I received many calls from UofA asking for money. Most memorable one being: UofA got you where you…read moreare, pay your due. To dwell on the statement, I can't think of more than 6 classes that I have found useful in my degree. The amount of useless yet time demanding classes at UofA consumed most of my 4 years here. I never realized how much time did I waste here until I started working and taking classes from other colleges. I took a class at Stanford and it benefited my career more than my entire UofA degree. I agree with Marco K, many UofA employees get jobs here from family connection. I observed a professor had his wife started teaching in the same department after she took 2 intro classes.

Reasons to attend: 1) you really don't want to go to school anymore, but your parents insist, so…read morethis one is close and easy to get into, 2) you grew up in the Alberta Province and the idea of living anywhere else - even for a few years - scares you to death, or 3) you think that you'll get a good job here when the world figures out that fossils fuels really are the future. If none of these reasons apply, get away from this place as fast as you can. Over the past decade and a half, since I attended, it has gone from a ranking of 79th place to 135th place - for good reason, except that even 135th seems high. If you waste four or more years here, you will find that the degree is worthless; out in the world beyond this provincial place, no one knows or cares about this campus because hardly anyone on it has done anything to get the attention of the world's artists and academics. Instead of accomplishments, the administration just makes up stuff. When I started there in 2006, everyone on campus insisted that U of A scientists had come up with a cure for the common cold. By 15 November 2015, Carly Weeks, Health Reporter at The Globe and Mail, published an exposé in the paper pointing out the complete ineffectiveness of this so-called cure. People on campus denied it, hurling out early iterations of "fake news," and then - when they realized that no one bought their lies - gave it up and just ignored the whole scandal. The lying and hypocrisy goes on in many (although not all) departments. English and Film Studies in the hilariously named "Humanities Building" is definitely worth a miss. Most of the profs there attended the U of A or got married to someone in the department. When they realize that they cannot deliver as scholars or teachers, they go to work in the dean's office. It's amazing how many "vice" deans a faculty can maintain! When asked to return to work, because some of the students there actually want to learn, they find ingenious excuses: "compassionate" leave (how many actual workers would like to have that, administrative posts at other campuses, cushy spots in the provincial government, or just plain old medical malingering. Really, if you have to stay in mom's basement, you could just go to one of the smaller colleges (even though they inanely call them "universities"), which are not better but at least they are cheaper and there's a chance that one of the profs will actually learn your name.

Okay, I'm not blood-related to any of the kids who attend the Cogito Program at Mount Pleasant…read moreElementary. But I used to work at the after-school care here, and saw what the kids are like after a hard day of Cogito. Cogito is a special academic program that uses explicit phonetics and repetition strategy to get the material into the kids' heads. They have regular homework everyday, and often the kids would do their homework in the daycare before their parents picked them up. I don't know about you, but I was never that diligent when I was seven years old. While I'll admit the program works, because these are some of the smartest kids I've ever seen, it does take a toll on them. The poor children are probably mentally exhausted, and want nothing more than to unleash all their pent-up energy from the whole day. Unfortunately right after school hours, when they're with the daycare staff! I think it's important to remember that all kids learn differently, so while Cogito may work wonders for some, it may not be the greatest for other kids, especially the ones who need to learn through hands-on activity. On that note, I will add that it's great for getting kids to read early. There's nothing like a five-year-old teaching you the difference between the "a" and "ai" phonemes!

It is been our forth year in this school and we are happy with the results. The school environment…read moreis amazing. We hardly seen any bully or bad mouthing in the school. Everybody including teachers and students are polite and kind. The homework is not that much. If my daughter focus on it, it takes only 10 to 20 minutes of her time.

My oldest son has gone to Les Bouts D'Choux for the past two years and I am so happy I chose to…read moresend him here. The teachers are wonderful, loving, kind and hands on with the kids. They do a different theme each month with a themed craft most days. They also have story time, free play time, carpet time each day and field trips at least once a month. They go outside as often as they can with our silly Alberta weather. I feel like this preschool has prepared him so well for French Immersion kindergarten and made him such a little independent boy. I will be sending my youngest this upcoming school year too. If you are looking for an amazing south side French preschool, definitely send your child to Les Bouts D'Choux.

From the owner: Les Bouts d'Choux is an independent, non-profit, non-denominational, volunteer parent/guardian run…read morecooperative program located in École Frère Antoine School in south east Edmonton, Alberta. Our program welcomes 3, 4, and 5 year old children to our French immersion preschool.

I went here in the late 90s for my diploma and now I am finding more reasons to attend. I went to…read moresee The Crucible here. We were in a theater upstairs. I found the space unusual because it was all around, which I think would make it harder to coordinate a play because there is no front or back. They seemed to make it work. The acting was decent and I love seeing the passion of the students. Definitely will be here again for events. And for the student, smaller class sizes, more one on one attention, close to downtown and LRT and an easy to maneuver campus make it worth the extra cost.

I began a Certificate program by taking a few online courses. The BlackBoard online learning…read moreplatform was fairly easy to log into and use to submit and view assignments, have online discussions, and access resources. I decided to complete all my courses online and it was great so I didn't have to go into MacEwan except to write exams or do a presentation. The exams were after work hours so it was convenient for me working and taking courses. The buildings were easy to find classrooms and I only ever bought food from the Tim Hortons and it could be a long line. Most of the instructors were fairly good to reply back promptly when I had questions or concerns. There was one instructor that wasn't very good and when I shared my concerns with the Department, they were very open to hearing my feedback. The only issue I had was with the admissions department who act like they don't care about providing decent service and walk around with the ho hum attitude.

I see Angelica for my waxing and manicure services. She is wonderful! Very professional and knows…read moreher stuff! I recommend everyone to see her.

Absolutly the worst. I booked an appointment for permanent makeup (with a student) and when I got…read moreinto the room- there was NO instructor with this poor student who was VERY new. I knew full well the service would be performed by a student and I had no issues with that at all but I full on expect that an instructor will be watching over her at all times! This is, after all PERMANENT and on my FACE. I've gotten sevice a done her before and the instructors all watching over students who are just performing MANICURES! But nobody is watching this girl ink someone forever?! The brows needed up u ever and misshaped. They faded after only a month and nobody I spoke to there about my concerns could come up with any reason as to why there was no instructor watching over this (obviously) very nervous student. I will never be back.

I've taken three classes at NAIT and my biggest piece of advice would be to research the heck out…read moreof your professor. Because they are night or weekend classes, they are often taught by students or non-NAIT staff. (2 star) Christmas Dinner Class: Some of the recipes in this class were great, and I still use them. But when thinking back the thing I mainly remember was that most of the ingredients in the recipes were missing (Chestnuts in the chestnut stuffing) or mouldy (herbs in the salmon wellington recipe) and that the recipes were off (the spice was really inadequate in the pumpkin pie as was the liquid needed in the stuffing). The class was taught by a very newly graduated chef and she seemed so in over her head with very little planning having been done for the class. if you are a super new beginner and you are really scared to make Christmas dinner, maybe consider this class, but if you are looking for more advanced technique, look elsewhere. (4.5 stars) Artisanal bread class: An awesome, awesome class which was taught by the head of the baking program. Alain was a great teacher and I often think about his advice about baking and about bread. My only critique of the course was that we didn't get to finish many breads start to finish. We mainly worked on techniques of bread making rather than making a bread start to finish. I contacted the prof. after that class to ask for clarification and he answered promptly and kindly though it had been a couple years since I took the class. Be warned, once you've eaten your 15 loaves of bread that you'll leave with in the class, all other bread will suck. 5 stars- chocolate class. Was taught by a NAIT professor who was seriously awesome. I was really confident after taking the class and made my own lovely chocolate several times. I'm still shocked I managed to make a whole chocolate heart box. Was really fun! (0 stars) Cake decorating class: This class was terrible. So bad I left after the 1st class and demanded a refund. The "chef" is neither a trained chef nor a NAIT prof. He taught "buttercream" that was made with palm oil - though he acknowledged it was a life threatening ingredient. He taught custard made with custard powder. Half the class outline was how to bake a cake (why would I take cake decorating if I didn't know how to bake a bloody cake!) This prof didn't seem to understand his audience or the need for quality. Why on earth would I take a class in advanced culinary technique only to be taught Safeway style cakes? This class really soured me on NAIT culinary courses. It was so bad I've never taken a class again and never will unless it is taught by an established NAIT prof.

please do not take any courses at this school I've never met a place that's open 8 hours and has…read moretheir lunch break for 1 hour and 15 min takes 3-4 days to get ahold of someone

I love this Daycare and honestly cannot say enough good things about it. My husband and I closely…read moreinspected and interviewed almost every daycare in St. Albert FOR MONTHS before we settled on this one. Our son has been attending for over a year and we could not be happier with the staff and the owner. Every day when I pick my son up he talks about how much fun he had at "school", he loves the food, and he is always very happy when we drop him off. Most of the staff have been there since he started and having a low turnover in a daycare is a hard thing to do these days. Part of my job is interviewing and hiring educational assistants to work with special needs students in schools so you better believe that I did a very thorough job in researching a place to send my own child. I asked all the right questions and I know what to look for in people who care about early education. Aleksandra, the owner, is a constant presence and has very high standards for her staff. She is an early education professional with a teaching background and we love that she and her staff bring real learning and fun into the daily routine. The daycare and all the toys are extremely clean, the food is amazing (my son loves Serbian donut day), the daycare itself changes every month with a new theme, decorations and fun activities, Aleksandra is always taking pictures and documenting the learning and activities, and there are multiple opportunities for the parents and kids to get together and celebrate different things throughout the year. Anyone who is looking for a quality daycare for their child should seriously consider St. Albert Montessori School.

St. Joe's is one of the older buildings on campus, and it really shows. However, it's definitely…read morenot as old as some of the dent/pharm buildings, and the classrooms have a lot of natural light. Most of the profs that I've had here have been friendly and helpful when needed.

The best course that I took during my entire BSc degree at the U of A was a course through St…read more Joseph's College. We traveled to Guatemala during reading week and the experience was very transformative. I learned more from that 10 day experience than I did in the rest of my degree!

I went there from grade 1-6 wonderful memories…read more Charlene Glass 1973/74 - 1979/80 remember some great teachers and 1 really mean 1

Well this review may not be so relevant as it goes back to 1969 to 1972. I was there for just three…read moreyears, grade 4, 5 and 6. In those three years however; was fortunate to have maybe the worlds greatest teachers. All of them were excellent. Of course teaching in those days, was a lot different than teaching today. But, I had teachers who gave so much of themselves and each day was an experience in sharing a personal bonding relationship, that is almost not seen any more. All three of my teachers where outstanding, sober and wonderful people - first; then great teachers second. Glengarry was all about the power of the relationships, and the staff extending their hearts to us! Memories of that school will go with me to the very end. Thank you.

So, as a recent graduate of the Practical Nurse Program, here are my honest thoughts…read more The school itself is very unorganized, and the student advisors are terrible. I graduated a year later than expected due to the student advisors, so be very mindful of what they tell you and always ask for a second opinion. After failing one course, I was told I couldn't attend an upcoming clinical. I later found out that other people who failed that very same course were able to attend said clinical. I then requested to take two other courses while taking my second clinical of the program, to which the student advisor told me was not an option and that I had to pick between clinical and the two other courses, because I could not take all three at the same time. I ended up choosing to take the clinical course instead of the two theory courses, only to find out during said clinical that all the other students were not only enrolled in the same clinical as I was, but they were also enrolled in both of the theory courses that I originally requested to be enrolled in but was told I couldn't. Because of two student advisors in particular, my completion of the course was pushed back by a year, and I was unable to graduate with my original cohort. Once I finally completed the program, I experienced multiple issues trying to get NorQuest to send my official transcripts to the CLHA. I had multiple job opportunities that were delayed; some opportunities were even lost due to NorQuest not processing my transcript request. I was originally told to send the official transcript request form to enrollment, but then I was later told, after weeks of not hearing back, that I was supposed to send the transcript to a different NorQuest email for processing. I was also told to sign a form that did not require a signature and was led to believe that was why my transcripts hadn't been processed, but then later received confirmation that the form did not have to be signed. Once again, a huge delay. This especially frustrated me because, as a student who lost her job during the program due to back-to-back clinicals lasting a total of 3 months, preventing me from being able to pick up shifts, I was trying to get my temporary license as soon as possible so I could start working, since I was also unable to work during preceptorship, but experienced such a long delay that, as stated earlier, I missed out on employment opportunities. I ended up requesting my official transcripts to be sent to MyCreds so I could send them myself to the CLHA, as I no longer trusted NorQuest to do it for me. Once I took matters into my own hands, I ended up receiving my provisional permit a day later. The school and the staff are terrible. I wish that weren't the case, but unfortunately, that has been my experience.

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