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Posted by nomatteus on Jan-23-2002 19:17:

What's Calgary like?

i am thinking of going to school in calgary after high school so...i have some questions..
first of all i know that there are good parties and stuff..
but what is it like to live there? like the stores, the people, stuff to do etc etc etc....thanks!

Posted by Tony Morello on Jan-23-2002 19:52:

i'm having a blast... need i say more

Posted by nomatteus on Jan-23-2002 19:57:

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Originally posted by DJ_Shockwav
i'm having a blast... need i say more

thats good enough for me...im moving there

Posted by j_spot on Jan-23-2002 21:19:

yes. come here. trance and all forms of electronic music is blooming in the city. The housing crunch is a bit tight..so be ready for ~900 a month in rent..which is pretty steep, so have a job lined up for when u get here. tho since you live in kamsack, that might be tough..

HAHA!!! YOU LIVE IN KAMSACK!

Posted by <tuss> on Jan-24-2002 04:26:

you can get a place for cheaper than $900/mo. there's no pst and it's a pretty good town, but yo where the fuck is kasmack, never even heard of it til this thread.

Posted by nomatteus on Jan-24-2002 04:30:

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Originally posted by
but yo where the fuck is kasmack, never even heard of it til this thread.

hah....j_spot was here for some leaderhip conference back about 2 years ago and he stayed in the grungy hotel and has horror storys to tell....and oh yeah..kamsack is in saskatchewan, 1 hour away from yorkton [if ya know where that is] but trust me you dont even want to come near this town! i could go on and on about how bad it is.......

mat

Posted by j_spot on Jan-24-2002 08:21:

yorkton on the other hand is a nice sized rural town. I like it there...besides on my way there, I get to drive thru fort qu'appelle and lake qu'appelle.
To those who dont know...sask goes along goes along then BANG you drop into a river valley, where there is a gorgeous fishing town. then up the other side you go, and it dissappears. I think the next change in elevation is the Man/Sask border, which I have yet to cross in daylight..but I THINK its the N.Sask(maybe S.Sask) river that is the border along the crossing between Yorkton and Dauphin(another nicely sized rural town)

strange how I know the highways isnt it? oh and the highway into Grand Prairie is really nice in the fall..u come around a bend on a cliff type thing and the valley is there with the town spaning the river...ok enuf small town talk!

YOU ARE FROM KAMSACK!!!!

Posted by <tuss> on Jan-24-2002 08:37:

yorkton, kasmack, ????? im from toronto, know where that is? out there we don't know or care about any small towns, my advice to you ravedude is move to a town where you don't know the names of all you neighbours pets, calgary's cool, kasmacks unheard of......literally.

Posted by nomatteus on Jan-24-2002 19:55:

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Originally posted by j_spot
yorkton on the other hand is a nice sized rural town. I like it there...besides on my way there, I get to drive thru fort qu'appelle and lake qu'appelle.
To those who dont know...sask goes along goes along then BANG you drop into a river valley, where there is a gorgeous fishing town. then up the other side you go, and it dissappears. I think the next change in elevation is the Man/Sask border, which I have yet to cross in daylight..but I THINK its the N.Sask(maybe S.Sask) river that is the border along the crossing between Yorkton and Dauphin(another nicely sized rural town)

strange how I know the highways isnt it? oh and the highway into Grand Prairie is really nice in the fall..u come around a bend on a cliff type thing and the valley is there with the town spaning the river...ok enuf small town talk!

YOU ARE FROM KAMSACK!!!!

you have been to more places in saskatchewan than me...did you live here or something?!

and yes i live in kamsack....not much place worse than here.....

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Originally posted by
yorkton, kasmack, ????? im from toronto, know where that is? out there we don't know or care about any small towns, my advice to you ravedude is move to a town where you don't know the names of all you neighbours pets, calgary's cool, kasmacks unheard of......literally.

toronto..thats in BC right?!

i like your advice...not possible though

Posted by u4ea:[soulstar] on Jan-30-2002 02:29:

Re: What's Calgary like?

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Originally posted by ravedude16
i am thinking of going to school in calgary after high school so...i have some questions..
first of all i know that there are good parties and stuff..
but what is it like to live there? like the stores, the people, stuff to do etc etc etc....thanks!

Short answer: Calgary != Kamsack. That's motivation enough.. Oh, plus more weemun.. ahah It would be a good idea if you had connections here to get you settled in. I doubt a big phat student loan could sustain the necessary expenses.. and depending which school you want to go to.. SAIT? UofC?

Posted by nomatteus on Jan-30-2002 04:58:

Re: Re: What's Calgary like?

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Originally posted by u4ea:[soulstar]

Short answer: Calgary != Kamsack. That's motivation enough.. Oh, plus more weemun.. ahah It would be a good idea if you had connections here to get you settled in. I doubt a big phat student loan could sustain the necessary expenses.. and depending which school you want to go to.. SAIT? UofC?

well i have an aunt+uncle plus another aunt plus another uncle that live there so that might help.....as for schools, im looking for a tech school that has courses in new media, web design, computer graphics, or audio production.....if you know of any that would help..

Posted by Tony Morello on Jan-30-2002 06:19:

anything for technical i'd go to SAIT

that's where i am, and it's great hands on training

Posted by u4ea:[soulstar] on Jan-30-2002 08:50:

Re: Re: Re: What's Calgary like?

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Originally posted by ravedude16

well i have an aunt+uncle plus another aunt plus another uncle that live there so that might help.....as for schools, im looking for a tech school that has courses in new media, web design, computer graphics, or audio production.....if you know of any that would help..

Sweet deal if you could get free accomodation from your relatives.

SAIT is one of the best tech schools in Aberta. SAIT does offer 2-year diploma in Multimedia. You can check www.sait.ab.ca for more updated info. It's under Information Technologies and Communication department. It even has employment statistics up for you to give you the prospectus of the industry. This program is brand spanking new for only 3 years+.

www.ACAD.ab.ca is an Arts College with a 4-year degree in Media Arts and Digital Technologies.

Private training centre -> Applied Multimedia: http://www.amtccalgary.com/programs.html

Posted by nomatteus on Jan-30-2002 14:50:

wow thanks that two more colleges/schools to add to my list...i hope to be listening to trance there 2 years from now

Posted by j_spot on Jan-30-2002 22:40:

collages? arent they when u take pics from magazines to makes a poster? I think you mean Colleges. they are a place of HIGHer learning

Posted by fastmp3 on Jan-31-2002 04:13:

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Originally posted by j_spot
collages? arent they when u take pics from magazines to makes a poster? I think you mean Colleges. they are a place of HIGHer learning

Bwahahahahahahahaha i was eating a sandwich and drinking a juice when i read your post , it's so fucking funnt that i was almost going to spit everything

Hey guys i can't believe in Calgary u pay 900 bucks a month for a place to sleep ...

Posted by j_spot on Jan-31-2002 10:13:

ok Taha..for $900 you will get a nice place downtown...say you dont mind living more suburb like..u can probly drop it to like 750

Posted by fastmp3 on Feb-01-2002 01:28:

that's still fucking expensive comparing to Montreal ...

Posted by u4ea:[soulstar] on Feb-03-2002 04:33:

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Originally posted by FASTDJMP3
that's still fucking expensive comparing to Montreal ...

Yeah, housing is booming so the prices are going through the roof, especially downtown core. I'm talking tens of thousands if you want to mortgage a place to live..

Posted by Tony Morello on Feb-03-2002 07:19:

/me = drizzunk.... i'm doing good... i cant; tyoe rught noew... i'm super drunk'//...

Posted by Emotion 69 on Feb-04-2002 01:34:

calgarys a cool place, for multimedia sait is okay, im going to the alberta college of art and design atm tho, trying for the multimedia course there

Posted by u4ea:[soulstar] on Feb-04-2002 06:36:

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Originally posted by Emotion 69
calgarys a cool place, for multimedia sait is okay, im going to the alberta college of art and design atm tho, trying for the multimedia course there

True, ACAD's program has the backing of experience while SAIT's multimedia is still in its infancy. Its admission requirements are much higher, and the available seats are very limited (32 students per year). I don't know how ACAD does theirs. All I know is SAIT's program cuts like 2 years out of ACAD's and only gives the student the essentials.

Posted by Emotion 69 on Feb-04-2002 14:54:

48 students get in each year, have to take first "foundation" year and then your grades and portfolios decide who gets to get into the program

Posted by u4ea:[soulstar] on Feb-06-2002 05:46:

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Originally posted by Emotion 69
48 students get in each year, have to take first "foundation" year and then your grades and portfolios decide who gets to get into the program

Yep, pretty strict requirements! FOR MMT, the 'foundation' has to be available at interview time to decide if the potential candidate will be admitted. I remember the first inception year only allowed 16 out of 120+ applicants.