Victoria University

Love and hate with this place. Lots of memories there. Can’t go wrong with this university, one of the best universities in Canada or the world. Lots of efforts to spend there but certainly will lead you to success. You need to stay strong. Took me a while to look for my graduation composite as they have moved mine from DWE to the new engineering building E6. Many nice bridges connecting the buildings. Very impressive new buildings which will definitely another step to success. Praise God for the blessings and assistance to overcome all the difficulties and lead. I

The space you get for studying is really good. But the chairs are so loud in the quiet study area and the power outlets are so hard to reach.

Not perfect, but the best university I could have gone to. All the profs I had first year really cared about their students and teaching. Very flexible and understanding of your circumstances. I know we get a rep as a lame academic school that never parties, but it’s not true at all. Sure we may not be like Queens or Laurier where everyone parties hard all the time, but if you want to party when you go to university you WILL ALWAYS find people to party with. It is a bit more intense than some other schools, but you are paying for an education here so you want to get the most out of it as possible. The people are also amazing and work to create a sense of belonging amount students. I made my best friends at Waterloo and we are now all living together. Just to add a couple of things about the campus: - huge campus with lots of study spaces and different facilities - we have really good indoor bridges between building to keep you warm - very lively, there are always events going on - we are actually pretty good at sports and have a HUGE sports facility - super close to tons of yummy restaurants - A LOT of geese, and they do become aggressive in the spring - actually a really gorgeous campus despite what you might believe - Dana porter library can be so beautiful to study at when you’re on the 10th floor - health services is right in the middle of campus and there is also a walk in clinic beside the uni - they keep their campus very clean - connected to the ion (train that connects uw to other places of the city) - lots of grant and scholarship opportunities - a lot of fun weird things just around campus like a museum, huge plant wall… - lots of food options for people with dietary restrictions - a super active student community that doesn’t make u cringe (check out club instagram pages) - faculties steal each other’s mascots as a fun little game and a million other little things For those who are scared to leave home: I left my home town to go to uni and I was so scared and sad, but once I got there I realized how miserable I had been at home. My point is: leaving home is so sad and straight up scary, until you leave.