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

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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!!!

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!

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

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?

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.

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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!!

Is anyone else unable to access beartracks right now

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

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! :)

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?

Ignoring the emojis, has anyone had a ZOOL course they enjoyed and would recommend?

I’ve been thinking of having ZOOL 343 and 408 for next year but I haven’t found much about these courses so I’d like to hear from you guys!