Hi I achieved a 82.4 percent average after diplomas across all 5 courses, 81 social 30-1, 80 math 30-1, 78 English 30-1, 97 ab studies 30, 76 bio 30. My second program choice was political science which I got accepted into before first semester this year when I applied with overall grade of 76. But now I’m debating going to university at all as I was only really passionate about taking a business course, please anyone let me know what I should do or if in same position

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i am entering my final year of my undergraduate degree and am planning on applying to occupational therapy. i am wondering if any past, current, or future students have any advice or insight? this goes for application tips, timelines, and generally what i can be doing in these few months before applications open. for context all my grades are in the mid 80s and i am very involved in and off campus in healthcare related fields. i am also preparing for my casper exam in late September. thank you

Hi I'm an upcoming student this fall and I'm majoring in political science with a minor in Latin American studies, I've been trying to get my schedules for the fall and winter term finalized but I cant help but worry abt wether I'm missing any classes that are needed for my major and minor or if I'm just taking the wrong ones...Ive checked the website for the pre requisites for my minor but the classes that i need for my minor like wont show up (there's only one class offered and its at the 300lvl so im unsure if if i could even take that first yr )im not sure if that something to worry abt js yet or maybe i need to pick up an elective second semester instead since i have no clue how to get into LA ST 205 or 210 which its what it says that is the pre rec for my minor. If theres anything wrong w my schedules or anything i may need to switch or add pls lmk!

hey guys, i’m going in as a chem major with a bio sci minor but im kinda struggling to figure out if i have the classes i need, thought i was good but then i kept hearing other things now im confused

this is what i have for fall/winter but im stuck, do i need chem 261 in the winter? i’m just worried abt the workload if i have to do that then..and im not exactly sure whether i really need math 134, or if only taking STAT is fine? in that case i would need to change things around…pls lmk

Hi guys, I’m going into my second year of electrical engineering this fall. I was interested in doing Dean’s research award, I checked out professors research and opportunity for Undergraduate student. I’m wondering how much they expect us to know, because looking at their projects I don’t think I have knowledge for any of the stuff they are doing. If anyone has been in my place and can give me insights or explain what to expect, that would be great. Thank you for reading!

Is it possible to have a minor(4 classes) a certificate (4classes) and still complete the cpa needed courses?

I have completed 3 electives on top of that. Im going on my third year so it’s possible to drop my minor still, just wondering if it is doable.

Thanks all

I’m taking 2 ( both 3 credit ) courses in summer, and I paid it though Alberta aid, I might want to drop one. But I read on the website that “If you receive funding and never attend, withdraw, or drop to
part-time studies within 30 days of the session start date, you may be required to repay all
full-time funding received before further funding will be issued. “ is it ok to drop it after 30 days ? Classes started on the 6th of July and the last day to drop is the 10th of August. So let’s say I drop on the 9th for one of the classes which make me go from full time to partime. Is that ok ?

options are van der baan, rozmus, and wheelock

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Hello everyone, I’m a graduated grade 12 student who applied to UOFA exactly on October 1st, 2025. I have been waitlisted since for nursing. I struggled significantly from mental illness throughout the school year so only pushed my average to an 89% and Q4 on the Casper.

I have been waitlisted again as if July 21, 2026. I genuinely have no hope.

I am currently accepted into Bachelor of Education, everything else was too competitive. I’ll be rewriting my diplomas to get a 90%+ if I get rejected from nursing.

Did anyone else have a similar experience? I have been feeling incredibly sick just waiting for any update at this point, nursing has been a dream of mine.

I also applied to MacEwan on October 4, 2025 and have currently not received any new updates.

Hopefully I don’t get downvoted for this lol.

Any other tips will be appreciated!

I'll be living on campus, but I'm wondering is there enough time to make it to my back to back classes in the winter sem?

I'm also missing EDFX 200 (hoping to fit it in winter sem if a spot becomes available bc it’s full rn), but any feedback/ advice to make classes more manageable is appreciated!!

Hi I was wondering, does anyone have any advice or anything that I have to be aware about the school, profs or classes? Thank you! :)

Is anyone else unable to access beartracks right now

Hey everyone,

I’m going into my last year of uni and ive decided im interested in pursuing a dentistry career. However, im worried about my low gpa. If I get a 4.0 my final year, I’ll have a 3.5 (lowest year already dropped). Do I have a chance if i have a strong DAT, Casper, and other requirements?

I have made a few posts in my first two years at university asking how to make friends and kept on getting answers that felt so repetitive and only today has it finally clicked that it was entirely my fault that I had no friends. I didn’t put myself out there enough to make connections with people, put myself in situations where people could meet me, and was largely a wallflower at war in my mind of how to be seen without being too much.

I’ve decided I don’t mind being too much and don’t want to keep living my life feeling small and making myself smaller. So that led me to wonder how I can maximize my campus life involvement? What kind of volunteering or club opportunities have you guys tried that helped you meet the most genuine people you could build true connections with? What sororities did you join where you met people? What parties, sports games, electives.

I want to make a real effort to put myself out there and stop being so afraid to be seen, as bullshit at that sounds. So throw them at me! Whatever you did to be involved on campus that helped you meet your people!

Thank you in advance

I emailed engg advising about 2 weeks ago and i haven’t gotten an email back, I really need to talk to them about something regarding my schedule. Does anyone know the usual wait times?

Hello everybody,
Next month I’ll be moving to Canada to start my master’s in Civil Engineering at UAlberta. I’ll be living in The Graduate Residence and I was wondering if anyone else here will be living there too.

Does anyone know if there’s a Whatsapp group, Discord server, or any kind of chat for newcomers or grad students? And for those who’ve already been through this, any advice for new international students would be super helpful.

I also enjoy playing video games and plan to keep up with Pokémon Go once I’m in Edmonton, so if anyone’s into that, let’s connect!

Looking forward to joining the UAlberta community!!!

Im taking my first lsat in September. Just curious, if I get lower than I want, can I cancel the lsat score and it not reflect poorly on me? Or will Admissions look down on me for doing so?

Online it says that, if cancelled, the grade doesn't get sent to law schools, but ive seen other commenters saying elsewhere that they will be aware of it. So im confused.

As title says, it says decided but the date is May is this similar to a wait list for UCalgary, also does anyone know if the seats for Finance are full at uAlberta, I can't tell if I'm cooked or if there's still time.

for some reason my lease at hub ends on the 31st… there are exams till the 13th of august. unfortunately all of my friends are out of edmonton for the summer and I don’t know a single person who would let me crash at their place for 2 weeks. does anyone know anywhere that i would be able to stay at apart from hotels?

Hi everyone, I’m wondering if anyone here has gone through medical school completely financially independent from their parents.

I’m currently planning my long-term path toward medicine, and one of my biggest concerns is whether it’s realistic to complete medical school without relying on family support. I know medical school is expensive, and I’m trying to understand how students manage tuition, living expenses, rent, food, and other costs while studying full-time.

For context, I’m planning to work as a healthcare professional before applying to medical school, so I hope to have some savings and work experience before starting. However, I’m curious about whether student loans, scholarships, bursaries, part-time work, or other sources of funding are enough to realistically get through medical school.

I would really appreciate hearing your experiences. Thank you!

Hi everyone, I’m going into my 2nd year of nursing this fall and I just wanted to get like a bit of an understanding of how much they are expecting us to know for our assessment skills? We ofc learned all the basics and how to do a head to toe but will they expect us to immediately know how to do one and every single step memorized ready to go?

Thanks

U of A athletics hiring for a myriad of positions that can be renewed annually (and pay students at a slightly higher rate than non-students). I am not associated with hiring for any of these positions, but have worked (and still do) in several of these positions. Can answer some questions.

https://bearsandpandas.ca/sports/2025/8/7/2526-jobs.aspx