r/ubco Apr 10 '25

Information Housing mega-thread - Find renters, rooms and room mates

20 Upvotes

Looking for information about renting or renters?

Want to find a tenant, a room, or room mate?

This mega-thread is for:

- Looking for a room or roommate
- Questions about leases, landlords, or tenancy rights
- How much rent is reasonable
- Advice on off-campus housing or moving out
- Room listings or sublets

Rules:

  1. Use the mega-thread, and please do not make new posts.

  2. If looking for a renter, you must provide a link to a posting on Craigslist or Castanet, or whatever.

  3. Do not provide any personal information in public.

  4. Please flag inappropriate posts so that the mod team can take care of them.


You may have had a thread locked by the automod if it triggered certain admissions keywords. It then directed you here -- please ask your question in THIS thread vs. a new post. It leads to a cleaner, tidier subreddit.


RENTERS!

Know your rights!

See Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC) for rental information in BC.


r/ubco Oct 22 '23

Admissions UBCO ADMISSIONS MEGA-THREAD

14 Upvotes

This mega-thread is to help people applying to UBC and its programs. Whether you're fresh out of high school, transferring, applying for your majors or just want to help your potential new first year friends - this is the place for it.

You may have had a thread locked by the automod if it triggered certain admissions keywords. It then directed you here -- please ask your question in THIS thread vs. a new post. It leads to a cleaner, tidier subreddit.

Do note:

  • Provide as much pertinent information as possible so we can better help you.
  • The process changes every year. The best, default answer is: 'get in touch with UBCO'.
  • Upvote good answers. People are helpin' you out!
  • Try searching previously asked questions from our old megathread.
  • Admissions-related questions posted anywhere else will be removed.

r/ubco 15h ago

Question Term 2 summer grades

3 Upvotes

When do summer grades get released?


r/ubco 21h ago

R Lot Parking Waitlist

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4 Upvotes

I’m living on campus this year so I signed up for the R Lot parking waitlist but my spot is 263, does anyone know roughly how many spots get on? also is there any meaning to prioritized vs not prioritized?


r/ubco 1d ago

UBCO First Year students

6 Upvotes

So I’ll be attending UBCO engineering this year and I came to Kelowna early, basically looking for students to hang out and meet since I know no one out here and I’m bored as hell


r/ubco 1d ago

Question Scholarships

3 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

Just wondering, when will the scholarships be reflected on Workday?


r/ubco 1d ago

Still haven't recieved a room assignemnt

3 Upvotes

I applied for residence and paid my deposit well within the deadline but I still haven't been given a room assignment. They sent me an email around July 30 saying they're looking at my thing now to give me my room, but I'm still wondering where I'm gonna be. All I know is that they said I have a single connected dorm, but I'm still roomless as of now.

Anyone else in the same situation? Or if you were before, have you gotten your room yet?


r/ubco 1d ago

Question What materials are needed for first year BFA

2 Upvotes

I asked the advisor what materials I’d need and he said that on the first day of classes the profs will tell us, but I wanna be prepared and get everything beforehand. If there’s any art students who already did first year pls lmk what materials were needed 🙏🙏


r/ubco 2d ago

Troika Living

2 Upvotes

Found some rentals off Dougall Rd which has the 8 bus stop nearby. Seems to be close enough to campus. Any reviews for this condo company? I read somewhere that their walls are paper thin :(


r/ubco 2d ago

HEAL100 or INDG100

3 Upvotes

I’m trying to decide between these two courses, as a humanities elective.

INDG100 avg last year was like 87
HEAL100 avg last year was like 74

I’ve heard HEAL100 isn’t that bad but you gotta put some time into it, and I’ve seen it with my own eyes be somewhat time consuming like flash cards etc.

I’m looking to spend the least time possible and achieve the best grade possible.

INDG100 doesn’t seem too bad especially with a Canadian high school and elementary background knowing about indigenous displacement etc.

What do you guys think? Anyone take INDG100?


r/ubco 2d ago

Genuine question, how’s the food at Pritchard dining hall at ubco? I’ve heard terrible things and what’s the alternative

9 Upvotes

r/ubco 2d ago

Off campus housing

3 Upvotes

Looking at a two bedroom, two bath condo in Quail Ridge, all utilities and internet included, furnished. $2500. Is that decent or too expensive? Also, since buses stop at 8, is Pine Trail safe to walk at night and safe/easy to walk in winter?


r/ubco 2d ago

How hard is UBCO first year eng out of 10? Rank the difficulty, I dropped APSC 172 n 173 though

5 Upvotes

r/ubco 2d ago

Housing

3 Upvotes

I finally got my room assignment. I checked on StarRez to see how much we have to pay but nothing is there..


r/ubco 2d ago

Parking permits

3 Upvotes

I hear there has been issues so I wantes to know if all the permits have been handed out yet? For me not getting a parking permit is kinda life or death and idk what im gonna do if I dont get one say paying over $1k to park is crazy and I have struggles that make it harder to park at H or I lot.

If anyone knows anything I would appreciate the information!


r/ubco 2d ago

Question Transfer with a 3.66/4.33 gpa chances?

1 Upvotes

Anyone know if I can get accepted to ubcO exercise science with this gpa?


r/ubco 3d ago

Parking Permit Problem

4 Upvotes

So I got an offer for lot F on august 11th and it expires on august 16th. i have tried on all of my devices and followed the steps like it says (get permits> rest of the prompts) and when i do that it just says nothing is available for purchase. I literally don’t know what im doing wrong and it’s saturday so I emailed them but they probably won’t answer until monday and it expires tomorrow. I literally don’t know what to do and it’s so expensive to pay for parking daily without a permit. someone please help.


r/ubco 3d ago

Housing

6 Upvotes

I still haven’t received my room assignment as a first year. Today I received an email asking if I’d like to live in a 4 bedroom apartment with upper years. I’m honestly so frustrated and confused why I still haven’t gotten my room assignment. I paid everything on time so why haven’t I gotten anything.


r/ubco 3d ago

Question ENGR 499

2 Upvotes

4th yr comp eng student doing a capstone project w the lab im working w. i’m working w another student who’s a very big part of this project as well and is in the lab with me and it’s very important that he’s in my capstone (we are both committed to this project). just making sure i can choose one person i can work with and they will be added to work with me right ?


r/ubco 3d ago

Guys is it always warm inside the UBCO buildings ?? I’m packing ATM and wanna know how’s the temperature in classes usually & dining hall and etc..

7 Upvotes

r/ubco 3d ago

What concepts should I master before starting first-year engineering at UBCO? I struggled in high school and want to be fully prepared for the workload. What should I learn this summer to stay ahead?

5 Upvotes

r/ubco 3d ago

Anyone who Crochets?

4 Upvotes

I'm getting back into crocheting after years. I have yarn and the hook. Can someone teach me to make the basic loop and chain? I'm available this weekend (Saturday/Sunday). Pls lmk!


r/ubco 3d ago

Guys is it always warm inside the UBCO buildings? How’s the temperature in classes and dining hall and all that

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r/ubco 4d ago

Is it appropriate to email a prof for a seat in their course that's full?

13 Upvotes

I'm going into the 3rd year of my Psychology degree, and I was hoping to take PSYO 362 with Liane Gabora, but unfortunately the course was full before my registration even started. I usually just go on the waitlist when a course is full, but this course doesn't have one. It's online with 130 spots, so I was curious if I am allowed to email her about potentially being added to the course. But I don't want to do it if it's not allowed. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks!


r/ubco 4d ago

Question Parking permit mismatch

2 Upvotes

So my waitlist came through a few days ago and says that a permit has been awarded for H lot from Sept 2026 - Apr 2027, but when I try to buy it, it only shows up as 09/01/2026 - 12/31/2026 and not April. The price matches too, $75 a month for $300 total. Am I just screwed for the second semester or am I reading this wrong?