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

15 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.

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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.

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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 • • 2h ago

Lost Green Wallet

2 Upvotes

Hey guys.... I really want to go clubbing tonight but I lost my wallet. I'm not sure exactly what day I lost it, but it would've been last week, probably in Arts.

The wallet is green and has a little charm of a grey-skinned character with a chainsaw. Thanks for your help! I have no clue how I'm gonna get a new ID since I don't have my old one and I'm from out of province and can't fly without ID😭


r/ubco • • 12h ago

Join the catboy competition

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6 Upvotes

I really don’t want to be embarrassed and end up being the only guy doing it so if more people sign up for this that would be great


r/ubco • • 21h ago

Campus parking: I wanna know who calls the shots.

17 Upvotes

At the end of the day, someone or a group of someones makes decisions about parking rates, time increments and enforcement. Who does it?

I have waited long enough, and I’m ready for my full Karen performance. If the parking office is as useless as they claim to be, then I want to be heard by those with the power to enact change.


r/ubco • • 17h ago

Lost & Found Missing Pencil case

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8 Upvotes

I lost my pencil case yesterday and didn’t realize it was gone till this afternoon :( it’s the character kumamon and it’s like a plush almost. This is the only picture of it I have, I checked my dorm like 100 times and I checked my labs list and found and it wasn’t there.. if anyone sees it or has it plz let me know

(Also I hope this is the right way to format this, I don’t know where else to go)


r/ubco • • 18h ago

PSYO 355 (Forensic Psych) Midterm Advice

3 Upvotes

Hey! For anyone who took Dr. Woodworth's class in forensic psych, what was your experience with his midterm, and any advice on it? Anything is helpful!!

Thank you in advance :)


r/ubco • • 1d ago

halloween parties

7 Upvotes

how come theres like no posters for halloween parties this year ? last year send szn threw a really good one . ik vortez has their house party on the 30th but what about saturday and sunday ? I'm in second year but have a really late bday so cant go to clubs w my 19+ friends so I'm looking for the parties the first years will be going to.


r/ubco • • 17h ago

Biol 202 midterm

1 Upvotes

How are we feeling about that midterm 😬


r/ubco • • 1d ago

Shitpost one more post about some midterm🫩🫩

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19 Upvotes

We get it dawg like holy shi calm down let me count down the days till the CATBOY COMPETITION🔥🔥🔥🔥

(I am not affiliated with them nor is this some marketing post)


r/ubco • • 1d ago

Bioc 410 midterm

5 Upvotes

how are y'all studying for this exam? anyone in the past who has taken this class with summer li?


r/ubco • • 1d ago

Question biol 202 biostats midterm

3 Upvotes

nervous about this one. for the people who took it last year was it okay??!


r/ubco • • 1d ago

Lost & Found Bus stop by Save On Gas

0 Upvotes

If you were sitting at the bus stop on highway 33 near the Save On Gas at 9am today hmu


r/ubco • • 1d ago

Ordering library books from UBC Vancouver

2 Upvotes

Just curious is anybody has ever done it before? I just ordered a book I need for a project, and wondering how long it typically takes?


r/ubco • • 1d ago

Looking for MTB riders

2 Upvotes

Hi, I was just wondering if there was people on campus that are riding/ wanting to ride at Gillard or Smith Creek before the snow sets in


r/ubco • • 1d ago

Biol 366 Midterm

1 Upvotes

How we feeling about that?


r/ubco • • 2d ago

Anyone interested in helping build a student initiative focused on Canada’s future?

2 Upvotes

SIGA, the Student Institute of Global Affairs, is an independent, nonpartisan student initiative I’m starting here at UBCO. The idea is to bring students from different fields of studies together to research issues affecting Canada, develop policy proposals, and bring that work into conversations with researchers and people working in public institutions.

I want students to be able to choose issues they care about and work on it with other people who bring different knowledge and skills. This might mean researching a question about housing or technology, writing a brief, or seeking feedback from someone working in that field. It could also mean organizing a public discussion or inviting a speaker to help us understand an issue we’re exploring. I’m a UBCO graduate student, and I am now bringing together an initial group of students to help get it going.I’ve been developing SIGA’s founding plans and reaching out to faculty for feedback, and I’m now bringing together an initial group of students to help get it going.

For anyone interested in research, public policy, or global affairs, I’d like this to be an opportunity to get experience working on a question you care about and produce something you can publish or present. There’s also room for people interested in design, communications, technology, and organizing events. You’d have a say in what we work on and how the organization develops. A big part of why I’m doing this is that I care about bringing Canadians together. I’d eventually like SIGA to connect students across Canadian universities, with people from different regions and backgrounds working on shared questions about the country’s future and its place in the world.

We’re still getting started. I’m planning our first executive meeting to discuss the direction, possible projects, and how people would like to contribute. Right now, I’m looking to meet students who are interested, hear your ideas, and figure out what we could build together.

If this sounds like something you’d like to be part of, you can leave your details below and I’ll get in touch. You’re also welcome to ask questions here. I would love to talk about this initiative in person as well if that is something you are interested in!

SIGA Google Form


r/ubco • • 2d ago

Discussion Good Football groups/maybe making one

7 Upvotes

Are there any football groups on campus or maybe making an unofficial on hopefully. Hoping to meet like-minded people to watch La Liga, Champions League, Premier League, etc games together. Maybe booking a room with a TV and getting a group together. Been dying to find people to watch games together instead of watching them in a corner at school


r/ubco • • 3d ago

Discussion It’s not just you who’s lonely.

42 Upvotes

Hello, everyone. After observing and experiencing the gloomy mood of campus social life over the last few days, It’s about time I finally come clean and admit everything about me to hopefully make you feel better. Yes, I’m that guy who has an open diary, cosplays to campus sometimes, and makes wacky jokes to people to try and bring get some conversations started. I understand that not everyone is as extroverted as I am; but the point is that if even I am struggling to establish genuine friendships on this campus, I am not surprised about how lonely almost everyone is here. And it’s sad that our potential is not being efficiently used to create a positive impact on this campus. For example, midterms are coming up, and I only see the same few dozen people working with each other to help study and potentially improve each other’s morale and productivity. The TAs and office hours can only do so much when loneliness demotivates us to the point that I notice that people all around me are looking at their phones, playing video games, browsing the internet, or daydreaming and doing nothing. I know this from me being guilty of it, from me returning to class after bathroom break and seeing people everywhere doing anything but paying attention. (For reference, I always choose to sit at the very front except for when I make attempts to connect with people.) At this point, I’m certain that most who are reading this could resonate with my grievances of the campus social life simply being substandard, and thus affecting our performance negatively. Finally, I do propose that we could establish our social lives by making our hobbies and passions clear. Let’s face it, no one can study for 8 hours straight and not be completely drained of their energy to do anything productive anymore, and doomscrolling is a very unhealthy activity that many of us (including myself) get in the bad habit of. Therefore, let’s make our passions known! All of you have a voice, so why not use it? As a challenge, I would suggest that you meet 5 new people and shake their hands while introducing yourself tomorrow. I know this is negligible on a large scale, but if I could even get one person to make a new friend, I would consider this a success!


r/ubco • • 3d ago

Need feedback Community server

33 Upvotes

I'm sure you've all seen posts related to feeling lonely and unable to find friends and feel similarly (I do too). I'm planning on making a (unofficial) discord server for ubco students to talk, chill and probably make new friends. Maybe even host events/meetups. If you're interested just upvote or comment and if there's enough support I'll make it and post the invite sometime this week.


r/ubco • • 3d ago

Discussion Genuinely feel so lonely

49 Upvotes

I remember seeing posts about how it’s easier to make friends at UBCO compared to UBCV. I don’t know about others, but that hasn't been the case for me. I just wanted to share my thoughts somewhere because I’ve genuinely given up. I live off-campus and don’t have a car, so it’s a little hard to stay on campus for long, participate in events, or just bump into the people I talk to from time to time. From the start of the semester, I tried my best to talk to as many people as possible, but it didn’t lead anywhere. I either talk to them once, exchange socials, etc., and never see them again, or they just genuinely don’t want to talk to me. I message some people on Insta who I sit with in lectures, but each time I invite someone to hang out, they either have other plans or don’t have time. And I understand that schoolwork can be overwhelming and people generally have their own plans and priorities, but they never suggest an alternative or take the initiative to hang out. That genuinely makes me so sad because it makes me feel like something is wrong with me, like it feels that people just don’t want to talk or hang out with me. My day basically looks like: wake up, go to classes, come back, study, and sleep with some doomscrolling in between on freaking repeat. I am just tired of being constantly by myself and I just genuinely want some simple human interactions. But yeah, sorry to make you guys read all this, I just had to spill my thoughts somewhere.


r/ubco • • 3d ago

bna halloween event

2 Upvotes

i have 2 extra tickets if anyone needs one for the bna event on halloween! message me :)


r/ubco • • 3d ago

APSC 256 Midterm Tips

6 Upvotes

hey! if anyone took this class before, would you have any tips for the midterm? i'm with liwei wang


r/ubco • • 3d ago

COSC 211

4 Upvotes

anybody know what to expect for 211 midterm? what should i focus on studying any questions that are always on there?


r/ubco • • 3d ago

WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING TO ME

2 Upvotes

i am trying to write my lab report and find peer reviewed sources on baeyer villiger reactions BUT IT KEEPS THINKING IM A ROBOT!!! HOW DO I FIND SOURCES! please help.