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is a rice cooker in my room (south) ok? im filipino, rice is a necessity 😔

Two men - one looked like a student and the other looked 50+. From what I saw, other than spitting, it didn’t get explicitly physical but still looked very heated/concerning.

Any guys / girls willing to help me rip my ex’s hoodies and other stuff up. I’d probably want to do it on campus for safety reasons bc stranger danger xoxoxo

For context im a 3rd year econ major (f21)

I am a first year biological science major and I keep hearing people say we shouldn’t pay for textbooks and use them online, so what websites do you use to find textbooks?

hey everyone!! i have an abundance of small animal experience in multiple branches of vet med i.e outreach, specialty, emergency, general practice (thousands of hours) and I wanted to ask how important is it that i have diversity in the species aspect?

i live in a big city and don’t own a vehicle, there aren’t any ranches/farms/large animal vets in the city and I don’t think it will be possible for me to get exposure. I’m also relatively low income so renting a car regularly or ubering long distance isn’t feasible.

any thoughts on this? any current vet students that got in without large animal experience?

thank you!!!

Hi everyone I am an international student still looking for housing and want to arrive for September 1

Please contact me if you have anything available

I’m really freaking out. Last week I had an incredibly chaotic week, quit my job, found out my grandfather has cancer. And I completely missed my online exam. I forgot about it. Today I checked my grades and for that class I have an INC. I immediately emailed my prof and asked if there’s any way I can complete the exam and that I’m sorry but I feel like such an idiot. Is there any chance he’ll let me retake the exam? Is he just going to turn it into a complete fail?

Anyone on canvas to laminate some notecards or regular sheets of computer paper?

I’m going into my first year of Bio Sci this fall and was wondering if any upper-year students could share some advice!

What supplies or study tools did you find most useful, and what helped you stay organized and keep up with your courses?

Also, are there any apps, resources, or study methods you wish you had started using earlier?

I’d really appreciate any tips or things you wish you knew going into first year.

Hi guys! I’ll be coming to Guelph as an exchange student in September and I have a small question about the course waitlists.

I have 2 timetable clashes so I’m looking to change 2 of my sections, on one of them I’ll be first on the waitlist and on the other one I will be second. Should this work out ok?

hey! i recently went on a campus tour because im going to be attending guelph in the fall and i got a little sceptical about how theres literally one singular library on campus. i was wondering from any current/recent students, does this become a problem during reading weeks and exams? is it impossible to find other places to study if the library becomes full? (if u have an gate kept studying spots lmk pls😣)

hi guys, i’m going into first year and wanna have fun but also be safe! i was wondering if people spiking drinks is common at guelph, i know it can happen at any university but i wanted to know if it’s quite common at guelph as well as needle spiking?
Can everyone let me know their experience being at guelph and going to parties,
i really just wanna have fun but be safe!
any safety tips would be great too

As a biological science major in Guelph, I am gonna be doing a lot of chemistry and biology? How do you guys take notes? Like do you guys use an iPad with notability? Please tell me.

Hi!! I’m going into my first year and I have a class at MAC that ends at 6:50 pm and the next lecture is an online class that starts at 7pm. I’ve never been to Guelph in general so I’m here to ask if there’s any study spots where I can attend this lecture near MAC or inside the building itself??
I’ve tried searching online but I couldn’t really find anything so any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!!!

Have anyone ever had a coop job interview? I got scheduled one, and I am so nervous so I want to get an advice. Main questions I have are:

1. Which questions are usually asked(my interview is about IT, help desk job)?

2. If you have ever passed an interview, what do you think made you to success? When interviewer asking me if I have a question, should I ask something rather than just say "no I'm good"?

3. Also, I got a 50 min interview chance directly without phone screening or all that stuff, will this 50min interview be a final interview?

Btw, it is tough to secure coop job I guess... Wish all luck to you guys who see this post. 🤞

Hey everyone, looking for some advice on a decision I’m stuck on.

I’m going into my 2nd year of engineering at Guelph. Last year, I commuted back and forth from Kitchener, which took a little over 1h each way by bus, so over two hours out of my day total. After both the Fall and Winter semesters, my parents and I decided it’d be best to live off-campus in Guelph for this coming Winter term. Road conditions get terrible, and dealing with winter transit on top of an engineering workload is just a massive headache.

Recently, I asked them how they felt about me renting for the Fall term as well, and they were really open to it, basically saying it’s up to me and whatever I think is best for myself. Originally, I was set on renting for both terms, but now I’m genuinely torn on whether taking on the extra cost for Fall is actually worth it.

Financially, here’s where I’m at. I have around $37k in my RESP, but other than that, I don’t have much saved up. I worked part-time and built some projects over the summer, but the job didn’t bring in a ton of cash. I’m planning to keep working part-time in the fall and winter to help pay for stuff, and I’ll be applying for the Financial Need Assessment Form at Guelph. For renting, a four-month term would cost me around $5,500 to $6,000 all-in, including rent, utilities, groceries, and miscellaneous expenses. The OSAP situation changes a bit depending on what I choose too. If I commute, I get about $4k in grants and $6k in loans. If I rent, I’d get $4.5k in grants, but my loans jump to about $11k.

Looking back at 1st year, commuting caused a lot of problems for me. First semester was super lonely because of commuting but also because I left as soon as classes wrapped up. I couldn't really stay for club events or hang out late since the last buses back to Kitchener are either 8:30 PM or 10:30 PM, and I hate asking my parents to come pick me up from the bus stop at 11:30 PM.

My classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday start at 8:30 AM and end around 4:30 PM, while Tuesdays end around 7:00 PM. My parents did mention I could take the car sometimes if I commute, but I wouldn't have it every day. The biggest issue is that whenever I get home after commuting, I’m just completely wiped out. I’ll get home around 7 or 8 PM, eat dinner, and go straight to sleep because I’m too exhausted to do any homework or personal projects. I did manage to make a handful of good friends in second semester to eat lunch and hang out with, which helped a lot, but the overall routine still feels isolating and draining.

So that’s where I’m at right now. We’re definitely set on renting for the Winter term, but for the Fall, it comes down to whether I should pull an extra $5-6k out of my RESP. Renting for both terms means using around $10-12k total from savings instead of the $5k originally planned. Is it better to spend that extra $5k upfront for the extra time and convenience during Fall, or would you recommend saving the money and sticking with the commute for one more semester?

Hi there, I am an incoming mechanical engineering student looking for off campus housing (fully furnished is ideal). I am wondering if anyone else has experience and has been in this situation. I have put a few postings on Facebook and have been looking on the cannon.a as well as places4students. Do any of you have any other recommendations?

Hi! I’m a first year student and I’m trying to figure out my courses and plan my classes. Where can I find course outlines? I wanna see if my classes are more exam based or assignment based and how many exams, quizzes or assignments there are. Is there a website where I can see current or previous course outlines before classes start?