After 2 semesters and into my third at the moment here's what I've figured out so far:
AQ washrooms are dirty as fck, avoid at all costs
Go to the gym early... or else all the benches/racks will be taken by newbies
If you're not addicted to coffee, you will be (stock up on some caffeine pills it's cheaper
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Bulk up at the "fight club" - all you can eat and you could pretty much stay there for the entire day...
Rent a book locker at West Mall centre - it's right beside the gym and costs half as much (there's no holes where people can see your stuff)
Some people park on Hastings and take the bus up to campus (take advantage of your u-pass! It saves tons of money for me)
Don't ever buy a new textbook - buy used, find a pdf, or go ghetto like me and take pictures of all the pages (I saved $400 so far since I couldn't find a used copy or pdf for my books last semester)
If you have League of Legends, uninstall that shit asap
Meet some people in the first 2 weeks of classes, otherwise you'll feel
Avoid the lower bus loop between 3pm - 5pm, take the upper one otherwise the buses will always pass by your b/c they're full
Unless you're on scholarship.... all the classes you want to take will be filled for Spring semester (first years get LAST priority enrolling) so sign up for all the courses with the least amount of seats!
Take 4 courses.... unless you want to be like a keener like me who took 5 courses first semester
Don't get lost in RCB Hall or the Education building - it's a maze
Attend orientation, and go to any FROSH if you get the chance
Hope to see you around campus next Fall
