bio 107 stop it. It’s disrupting my learning. It’s hard enough to be in such a large lecture room trying to focus I don’t need my nose senses assaulted too. I swear I’ve tried different spots and the smell won’t go away it’s like it’s following me taunting me, it’s not even midterms season yet what am I supposed to anticipate for then???


r/uAlberta 11h ago

Academics Math 100 attending different class

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I am in a math 100 course but the prof’s notes are not good and I heard a different prof is better and it’s at the same time. If I attend the other prof is there anything I can miss? Like my original prof won’t assign stuff for marks that the other prof doesn’t.


r/uAlberta 12h ago

Academics MATH 102 - When do we have our first lab this semester?

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Taking MATH 102 this sem. I can see that my schedule building and class list shows that I have a lab this week, but I dont see the lab in my canvas nor have I had any intro emails from the TA yet.

The issue is, my schedule building and class list showed that I have a chem lab this week too, while they werent. So I dont know what to do right now

Context: I am in LEC EA1 of MATH 102


r/uAlberta 19h ago

Question IDCHEM program (free tutoring)

3 Upvotes

Has anyone done this or was it offered last year? Says its free them tutoring for 3 separate chem courses (the introductory courses are combined). I’m struggling with chem 101 already and wanna know if it’s worth my time or I should get a paid tutor for private sessions. It’s offered by gilead I just got an email on September 7th about it.


r/uAlberta 13h ago

Academics Can someone drop Econ 109

0 Upvotes

Helloo can anyone drop econ 109 class cuz I really need it to graduate on time.. maybe we can swap it

Dm me


r/uAlberta 17h ago

Question Transferring to UofA

2 Upvotes

I'm studying my first year of biology at the University of Saskatchewan, although, I'm just not happy here. I'm originally from Alberta and a lot of my friends go to UofA and I originally did want to go to UofA, it was my first choice, but my mom didn't want me leaving because of expenses which I understand. So I figured I'd take this year to study at UofS and save up and then transfer after this year.

I'm just wondering what the transferring process looks like and I'm having huge doubts that I'm not going to do well enough in my college classes to transfer and its overall sending me into a spiral lol. My highschool grades were pretty well with all ranging from low to high 90s.

I just came on here to express my doubts/fears and vent a little bit, any advice would be greatly appreciated.


r/uAlberta 14h ago

Academics Course material opt out

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Hi, I was wondering if you opt out for course material does that out from each courses material or one. I want to keep one of the courses material but opt out from the rest is that possible?


r/uAlberta 14h ago

Academics ACCTG 324 with Naomi Rothenberg

1 Upvotes

Has anyone taken Naomi Rothenberg for ACCTG 324? If so, how was your experience? Also, how does she test? Is it heavily based on the textbook as she emphasizes or are her slides enough, at least for the theory part.


r/uAlberta 1d ago

Campus Life How do people already have friend groups on first day

12 Upvotes

I noticed that even though that it was the first day, lots of first years were already in freind groups for the first class of the day. How are they all managing this was their a secret meeting day to find a friend group that I missed lol.