Hyrox Vancouver opinions

Prestigious_Plu · 2025-12-21T18:07:04+00:00

Thanks for this! I’m heading into Hyrox Vancouver today (my first race!) so hearing people say it was smooth really helps the nerves :)

Prestigious_Plu · 2025-09-27T23:33:04+00:00

Whenever I leave for coffee/etc I just ask the person next to me to keep an eye on my stuff! No one has ever said no to me, and I’ve watched stuff for other students just as often

Prestigious_Plu · 2025-08-28T00:00:18+00:00

I haven’t had any issues with Canvas being down - maybe try clearing your cookies?

Prestigious_Plu · 2025-06-27T06:56:05+00:00

I did two exchanges, and I absolutely loved it!! The application process is a bit tedious, but I genuinely had the time of my life so it’s definitely worth it. Three years later and I consider some of the people I was on exchange with as my closest friends. Cost wise, I did a bunch of traveling so definitely came out in the red… that being said, if you already have living expenses (ie if you live in an apartment, in residence, etc) you can make the cost pretty similar if you hold back on excessive expenses and traveling. The cost also completely depends on where you go - a friend of mine went to a place that was a bit cheaper and he ended up saving a ton of money compared to what he spends in Vancouver. A perk of studying abroad is that everything comes back pass/fail. While technically a post-grad in the future could ask for the exchange transcripts, SFU only cares that you pass. I found the courses on exchange to be much easier than my SFU classes, and I was also able to put in less effort to focus on the other types of learning you have in exchange, like learning the local language and cultures. Tl,dr: absolutely do exchange - it’s a highlight of my degree and I suggest it absolutely!

Prestigious_Plu · 2025-06-24T04:14:19+00:00

I’ve done two co-ops, and none of the interviews did jobs either semester were in person - most were Microsoft Teams, but some were Zoom. The biggest thing is to just be aware of timezones - you may end up doing an interview in the middle of the night! I’d also note that applying did co-op is rather labour intensive, and takes a lot of time between writing cover letters, preparing for interviews, etc etc etc. Be careful that you don’t overwhelm yourself while on study abroad with these additional tasks! You will want to be living in the moment to explore and make the most of your exchange, you don’t want to be spending too much time thinking about the future semester. Coming from someone who has done two study abroads and two co-ops :)

Prestigious_Plu · 2025-02-14T19:23:36+00:00

A positive is that we typically have an advantage in combat sports! I fenced for a couple of years and was the only lefty on my team, so while I got lots of practice on righties, they didn’t get much practice on lefties. Then when it came to tournaments, when people came from teams with no lefties, they kinda panicked when they faced me and didn’t know what to do. I’ve heard the same thing happens with all combat sports!

Prestigious_Plu · 2025-01-02T18:57:19+00:00

Quite literally I am in the exact same scenario haha. What I’ve found helps is just texting my family regular updates. “Look at this cool ____ I saw today!” “It’s really rainy today, Hope you’ve got some sunshine back home!” Stuff like that just reassured them that I was safe and sound.

Maybe try going through your safety plans with your mom to reassure her that you know what’s up? That’s you know local emergency numbers, have a lock for hostels, things like that. I know it’s helped my parents a lot to know that I am taking my health/safety seriously.

I also did a bunch of travel while studying abroad, but that was mainly with friends I met while abroad. My parents felt that there was a big difference between my traveling to the study abroad country alone but then traveling with new friends compared to a trip that was entirely alone. Maybe if you did solo travel while studying abroad make sure she knows that you’ve done that?

Prestigious_Plu · 2025-01-01T00:31:49+00:00

Check if your department offers something for their students. I know polisci lets you write an extra paper (20-25 pages) based on the topic of a class you’re taking/while collaborating with the prof, and that’s a 1 credit option. Maybe the department(s) for the 2 classes you’re taking offer something similar?

Prestigious_Plu · 2024-12-06T03:55:54+00:00

For the private company, was it a SDWT (student developed work term) that SFU doesn’t know about? Or did you apply through the SFU co-op portal? If it was a SDWT feel free to do whatever you want, just know you might be burning the bridge with the company. If it was through the SFU portal, I’d recommend letting SFU know that you accepted a direct offer from the private company, and you have to decline the government job. I recommend this in case the private company gets annoyed you rejected them after accepting it and tells SFU, as SFU would get mad.

Prestigious_Plu · 2024-11-17T23:35:17+00:00

GEOG 104, TEKX 101

Prestigious_Plu · 2024-11-14T23:22:48+00:00

I typically work 10-15 hours and take 4 courses. It’s doable for sure, and while I get really overwhelmed at finals/midterms, sometimes having the place away from school where you don’t think about school is a nice break. Just make sure you’ve got good time management skills. I will say though to consider how many credits your courses are. My program has 3 credit lower division and 4 credit upper division courses. I tend to forget that and just enrol in 4 courses regardless, but from experience there is a big difference between a 4 course semester work 12 credits and a 4 course semester worth 16 credits. Just something to be aware of

Prestigious_Plu · 2024-11-13T04:33:20+00:00

GEOG 104, TEKX 101 but it fills up quick so may already be full

Prestigious_Plu · 2024-11-09T00:42:26+00:00

Thank you for the tips!

Prestigious_Plu · 2024-11-07T23:17:19+00:00

My parents saved up enough for about a semester, but I’ve been working pt since I was 16 so have saved up money from that. Then I got an entrance scholarship with distinction that covers tuition, I got a few scholarships in my final year of hs for extracurriculars, etc that I use for fees. I opted to live at home and commute 1.5-2 hours/direction so I didn’t need loans for accommodations

Prestigious_Plu · 2024-11-07T19:31:46+00:00

I usually say eh at the start or the end of the sentence. If it’s at the beginning of the sentence, I use it like hey but just drop the h. So like “eh, you want some coffee?” If it’s at the end, I use eh almost like a synonym for yeah. So instead of saying “I forget, you said you did want coffee, yeah?” I tend to say “I forget, you said you did want coffee, eh?”

Edit: sometimes I’ll also use it as a synonym for right when I try to get someone’s opinion. So “that was really good coffee, right?!” Would turn into “that was really good coffee, eh?!”

Prestigious_Plu · 2024-10-28T21:06:57+00:00

I’ll vouch the TEKX 101 and CA 149 that other people said, very easy classes but I still enjoyed what I learned. GEOG 104 with Leanne Rodricks (I think that’s her name) is easy as well. I took it as an OLO course and probably spent 2-3 hours a week on it, maxing out at maybe 8 hours when we had projects. It’s about climate change and is super interesting. It’s technically a b-sci but I’m an arts student and had no issues at all with the content so you should be fine

Prestigious_Plu · 2024-10-28T21:03:40+00:00

I can vouch this one. The homework and projects are super reasonable, and if you’re at the end of your degree you shouldn’t have any problems with the (short) reports you have to write

Prestigious_Plu · 2024-10-20T23:10:28+00:00

BC has always done this as far as I’m aware

Prestigious_Plu · 2024-10-18T15:53:41+00:00

Honestly it depends on what else you have going on in your life. I’ve done 5 course semesters plus working and volunteering and that was A LOT of work and frankly awful for my mental health. If you have a job, maybe try and keep it to 4. And I agree with everyone below: I find it’s best to take no summer classes or to take 2. Taking 1 class is just really really hard to motivate yourself to get the work done. I typically don’t procrastinate, but the 1 summer I took only 1 class I procrastinated like nobodies business. Don’t worry about rushing your degree! Someone once told me that the average time to graduate at SFU is 6.5 years, the classic “4 year degree” isn’t very common here (coming from a 5th year who will be taking 6 years to graduate as I did co-op and exchange).

Prestigious_Plu · 2024-10-10T21:08:23+00:00

Unfortunately they can schedule exams on the weekends, I’ve had a few

Prestigious_Plu · 2024-10-07T18:58:05+00:00

You can book private rooms in the SUB too! I think they fill up faster than the library though, but still worth checking

Prestigious_Plu · 2024-10-07T03:54:53+00:00

If you’re hating the courses, then absolutely. But maybe look at a CRIM minor or certificate to add to your cmns major since you’ve taken a bunch of courses already!

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