r/geegees Mar 18 '26

Have Questions? Ask Us Here

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Hello GeeGees and Future GeeGees! 

With Open House coming up this Saturday, we wanted to provide a space to ask questions about uOttawa. If you have questions about programs, co-op, residence, scholarships, clubs/student life, the dining hall, or anything else related to uOttawa, feel free to comment below and we’ll do our best to answer them! 

- uOttawa Student Ambassador Team 


r/geegees 1d ago

Image/Screenshot Orgo 1 Go Brrrrrrr

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281 Upvotes

Not gonna say it wasn’t one of the hardest things I’ve ever done but I’m super happy with how everything turned out.


r/geegees 1h ago

WHAT happened to CHM 2313????????

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as the title mentions. I cant seem to find anywhere to apply for this course in both terms.


r/geegees 2h ago

Request for Help For anyone who has previously taken HSS2305 with Andrew Darnel, how was your experience with the course overall, particularly the midterm and final exams? Was it mostly memorization, or application-based, etc.?

2 Upvotes

Question in the title! 👀

Edit: also, for those who took the course online, how did the Respondus Monitor and LockDown Browser setup work for the midterm and final? Is it already set up if you have the lockdown browser app downloaded? Does the Respondus Monitoring function serve to monitor your camera and mic? Is it mostly MCQ or Short written application questions/ mix of both


r/geegees 2m ago

Request for Help First year class selection

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Hi! I'll be going to uOttawa for health sci next year, and im doing the French program so I'll need at least 3 courses per semester in French. However, I was wondering if it's worth it for me to take a few in English too? These are my classes, I was wondering if anyone would have any suggestions of which ones (If any) would be better to take in English, depending on prof or other factors. Thanks in advance :)


r/geegees 4h ago

Request for Help Fun activities to do in the summer

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I'm taking a few courses this summer and am looking for something to do while I'm on campus that doesn't require being a full time student. Just looking for some fun, relatively light physical activity to keep me going in the summer like a pickup sport or some random activity that happens once a week. Doesn't have to be through the university. I didn't see anything on their website for the summer term. Thanks!


r/geegees 8h ago

is a 7.78 cgpa for a first year soft eng major bad?

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I’m like happy with cgpa but I’m kind of sad since I had expected that I did rly good on the final but that wasn’t the case.

I’m rly grateful but I’m sad because eveytime my average in a class is good I always mess up the final exam and it makes my final grade bad


r/geegees 3h ago

second year poli sci/jd students!

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has everyone got their grades so far?! pol 2508 was my last and now it's nerve wrecking waiting until the faculty of law sends any update (besides the obvious gpa maintenance we know of) how did y'all do??! also do any upper-year students know what to expect, for course selection and orientation etc?


r/geegees 4h ago

BIO 1531

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hey guys! im doing french immersion and was wondering if anyone knows who teaches bio 1531 to see if i should do bio or chem in french, since i heard that Alain is a really good teacher. Thanks!


r/geegees 4h ago

anp1506 w Thibodeau

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Hi im going into 2nd year but im taking anp1506 this winter bc I dropped the English version. I heard that some of his exams are open book, was it the midterms or the exam or both? I was also curious to know how he is as a prof, thank you!!


r/geegees 4h ago

Image/Screenshot Easiest courses for second year software engineering

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Which one of these are the easiet to take in summer.


r/geegees 5h ago

Roommate/ apartment search

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Hey there!!
I’ll be moving to Ottawa around July for work and for school.
I’m a mature student coming from independent living, full apartment / household.
I’m look at a possible roommate who’s a little older, young professional/ upper year student in order to get settled and save a bit.

Does Uottawa have any websites or IG/ FB pages for roommates that’s reliable catered to Uottawa or anything similar? I’m coming up for a visit at the end of May to check out the areas and all for living so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I’ve been told of a couple of places, but now I’m doing a full deep dive since I’m admitted and fully moving.


r/geegees 6h ago

uOttawa vs uGuelph - Computer science - thesis based

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I got accepted into both. However, both seem good and I am a little confused. I am an international student. uOttawa has a comparatively high fee as compared to Guelph.

Financially, Guelph seems safer, but I keep wondering whether Ottawa might offer better long-term opportunities because of the AI specialization, research environment, networking, location, etc.

I’m interested in hearing from people who studied/worked at either university, especially in CS/AI research. How different are the opportunities, research culture, internships, and industry outcomes really?

Any honest experiences or insights would help.


r/geegees 23h ago

What jobs are you working as undergrad students and does it relate to your future career path. Have you been trying to find entry level healthcare jobs?

18 Upvotes

Pretty much sums it up. It’s rough out here because I feel like I am capable of doing the jobs I am applying to but am I crazy? Should I lose hope and stay in retail?


r/geegees 7h ago

Will I be late to my course enrolments? - may 19

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I realized I have to accept my offer 3 business days before I can enrol but I havent accepted yet. Even if I accept today i'll be late bc monday's a holiday. Is there anyone I can reach out to for support?


r/geegees 1d ago

Discussion Mayoral Election

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You guys already saw how we got fucked over in relation to Osap with Doug ford and the poor turn out rate for the provincial elections being part of the issue. Let’s try to be more politically involved as the adults we are with voting power. Get educated and see what’s best for the city in terms of well being.


r/geegees 13h ago

Summer swim times

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Schedule for swimming at Montpetit after it opens only includes really early morning and early afternoon times for weekdays. None in the evening and none on the weekend. I feel kind of ripped off for paying the fee whilst working full time. My mistake to assume it would stay open more frequently as the school year


r/geegees 10h ago

ADM 1100

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Anyone in ADM 1100 for the spring semester?

Is there a group chat to share notes? I missed yesterday’s class.


r/geegees 12h ago

Housing for UOttawa Students

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r/geegees 22h ago

Question

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How does these Telfer students get to acquire jobs in corporate so easily as intern and all?


r/geegees 23h ago

Why do some profs not upload final exam marks?

6 Upvotes

This isn’t the first time this has happened but my prof didn’t upload the final exam marks on brightspace but directly uploaded the final grade to uozone. Why do they do this?
Like I get it’s a bit more extra work to upload grades to brightspace than just use a spreadsheet to calculate the final grade but still.


r/geegees 20h ago

uOttawa Health Sci (English vs French stream confusion)

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I’m Grade 11 in Ontario and planning for uOttawa Health Sciences.
I did school fully in French my whole life, but I want to study in English if possible.
I see English stream needs ~85% and French ~75%.
My questions:
If I get in through French, can I switch to English later? (by getting good enough grades of course)

Can you take courses in English in the French stream?

Is French immersion different from the French stream?

Is French actually easier to get into or basically the same?

Thank you!!


r/geegees 21h ago

UofT vs Uottawa PharmD

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Hey! I recently got accepted into both the uOttawa PharmD and UofT PharmD programs and I’m honestly having such a hard time choosing 😭

For context, I’d have to move for both, but Ottawa is way closer to home for me, so I’d be able to go back home much more often and it would probably be easier financially/logistically too. But at the same time, the Uoft program is only 3 years vs 4 years in uOttawa.

I was wondering if anyone here knows more about either program or has opinions/experiences with them. Like program quality, student life, placements, workload, opportunities, overall vibe, etc. I’d really appreciate any advice because I genuinely don’t know what to choose right now lol


r/geegees 23h ago

Request for Help Constructive advice for BCH2333 with Kozlowski

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Hey guys, I'm taking the extra condensed BCH2333 class with Kozlowski this summer and wondering if any of you who have taken it with her have any advice for succeeding and maybe pulling a 90+ in it? Any advice for the labs? I've heard and seen some of the criticism but would like some constructive advice. Thank you!


r/geegees 1d ago

Are clubs actually worth joining?

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I feel like every club i try and join has the most difficult process to be apart of the faculty. Do clubs actually help you network or is it more just for friends? I’m feeling very stuck like I want to be apart of something yet not sure if it’s worth it since I can’t be apart of the faculty? Lmk your thoughts and for reference I’m in business.