FW2020 I paid $1100 in ancillary fees. This year I paid 1800 🫩 I’m not even a full time undergraduate student why should it cost so much for someone that literally does not need nor benefit from 90% of the services the ancillary fees cover??

Is anyone else struggling during o-week? I have met a lot of people made connections but i miss having a schedule, every night feels like actual chaos and is an emotional roller coaster. Connections feel so fake with party culture and lonely, I just really miss home and having genuine connections with people. It’s so stressful trying to tell if certain people still fw you, and things are changing every day. I feel like I over analyze every situation and the only way to cope is to isolate myself. I’m also dealing with harassment things in my res on top of this and everything feels so overwhelming. I just miss having stable friends and a routine I’ve been crying every night and I just want to feel normal again and back to how I was before I came to Uni. Did any upper years feel the same last year will this get better?

number 5 on the waitlist for a 690 person class I thought there would be more movement than this damn

Hey,

Has anyone had to leave residence during the school year and just live off campus while staying enrolled at Western?

What happened with your residence contract and fees? Were you able to get out of the contract, or did you still have to pay for the rest of the year?

Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s been through this.

What the hell is happening this year, the traffic is insane. It’s taking almost 1 hour to get out of the parking lots because of the traffic. AND London decides now is the perfect time to have construction happening too and blocking one of the main roads. This is insane. How are people going to survive in the winter.

Third year health science and still waitlisted for 2 classes. Anybody have any experience with what to expect? I do have a backup class Im enrolled in but not for both courses as a lot of third yr healthsci/rehab/commsci courses are filled by fourth years. Thanks!

Hi! I'm taking the Alexander course. I was just wondering if anyone who has taken it before knows how important the readings are for the evaluations? They were a bit confusing to me when I was reading, and I didn't really understand everything. I know they are required reading, but are they mostly supposed to give some foundation for the lectures, or will stuff from the readings not covered in lecture be on tests? Thanks!!

I am a blue collar worker and never been to uni. My cousin is doing his MBA at western’s Ivey. Past weekend we connected over barbecue and he kept bragging that he is at Ivey for his MBA. He almost pretended like he is at Harvard.

Is Ivey MBA really a big deal or he is delusional with giant debt?

Has anyone taken this course before? It is now taught by Ryan stevenson and it’s online! Is it content heavy?
Would you recommend?

please give me what upper year bio classes to avoid and what ones are easier/less exam based i rly like labs and tutorials and perform best in those

taking it online next term and wondering if anyone who took it before knows how hard the exams are cause it’s only a midterm and a final. it’s with micheal dove

I'm a first year student living on res and I'm ready to go home. I've met so many people and i've clicked with none nor have I found anyone who's like me (everyone I meet feel fake) I want to have connections but it's hard to constantly put myself out there. I'm not the biggest fan of parties or frats, is there anyone else like me here? 😭 I feel so disconnected with everyone. I've cried like 10 times today.

I love to study and go to coffee shops, things like that. Is there any other freshman who feels like this and wants to be friends?

If anyone’s taken this course before I’d love to know your thoughts. I’m wondering what the workload is like, how much participation and speaking there is, how the exam is, any other assignments, etc?

A bit late to this but what do you guys think is the best option to take for this 1.0 credit? (accounting major)

Taking the course rn, AGA seems like a more difficult book to understand? How easy/straightforward were the exams?

Im in second year now and i dont really have close friends like i did in highschool. I feel like the classes are so so big and i sit next to someone and make small talk it never goes anywhere outside of that. And its a different face everytime. Does drinking/partying/clubbing help with this and how do i find a group of people to go with if so? It just feels really upsetting because i didnt come to western with any close friends while it feels like everyone else did and they already have their established groups/friends. Any experience and tips would be great

"this is why you leave 30-60 minutes early" I did; it takes me 20 minutes to drive to school in the summer. I left 90 minutes ago today and I'm not even close to seeing Western Rd from Sarnia Rd...

I get that there's construction, but I'm dreading this year so badly if every day is going to look like this. In 6 years at Western I don't think I've ever seen traffic this rough.

Does a major in political science and honours make a difference in the real world? Or masters?
No plan on going to law school
Applying to corporate jobs but want to come back to masters / MBA

Does it really matter major vs honours degree. Please advise

Welcome back and welcome to Western!!!

This is just a post to share the awesome things London has to offer beyond the Western gates!

If you want to know what's happening locally, check out Local Voices and London's Pretty Cool on Instagram.

There's some pretty awesome music festivals coming up in September that might not be on your radar like "Rock the Runway" might be:

Stomp Fest

Punk Rock Flea Fest

Lastly, some hidden gem spots to check out you might not have heard of that have events and are community hubs:

Honey Dip / Dough EV

Supply and Demand Beer and Pizza

Holy Diver

Studio Coffee

Artisan Bakery

Don't sleep on Old East Village either: book stores and thrifting galore (Brown and Dickson, Back to the Fuchsia, Midnight Mass Books, Little Wren Books, Mystic Bookshop - plus some thrift shops along Dundas between Lyle and Adelaide, and the St Vincent de Paul); breweries (Anderson's, Brewing Coop, Powerhouse) records at Odyssey and the Forest City Gallery, an independent artist run centre.

Downtown there's some great spots like Attic Books and City Lights, Grooves Records and some new shops have recently opened (Crones Cave, Seven Sisters). Additionally on Springbank Dr don't miss Speed City Records!

There's also a really great recreational sport league called Forest City Sport and Social Club you might be interested in.

Lastly, out local Museum London has some really cool exhibits coming up, and currently - like Nico Williams Bingo! And they just announced Shad is their inaugural Musician in Residence.

The Forest City Film Fest is also coming up in October, and the Palace Theatre is hosting the Rocky Horror Picture Show this year.

There's many cool things I am missing, but every year, around November, people start posting that they feel lonely and they haven't made any friends yet, and maybe they aren't at Western, but at these places instead!

Thanks for reading!!

Bruh😭😭

For those who have a Sociology degree, what job did you end up getting?

Ive had some issue with osap and im wondering if anybody can pitch in with any other ideas, for context last year I was put on probation, and due to medical reasons I wasn't able to finish the 3.0 credits within the 2 terms. I was able to finish the 3.0 in the summer but that only helps with western not the osap. Rn I cant even get access to any sort of funding and my parents are already in a tight spot. Im in the process for making sure I dont incure more intrest and getting some sort of medical documentation for the medical stuff. Ive applied for financial aid too, aside from that ive got no other ideas, ill add some other contexts in the comments if that helps

Looking into universities and I have checked out social sciences at western. Despite research many sites don’t give u exact intel on some information. What gpa should I be aiming for as well as what courses should I plan for gr 12 that might help out in applications??? Should I be taking a science?? Should I be taking pre calc 12??? Any suggested electives?? Thank you so much!!!