practicality: (Tax Seaon // Evil!Tatsumi)
I generally have very few complaints about this university - yeah, there's construction, yeah, some of the buildings are ugly, yeah, dealing with the administration blows, but this is widely true of universities everywhere, up to and including MIT (well, I can't speak about admin).

The one thing that really, truly drives me up the wall here, though, is UBC Athletics. UBC, unlike most universities in North America, is incapable of providing faculties for student use. Each student here pays about $200 in student fees, and the only facilities we get for free are a couple hours a day of use of the pool and Aquatics Centre gym (which isn't terrible, but it's not great either). Everything else? Pay extra. A full 4-month membership to the Aquatics Centre is $94. One for the good gym is $136. Tennis courts are $12 an hour for a student to book. Comparatively, a 4-month membership to all UVic facilities for a non-UVic uni student (ie, someone like me) is $102 - UVic students pay nothing other than their Athletic fees.

Fucking great, UBC Athletics. If they do end up closing the Aquatics Centre gym, there is no way in hell I'm shelling out for a membership. I'd rather get a membership to the YMCA or JCC or something which disgusts me less. And would probably be cheaper.

Date: 2007-03-17 08:03 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] doctorskuld.livejournal.com (from dreamwidth.org)
UCLA: $15 a quarter.

Date: 2007-03-17 08:21 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] momijizukamori.dreamwidth.org
Athletics fee, or gym membership on top of athletics fee?

Date: 2007-03-17 08:25 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] doctorskuld.livejournal.com (from dreamwidth.org)
Athletics fee included in registration and tuition. The gym is free for all registered students to use.

Date: 2007-03-17 08:26 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] doctorskuld.livejournal.com (from dreamwidth.org)
You totally should've stayed here in the States. XD

Date: 2007-03-17 08:56 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] momijizukamori.dreamwidth.org
Ah, but I'm paying somewhere between a third and a quarter of the tuition you paid for undergrad (and it will be so low it'd make you cry if I get citizenship), and it's really just UBC Athletics that's on crack - UVic's is only $56 a term. Also, I get to live in Vancouver, which I am of the opinion is way more awesome than LA XD;

Date: 2007-03-17 09:28 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] ext_81920 (from dreamwidth.org)
My university does the same thing, except minus having one gym and pool open to students. You have to pay an extra $150 a semester on top of your student fees to use the gym facilities if you're not in a gym class.

...I just run around one of the city parks. XD;;

Date: 2007-03-17 09:39 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] momijizukamori.dreamwidth.org
...Wow, that's shitty XD; If they close the free gym, I'm going to find somewhere else - I lift weights, which is harder to do free than biking or jogging.

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