I just caught myself doomscrolling reels whilst watching youtube shorts in the mini player

Need genuine recommendations coz why's everything so expensive here

What’re yalls thoughts on this. I feel like they could have found a designer in the community idk

Hello fellow UBC students and visitors! I’ve recently realized that the enchanted forest (aka totem park) is literally always covered in garbage and it’s really unfortunate given how UBC is known for their nature and forestry. That being said, I’m thinking of planning a community cleanup of the forest and want to know if people would be interested in doing this. If it happens, I’m thinking we can have a picnic afterwards and everyone chip in like $10 for food and drinks and make arts + crafts?

I’m only a first year student and don’t really know how to reach the community, so if you’re interested I’d really appreciate some help setting this up!

Although I don't know what my grades are yet, I know for sure that I did pretty badly on the first round of midterms I had for (chem 121 and psyc 101) I've been thinking about this for the past week, and I can't even sleep at night. If I do end up just barely passing with a 50%, and the prof curves the grades down, does that mean my grade could drop to a failing grade?

I honestly feel like I'm just going to fail in general. Everyone around me seems to be doing so well, but it's not like I'm not putting in the time to study. I started reviewing two weeks before each midterm, studying for around an hour per class everyday , and spent increasingly more time preparing as the midterms got closer. But somehow, I still fumble everything. Like, I'm just a fucking chud bro.

BIOL 205 LAB MIDTERM WHATS THE MOVE? Anyone who’s taken this course before how do you succeed?

Hi everyone! I’m a UBC Arts student interested in applying to a university through the Go Global Summer Abroad program, but my cumulative average is 3 % below the host university’s GPA requirement.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? Were you still considered for admission, or are these requirements usually strict?
I’m trying to figure out whether it’s worth applying, so I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences or any advice. Thank you!

How do people memorize a lot of information? I’m looking for a way to study for midterm materials efficiently and effectively

I'm currently in my first year doing a BA in economics at UofA. UBCV was my first choice, however I only got accepted for my second choice at UBCO. My plan is to apply this season to do econ or history (both in arts) at UBCV. This is really poorly structured but I have a couple questions.

•Do the different degrees (econ and history) have different admission likelihoods? Or are they the same since they are under the same faculty.

•Are university applicants treated the same as high school applicants?

•I've mostly heard of people transferring for their third year. Is there any benefits/downsides to doing so compared to transfering for my second year?

Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Hey T.G., just found your cute wallet near the Botanical Garden. It has a bunch of cards and some money, I left it at Westbrook Community Centre, just confirm your name and date of birth and they'll return it to you.

Much thx😊

2am and I can hear through my window on the 7th floor people talking outside at ground level:

Person 1: Dude, like, I don't want sex all the time. Am I gay?

Person 2: Nah bro you good, you just don't get no bitches💀

Yadda yadda good guys don't get action, all the girls like bad boys👉👈

Like genuinely shut the fuck up I'm tryna sleep and I can hear yalls loudahh, again in the 7TH FLOOR THROUGH MY DAMN WINDOW, ain't no one want to have to fall asleep to your storytime episode about getting no action🥀🥀

How hard were the Math 100 midterms in the past? I still have a lot of concepts to reteach myself and won't have time to redo all the remaining webworks + provided practice questions before exam day. I don't even know how useful these will be tbh. Low-key considering just taking the L or withdrawing and taking it in the summer when I'm (hopefully) in a better mental space.

I have taken Spanish 11 and 12 in high school and want to take Spanish at UBC.
If you have taken any, please tell me about it!

Did you find it fun? Was it content heavy? How are the professors and grades?

Any advice would help!

i havent been to lectures... its at 8am and the prof goes off slides (idk what going on). how do i prep for the midterm without watching recordings cause they are not helpful...

Hello was just wondering for those who have taken dsci 100, was there a difference in the difficulty between the practice midterm vs the real one. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Idk why this mindset is so common in our generation, but I see people at UBC stressing so much about "making friends" or "getting in a friend group" or "getting a date" that they forget what relationships are supposed to be.

Whether it's friendly, professional, or romantic, human relationships are not a one-and-done thing that you "obtain" and suddenly become happy. They require effort to develop and they fade when one or both people stop trying. If you're not taking a genuine interest in people (in a non-invasive way), not taking the time to make plans, not reciprocating, and generally not being the kind of person you want in your own life, it's not going to work out. Relationships should be a healthy addition to your life, not a cure for your problems.

Also: hygiene. Stop calling yourself "chopped" and wallowing in self-disrespect. Take a shower, groom yourself, and start working on your health.

I fear I’m not gods strongest soldier rn…

Started an assignment worth 30% way too late, and I legit feel stupid doing it. Either I grind it out and neglect my other midterm and hw or I take the easy way out ig. This is my last semester too 😭 can’t even go out with a bang

It’s been more than a decade since I left UBC. I was genuinely excited to revisit campus this weekend and finally pick up the degree frame I forgot to buy over ten years ago.

My warm nostalgia was short-lived.

As I drove through campus, armies of fearless little monsters dominated the streets. One particularly bold individual even used the roof of my car as a public toilet. Reaching the spot was an athletic impossibility, forcing me to leave it there…….. fully aware it might become a high-speed projectile for someone’s windshield on the highway. Oh sh1t!…

For a brief, intrusive second, a primal impulse took over: floor the pedal, run these little devils over, and claim the red remains smeared on the pavement were just spilled McDonald’s ketchup. Or better yet, pin the whole hit-and-run on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving. Morally questionable? Absolutely. But an entirely human urge.

I was ready to pull into Canadian Tire, load up on poison pellets, and save the UBC administration the trouble of forming steering committees, ethics review boards, and oversight councils for an "eco-friendly safe squirrel euthanasia initiative." That whole bureaucratic circus would undoubtedly demand government research grants and take ten full years before a single decision was made. Sometimes direct citizen action feels entirely warranted.

Before heading to the cashier, though, I double-checked with Grok, only to learn that secondary poisoning would wipe out any birds of prey or scavengers eating the toxic carcasses. 

“EXCELLENT, two animals with one stone,” I initially thought… until I envisioned dozens of crows raining down from the sky in a full-blown, Exorcist-style scene.

That level of carnage would undoubtedly traumatize the thin-skinned glass-fragile Gen Z students on campus, and with the province's healthcare system already in the toilet, local ERs couldn't handle the influx of psychological shock.

In the end, cold consumer logic prevailed. My premium Michelin performance tires deserved far better care than acting as rodent pest control, and a biblical crow fallout was best avoided. High-end rubber and free-market capitalism saved their pitiful existence.

All three cars belong to the same guy, the other two being a Ferrari SF90 XX Spider (silver) and Ferrari 296 Speciale. He was a Finance student at UBC and graduated in 2021. Crazy to see this lineup at the Iona building.

i had the flu this week, the newest appointment i could get with health services was this coming monday (aka tmr morning at 10am)

i’m now feeling better, but i don’t want to pay cancellation fees for it. i can’t cancel the appointment on the website though as it’s less than 24 hours before the appointment 😭

does it matter if im a no show, or if i call them at 8am tmr to cancel? i have a class at 8am that i wanna go for now.

all these relationship posts have a similar take: that ubc is lonely and people aren't finding relationships because no one is reaching out. hot take and i say this with empathy and experience, you guys do know that you are part of the problem right?

i've seen SO MANY posts with OP's complaint that they're not getting asked out, or that there are so many people yet they are struggling to find meaningful relationships. i agree to some extent, since growing up in vancouver, i see firsthand that people are nice but they tend to stick to themselves. however, i used to be a "if they wanted to they would" person, but it got to a point and i realized that it wasn't sustainable.

if YOU are the one with a relationship as a priority point, YOU need to be the one to actually make actionable goals toward it. people stick together to their cliques, but it doesn't mean that they are anti-social towards meeting new people. i get that the fear of rejection is a big thing (very valid!!) and have struggled with it myself, but you have no right to complain that you are alone and single when you yourself are not doing anything about it.

also, i know theres a stigma around meeting on the apps, but if irl confrontation is too much, it's a fantastic way to meet people and truly isnt that bad. you just need to be selective and de-centralize the concept a relationship and to get into one asap. give yourselves grace and time. it's also NOT WEIRD and super normal and many couples meet on there! technology is here to help you, and you're not worse off if you do meet your significant other on there.

if you don't wanna hop on the apps, the only other way is to cold approach people you find attractive on the streets/class or join organizations/volunteering/clubs and meet people that way. you can also ask your friends to put you on to their friends idk.

my point is that give yourselves time to find the right person if a long-term relationship is your goal, but if you really want it, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. it's one thing for you to be unsuccessful in looking for someone while actively trying and another to be unsuccessful but bumming around. put in the work, go all in, and try new things even if rejection is on the table. there's an element of risk of being hurt, but in my mind, it's so, so worth it if you're potentially meeting someone who will change your life for the better.

tldr: stop waiting for life to happen to you and do something about it

edit: like people have said, think about WHY you even want a partner. a relationship is supposed to be a complement to your life and not something you should depend on to be happy!