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Anyone have any actual info about what changes they will have to make for the fall to manage having these two very different programs sharing the same space (with different equipment needs)?

There doesn’t seem to be much info available. “We’ll figure something out by the fall, we think” vibes when you are going into the summer break don’t give a lot of confidence. Plus, the programs are listed differently on the OSAP site now.

In regards to medical radiation technology, is the clinical placement one placement all the way through for 12 months? As in if I need to move for clinicals, there is no possibility to get a second one closer to home?

Also, is there a break at any point in the full-time work?

I’ve just found out that the January intake doesn’t have any break which is brutal 😅

Just looking for some info. Thanks!!

Hey everyone, a classic phishing trap just hit my student inbox.

If you get an email from Manuel Alvarenga offering a Virtual Personal Assistant job for a Dr. Philip Hong... DO NOT REPLY.

• The Bait: $600/week for 1 hour of work a day, tuition reimbursement, and a free laptop.

• The Red Flag: They want you to send your resume/info to a sketchy external Gmail address (kidshappyheartt@gmail.com).

• The Trap: It's a fake-check scam. They send you a fake digital check to "buy equipment," make you send real money to their "supplier," and then the check bounces days later, wiping out your bank account.

Don't open the attachment, don't reply, and forward it straight to ITS so they can block the sender domain network-wide. Stay safe! 🛑💸

Hii does anyone who got accepted for winter2027 want to join a group chat where we can share info?

I can add everyone if there is no group chat already! Congrats to everyone who got accepted :)

I just got an email offer for winter 2027! Anyone else? They took forever to come out but I'm so excited :)

Any tips or advice by anyone that has taken the DCS program at Algonquin college?

What the title says, I’m probably gonna delete this after I get answers cause I’m just curious

Has anyone ever called Admissions and they have told you where exactly in the range you are? I am in the 1-20 position for a competitive program, and it makes a difference if I’m 2nd on the waitlist vs 19th.

Hi guys. I have recently been accepted into RT W2027 term. I am currently in early pregnancy and it seems as though baby may come late December - early January. I’ll be freshly in the postpartum stage. I was wondering if anyone’s gone through a similar situation and if they know about any deferral options available or even remote learning for the first few weeks?

Partner & I have been trying for a baby for a long time and right when we decided to stop trying because of school, I find out I’m pregnant. 🥹

So I applied to residence a few days ago. I was just curious if anyone has anything to say about the building or anything. Like, how is it? How shitty are the buildings? How long does it take for the Residence people to repond? Are the Residence people helpful? And the like.

Basically, how was your experience?

Also how do the waitlists work? I know how to check it but how likely are you to get in?

Im waiting on OSAP funds to be deposited into my bank for spring/summer 2026, i will need to apply for osap again for september 2026-dec. Should i do that application now or wait a few weeks?

Hello!

I wanted to create a group chat for everyone starting RT this fall, so we can get to know one another beforehand and hopefully make orientation feel a little less intimidating for everyone.

Let me know if you want to be part of that :)

When i asked yesterday they directed me to the security office in A building but it was locked?

Im in police foundations online, and im wondering if algonquin gives students medical insurance... for dental, prescriptions, etc.... ? where would i find that ?

Hey guys I hope you’re having a wonderful night.

- does anyone know what the closest visitor parking to student commons is?
- is there a point in attending if you can only make the last 30 -15 minutes?

Has anyone else had Tony as a FAO (Financial Aid Officer)?He was absolutely horrible at his job and I just noticed he is no longer listed, and my FAO is now Ashley.

I’m curious what happened or if anyone else had problems with him

Okay so hear me out.
I just wanted a sandwich, maybe a coffee. I go to the campus food court like any other Tuesday and I’m standing there looking around and I genuinely cannot find a single thing I recognize. Halal cart. Bubble tea place. Some kind of fusion thing with a lineup out the door. And I’m standing there thinking… when did this happen? When did I become the weird one for wanting a BLT?
I know, I know. “It’s just food bro.” Sure. Except it’s not just food and we all know it’s not just food. Food is culture. Food is signal. And the signal being sent on every Canadian campus right now is pretty clear if you’re willing to actually look at it: you are not who we’re designing this space for anymore.
And honestly? That’s kind of the whole thing in a nutshell isn’t it.
Because it doesn’t stop at the cafeteria. It never stops at the cafeteria. You go to class and half your philosophy course is now about why philosophy is problematic. Your history prof spends more time apologizing for Western civilization than teaching it. There are scholarship categories that you don’t qualify for because of your ethnic background and if you point that out you get pulled into a meeting about your “attitudes.” The campus DEI office has a bigger budget than the library. I looked it up.
And then people act shocked when you start connecting dots.
The federal government is importing over 400,000 people a year. Not quietly either, they’re pretty open about it. Toronto and Vancouver are already majority non-European. That’s not a conspiracy theory that’s a census. Your city changes, your campus changes, your food court changes, and if you say “hey this is a lot of change very fast and nobody asked me” you get called a white supremacist on Twitter and your post gets screenshotted into a subreddit about terrible people.
So you just… stop saying it out loud. You say it here instead.
The working class guys I grew up with aren’t on campus writing essays about this. They’re watching their wages get undercut and their towns change and their concerns get dismissed by people with lanyards and LinkedIn profiles who have never once had to compete for a job with someone willing to do it for less. Those guys don’t have the vocabulary that gets you taken seriously in a university essay. So they get written off as ignorant.
But they noticed the sandwich thing too.
I’m just the one writing it down.

Hello!!

I’ve never posted on Reddit but I thought now would be a good time.

I am 22 F and I will be going to school in the fall to become a paramedic. I currently work in Veterinary medicine at an ER and specialist hospital as a veterinary assistant. (In the emergency and critical care department) I have been working in Vet medicine for nearly 6y, and the change was something I have been considering since 2y in.

I’m already have my BLS and ALS for animals, as well as my CPR AND BLS for humans.

I was hoping for any good advice for school, or just anything general you wish you knew before going.