Canadian universities withdraw from Maclean's survey

[troutman]

Originally Posted by icarus

Really? I had a lot of UBC-grad friends at Queen's who much preferred the small university-town experience to the big city commuter-school experience.

I think Western could contend for both hottest girls and most fun. The notorious tales of Saugeen are widely-known.

True, UBC does not have the campus spirit like Kingston and London, but Vancouver is just the best place in the world to live if you are a student (if you can afford it). There was a nude beach just down the cliff from my faculty. First week of school we had salmon bbqs and cruises on English Bay. Day trips to Seattle. Great bands, beaches, grass; spring break was usually a short drive to California.

On the other hand, the rain, and lack of an NHL hockey team can get you down.

[RedHot25]

Originally Posted by troutman

On the other hand, ... and lack of an NHL hockey team can get you down.

[Frank the Tank]

Originally Posted by icarus

Really? I had a lot of UBC-grad friends at Queen's who much preferred the small university-town experience to the big city commuter-school experience.

I think Western could contend for both hottest girls and most fun. The notorious tales of Saugeen are widely-known.

I'll have to second Queens as being a blast. A friend went there and I spent a couple of weekends partying. Good. God.

There are some hot women at Western, too bad they only talk to you depending on what type of car you drive. Sorry, couldn't resist. I hate Western so very very much.

And most fun? Mac Hall at University of Windsor made some list in Playboy for University party places! Can't beat that!

[O_M_A]

Originally Posted by troutman

True, UBC does not have the campus spirit like Kingston and London, but Vancouver is just the best place in the world to live if you are a student (if you can afford it). There was a nude beach just down the cliff from my faculty. First week of school we had salmon bbqs and cruises on English Bay. Day trips to Seattle. Great bands, beaches, grass; spring break was usually a short drive to California.

On the other hand, the rain, and lack of an NHL hockey team can get you down.

I can't compare UBC to the universities out east, but i definitley concur with the idea that UBC has no school spirit....whatsoever.

The main selling point for UBC is the city itself. It's too bad that living expenses in Vancouver are beyond stupid now...then again i'm a student so what do i know.

[RedHot25]

Originally Posted by O_M_A

The main selling point for UBC is the city itself. It's too bad that living expenses in Vancouver are beyond stupid now...then again i'm a student so what do i know.

No, you know a lot. I lived out there (working, as my now wife was going to school there) for a bit a couple of years ago...it (rent) was insane. I can just imagine what it is like now....

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by O_M_A

I can't compare UBC to the universities out east, but i definitley concur with the idea that UBC has no school spirit....whatsoever.

I hate 'em with a bloody passion, half my family graduated from there, but my God no one even comes close to St FX for school spirit, I'd put that cult... errrr university, up against any in the world in terms of spirit.

On that note, I hate the X-Men and their rings "oh wow, it says X"

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by Frank the Tank

I'll have to second Queens as being a blast. A friend went there and I spent a couple of weekends partying. Good. God.

There are some hot women at Western, too bad they only talk to you depending on what type of car you drive. Sorry, couldn't resist. I hate Western so very very much.

And most fun? Mac Hall at University of Windsor made some list in Playboy for University party places! Can't beat that!

UBC was in letterman's top 10 campuses to get laid in north america, if that matters at all.

Personally, I wouldn't agree with this, but then again, I don't go to frat parties.

[O_M_A]

Originally Posted by RedHot25

No, you know a lot. I lived out there (working, as my now wife was going to school there) for a bit a couple of years ago...it (rent) was insane. I can just imagine what it is like now....

It's nuts now. Finding a good place in Kitsilano, Kerrisdale or anything remotely close to the UBC campus for anythin that can't be considered a ripoff is..... well let's just say the odds are about the same as the Canucks actually winning the Cup

As for the Maclean's survey itself, I'm surprised that the Eastern Universities withdrew. The western universities (UBC, U of A, U of C...) have always complained about the Eastern bias in that publication. I don't know whether there's any truth to that.... but i just found that interesting.

[I wanna be like Miikka]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

UBC was in letterman's top 10 campuses to get laid in north america, if that matters at all.

Personally, I wouldn't agree with this, but then again, I don't go to frat parties.

Are you sure about this? Western made his list and they were 2nd or 3rd, something like that due to Saugeen.

Queens sucks

[Daradon]

I thought it was fairly common knowledge that most universities speicalize in some and are lacking in others. That's why students move across the country to find the programs that fit them.

By acknoledging better programs and better areas, instead of better schools, it can only help the readers and the magazine.

All universitys get funding from different areas, and apply it in different ways. A program (and attitude) ranking, or at the very leasts, a broken down ranking of stats would help.

[RedHot25]

Originally Posted by O_M_A

It's nuts now. Finding a good place in Kitsilano, Kerrisdale or anything remotely close to the UBC campus for anythin that can't be considered a ripoff is..... well let's just say the odds are about the same as the Canucks actually winning the Cup

Have you tried maybe a bit farther away - Kits is nuts. Sure I would love to live there, but in all honesty I don't know how any student does it with the prices charged there.

We used to live in the area of Cambie and Broadway...have you looked there? I know this starts to get into a so-so part of town, but what about the Commercial Drive (I think that's what its called? its a funky/alternative street?). We had a friend who lived there, split a house with one other I think and got a good deal. It was still close to everything, and the area was good...and plus with the 99 Bus etc you can get to campus pretty quickly...(or anywhere else for that matter).

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

UBC was in letterman's top 10 campuses to get laid in north america, if that matters at all.

Personally, I wouldn't agree with this, but then again, I don't go to frat parties.

Urban myth. When I was at McMaster it was Brandon Hall (all female at that time) that was in Letterman's list. The campus paper contacted someone at Letterman's show, and was told they could never get something that blatant past the censors.

[tripin_billie]

What is really interesting is that UBC, who is dropping out of the survey, was caught only a couple of years ago attempting to create false class-size restrictions in order to do better on the rankings. I think a bunch of 4th year students couldn't get classes they needed to graduate because of it. Now they are dropping out completely, good decision. UVic should really get out of it too, but maybe they like the favourable rankings they have been receiving lately.

[icarus]

Originally Posted by I wanna be like Miikka

Queens sucks

Thanks for coming out.

As for these Letterman lists, I agree with Bobblehead. I must have missed the only Letterman episode in the past twenty years in which a funny Top Ten list was replaced by one that was intended to be an accurate reflection of something...

[Zoidberg]

Originally Posted by icarus

Thanks for coming out.

As for these Letterman lists, I agree with Bobblehead. I must have missed the only Letterman episode in the past twenty years in which a funny Top Ten list was replaced by one that was intended to be an accurate reflection of something...

It's funny, one of my Gaels last year told me that Vic Hall was on a David Letterman top 10 place to get laid when it was an all girls residence. I suspected bull****tery at the time but now that other universities (Canadian at that) are saying it I strongly doubt it.

[icarus]

Originally Posted by Zoidberg

It's funny, one of my Gaels last year told me that Vic Hall was on a David Letterman top 10 place to get laid when it was an all girls residence. I suspected bull****tery at the time but now that other universities (Canadian at that) are saying it I strongly doubt it.

Saugeen, Vic, Kananaskis... any enormous co-ed (and perhaps ladies-only) dorm at any university in the western world will be a great place to get laid. Not sure how you could measure one against the other anyway.