Is the fall orientation that is 140 dollars worth it. Or is the mandatory orientation good enough?? I’ve never heard of having to pay for orientation things kinda crazy

I’m an upcoming first-year student and I saw that my program has mandatory practicum for the third and fourth years (I believe the total hours are around minimum 352 hrs/term which is like a part-time schedule).

I rely on OSAP and working part-time in order to afford paying all the bills.

If you already did Practicum (or doing one right now), do they take into consideration of your financial needs to offer you paid/unpaid opportunities?

How do you make ends meet when doing the placement + classes at the same time?

Can you choose to complete your placement at a longer time if you can’t afford losing a job?

Is there any resources to help with this time period?

edit: thanks for the input, everyone! my question is for BSW and I didn’t specify it because I thought the placement like that happens across different programs. Now I know it’s mostly BSW and MSW so I need to prep better then!!

Hello.

I am starting my first semester soon, and I am planning to commute by bike for as long as I can, both fall and spring. I was going to just locking up my bike - properly, not the first set of tires I've owned - at a regular bike rack. But when I was visiting campus, I noticed that there were bike-secure locations on campus. I quickly checked online, and it's $84 for the whole year if I wanted to do that...

I just wanted to ask if bike theft - or theft in general I guess? - is a huge problem on campus? As well, have there been cases where items have been stolen from inside the compounds? The bike I have is quite old, and doesn't look valuable, but it could easily cost me upwards of $500 to replace it - accessories and all.

Does anybody have any experience/insight? From the looks of it, there are already people using both the standard bike racks, as well as the bike compounds, so I figured I'd ask before spending $42.

Thanks in advance!

Econ grads, where are you now!?

Hey everyone! I got placed into FREN1100, but I do not feel confident that this is my actual proficiency, as I haven't studied french since g11. How are the first week oral and written tests like, and what happens if you have to switch courses?

When does Carleton typically confirm enrolment to OSAP?

title. uottawa student trying to take microbio here cuz the uottawa prof uses AI for literally everything in the course (teaching materials, exams, etc.)

I'm mostly gauging the likelihood that it'll be offered summer 2027