I did not escape death by beating cancer to suffer in my philosophy class from someone’s disregard for hygiene. I don’t know this females name, nor do I remember what she looks like, but for the love of god I hope you know the duress you have made my nose go through. I unfortunately sat next to you for the first week of lecture and I vowed myself to avoid you at all times. You smelt like sweated onions every time you moved your arms. I was dying inside. I almost felt like I was punished for being alive. My poor friends last week had the unfortunate chance of sitting behind you and they nearly shed tears. This isn’t an isolated incident. It’s bad. Chemo has made my hair fall out, you’ve burnt my nostril hair off. Everything else seems to be okay, you seemed clean otherwise. Just carry a stick of deodorant with you, wherever you go. This goes for everyone, idc how clean you think you are, wear deodorant

SFU confessions is back on Instagram: @sfu.confessions.ca.

I keep getting followed by new confession pages, getting excited that they're back, and then watching them go quiet again. I wanted to give it another go.

I'm a CS student and made Looseword, a free site to go with the pages. The Google Form syncs to Looseword automatically, so you can read approved confessions there between Instagram batches. You can read the old SFU archives and reply to posts there too.

I want the instagram page to post automatically once it has five or more approved confessions ready, with gaps between batches so we don't take over your feed. And also so the account doesn't just go dark during exam season or randomly.

If you've got your own confessions or stories, send them here!

If anything's broken or you've got suggestions, let me know.

PS: These are new independent pages. Older posts on the site are marked as archives.

I am a grad student coming to Vancouver to attend a 1 day conference. I was planning to stay the night at Vancouver airport because the conference ends at 8pm and my flight back is the next morning (dont want to splurge on a hotel). I'm bringing a gym bag with just a change of clothes and some toiletries, but I don't want to carry it to the conference and it'll look unprofessional as well carrying it around, is there somewhere safe on the campus where I can drop my bag off in the morning and pick it up after the conference? I am also willing to pay someone to leave it at their dorm and pick it up later. Would anyone be willing to do this?

The conference is close to SFU campus which is why i am asking here

November 19th, 7pm, Biercraft.
WEAR SKINNY JEANS

For nearly 30 years, the "Comprehensive" tier belonged to SFU, UVic, Guelph, and Waterloo, with Waterloo always locked in the top three. Now that Maclean’s has ditched the old categories for strict size brackets, Waterloo jumped to the "Large" tier, landing a solid 4th. Meanwhile, former medical-doctoral heavyweights like Saskatchewan and Manitoba have slipped way below SFU and UVic.

This year, Maclean’s only counts full-time equivalents, totally ignoring part-time students. SFU has a massive part-time commuter base. If you factor in raw headcount, SFU clears 37,000 students—instantly bypassing Queen’s and McMaster, and sitting right on McGill’s heels.

If the rankings actually counted every warm body on campus, SFU wouldn't be big-fishing the mid-size pond. It would be a top-five giant in the large university tier.

https://macleans.ca/education/university-rankings/

I was told you only need them if you’re applying for scholarships but I’d like to get a second opinion

I’m planning on majoring in one of these with the hopes of doing an internal transfer to business or kinesiology since I couldn’t get a spot in pre calc 12. which would be easier?

Anyone in need of some organic chemistry textbooks? Good for CHEM 281, 282 and 283
Selling both for $30!:)

Hi, I am a current high school senior and I would like some advice on how the psychology arts program works. I want to head to med school after undergrad and i know that doing the science program is probably better but I know calculus and the heavy math would bring my GPA down which is very crucial for med school.

So I am thinking of taking psychology arts (cuz im stronger in writing and English) and then have fundamental MCAT courses like bio, chem and physics as electives, alongside sociology. I just want to know if it is a realistic pathway.🙂

Thank you

i'm a 3rd year computer science major and i'm just sick of this program. I feel like i never actually apply all the theory i learn from classes into actual code or projects or anything of substance. so many of these profs have no idea how to actually teach the class or make ridiculously hard midterms and tests. I feel like i'm just doing this all of nothing bc my degree won't even guarantee me a job and it's sucking the life out of me. I got no idea what to do from this point in my life now any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

edit: to everyone saying "just make projects outside of class" I do with the very little time I have left outside of these classes. It helps but still doesn't make me hate my classes and degree any less than i do. Also i'm in the process of a co-op. Which also doesn't address the core issue here that i hate my degree.

Is there anything other than the Halloween music festival thing to do for Halloween at SFU? I’m a first year and just wondering what the vibe is like here for Halloween

First year so sorry If I’m being dumb and just gotta toughen up.
I have 2 final exams on a Saturday 8:30-11:30 another 12-15 and the following day one at 12 pm (also 3 hours).

They’re not all technically within a 24h period (it’s 28h from start of first exam to start of third). Is there anything I can do other than start studying way in advance? Thank you and sorry if it’s a stupid question.

Hey everyone! I’m preparing for my HUM 130 midterm and feeling a bit overwhelmed trying to figure out what to focus on while studying.

For those who have taken it:

• What does the midterm format usually look like? Is it heavily focused on terminology/definitions, or is it mostly long written responses?
• How important is it to memorize all the textbook concepts vs. focusing on lecture material?
• Any tips on what core topics or themes I should prioritize?

Is there any courses harder than macm 101 in the cs degree, because I’m pretty sure this one is the hardest. This course feels impossible to do. If I can just squeeze by this I’ll hopefully be fine

Just an FYI :)

I have talked to many other students and have friends in other PLC’s and I feel like amongst us, we can collectively say that the first semester is not what we expected. I get it, it’s important as educators to get in the loop of all things sociology. I have learned a lot and it’s great. I just wish that we would also spend a lot more time doing other things, like lesson planning, classroom management, etc. How is making arts and crafts going to help me in my career? I feel like the only one who feels this. Everyone in my class loves the content and act like they love and breathe this. Don’t get me wrong I love teaching too. Just not to that extent.

I sometimes wish I didn’t reject UBC. I heard that the lectures and course material are a lot more organized. We talk a lot about inclusive learning, yet the presentators forget to speech to text on their presentations or the microphones do not work. Canvas is sometimes not welel organized too.

I won’t share my PLC. I just go in the afternoons. Maybe the vibes are different in the morning. You tell me.

Edit: English is not my first language

Is it just me or the final exam schedule that's out is for 2025? Here: https://www.sfu.ca/students/enrolment-services/exams.html

For anyone who has taken this class before, is the midterm mostly calculations based? Are there a lot of theory and concept questions? Are the questions more conceptual than the textbook questions? I have no idea how to gauge this exam or what to study.
Would really appreciate the help

So I’ve been dealing with a really bad depressive episode for the last month. I feel apathetic and exhausted and nothing interests me and I feel like I’ll never be happy again. I’m also feeling passively suicidal on-and-off. Good times, right?

I haven’t been to class since mid-September (though I’ve been trying to stay on top of recorded lectures) and I’ve missed a chunk of work. I’m taking 4 classes, and have missed a midterm and an in-class assignment in one, a unit test and 2 lab assignments in another, 2 lab assignments in the third. Only 1 class am I caught up in cuz the work is heavily weighted towards the end of term. I also feel super ashamed and embarrassed that I haven’t been to class in so long.

I can’t really withdraw because I need to keep going at a steady clip with my degree and only have so much saved, and I’m worried if I do withdraw, I’ll never go back.

Do you think there is a chance to salvage this term in any way? If I reach out to my profs, what the hell so I even say? I can get a doctor’s note from the doctor treating my mental illness, and I’m registered with CAL for depression, among other things, if it matters.

Jon Harding joined SFU in Jan 2025 as VP, Finance and Administration. In this year's executive compensation disclosure it shows that his employment already concluded, receiving $340k severance and total compensation of $573k in 2025. Anyone know what happened?

hallooo, i'm thinking of taking 3 classes out of these options i have. to anyone who's been in them, what did you think? was it easy? any tips? let a girl know bc i have no idea what i'm doing anymore #help

sem 2 potential course options

crim 103: psych explanations of deviant behaviour

cmns 201w: empirical cmns research methods

ca 105: music theory for new musicians

cogs 110: art & science of hacking ur brain

Who else is fucked for the upcoming MACM 101 midterm

Thank you to everyone who has supported RateYourLandlord.ca so far.

The site is still very new — only about a week old — and we really appreciate the people who have already taken the time to come forward and share their previous rental experiences.

We’re trying to build something that will only become useful if renters contribute to it: almost like a history book for rental properties across Canada, written by the people who actually lived there.

If you’ve rented a house, apartment, condo, basement, or room before, we’d really appreciate you adding your experience.

It doesn’t have to be a bad experience.

Good experiences matter too. If the property was well maintained, problems were handled properly, you enjoyed living there, or you would happily rent there again, that could be extremely useful information for someone considering that property in the future.

And if things didn’t go well, you can share that experience too.

The focus is on what you experienced while living at the property, rather than identifying or attacking individual people.

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