<p>So I live in California and I'm going to attend the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada starting this fall. Since I'm so far away I've only ever heard things about it from the internet. I just wanted to know what its like there. Any info you provide me will be great such as any of the following or anything else</p>
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<li>whats the education like</li>
<li>Is it a good looking campus</li>
<li>Whats the social aspect of the school</li>
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<p>etc...</p>
<p>add in any info you feel is important in giving me a good preview of the UNiversity of Calgary</p>
<p>You’ve asked this before…</p>
<p>Rather than rehash old threads, I recommend using Google Maps and looking at streetview images for the campus. Panoramio, flickr, and other photosharing sights might also give you some perspective on the campus. I personally quite like the campus aesthetically.</p>
<p>There’s a ton of construction going on campus right now, so some pics will probably be out of date (i.e. there’s a new shiny glass building in front of the Kines building now) Should have some nice facilities open for the fall.</p>
<p>How exactly did you decide to attend UoC?</p>
<p>Anyhow, I’ve visited… the campus is mediocre… the education is mediocre (for Canada, so somewhat below average for the States)… Not sure about the social aspect, but if you look for it I’m sure you’ll find it. I also met a few of the professors (science) from there. They seemed pretty nice, and decent at teaching.</p>
<p>All in all, a solid university but in no ways above average, is what I think.</p>
<p>you said you’re from cali.
why not try berkeley or even ucla…</p>
<p>You’re silly for thinking that average in Canada is somewhat below average for the states.</p>
<p>@ peachaso: What do you mean:</p>
<p>Anyhow, I’ve visited… the campus is mediocre… the education is mediocre (for Canada, so somewhat below average for the States)…</p>
<p>I mean that the University of Calgary is average in all respects, and lacks above average funding/faculty/etc.</p>
<p>Also, if you are going to go back to the States to work, the prestige will probably be lacking. Even in Canada, UoC is not as highly regarded larger universities such as UBC, Mcgill, and UT.</p>
<p>However, it is still solid.</p>
<p>what else do people know about the University of Calgary?</p>
<p>Two things:
- One of my teaching colleagues attended Columbia University even though he had never seen it before arriving there on Day One. My own daughter is a sophomore at Colgate University even though she had never visited it. She just wanted to go there and she loves it. You do not have to visit a college to attend it and be happy there. Think about all the foreign students who show up at colleges and universities in the U.S. Almost none of them has visited before. It’s really not that big a deal. </p>
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<li>Why do people insist on ranking the college someone has been admitted to as if that told them anything useful? “Oh, your school isn’t in the top ten. More like the top twenty-five.” This ranking of better and worse is nearly always beside the point.<br></li>
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<p>Why? Because you do not go to college because it’s ranked a certain number (Well, maybe you do but that’s your mistake). You go to college because it appeals to you, it seems right for you to go there, or it has the programs that appeal to you.</p>
<p>Bill Gates quit Harvard. Ronald Reagan attended Eureka College in Illinois. George Washington and Harry Truman never went to college. Who cares what ranking your college is? Let’s get over this, people.</p>
<p>University of Calgary obviously appealed to you for some reason. Now go there and find out what’s good about it, meet some people, and do your best. If it just doesn’t work out, as long as you’ve earned good grades, you can always transfer somewhere else. If it does work out, good for you.</p>