Review: The University of Saskatchewan is one of the most beautiful campuses in Canada. It is located in Saskatoon, SK, the province's largest city. There are four distinct seasons in the province of Saskatchewan. Temperatures can be extreme ranging ...

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Review: The University of Saskatchewan is one of the most beautiful campuses in Canada. It is located in Saskatoon, SK, the province's largest city. There are four distinct seasons in the province of Saskatchewan. Temperatures can be extreme ranging from -40 to + 40 Celsius. Temperature extremes bring their own challenges since winter can bring wind chill factors that are much colder than the measured temperature and this also applies in the summer with a similar concept called humidex.

The city of Saskatoon is a beautiful city. Getting around the city can be difficult without your own vehicle though. Saskatoon has a public transit system of busses but evenings and weekends can be hit and miss with the bus schedule. I would recommend downloading the city's transit app that has realtime locations of busses to make your wait times less of a problem especially during the harsh temperatures. Very few students are able to opt out of the transportation fee, so it's actually best to use the bus system if you can since parking can be difficult to find and quite expensive.

There are an endless list of undergraduate and graduate programs offered at the U of S. It's best to check out the university's website for everything that is offered. The U of S also has several professional schools such as education, medicine, vet med, nursing, Pharmacy and Nutrition, and engineering. Research is a major focus at the U of S since there are two major research institutions on campus. One is Canada's only synchrotron (Canadian Light Source), and the other is VIDO. Both have websites if you want more information.

The university offers several residence options for students. For those who like dorm style rooms, Voyager Place would be the best place. The other places are College Quarter and McEown Park. College Quarter and McEown Park have apartment style living and prices vary depending on which one you would like. College Quarter is very modern style. Fire alarms can be a problem and roommates can be too but if you find some people you know you would like to share an apartment with, it's definitely more convenient being closer to campus. Voyager Place is a huge advantage for students since the dorms are connected to most of the university via tunnels. The U of S has an extensive system of tunnels and skywalks so if you are not pressed for time, you can manage to stay inside in almost every class location you would have to get to. The only way to get across campus quickly is by going outside though.

Profs and classes can be both good and not so good. I only had a couple of profs that were not very good. I was in the department of biochemistry though so I can only talk for the profs that I had in most of the biomedical science type classes. Most of the profs are extremely passionate in what they are doing so most of them are quite good at teaching. Two classes I struggled with were math and physics because I felt like the work load was not acceptable taking four other classes at the same time.

A huge tip for getting to know people at the U of S is to join a club in which you share similar interests with others. Many programs once you have declared your major have student societies. Take advantage of these student societies and use it to help others who are in the same program as you. For first year students, I recommend joining a learning community upon entering the university. You often get reserved seats in classes that are extremely hard to get into and you'll get to know people very quickly too who also share similar interests. If you are under 19 when starting university, most of the university social events will be out since legal age in Saskatchewan is 19.

A second huge tip is to explore the PAWS (Personalized access to web services) as soon as you can. Make sure you know how to register for classes, pay tuition and how to find your final exam schedule. Each of these have important deadlines and your final exam locations will be different from your class locations.

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Review: Studying the BSc problem majoring in Maths from 1984 to 87, the quality of education was high. I have become a secondary school teacher since graduation with a master degree in education. I say this honestly. Students shall take their part as wel...

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Review: Studying the BSc problem majoring in Maths from 1984 to 87, the quality of education was high. I have become a secondary school teacher since graduation with a master degree in education. I say this honestly. Students shall take their part as well for achieving a good result at school.

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Review: Excellente université avec beaucoup de travaux pratiques. Plusieurs équipements robots, cnc,.... Plusieurs activités organisés pour les diplômés et étudiants, par exemple des communautés de pratique. Plusieurs clubs étudiants ayant une excellente ...

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Review: Excellente université avec beaucoup de travaux pratiques. Plusieurs équipements robots, cnc,.... Plusieurs activités organisés pour les diplômés et étudiants, par exemple des communautés de pratique. Plusieurs clubs étudiants ayant une excellente réputation. Programme coopératif incluant 3 stages rémunérés en entreprise permettant aux étudiants d'essayer différentes avenues de leur génie. Que des bons commentaires pour cette école.

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