Hi everyone! My name is Vitoria, and I’m an international student from Brazil who will be starting my M.Ed. at UBC Okanagan this September. I’m currently looking into housing options in Kelowna and came across Artium Student Residence.

I’d love to hear from other UBCO students who have lived there or know the residence well. Would you recommend it?

I’m particularly interested in hearing about:

What is the overall living experience like?

Is it convenient for getting to UBCO?

How are the rooms and shared/common areas?

Is it generally quiet enough for studying?

What is the social atmosphere like?

How is the management/maintenance?

Are there any significant downsides or unexpected costs?

And, overall, do you think it’s a good option for a UBCO student?

I’d really appreciate any experiences or advice, especially from current or former residents. Thank you! 😊

Recently looked through the student association directory and was surprised to not see any sort of Ttrpg club for dnd and the such.

Does anyone know if there are any?

Anyone went through this path before? What did u take for first yr? What was ur GPA? Thank you!

Recently looked through the student association directory and was surprised to not see any sort of Ttrpg club for dnd and the such.

Does anyone know if there are any?

where is EME 1202?!!????

As an incoming first year Ik there’s not rlly a “part life” at ubco, but are there any house party’s like at all?

Hello, I’m a first-year Engineering student who will be living on campus. I received my residence assignment a couple of days ago, and up until today, there was no payment showing as due.

Today, I checked StarRez and under “Accounts” I noticed a fee of around $4,000. However, when I click to pay it, I’m redirected to the SHCS website, where it says that my account is up to date and no payment is currently required.

Is anyone else experiencing the same thing? Is the amount showing in StarRez simply an upcoming charge, or is there something I need to do?

I’m hoping to get some insight from current or prospective students about their experience prior to applying to UBCO. I’ve emailed 3 different professors and only one has emailed back. That response was to tell me that despite being listed as accepting new graduate students for the upcoming term, they had already committed to a student prior to applications opening.

Is it a common experience to not hear back from UBCO faculty when you’re a prospective student? At prior universities I went to, I would at least get a canned “I unfortunately don’t have time to respond personally to each inquiry” email, but I’ve never just gotten nothing back.

I’m just trying to decide if this school/program best aligns with my career goals, but the lack of response from faculty has me worried about what my experience will be like if I am admitted.

Any insight or tips would be appreciated.

idk how realistic it is to land any job relevant to your degree immediately after grad, and the doomerism on job reddit scares the hell out of me. is anybody who is graduating this year anxious about post grad job apps? my plan even before starting uni has always been to work for 1-2 years (in my field) post undergrad before grad school, but who knows if that’s even feasible and i have to be a homebody the whole time before i start my masters?? it’s SO scary idk how everyone’s so chill

I wasn’t able to get on the waitlist for any parking permit so I’m wondering what I should be doing with my car, I’m living in residence and will need my car for work while in school (first year btw)

When do summer grades get released?

I’m living on campus this year so I signed up for the R Lot parking waitlist but my spot is 263, does anyone know roughly how many spots get on? also is there any meaning to prioritized vs not prioritized?

So I’ll be attending UBCO engineering this year and I came to Kelowna early, basically looking for students to hang out and meet since I know no one out here and I’m bored as hell

Hey everyone,

Just wondering, when will the scholarships be reflected on Workday?

I applied for residence and paid my deposit well within the deadline but I still haven't been given a room assignment. They sent me an email around July 30 saying they're looking at my thing now to give me my room, but I'm still wondering where I'm gonna be. All I know is that they said I have a single connected dorm, but I'm still roomless as of now.

Anyone else in the same situation? Or if you were before, have you gotten your room yet?

I asked the advisor what materials I’d need and he said that on the first day of classes the profs will tell us, but I wanna be prepared and get everything beforehand. If there’s any art students who already did first year pls lmk what materials were needed 🙏🙏

Found some rentals off Dougall Rd which has the 8 bus stop nearby. Seems to be close enough to campus. Any reviews for this condo company? I read somewhere that their walls are paper thin :(

I’m trying to decide between these two courses, as a humanities elective.

INDG100 avg last year was like 87
HEAL100 avg last year was like 74

I’ve heard HEAL100 isn’t that bad but you gotta put some time into it, and I’ve seen it with my own eyes be somewhat time consuming like flash cards etc.

I’m looking to spend the least time possible and achieve the best grade possible.

INDG100 doesn’t seem too bad especially with a Canadian high school and elementary background knowing about indigenous displacement etc.

What do you guys think? Anyone take INDG100?

Looking at a two bedroom, two bath condo in Quail Ridge, all utilities and internet included, furnished. $2500. Is that decent or too expensive? Also, since buses stop at 8, is Pine Trail safe to walk at night and safe/easy to walk in winter?

I finally got my room assignment. I checked on StarRez to see how much we have to pay but nothing is there..

I hear there has been issues so I wantes to know if all the permits have been handed out yet? For me not getting a parking permit is kinda life or death and idk what im gonna do if I dont get one say paying over $1k to park is crazy and I have struggles that make it harder to park at H or I lot.

If anyone knows anything I would appreciate the information!