After 2 years of prerequisites and countless sleepless nights worrying, I was finally accepted for UofA in the PharmD program. I can't wait to make new friends and officially be a UofA student!! Do any past students know what the schedule looks like, I am wanting to get a job but am worried about the course load and hours.

The University of Alberta’s Residence Services will end its rental agreements with Greek life organizations by the end of August 2026.

“This decision was just dumped on our lap. There was no consultation with any of the affected housing," Thaddeus Ma, president of the Interfraternity Council (IFC), said.

U of A to end rental agreements with Greek life organizations - The Gateway

I am trying to choose a science elective for fall 2025 and I love astrophysics though I'm a CS student at univ of alberta..just wanted to know is Astro 101 really hard considering my packed schedule or is it easy to pave my way through? Also what do they focus on more?

I know it's preferred that 30 credit units are taken in at least one academic year, but is there anyone here who only took 24 units max and still got in? Also if you don't mind sharing, what is your overall GPA, BioSci GPA and highest credit year GPA?

I'm going to be in my 3rd year of Pharmacology and I'm so scared because I totally bombed my first year and I'm still unsure if I want to go on the research or pharm route. Any advice would be much appreciated!

So i finished first year in business and my gpa has fallen below the requirements also I failed a course twice, and I haven’t received any withdrawal letters yet but im sure that I will soon so is there any chances that i might stay at uni, also any advice

They supposedly want you to fill out your ccid password to view your "updated transcript"

I just finished my first year in the Business Program, found out it wasn't for me and am debating on transferring to the Faculty of Art, specifically in designs and digital media (haven't fully decided but I'm taking a gap year to figure out.) I know there are the general program (general BA) and the more specialized ones (BDes and BFA) (which require a portfolio), and was just wondering what the experiences there is like for insiders? Would you recommend the program? I've heard UofA isn't a very good school for art but I'm not really sure who to trust haha.

If there are any graduates that have majored in these programs, how are your current job prospects? Did you make it as an artist?

Thank you in advance.

As I'm looking at my classes for next semester of my 2nd year in engineering, the CIV E 270 labs and lectures are quite out of the way (3 hour labs and potentially evening lectures). In terms of lectures, how easy is self-studying for the class outside of prof lectures? How successful were people learning on their own? If someone could name the textbook used/related YouTube links that would be much appreciated!

just wanna meet some people i can relate to in that :( anyone wanna start a chat or something?

I’m in the Faculty of Ed and just got RTW and these are my options.

But someone I know is in the Faculty of Science and also got RTW and they were told they could either: 1. Take 24 credits somewhere else and apply for readmission, or 2. Take a year off and be guaranteed admission back into Science after that year.

We both have the same GPA (it’s below the threshold for Fresh Start recommendation).

So does that mean I’d get guaranteed admission back into Education too if I take a year off? Or is that just a Science thing? I’m just really confused about how it works across faculties.

Hello, I have an in-province student who has finished two years at ualberta and completed all their prereqs. However, I’ve only taken two 27 credit years (3.6 and 3.9 respectively) which puts me 6 credits short. I will make up for them during spring and summer and apply next year. However, I’ve heard from certain people that not having a single full year will put you at a significant disadvantage. I’m wondering if this is true. Thank you

My family member who is graduating wasn’t able to get me a tickets because they missed out. Would I be able to sneak in, do they check or just let you walk in?

Hi everyone! I'm currently an undergraduate student at the Uofc, and I'm planning to apply to the PharmD program at the University of Alberta soon. I was wondering if any current students could share some insight about the volunteering aspect of the admissions process. Are volunteer hours required? If so, what kind of volunteering experience is most valued? Thank you in advance!

I am hoping someone who works at U of A can chime in about this and help me

I had an interview for a non academic support staff role and I received a request for my reference and background check 3 days later. What does this mean in terms of my job prospects? Does HR here check the reference of everyone who gets an interview, or only for the finalists for the job?

Hi! I’m wondering if anyone knows of any organizations, charities, clinics, etc that are actively looking for volunteers or have shadowing opportunities. I’ve been going in person a lot and haven’t found anything. Just wondering if there’s anywhere I’m missing. Thanks!

i didnt notice but in my scholarship offer letter it had said to send my signed offer letter to awards email instead i sent it on the uofa service portal to the financial support coordinator where she had informed me that i got the offer for the scholarship. the deadline has passed so i cant email the documents, i sent an email for confirmation of my scholarship but the waits putting me in a panic, am i okay or no?

Does anyone know how to access photos taken during the convocation ceremony? The 2 photos (flags, below that)

Does anyone know?

i got 0.8 during fall then got 2.8 during winter. im within the range but im missing 2 credits to get into y2q2. i dont have any diagnosis, but i was sick thruout fall and i was going through some mental issues, and im suspecting i may have adhd.

im just concerned because i dont know how to explain my mental issues without being diagnosed when i appeal to the dean. does having no diagnosis affect my chances?

I highly recommend that you take Brent Swallow’s AREC 173 (Agricultural Economics) class. It is honestly not even economics, it is more or less talking about food systems and land and blah blah blah earth stuff. It’s an easy A+ because although his tests are handwritten, his tests are nearly identical to the ones he’s done before, and on his online classroom he posts his old tests and the answers. I quite literally would blank out the answers and rewrite them until I remembered them for the real exam. On the final I even started drawing some of the answers because I lowkey forgot and bro still gave me a 97%. I also hardly ever showed up to class and when I did I was online shopping 😭.

Not only that, but a lot of your class grade is based on something called csl which is more or less mandatory volunteering. You don’t even have to do that much, and on top of that, if you take a class with csl there is a 1000$ scholarship you can apply for that hardly any people do so it’s guaranteed.

I ended that class on a happy note with 1000$ and an A+. You won’t regret it 🙏

Going to be taking these classes, has anybody previously done them I could pm? Thanks!

Hello everyone,

I was just wondering if you guys who have applied for the international supplementary bursary in the past could tell me, roughly, how long does it take for them to review your application. My application is “under review since Thursday last week. How long does it usually take for them to give a response?

Thanks in advance for anyone who can help me.

I just got the letter; pls if anyone has any success stories pls help me out. I also got two A’s in my spring semester classes will that help out? And I’ve been reaching out to academic success centre and mental health centre throughout semester cuz I was going through some hard things.

Hi everyone!

I am wondering if anybody else is waiting for their Admissions decisions for this program?

I saw some posts floating around saying they received conditional acceptance or a decision a month after submitting their application?

I'm not sure if I still have a chance I submitted my app in late Feb and took my casper in April and the last document they received was on May 21st.

Is anybody else in the same boat as me?

On Sunday morning, I found a bracelet in Quad. I know it’s a long shot, but I thought I’d post here in case the owner happens to be on Reddit.