I went to the U of A between 2004 and 2007. I was lucky enough to run into a little bit of money and put a downpayment on a one bedroom condo in South Edmonton. It was perfect for me as it was 15 minutes from the University (with good traffic) and 2 minutes to the QEII. However, because I got a condo, I definitely gave up some good times at Lister. Two of my buddies lived in Lister so I joined most of the parties on the weekends, but never really felt like I knew anyone all that well. A previous poster mentioned that you will meet 50 people in the first week if you live in a dorm as opposed to somewhere else off of campus, and that is very true. The day I graduated, I still felt as if I didn't really obtain any great/true friendships with anyone except for the guys/gals I knew from Calgary who attended the U of A. Shoot for Lister in your first year forsure!
A little OT, but something to think about, I was getting my BA and my buddies were all in Engineering of some sort. I found that the Engineering students were much more closely knit. I believe Engineering students usually take the same courses at the same time, where a BA you have more freedom and flexibility of courses that you take, and when you take them. So it was a bit of a double whammy for me, I lived off campus and didn't see too many familiar faces in all of my classes.
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