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crieschl
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Seriously thinking about going to college in Vancouver, so I'm just wondering if it's a pretty sweet city to go to, and how close are the hills to the actual city and what are the best hill in the area as far as terrain park goes?

also if anyone goes to Emily Carr University, how is the campus? and what are you looking at cost per semester?

Heard really good things about Vancouver otherwise, just wondering what's the NS opinion on the city?
Apr 1 2012 8:40PM
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Dr.Newschoolers
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Don't go on the night they lose the stanley cup
Apr 1 2012 8:41PM
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KravtZ
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been there a couple times....pretty sick city. Just like any other city good parts, bad parts, etc. Though TONS of asians. I think its a dope city would definatly like to go to school there could be cool. idk where you are from but also gotta take into consideration travel costs. And if you want to bring a car there, etc
Apr 1 2012 8:44PM
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crieschl
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as far as cost I'm mostly talking about tuition, food plan costs (if you have one), room and board cost and ect. other common college costs while you're there
Apr 1 2012 8:48PM
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AWALLRUS.
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My uncle lives in vancouver and i've visited him a few times. it's a really nice place but seems pretty expensive, plus apperantly it rains all the time.

but in the area you have grouse, seymour and cypress. im pretty sure they all have decent parks, and whistler is like 2 hours away I think.

that's I know about vancouver.
Apr 1 2012 8:49PM
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Turner.
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Emily Carr's in a cool part of town (Granville Island) but I don't think they have residences so your cost of living is likely to be high because so is everyone else's in Vancouver. Hit up the Vancouver/Whistler regional, there's a thread in there about Emily Carr and there are several about living in Van.
Apr 1 2012 8:58PM
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Slowbro
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Vancouver is the best city in Canada in my opinion. It's in a nice place, there are good stores and cool people, lots of good restaurants and some of the best skiing in the world 2 hours away.
Apr 1 2012 8:59PM
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geteducated
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granville island..(not really an island) where emily carr is situated is kinda cool. its right under a bridge, not the burrard though im pretty sure. kind of touristy. lots of coffee shops for the kids from the uni. lots of fishing boats near by, so you can always get some fresh seafood. the area shuts down at night with the exception of a couple restaurants. you're about a 10 minute walk to 4th street and if you have a bike, you can get to kits beach pretty quickly by following the path (you'll see the bike path map). basically though, if you have a bike you can get anywhere in the city from there.

when i came back from fishing and we decided to return home to van instead of unloading at victoria/ucluelet, i could take the road bike and get to the bike paths of stanley park in 30 minutes.

never skied at the local hills though.
Apr 1 2012 9:02PM
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easiestEC
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fuck the canucks
Apr 1 2012 9:05PM
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rareison
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Downtown Eastside mothafuckas
Apr 1 2012 9:08PM
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skier_boy26
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Vancouver is pretty slick. I've always enjoyed the times I've had up there. Expensive, and very, very gray from about Nov-May/Juneish. Good skiing to be had close by, and much more.
Apr 1 2012 9:08PM
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hollygrove
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It's a great city, I've always spent a lot of time in Van and I'm moving there for school next year. I'll be at Emily Carr in the fall too in my second year, I'm excited for it - rains a lot but it's a great city.
Apr 1 2012 9:09PM
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chicken
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Vancouver is awesome. It is my favourite large city in canada and likely where I will end up living!
Apr 1 2012 9:10PM
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rareison
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I was also born there and have tons of family there. Probably gonna go to uni there when i graduate.
Apr 1 2012 9:14PM
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paige.
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Emily Carr is an art school rather than a normal university so you're on your own for finding somewhere to live and food to eat. Vancouver isn't the cheapest for living but there's always something going on so you should never be bored. The campus is in Granville Island which is absolutely gorgeous (right across from downtown, has a market with fresh food, lots of artists). You'd be an international student so tuition would be quite high by our standards, though maybe not by your own.

I've heard mixed things about Emily Carr. A lot of people say that it is a hipster school and everyone has the pretentious/I'm-better-than-you view. I know a few people who went there that fit that mold but at the same time you can find plenty of chill people there and the programs are very well regarded. You won't really get the college experience though because it's a commuter school and doesn't have sports teams or anything like that. Another art school to look into is VCAD, its based out of downtown and tends to be easier to get into and seems less snobby.

Local hills are Seymour/Grouse (and cypress I suppose) which are about 45min from downtown and have solid parks and night skiing, people tend to have a favourite but you can't really go wrong with either. Whistler has a student pass that's a great deal and its just under 1.5hrs away so it's perfect for weekends. You can get to Grouse on public transit if you don't have a car and there's the snowbus to Whistler but a vehicle will definitely make skiing a lot easier.
Apr 1 2012 9:20PM
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crieschl
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So I'm assuming by that it's not a university that allows you to have you're own car there? or what's the whole situation on cars

also, to anyone who goes there was it difficult to find housing near campus?
Apr 1 2012 9:22PM
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crieschl
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scratch the whole car thing, figured it out
Apr 1 2012 9:24PM
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jaythemans
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I hope you like Asian people.
Apr 1 2012 9:26PM
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KillaSteeze
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yeah i live pretty close to vancouver, it can be ahit setchy in some places but otherwise its amazing. there is aa ton of asians there, people call it Hongcouver.
Apr 1 2012 9:26PM
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KillaSteeze
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stupid mobile, there is some amazing places to ski here and its all so close, you get abit of everything with the weather too
Apr 1 2012 9:28PM
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paige.
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there's lots of housing around false creek/downtown but its all pretty expensive. you're better off looking for something in kits, you can just take a bus down 4th and get to school no problem.
Apr 1 2012 9:32PM
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crieschl
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Thanks for the info!

So, I'm doing my own research too, but is there any 4 year universities with dorms and the "full college experience" that offer majors in graphic design and advertising or any similar courses that are in or near Vancouver? for some reason had the idea that Emily Carr was a full university
Apr 1 2012 9:32PM
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squibble
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I think it was last year or the year before that it rained for a month, but i like the rain it keeps everything so fresh. If you live off campus: commerical drive is for hipsters, kits is home to hippies (not really), point grey is mostly white families, shaunessey is mostly super rich people, downtown is downtown, yaletown (also downtown) has a lot of metrosexuals with small dogs, dunbar is also like point grey, marpole is boring, there are other places to live but by the beach and close to dt would be my first pick
Apr 1 2012 10:00PM
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Malcolm
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I've seen it for the past few years from a bus window on my way to Whistler. I want to actually walk through the city a bit this time.
Apr 1 2012 10:03PM
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crieschl
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Anybody have any info about Simon Fraser University?
Apr 1 2012 10:44PM
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skitheWest.
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this. and if you don't have time to go to whistler, you shouldn't be more than 20 minutes away from Grouse mountain which has a pretty good park. Mt. Seymour also has a sick park but its a bit further away.
Apr 1 2012 10:46PM
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Turner.
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I'm gonna go ahead and say you don't want to go there. It's on Burnaby mountain which is basically just a big hill in Burnaby. You're a good 20 minute bus ride(maybe more, not too familiar with it) from downtown or any part of Vancouver itself. It's known for having the highest suicide rate among Canadian universities because it's entirely built of concrete and it's pretty isolated. you'd have to take transit to get anywhere of worth. Also, it takes a back seat to UBC in terms of popularity. I'm generalizing, but it's kind of just a cop-out for Vancouver kids who don't know what they want to do and can't get in to UBC. I have never been inspired to go there.
Apr 1 2012 10:51PM
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jason...
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best city in the world. if you can go to school here, do it. you will not regret it.
Apr 1 2012 10:56PM
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crieschl
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oh! well crap! haha
Apr 1 2012 10:59PM
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BlackieChan
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Vancouver is awesome.

All the mountains are super close I think around 30-40mins from the core.
Apr 1 2012 11:08PM
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.R-Lohin
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If you like skiing with an asian invasion of gapers on the hill be my guest. It also rains here 24/7, never or rarely snows in the city. Living is expensive,
Apr 1 2012 11:28PM
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crieschl
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has anyone heard anything about the Graphic Design program at the University of British Columbia? Cause by the way it sounds, that's the college to go to up there

Apr 1 2012 11:50PM
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mowglii
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vancouver is mostly sick with lots of chill people, but theres still quite a bit of shitty scum and villainy and as said, lots of chinamans. chat up some homeless people because alot of them are hilarious. And don't go to surrey or you will die
Apr 2 2012 12:08AM
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GypsySkis
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this, and stay away from hastings street at night
Apr 2 2012 12:22AM
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EricaMN.
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Vancouver is awesome. Aside from the skiing, I hope that you like mountain biking and hiking. The scenery throughout the trails is breathtaking, no where else in the world quite like it. Also, if you get the chance, head to Vancouver island. The ferry to nanaimo(sp) takes about 90 minutes if I remember correctly.
Apr 2 2012 1:58AM
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skeedle
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SFU is a super legit school. It's on top of a beautiful mountain. Has an amazing campus, a GREAT ski and snowboard club. Tons of stuff going on. It's built of concrete, but most everything is in Vancouver because of the insane amount of rain. SFU gets more snow days than anywhere. It has really legit pubs, tons of parties, tons of dorms. It's 25 minutes by bus downtown and the buses go really late in both directions. It's not a cop out for UBC. It's a really good and now really competitive school. It all depends on what you are going for. Sciences/Business (if you can get in) go to UBC. Arts, sports medicine, communications, etc. try SFU.

Vancouver on the other hand is amazing. I love it here. I grew up in Whistler, but I have been living in Vancouver since 2007. There is always tons to do. Right now, Science World has a Lego exhibit going on. There are shows, and sports, and skiing, and shopping and partying and just life. It was rated by the Economist as #3 in the World of most liveable cities. It's expensive if you don't do it right. If you want to live right down town, then ya you're going to pay out the butt for rent. But I live 20 mins by bus away from downtown and my rent is incredibly reasonable. You can shop at all the little asian markets an get your groceries super cheap and there are tons of second hand stores as well as big box stores for all your other needs.
If you wanna go to school here, apply for both UBC and SFU. You can't go wrong with either. Do your research. I'm sure you will find what you need.
Apr 2 2012 2:28AM
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ilikefood
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Vancouver is an amazing city. i've lived here all my life and still keep finding more and more new, cool things. the skiing is pretty good locally. grouse and seymour both have pretty good parks while cypress' park kinda sucks but they have better inbound terrain. whistler is just under an hour and a half away by car.
Apr 2 2012 2:55AM
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popNfresh44
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I live in North Van, go to UBC, ski at Whistler. It's a pretty dope setup. If you like skiing and other outdoor sports, amazing weed, and the best natural environment you can get while being in a city, then you should come here. Otherwise you will just hate the high cost of living here...

not sure about emily carr. its a reputable school for fine arts i guess, but i'm not into that fancy pants hipster shit. i'm an engineer so I leave art for when I get stoned and go internet surfing :D
Apr 2 2012 2:56AM
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VD.
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It rains alot even at cypress & grouse sometimes
Apr 2 2012 3:06AM
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NPF
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you're gonna want to find a place on Hastings street where all the cool people hang out.

but seriously Van is dope
Apr 2 2012 4:16AM
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