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I've thought about this for a while and have decided to bring it up here for discussion.

Put briefly, should every student have the same chance at getting parking via a lottery system or should some factors determine which students get priority?

For example, I think that most students would agree that someone living at the Arc and Align or Summerland Apartments, each just a single short bus away from Fort Garry Campus, is far less in need of a parking pass than somebody living outside of the city.

Similarly, if somebody with a disability that made taking public transportation unfeasible were carpooling with someone to campus, then I think that most students would agree that that party should get priority.

I can also imagine students agreeing that somebody who needs to bring something large or heavy to and from campus on a regular basis, such as a tuba, should also get priority.

So what does everyone think? Should some students get priority based on things such as location, disability, and maybe even academic program?

So it’s my first year going to university (ASPER) and I was wondering what is different from high school, like in high school I wouldn’t study for any class unless there was a test or it was pre-calculus.

What do I need for university like high school? I just had a loose-sleeve pen and the pencil most of the time.

Currently: these are the devices I have for Uni.
MacBook Pro M3
MacBook Air M5
iPad Pro M3

Is there any app that I need/that is worth having? Is there any device that I need? What supplies should I get for university?

Overall, I just want tips and tricks any advice helps

Hi! I’m starting at U of M and was wondering how parking works on campus. How do I get a parking permit, where do I apply, and is it hard to get a spot? Any advice would be appreciated!

I was wondering for Econ 3010 and Econ 3020 Marco and Micro Theory. There wasn’t additional requirements for math courses such as.
(MATH 1232 or MATH 1700 or
MATH 1701) and (MATH 1240 or MATH 1241). 
I also checked the economics course catalog and the sections specified above are not there. So, are the courses above are prerequisites starting this year because I was going through Fall 2025/Winter 2026 catalog on Aurora and the courses weren’t there as well. I tried contacting the department and still no help.

I have all MWF classes and a lab till 11 15 on Thursdays(unfortunate, ik😭) and a parking spot in the Q lot. If this aligns with anyone's schedule feel free to DM me please!

I was in the ridiculous queue yesterday for parking, and once I waited TWO hours in the queue, I finally got in to see “All 2026 Fall Term parking passes are sold out”.

First off, seems a bit ridiculous to make me wait that entire time just to tell me it’s SOLD OUT? And also, what in the world is that queue based on.
Because I joined the queue exactly at 8 am and got 8000 spot in place. Like how is it possible that people joined before me before the site was even up to start the waitlist.

This just seems like a really bad way to sell parking passes for a school with 30k something students.

Another question, can anybody share their experiences with being on the parking lot waitlist. I’m in 4 now, and I’m wondering if this is just false hope that this portal is trying to give us or if those spots will actually open up and eventually be available to me.

Has anyone transferred university credits from other universities?

For example, I am curious about Eastern Therapies and practices (as well as anything SE Asia history). I am wondering if I could take something online or at U of W and transfer it.

Those of you who have received scholarships, what’s your gpa, year, and major. If your comfortable also share how much it was for!

Still brutally single hoping my luck will change in uni 🥀🥀🥀

I will probably major in bio

Please for those who are already masters students of University of Manitoba, is it okay to still apply for Fall 2027 without getting a supervisor. I reached out to a supervisor whose research interest related to mine but he said he wasn't accepting students. The other supervisors I checked,not all of them were accepting students.

Like what's usually the last day that fall final exams are scheduled? Just trying to figure out vacation dates and I don't want to get stuck with a potential final during my vacation days

I have 2 required textbooks for Anatomy biology 1410, and chemistry 1018 (the g12 course but considered for uni credits). Do I buy them now? Or wait to see if I actually need them? And where can I buy it for a discounted price? Or if I buy it at UofM will I be able to use my student aid/bursaries/grants/loans to pay for them? Thank you!

Please everyone get off so I can purchase my parking pass. Thank you very much!! 🥹

Don’t get mad genuinely wondering why everyone doesn’t park at superstore for free and walk the 10 mins there and then 10 mins back, u can even bus

So much cheaper no?

Done with spring/summer exams now and over the past 3 months I've quite enjoyed the habit of having to leave the house virtually everyday, sun beamin', air is nice and all that. With exams done now, school is quite scanty and I'm just wondering where I can chill, preferably for free, just pop in with a book and be around people around my age/in a similar stage of life and maybe strike a conversation or something. I'm super super broke/frugal so really looking at things that do not require an entry fee and are a reasonable distance away(from the 672/662 bus axis), thus making it possible to bike/cycle.

Essentially, I'm looking for a 3rd space (but using that word is a slight pet peeve of mine). Basically looking for a Salon. Discord could have scratched this itch for the most part but most of them are sadly quite inactive.

It's not like I can't possibly stay home and read a book or work on projects and stuff, I'm just looking to step out every once in a while and possibly become a regular somewhere. It can be nice to hear a voice that is not your own, every once in a while.
But if anyone is hiring as well for positions with bare minimum qualifications or qualifications that the median university student is expected to have...., I'll take that, I'd bloody love an office job! I think a job kinda solves some of these things for me. I thought about coffee shops but from my limited experience, I'm generally awkward in them and I really can't afford to purchase anything, ergo, absolving me of the right to occupy a spot in the establishment.

So yeah, where do all the jobless people hangout(besides at home).

Theres a bus stop nearby where u can do that… i am first yr and am waitlisted in the hundreds for the parking so i am thinking about doing this.

Please let me know your guys thoughts🙏