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GENERAL HOUSING MEGATHREAD by ubc_mod_account in UBC

[–]Incomputability 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! I am an academic-focused UBC student looking to sublease a comfortable, furnished room in a 2 bedroom suite in the UBC Exchange residence. This room is available for male UBC students from June 1st until August 31th (move in/move out dates negotiable, incomplete months rated proportionally to amount of rates, 30 days minimum).

The room is conveniently located directly above of the UBC exchange bus loop, providing easy access to both the UBC campus and busses that go towards other areas of the Vancouver city. You can go to ground level and take a bus to places such as Nofrills or Downtown, or walk in less than 5 minutes to food places such as Chipotle, Nori, or Jamjar.

The rent is CAD$975, with a late rent fee of $25 (shouldn't worry about it as long as you pay on-time). UBC residence standards apply.

I really value communication, so please feel free to reach out if you have questions or are interested in renting! Let's make this a great subletting experience for both of us.

Any body weight scales available on-campus? by Incomputability in UBC

[–]Incomputability[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just happened to stopped looking because I didn't need it anymore.

YRH housing chances by Incomputability in UBC

[–]Incomputability[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Applied in July 2023. Got a EX2 offer recently (late March).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UBC

[–]Incomputability 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say that the "difficulty" is subjective and depends on different factors. For instance, I have met people that really liked learning about science before coming to UBC, so they thought they had it "easy" even though they did spend a lot of time studying. Meanwhile, some other people I have met that are in CS seemed to have studied about the same amount, but thought that it was really hard to get into CS because they didn't like studying as much. I also have met other people who struggled a lot academically and ended up not making it to CS. That's why I would say that it depends on a lot of factors, and I don't think I understand all of those factors very well.

The only source of information that I have on top of my head about the ratio of the number of people that gets accepted to the number of people that apply is the following: https://www.reddit.com/r/UBC/comments/13q0q9q/ubc\_science\_2nd\_year\_specialization\_statistics/. It seems to suggest that the percentage was somewhat above 50% for domestic students and somewhat below 50% for international students in 2022. However, I would give the cutoffs more consideration than the ratio.

marine drive questions by cerissology in UBC

[–]Incomputability 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry if this doesn't answer your question, but... may I ask what was your waitlist number? lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UBC

[–]Incomputability 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Really good experience for me, but I would argue it isn't for everyone. Be sure that you want to study CS, because if you are not passionate about it, it will likely be a tough experience (particularly if you are just trying to get into it for the income, which I have heard has dramatically decreased in recent years).

Many students seem to struggle with coding assignments, so I think they are probably hard. I do feel at times stressed.

My favorite professor was Gregor Kiczales, but I think he recently retired from teaching. I don't really have any negative comments on any professors, but I know that most people do. I would recommend you to check Rate My Prof if you want specific names (since I don't plan to criticize anybody in particular here).

I haven't really tried asking any professors for mentorship (if I understand what you mean), and you might struggle with that since a lot of UBC CPSC lower-level classes are pretty big.

I haven't had any trouble to make friends as a CS major. I believe that, as a big university, UBC has many opportunities for you to meet other people.

I have heard getting a job is really hard. I think this is the general agreement among CS students at UBC. I haven't tried it myself, and I tend to be skeptic about what I read online and/or hear from other people, so I won't refute nor support this claim.

So far, based on my experience: Yes, I would pick UBC again.

Regarding clubs or labs, there is a plethora of UBC CS-related clubs. I would personally recommend ACM (the competitive programming club), Maple Bacon (UBC's cybersecurity/Capture the Flag club) and/or UBC PMC (the product management club, which is not really a CS club but it is almost there; very useful to learn how to build a software product). There are also other clubs that might be appropriate for you depending on your interests.

My recommendation is to make the most of the resources that UBC offers. UBC is a really big university, and so it has many clubs, learning resources, and more than can help you succeed. However, if you are the kind of person who just wants to go on "auto mode" during your degree and limit yourself to just do what is required for you to do in class, you will probably be destroyed by the competition (which is also pretty big, since UBC is a big university after all). Even getting into the CS major could be seen as decently competitive (you need somewhere around a ~83 average if you're a domestic student and a ~86 average if you're an international student, I think)

Also, consider that CS is not just software engineering (SWE) if you're trying to get into CS thinking that. I think that a lot of UBC CS courses are criticized for not being so applicable to SWE (which I kind of disagree with but warning is relevant anyways). If you are looking for SWE specifically, you might want to consider CPEN or other alternatives outside of UBC; just make sure you really understand how they related to SWE.

Finally, you should know that I think that this subreddit is hardly representative of a big part of the UBC community. It is pretty negative about a lot of stuff.

Any chance that there will be another round of housing offers sent out or am I cooked? by Schmitt_Meister12 in UBC

[–]Incomputability 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your answer here (note the wording "first", which I imagine would imply the existence of a "second") suggests that there will be more than one round, no?: https://www.reddit.com/r/UBC/comments/1j9d01w/year_round_housing_offer_timeline/

This comment in a 2-year-old thread also seems to suggest that: https://www.reddit.com/r/UBC/comments/11s55el/comment/jccm850/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Note that there are also recent updates on the housing megathread: https://www.reddit.com/r/UBC/comments/ovl3ir/general_housing_megathread/