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steeze-free_lee
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Anyone on the boards heading to UBC this september? I'm gonna be coming up from the states, studying in the faculty of arts and hopefully hitting up whis as much as humanly possible.

I'm just amped to be heading up to vancouver, honestly such a dope city and I just wanted to get an idea of what type of representation the skiers might get there (and im always looking for new riding buddies haha). Anyways, I thought it would be cool to get a little community going before school kicks off and see if anyone can hook me up with some insider info about the school (esp. about arts one if anyones done/plans to do that) and the riding at grouse/seymore/cypress (is it even worth it?).

BAM


And how wack is this as a first post anyways?
Apr 22 2011 2:31AM
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Epicentre
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I most likely will be up at UBC for engineering next year as well, I may end up at sfu depending on scholarship money... we'll see.  What arre you doing in arts?
Grouse is worth it if you can get a seasons pass at y2play prices.  That is ending soon though.  If their Quicksilver park is like what it was this year it'll be awesome this year, but I don't figure we;ll have the same amount of spring snow again. 
Seymour is cheaper and has more but smaller parks to what I understandm I haven't been up there for a couple of years.  It's always debateable who has the better park.   I read somewhere here that Seymour is sponsered by nike 6.0 so they get new features a lot.

I'd write more but my arm is in a sling from dislocating my shoulder and it's a bitch to type with one hand.
Apr 22 2011 3:23AM
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steeze-free_lee
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It's probably a bit early for this type of thread anyway, I'm sure a lot of people are still deciding.

So I checked out the grouse and seymour passes, grouse looks alright at the y2play price but I couldn't find next years rates on the seymour website, if you've got a ballpark estimate of those thatd be dope.

As for school next year, I'm gonna go in focusing on english and psychology but I've done a lot of film work through a program I'm in at school and I might be trying to switch over to film production if the other stuff doesn't work out.

sorry to hear about the arm, hopefully that didn't impact your season too much.


Apr 22 2011 11:48AM
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erikK
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grouse has officially been titled the lower mainlands shittiest mountain by the georgia straight. not only that theyr park is gonna suck this year for 10th straight year in a row. thats even longer than cypress!!

why dont we all recognize grouse mountains accomplishment and never go there again.

seymour all the way man, such fast and high capacity chairs you will never want to lap grouse again. also ubc arts for the fucking win. so useful in the future  man so easy to get a job with an english degree
Apr 22 2011 12:33PM
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VT_scratch
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haha I was in your position last year and made a thread just like this.... now Im all done with first year at UBC. pretty damn good time.
Apr 22 2011 12:43PM
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steeze-free_lee
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haha i gotta say that thread was my inspiration and im glad to get some more opinions on grouse and ubc arts. did either of you guys do the arts one program or know anyone who did? it sounds pretty baller but it looks a little intense work-wise too.
Apr 22 2011 6:36PM
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erikK
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yeah i think going into something like science or engineering would be a whole lot easier.  arts is really hard so you won't have much time to ski
Apr 22 2011 10:01PM
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steeze-free_lee
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haha so its like that huh?

guess ill just have to stop thinking about all this shit so much and enjoy the ride haha
Apr 23 2011 12:18AM
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ChaosAura
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You really must not have looked all that hard at Seymours site.

Mt Seymour's 2011-2012 Early Bird Season Pass Prices are here! Read more for information and get ready for another epic season. The Early Bird Season Passes go on sale September 1, 2011.

The 2011-2012 Early Bird Season Pass prices are here and they are still the best value on the North Shore. We had an epic season this year and are looking forward to more big things on Mt Seymour next year.

The 2011-2012 Early Bird Season Pass prices are:

Adult: $324
Youth: $229
Student: $229
Senior: $139
Child: $59
Tot: $29
Family: $749

The Early Bird Season Pass takes place from September 1 to September 30, 2011.
Apr 23 2011 2:25AM
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panojibber
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The arts one program is honestly so easy man. My average would be a solid 30% higher if I was in that and NOT science. If you can write a decent essay and have any sort of creative writing ability you'll be fine in arts one. Its not intense work wise. Science and engineering (at least first year) will rape you compared to arts one. Unless you're RIDICULOUSLY good at math.

Either way man, uni will be a lot of work, you'll have to put some serious library hours in no matter what. You'll still have plenty of free time though. Just make getting school done your number 1 priority above ALL other things and you'll do great. Take care of school first and the other pieces will fall into place around it.

And to eriK.... You sure about that english degree man? English degrees are notoriously useless when it comes to finding a job, at least thats what I've heard. I mean, the jobs are there but there's not as much demand for technical writers I think.
Apr 24 2011 1:08PM
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Epicentre
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My thoughts exactly.
Apr 24 2011 4:44PM
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VT_scratch
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what? /claim. you have no idea!
you're in sciences. arts is so subjective unlike science where if you know your shit you'll do good and won't fail shit. in arts if your profs don't like your ideas or work you'll get a low grade.
Apr 24 2011 10:48PM
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erikK
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i was kidding
Apr 24 2011 11:28PM
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panojibber
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Gah sorry dude, no hate on arts just feeling a little stressed from exams and kind of wishing I was in arts.... Definitely envious of some of the stuff people get to learn about in arts.

Coming from someone who went through some of the hardest first year science courses AND did the first year english along with a few other arts courses, I can safely say that I personally found my arts courses nowhere near as challenging as my science courses. Maybe other people had a different experience, but I found science significantly harder.

The UBC faculty of science is the most competitive in the country, and they DO try to make people fail out of first year. I almost did, but I'll be back in the fall hahaha. Maybe I just suck at science and its not that hard... Who knows.
Apr 24 2011 11:46PM
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Download-My-Apps
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Its funny how EVERY faculty says that they have the most competitive program. How do you know that? Is it based on high school admissions? Is it based on average GPA? Dropouts or failing?I'm studying Human Kinetics but I've done several Arts and Science courses both are difficult in their own ways. To make an assumption on first year English isnt fair, its set up so Engineers and Science students can pass and get their Arts credits required to graduate. Yes Science is competitive, but so is every faculty at UBC.I know myself I could never get a degree in Engineering but that doesn't mean that Engineering is a better faculty than mine.

One of my biggest pet peeves is when people assume that other degrees are easier than their own, we all have it difficult, every class aims to have the same average, every programs fails people, and every faculty weeds people out.
Apr 25 2011 1:29AM
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Download-My-Apps
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PS, an English degree will have just as many jobs flocking to it as a general Science degree. Its not what your degree is, its how you use it. If you want a job from your degree then take Engineering or Nursing,
Apr 25 2011 1:37AM
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Gstrong
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If any of you know mathew Bonell, say what's up, he's in first year engineering.
Apr 25 2011 2:40AM
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Doug.
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I will be.

But i dont know how much time ill have to ski in first year engineering :(
Apr 27 2011 5:59PM
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VT_scratch
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i know a kid in engineering who got waaay more days than i did this season and im in arts. i think money was more of a reason I didnt get up as much as I had hoped though. if you don't know lots of people with cars, the bus can get expensive.
Apr 27 2011 9:13PM
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panojibber
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You can honestly get a lot of skiing in if you really want to. If you spend all your weekdays studying and your weekends skiing it'll probably work out. All about how much motivation you have. And how distracted by residence you get hahaha.
Apr 27 2011 9:40PM
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Owl
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I may be going next September for Engineering! unless i go to U of A
Apr 27 2011 10:14PM
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erikK
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doesn't ubc give you a bus pass?
Apr 27 2011 11:26PM
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panojibber
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There's a city transit pass which UBC gives you, and is possibly the greatest gift I have ever recieved from UBC. This pass doesn't do anything for the whistler bus, which is like 35 every time.
Apr 27 2011 11:45PM
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erikK
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oh hahaha thought you were talking about vancouver buses
Apr 28 2011 2:42AM
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Jaimee.
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I'll be at UBC in September, in the arts faculty!
Took sciences at UBC-O this year, decided I didn't want to be there, nor did I want to be in the sciences.... so I'm just switching it all up.

I'll probably be getting a whistler pass... considering that's what all my friends are doing next year.
Apr 29 2011 3:18AM
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Doug.
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Ya I think thats what im gunna do. And just go up for weekends.

Ive been spoiled living here. Now I dont want to ski smaller mountains.
Apr 29 2011 3:59AM
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dave44
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Most likely UBC Engineering for me, but still undecided. And also gotta dig up that $500 deposit.
Apr 29 2011 6:20PM
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RIP_leos_shack
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^^Right we all know Vancouver sucks haha.

But seriously UBC is the shit. Just study hard/ski harder. From what I've heard, Arts One is a pretty sick program as long as you're good at writing essays. If you go into Science or especially Engineering, prepare to die. I'm in music which is pretty chill, but not many (anyone) who shreds. Ski and Board club throws some crazy parties though which are really fun. As for the Asians, yeah its true there's a lot of them and I don't know any that can shred, but hey I love sushi. And Vancouver's a sick place in general. Dank/cheep bud and drinking age is 19! But Whistler is definitely one of the biggest highlights. So much pow! I can't wait for next year!!
May 6 2011 4:34PM
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dave44
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Yeah, all those fucking asians......
May 6 2011 5:44PM
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sack
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vancouver is ok, naturally there are a lot of lame things about it but i would rather live/go to school here than in the midwest or the prairies...
ubc is great, you can walk to the beach in minutes and you can't count the number of libraries on one hand...
and anyone who gets an arts degree (or a science degree) so they can make more money is doing it wrong. do what you love and be good at it and make connections, and you will have great success
a lot of people bitch about seymour's slowness but honestly, grouse's lines are so long you may as well be riding a 2 person lift anyhow. seymour is good for park, off-piste/backcountry, and having natural snow. there are some norts but not as many tourists as grouse. it's much more chill than grouse or cypress, much fewer rich douchebags running about. the latter two have an air of snobbery, as if they are the whistler of vancouver. and pretty much every employee/former employee of grouse and cypress I've talked to prefer seymour. though if money and getting there wasn't an issue, given the choice of riding whistler every weekend and riding seymo every weekend, i would ride whis no contest
May 7 2011 2:53AM
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Download-My-Apps
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what is with all you people bitching about Asians? Seriously, I like more Asians on campus than lame ass  white frat guys.
May 7 2011 9:20PM
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popNfresh44
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LOL at both of ErikK's posts... I see what you did there

but in all seriousness, free time is governed by your ability to focus, manage time, and learn quickly. My buddy who is "mvf" on here, he is in engineering physics (arguably the most demanding, competitive, and challenging discipline) and he literally skied 4 days a week at whistler this past term and still did decently in all/most courses. This just shows that if you are bright enough and you know how to study effectively, you can really push the limits when it comes to skiing time. It sure as hell isn't easy to do though.
May 8 2011 10:48PM
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s6p
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I'll be there in September too, really stoked. I came through Vancouver the other weekend and stopped by Grouse. It was one of the last days of the pass sale so I impulse bought it. I don't think I can go wrong for 235.

Do alot of people ride Grouse week nights after class? It would be sick to get a car pool going or something, I hear the bus only takes you to the bottom of the hill then you gotta walk to the tram.
May 13 2011 12:42AM
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steeze-free_lee
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Dope man, what faculty are you gonna be in.

I'd also like to know how doable midweek night skiing is and which locals hills have the easiest bus access from anyone whos been attending for a while.
May 13 2011 12:46AM
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s6p
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Commerce. I hear its fairly presentation/group work based so hopefully I'll be able to have a lot of time to shred.

I'm shooting for a couple nights a week at grouse then whis on the weekends. Not sure if im dreamin or if its possible haha.

I'm also trying to decide if I'm gonna bring my car up or not, its expensive to keep it on campus but I'm thinkin I may be able to save that money by not taking the whis bus and maybe sleeping in my car on the weekends at the mountain.
May 13 2011 12:57AM
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dave44
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Walk from bus stop to the door of the tram takes 10 seconds, the bus stop is behind the tram. The tram's the only way up, unless you wanna do a 2800ft trail in 2m of snow. Lots of rippers at Grouse, you'll def meet some people. Park was sick this year for the most part

As far as public transport is concerned, Grouse is the only one with a bus running straight to it - definitely the easiest mountain to get to with or without a car. Seymour is sick also, but a bit more out of the way. It ain't really worth going to Cypress, even if you do like shredding some different terrain cause the ticket is so damn expensive.
May 13 2011 3:55AM
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sack
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grouse is two transfers from ubc (#4 or #17 bus > seabus > #236 bus)
seymour is one or two transfers from ubc (#4 or #17 bus > #211 bus OR #4 or 17 > #210 > C15 or 211 bus then shuttle bus or hitchhike up)
not sure which takes longer to get to, probably seymour, but the seabus is a bitch.
unless you're working I think weekends and night skiing would be feasible outside of exam period
May 13 2011 4:07AM
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deathcookie
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I got a pass to seymour last year, and our house is probably going to buy two passes and share for this year. Based on what I noticed last year, only the kids who are super pumped on skiing bought passes to the local mountains. I got lucky because the kid living two doors from me bought one to seymour but hardly anybody else did.
May 13 2011 10:23AM
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Jaimee.
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this may be creepy but...
did you happen to meet a kid named Sam who always wore pj pants?
May 18 2011 1:38AM
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deathcookie
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haha, definitely. Sams the man
May 18 2011 2:10AM
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Download-My-Apps
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Except he leaves Tim Hortons wrappers in my car!
May 18 2011 2:50AM
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Jaimee.
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That's so awesome that you actually know him. Unless you're just fucking with my head, but I doubt that.
Sam is such a champ, I was actually talking with him a couple hours ago at his house. He was gaming in his basement.
May 18 2011 7:42PM
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steeze-free_lee
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bumping in case anyone else has decided on ubc
May 24 2011 2:08AM
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dreadyboy
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So would uvic be better?

I'm going into engineering and do not know where to go. UBC has a better rep, but I wanna go to the one I'd enjoy most. I was kinda thinking I'd enjoy UBC more cause van is bigger and would have more/better parties/girls. But van has so many asians and I wouldn't want to be around people that have to study 24 hours a day and never have fun. Victoria has better weather and I'll be bringing a scooter so that's a plus, and my dad/sisters live an hour and a half up island so I'd see them more. But I kinda want to be on my own for Uni, that's why I'm leaving Calgary and van would be that ferry ride further away. This is NS but skiing won't play any role in my decision, I can live without it for a couple years.

I just don't know what to do.
Of course all of this won't matter if I get into Waterloo, but I need to make some decisions
May 27 2011 1:41PM
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Download-My-Apps
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Jesus, why do so many people let the fact that there is lots of Asians at UBC even be a factor? It has nothing to do with race.Some are smart and work their ass off, others are rich and just drive their BMW and do nothing. I'd rather sit by a smart Asian than a douche frat guy (I know lots are cool just an example.) ALL Canadian universities have lots of Asians, deal with it. You will have to study harder at UBC than UVIC, all undergrad programs aim for around 70% more or less, UBC is more competitive to get into therefore will have a more competitive class no big deal. If you just want to chill and party go to UVIC. Better party scene there/

UVIC has a smaller campus, more chill, more traditional uni feel and vic is dope. UBC has everything in terms of academics, more variety in students and way better skiing. You say that skiing doesn't matter, but skiing shaped my life at Uni, my first year I went to SFU for their track team hardly skied and found I had nothing in common with anyone. I transferred to UBC, and 90% of my first are because of skiing, there is something about UBC that attracts people who want to shred but also consider they want a future. Having like minded people made a world of a difference for me.

Also what do you want to study? Any long term plans? Both UVIC and UBC are good academic schools but consider what programs they offer.
May 27 2011 5:15PM
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dreadyboy
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I want to go into mechanical engineering, it's not just to go to uni it's what i'm interested in. Both have co-op programs and there's a management option at vic and entrepreneur specialty at ubc (need to do something with engineers salary). The only real difference is the rep of the unis.

I figure the difference in reputation isn't that great of a deal since they're both universities with a degree in what I want, so I should go where I'll have more fun. I hear vic has more/hotter girls and better res parties, but UBC is in van so there's always somewhere to go and something to do. Vic also has better weather
May 27 2011 5:42PM
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Download-My-Apps
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As much as people from UBC, mcgill or UofT like to say otherwise, I really don't think it matters that much where you get your degree in Canada. All are public universities so the standard of education is similar. You'll get a job out of mechanical engineering regardless of where you get your degree. Personally, I would have been happy going to Uvic if there was skiing, but I've certainly been happy with my experience with UBC.

Sounds like you're leaning towards UVic. My sister goes there and really like it so best of luck.
May 27 2011 6:08PM
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pinguman
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Ill be attending my 1st year in business at UBC in September. (I got lucky enough to get a 40k scholarship too!!!)

I'm a Vancouver local, and in my opinion, don't listen to all the people who say grouse sucks. IMO Grouse had the best setup park-wise this year, or maybe tied with seymour. But it's not shitty whatsoever (four 25-40 ft jump line, jump/rail park with over 20 features that are always changing, etc)

With that said, I'm not going to get a grouse season pass. I just don't see the point when you could get a whistler pass instead. In high school, it was dope to have a grouse pass because I could drive up to grouse in 30 mins after school. But in university, your (probably) not going to have a car, and transiting to grouse/seymour from UBC takes almost as long as driving/bussing to Whistler. and the student whistler pass is only about $500 in total.

I dont really think I will have the time to hit up the local mtns on weekdays anyway, so Whistler on weekends it is for me.

-Conrad W
Jun 2 2011 3:16PM
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deathcookie
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Getting a pass to both isnt a bad idea. I bought passes to seymour and whistler, because the pass to seymour is only $200. Plus, its always nice to be able to escape from the campus after classes and go skiing. It was usually hard for me to skip school to go ski at whistler, so I only got up there on weekends. Going a one or two days a week to the local hills is a great stress reliever and I definitely had time to do all of my homework.

To anybody trying to decide whether to bring a car or not, it is definitely worth it if you already have one. Some of the parking for the year costs around $350, and if you have your own car you can always get others to pay for the gas. Bus tickets are $35 round trip I believe, so with 10 days skiing you would have already paid the same amount as you paid for parking. Furthermore, I dont think the bus goes up on weekdays, so if there is a ton of new snow, you'll have to find your own ride up, which is probably annoying. Lastly, it would suck to miss a pow day because the bus was late, or didnt let you on.
Jun 2 2011 3:51PM
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PeterWojnar
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I'll be studying in the Faculty of Arts starting this fall, as well— I'll be taking some 200-level psych courses, ASTU150, and some philosophy and creative writing courses. And of course, I'll be skiing as much as I can.

I wish I had thought to look in this regional sooner— there's a wealth of cool stuff in this thread. See you all there!

Jun 12 2011 1:06AM
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dave44
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Anyone doing engineering here? Which standard timetable are you planning to register? I like the look of HS43, but I haven't checked to see if I can fit my elective into it yet (planning on doing ECON).
Jun 12 2011 7:08AM
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