I have two degrees from UVic and highly recommend it. Yes, Victorians can be clique-y but it's extremely easy to meet people while you're a student. Also I'd rate Victoria/Vancouver Island in general as one of the "must-live" parts of Canada and, outside of going to school, there aren't a lot of opportunities to go and live there.
You can always find a reason to go live in Van, Victoria is better.
One often unmentioned benefit of living in Victoria is that it's a phenomenal food town. I think it has more restaurants per-capita than anywhere else in Canada and there are outstanding eats at every budget level. The transit is excellent, it's an easy city to bicycle around, living fifteen minutes away from anything is considered 'a long way' and there's no better place for a person who is into - even slightly - the outdoors.
And yes, the girls. My God, the girls. If you're moving from Calgary to Victoria, you need to remember to keep your head on a swivel or you're going to hurt your neck. Bad.
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