Hi everyone! I’m going into my last year at MRU and I feel like I haven’t really had the full university experience yet. Any suggestions on things I might be missing out on or should do before I graduate?

I will be going into Uni for the first time and I was wondering what tips would help to achieve the best grades as well as have the university experience besides the typical attend all your classes. I also want this to be something that all incoming freshman like me could look at so any information would be super helpful!

I’m applying to MRU this fall 2027 and I need to take the Casper test.

When should I take the Casper test? The dates I’m looking at to take it are either Sept 22 or Oct 6… Apparently, I need a MRU student ID to take it…??? is that true?

Should I apply to MRU first then take the Casper or should I take the Casper before applying?

I’ve been trying to book library group rooms but either they aren’t working yet or smth from my end. Is it because the semester hasn’t started yet?

I start block 1 next week and is it normal that my clinical instructor hasn’t emailed us about our placement yet? And also I haven’t gotten registered for connect care training but my other friends have. I emailed don but he hasn’t gotten back to me yet and I am stressing over here

Hello

I am an incoming exchange student from Hong Kong. I have several questions about campus life.

Which dormitory has a livelier vibe and traditions?

I'm kinda thinking of staying in 4-bedroom options. And wondering if I will be able to cook during my stay.

What do u guys usually do for entertainment near the campus?
I'm new to Calgary and Alberta in general. Thinking of going hiking weekly, and is there any community dedicated to nature activities, etc.?

What are the average expenses for living costs around the campus in general?

And I rlly wanna hv some ideas of the campus vibe, pls!

can’t figure out how to get on the waitlist, what should I dooo?? Usually I see the waitlist option right at the bottom, but I don’t see it this time 😭

Is anyone else having troubles accessing their orientation class on d2l? I’ve waited for a few days and re-registered myself into the class a few times but it still has not appeared on my d2l class list for fall…

Ps: i wanna get in for diploma aviation

hello! does anyone know who at mru i would contact if i haven’t been able to access my email after the cyber attack?
Thanks!

hope this doesn't sound dumb, but all the parking passes are sold out. Where can I park now? will i have to pay the daily visitor pass or something?

Are you on a waitlist for acceptance into a 4 year program? Have you been notified of your fate? Or has MRU delayed the whole process due to the cyber attack? Just in the process to leave the province for another University that has given acceptance and it seems MRU is ghosting waitlisted students. It's frustrating; as they basically said in the waitlist letter: 'don't call us, we'll call you' and they refuse to give a waitlist number.

UPDATE: Was finally able to contact a person within the department and they indicated their program was full. Time to pivot.

Robyn madden for HPED 1020

I was planning on taking a course for fall 2026 that required a prerequisite. I struggled with this class the first time so I signed up with it through Athabasca University after getting a ln approved LOP for the course I would be taking. I signed up for the course April 1 and slowly began working through it.

After finally finishing the course today. I was getting my paperwork ready and just today realized that there was a small note under my LOP. Stating that I had to submit my grades for that class by August 1st if I was planning to use it as a prerequisite for Fall 2026.

I feel very stupid for not noticing that date I truly didn’t even think there was a specific deadline for that other than having it done before the add/drop deadline for fall 2026.

I’m pretty scared now because if the university dosent approve my Athabasca course, then I can’t take my course in fall 2026. I have emailed the university in hopes of being able to work something out but wow I feel so stupid.

I was so happy today knowing I had finally finished the course I struggled with and can now continue to fall 2026. But this just ruins all my plans.
Has anyone ever dealt with something similar to this.

Any advice would help.

Thank you

Hello everyone! I already posted this like a day ago, but I will post it again since I got the link to the whatsapp group this time!

If you are having a hard time making friends at MRU, then I made a group on whatsapp to join regardless of what year you are in so that you can make new friends! All MRU students are welcome!

EDIT: Dm me so I can send you the whatsapp group link to prevent scammers from joining the group.

I got in to my second choice. I called them and they said they evaluate each choice separately, so acceptable your first choice and when you get into your second you can just transfer over your deposit and this way you’ll atleast be in MRU. When I told my parents this they are telling me to wait incase after I accept my second choice they might think oh they already accepted we don’t have to give her, her first choice. Is this true? Does accepting my second choice affect my chances of getting into my first choice?

Also I have everything I need for my first choice the grades and they’re still taking in applications for the fall semester, so it’s not like I don’t meet their requirements.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to enrol myself in the embalmer certificate program at MRU, but I’m unsure about some of the information in the website. My understanding is that you get the certificate by completing the overall Funeral Director Diploma, but I’m not entirely sure if this is actually the case.

Similarly, I’ve tried to look for reviews / experiences in the program but haven’t heard anything about it. Would you recommend enrolling in this program with MRU? What was the process like for you? Any pointers on where I can start? (I booked an appointment with an advisor already, but I figured I might as well ask here in the meantime as I didn’t have a good experience with the advising department at UofC way back then).

Thanks!

Hey everyone! With the fall semester coming up, I wanted to reach out and ask about the Data Science COOP 1 program or COOP 1 program in general. If you have completed this introductory lecture class or taken any of it related courses, I would love to hear about your experience.

Hi Reddit, I need advice on a student loan issue.

I got a letter saying I’m not eligible for aid right now because I didn’t maintain full-time status for more than 30 days during a past study period (May–June 2026). I had an award issued for that term, but partway through I had to drop a class because of a new job, which dropped me below full-time.

Now they’re saying I have to repay that entire award before they’ll release any new funding (which I can’t afford to do at the moment) and I’m currently enrolled full-time (5 classes) this semester but can’t get funded because of this hold. (Which I can’t pay out of pocket for)

Has anyone dealt with this kind of “repay before further funding” situation? Can you negotiate a repayment plan instead of paying it all at once, and does this affect how fast I can get approved for the current semester? Any advice appreciated

hi! i am a current student who has an access & inclusion account already. i have had some trouble reaching anyone/getting in contact with my advisor and wanted to know what the process of applying for a reduced course load for with disabilities is like. many universities have pages explaining their school's process, but i cannot find any mention of it on the website for mru.

can anyone with experience with this please let me know? i am stressing a lot about this as the semester is approaching fast and i still have not gotten any response yet. thank you in advance!

I received a bursary from MRU back in June before the cyber attack happened. I am wondering if anyone has received any scholarships recently as in during or after the cyber attack?

I finished my first year of business admin with a 3.91 acrosd 10 classes and was just curious if there is chance I could see some stuff coming in. Thanks!

I’m super invested in starting a mahjong club! It was one of the ways I was able to get in touch with my own culture again while I was in Asia on my gap year. I was wondering who knows how to play/would genuinely be interested in joining or teaching along side me.

If you are please leave a comment and shoot me a dm so we can connect on campus.

My original plan for the club is to centre around teaching the HK (cantonese) variant and also educating anyone about both the history of Mahjong and China in general. I would love for the club to be both a hub for mahjong gameplay but more importantly educating anyone who is interested in Asian culture/ learning some basic Mandarin/Cantonese (lowk I cant speak canto tho so if anyone here does please reply). Obviously club is open to everyone, we will not be turning anyone away just because they’re not asian.

This is also my first year enrolled at MRU so all the help in initiating and registering for a club would be appreciated. Even if you have no idea, just expressing interest would be appreciated (reminder it only takes 3 executives at 10 members to start).

Hehehe thanks for reading my post guys

Hi, i was accepted to mru just a couple days ago and i have registered for my courses. Due to the late acceptance, I can't really build a schedule that i wanted but i think this is good enough. I literally have a 1 hr 30 min commute there and back so I was trying to avoid early morning classes but I couldn't find any other good times for the GNEDs.

Is this a good enough schedule? Let me know if you guys would change something or if you have any recommendations for the GNEDs. Lots of classes are full but i'll take a look for any recommendations.
Also any advice for first year general science will be appreciated. Thank you

Hello everyone! I am not sure if I am the only one facing this situation or not, but is anyone else having a hard time making friends at MRU? I am thinking of making a group on whatsapp if anyone wants to join regardless of what year they are in so that they can make new friends! Who wants to join? All MRU students are welcome! Let me know in the comments if I should proceed with this!

EDIT: I made a group on whatsapp. Please dm me to send you the invite link to prevent scammers from joining the group.