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University of British Columbia
Category: Education Colleges & Universities Colleges & Universities [Edit]
2329 West MallVancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Neighbourhood: UBC
(604) 822-2211
6 reviews for University of British Columbia
6 reviews in English
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Review from Albert W.
8/14/2008
"When I was growing up, I had an imaginary friend named... Bort." The former president, Dr. Martha Piper would often go on at length about her imaginary friend during her welcome speech to new students at UBC. No doubt, several of those new students would go on to develop their own imaginary friends through a combination of stressful assignments, illicit drugs, or alcohol throughout their university careers.
Catching cheap movies at the Norm theatre, attending the Friday and Wednesday night meat markets at the Pit Pub, playing shuffleboard at Koerner's pub (because Koerner's library has no shuffleboard), attending keggers at the Cheeze, crashing Buck-a-Beaker chemistry club beer gardens, being involved in seven different clubs, and rocking out at ACF (Arts County Fair) at the end of the year were quintessential parts of our educated hero's university experience at this world-class institution. Oh, and studying sometimes too.
As the home of the world's largest cyclotron, it is recommended that you buy an anti-rad suit before visiting, or possibly never have children again.
PROS:
- Consistently ranked in the top 3 Canadian universities by MacLean, and ranked 27th in the world by Newsweek (circa 2006).
- Sprawling, scenic campus with lots of old trees, museums, libraries, and social spaces scattered around.
- They have a Wine Research Centre, a life sized earthquake machine they test actual buildings on, and an observatory that's open to all students (on certain days) at this university... how cool is that?
- Friendly squirrels all around campus.
CONS:
- Wild birds will steal your food around the Student Union Building.
- Lack of school support for athletics. -
Review from Ryan M.
1/15/2012 1 photo
This review is for 01/02/2012. I've been out of action for the past couple of days because of the flu. I still think about Vancouver everyday. I am already thinking retirement after my duties in Los Angeles are over. If I had been living in Canada and I had my choice of a college to go to, I would consider going to the University of British Columbia.
With everything so convenient in Vancouver, I took the bus from Granville St to University of British Columbia (UBC). There were so many different bus numbers, I don't recall which one I took, but they all had signs headed to UBC. If you do arrive at UBC by bus, you'll notice there are tons of bus depots on the property. I guess its TOO convenient. I guess you can live 20 miles away and still make it to class before it starts.
On that day, it was FREEZING COLD. I believe it was 19 degrees with wind chill. I didn't realize the school was next to the water and my face froze fast. There was one facility on the campus grounds that was amazing. It was the Aquatics Center. With Vancouver being about 17 degrees, the Aquatics Center was about a nice 80+ degrees. With you inside the Aquatics Center, you'd never thought it was cold anytime during the day. The Aquatics Center has a bunch of memorabilia from their Olympic Games.
There are other beautiful view of the gardens, Anthropology Department, and very nice buildings. It was like a mix of England meets the future. I did like the Graduate School of Business Building. I am curious how Canada can help the U.S.'s economy get better. You ask a Canadian about the impact of the global market, they'll probably say..."You Crazy, eh?!"
UBC is just one big beautiful campus. I would have preferred visiting during the summer when its warm. It felt like I was doing a Polar Bear Plunge without even me stepping into the water. The one place that I was glad was open was the Aquatics Center. Without it, I would probably have turned into a frozen statue. Such a beautiful campus....I might have donate millions of dollars to this campus in the future.
Yelp is My Review, My Story, and My Life. Its time to share it. -
Review from Allan-ester D.
Vancouver, BC
3/19/2012 1 Check-in Here
25th best University in the world...not a bad ranking for 2012
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Review from Peter S.
4/19/2009 2 photos
It is very hard to take away a star from the school I attend (and LOVE), but I am because the brains who control UBC are planning to demolish the UBC Farm to build condos. If this changes, I will update my review!
The remaining four stars are for:
* UBC has to be one of the most beautiful campuses in the country, April to October is best. But there are random sunny days in the winter that make us forget about the doom and gloom RAIN.
* The profs are very good at what they do for the most part. TAs are usually on the ball too. You just need to play a more active role in interacting with them.
* Storm the Wall competition every March. One of the funnest and largest intramural events in North America
* They have one of the best university libraries out there. Millions of dollars spent on keeping online databases of journals available to us students. Just wish there was a bit more space to actually study!
I grew up on campus, and I still love it. The unrelentless construction is changing the campus at an incredible rate. I hope it doesn't totally lose its character. Hey, at least there's Wreck Beach close by. -
Review from Reena M.
7/8/2009 29 Check-ins Here
Great university with a lot of brilliant minds at work. Awesome active life, super easy to get involved in anything if you put yourself out there. The campus is indeed gorgeous during a sunny day. We've got:
-the Museum of Anthropology,
-a Rose Garden,
-Nitobe Japanese Tea Garden,
-Botanical Gardens
-UBC Farm...
Plus a lot of films and TV shows are/have been filmed here including, but not limited to, The Butterfly Effect, 88 Minutes, Smallville, Psych, Supernatural, Try Seventeen...
Educationally, the first two years of your Bachelors will most likely be tough because typically class sizes are large, and it's hard to get advice about anything from advisors (if you're in Sciences--but Land and Food Systems has the best undergraduate advisors) but once you get through it all, it's a breeze after that. Well, unless you're studying something hard like Chemistry. UBC has a lot to offer, so if you're considering studying here, be sure to check out all your options. You may discover a new found love for a subject you never knew existed (like food science!). -
Review from Murdoch B.
Ottawa, ON
3/14/2010
My UBC experience was sadly short but utterly brilliant. Great customer service, inspiring prof, and a challenging course.
It started when I accidentally applied as the wrong category of student. Unlike a lot of unis these days, where you phone and wait an hour on hold or get a student rep who can't help you, the UBC number got me through to someone who immediately changed my application status and sent me a list of required documents. A mere 24 hours after sending in the documents, I my admission was confirmed. So easy. So civilized.
The course I took was amazing. Super informative and really challenging. The prof was an outstanding lecturer and a clearly brilliant and well-read guy who, nonetheless, treated every last student as his peer. When I had a concern about one of the assignment requirements, he was totally open to hearing me out and finding a solution.
I really have nothing bad to say about UBC. It was a highlight of my academic life so far. I'm at SFU now, and I miss UBC desperately.
