Category: University Life
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Rating my Experience in Each of my First Year Courses (CS/CPSC @ UCalgary)
Fall CPSC 231 (Intro to CS with Python), Required – This course was a nice introduction to the basics of programming with Python. It was fairly easy for me since I had some prior experience with coding, but I think it would be manageable for beginners too. The only downside was that the assignments were…
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UCalgary Tips and Resources: Course Registration, Financials, and More!
The following are some tips that have proved useful to me (and most likely other students) during my short time in university so far, and they may not be heavily advertised or known so I had to look into them! Without further ado, here they are:
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Finding Official UCalgary Course/Professor Ratings (NOT RateMyProf)
Like any anonymous review website, Rate My Professor is filled with fake positive reviews and review bombing. Sometimes, a professor just isn’t there! So where can you go for extra information? You can check the official “Universal Student Ratings of Instruction” or USRIs. Many students know about USRIs and their importance to improving quality of…
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Staying Active (Indoors!) at UCalgary
University is a time and place to make healthy lifestyle choices that can have a lasting impact, even if you’re a computer science student (your back and neck will thank you). Since you pay for the services anyway, why not take advantage of UCalgary’s Active Living facilities? Staying active is important for good sleep, health,…
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UCalgary Computer Science vs Software Engineering (2022)
Hi students! In this post, I’m going to try to make some comparisons between the computer science and software engineering programs at the University of Calgary. As a first-year CS student, I have not experienced either of these programs to a large extent; but I have experienced researching each of them and changing my mind multiple…
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Lessons From My First Month in University
September has ended (cue Green Day) and by now most students have developed… some feelings (likely mixed) about their university experience, as well as some important insights. I’m putting mine to virtual paper to record them for myself as well as anyone else who may benefit from them :), please leave a comment if you have…
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My Move-In Week
Welcome to my blog! I’ve officially spent my first week at UCalgary (move-in week, which is the week before classes start) and it’s been my first taste of residence and residence food. Move-in day (Sunday) was the most nerve-wracking this week. There were many cars lining up for keys/Unicard pick-up (many cars getting lost as…
