Category Archives: All things UBC

UBC REC Day of the Longboat

Last weekend was UBC REC’s Day of the Longboat, which celebrated its 25th birthday. Students have an opportunity to form teams of ten and race in canoes around Jericho beach for a weekend in (optional) funny costumes or team spirited clothing. This year my floor in Totem competed in the race. We may have rowed away with a team mate hanging off the edge of the boat for a while, and we may have had another team mate swim to the beach to get a baton for us, but we made it to the finish line without capsizing. Big win. Click here to find out more about Longboat and UBC REC.

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UBC REC Day of the Longboat Wrap Up Video 2011

Nootka 2nd at Day of the Longboat 2011

PS. If you haven’t noticed, I’m the RA on the same floor I lived on in first year. Whuddup!

I approve: New Ubyssey weekly videos and video content

This week, The Ubyssey, our campus paper, deserves to have the spotlight on them for their awesome new online video content. Big thumbs up for them. If you are a prospective UBC student or a new to UBC student, these videos will help you get that “real” look at campus you are looking for.

Here’s this week’s news update from The Ubyssey.

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Highlights: Dubstep noises, candid footage of our newspaper staff, and sweet edits that I wanna learn.

 

More from the paper… Engineers mix with science and start blowing stuff up!

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Highlights: The underwater explosion that made a water fountain freak out.

 

And lastly.. a time-lapse of the Imagine Day pep rally!

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Highlights: Those two girls sitting and talking for a long time on the red carpet. You know who I’m talking about.

 

Back on UBC Campus

& There are TWO awesome new UBC videos that will fill you with endless school spirit.

NUMBER ONE > Class of 2015 Imagine Day Pep Rally Video
Made by Alyssa Koehn, the person I am a mini version of. Spot me twice in the video.
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NUMBER TWO> 93 Things To Do Before You Graduate
Made by The Ubyssey, and it’s pretty amazing this year (kooodooosss).
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ENJOY!

Oh Hey from Toronto!

Okay so, you give me a hotel room, a king-sized bed, and a free evening in Toronto and I choose to take photos of myself with this kind of facial expression on Photobooth. Yeah, I’m not ashamed of my choices.

Right now, UBC has pulled me out of my campus habitat to share my daily experiences with prospective students in Toronto. I was flown out on Friday and spoke at two presentations at the Ontario Science Centre during the day on Saturday and man, I have to say, UBC has some pretty fantastic applicants coming their way.

For the last month, UBC gave myself and Quinn from UBC-V and Devin from UBC-O, flip cams for us to film our daily lives. Then, we were flown out of BC to Ontario to show this footage and talk about our experiences on campus. I got to brag about how amazing ubc rez is right next to the water, how one of my first year profs who currently teaching me again this term still remembers my name, and how UBC has given me the opportunity to try new things like soccer, flag football, and pole dancing through the AMS Mini School, just to name a few.

I can honestly say that I full-heartedly believe that UBC is the best school for prospective students who are thinking about university as more than just an education. It’s about experience, it’s about opportunity, it’s about being inspired, and it’s about being exposed to new ideas.

The best way I can describe my university experience is by telling you that I’m not trying to rush my degree and count down how many days I have left until I graduate, rather I’m trying to get as much as I can out of those days and I’m even consider staying longer than four years for those experiences. When choosing a university, the school you choose should feel that way to you, and for me UBC makes me feel that way and more. You’ll probably have to drag me out of this place kicking and screaming.

I want to say two things. The first, if you are a prospective student interested in UBC and want your questions answered about student life, that’s what I’m here for. Please contact me, even if you’re wondering where to get twin xl bed sheets. I’m your girl. The second, is that I want to thank UBC for giving me the opportunity to fly to Toronto and speak to prospective students. I’m passionate about UBC, the new-to-UBC experience, and the transition from high school to university. This event has been another opportunity for me to contribute to easing those experiences and transitions for others and has given me the opportunity to help those students get the right start they need going into their post-secondary education. UBC, you’re the best.