Dalhousie University Reviews and Ratings

• I chose to live off-campus during my period at Dalhousie University. I preferred to live off-campus mostly because I value the flexibility, autonomy, and cost effectiveness that comes with it compared to residency in the dormitories offered by the campus.
• Living off-campus also presented me with the chance to be familiar with the city as well as take control of my daily life.
• I managed to find my accommodations through my contacts. Before arriving in Halifax, I had contacts that I had identified and who were actual residents of Halifax and were aware of their housing situation. I had asked for their assistance in finding a good and safe place where I could stay. With their help and contacts, I managed to get my accommodations without having to use real estate firms or online websites that I do not know. This was made easier through my contacts that I had in Halifax and which prevented scams that sometimes target international students.
• The monthly rent charges for my housing are affordable and fit into my budget. The rent covers basic facilities such as provision of a furnished room, access to a common kitchen, toilet, and common areas. The electricity costs, heating, and internet services are either covered by rent or paid for on a shared basis with very minimal charges.
• The housing is ideal for student life as it is safe and favorably conducive.
• One of the difficulties I faced in searching for my accommodation is the limited options, mainly during peak periods where many students are looking for accommodation at the same time. Secondly, it was necessary for me to ensure the accommodation was situated near the campus and public transport. Thirdly, for an international student, it might be difficult to judge the standard of accommodation without viewing it yourself, hence why it was beneficial for me to have some local connections.
• Recommending from my past experience, I would say that it is always advisable for students to begin looking for housing options well in time, especially from reliable sources.
• Networking with seniors, alumni, or those already residing in the city can prove valuable. It is always essential to verify the terms of rental, facilities provided, and accessibility to the campus before entering into any agreement.
• My residence is situated at a convenient distance from Dalhousie University so that traveling daily is easy. It is a general preference of most Indian students to stay in neighboring residential areas or on prominent routes of public transport so that traveling costs and time are minimized.

• I found apartments through Facebook Marketplace. I paid a monthly rent of 2500 CAD for a 2 BHK in Halifax

• You can find accommodation through Facebook groups. Additionally, thorugh this facebook groups you can find other students travelling to Canada at the same time.
• As far as the rent it depends on the city you choose to live in. Rent normally includes heat and electricity, but some places might not include it.

• 400-1000 CAD as per the lease and accommodation type.

• My search started with the university's WhatsApp group. After finding the group, we added our accommodation request. Luckily, we saw the Kijiji and Facebook marketplace postings on the group, to which we responded. Since alumni from the university were leaving the city, we found the perfect time to pitch in our request and paid all the rent to secure the spot. The lease was signed online, and we found the perfect house close to Dalhousie University.

• I used online platforms like LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and Indeed for the job opportunities here.
• I am facing challenges regarding the job because the job market is not good and its difficult to get opportunities and jobs here.
• Just apply, make connections, and do cold emailing; those are my suggestions to get a good job.

• I found my in a whatsapp group, FB is also a gret place to loop for accomondations.
• My rent was 475CAD +Wifi, it included the utilities like water, electricity, laundry. Finding house was not easy took me a lot of searching, rents are really high end even if the house is in the worst condition.
• I will recommed to start finding a place to stay early. It was around 2.5 km away from the campus.

Overall, my experience has been great at Dalhousie University. The course curriculum they offered and the Professors putting in some efforts to really see their students excel is something very rare. The university also offers a good health infrastructure to its students when needed. I have learnt a lot from my experience and that is indicated on my profile as I have such clear understanding of the concepts which I can apply in my professional experience.

Overall I had good exposure with University. I have seen growth in my knowledge as well as in communication specifically when it comes to technical talk. University offers an opportunity where we need to present our work in front of leaders, and tell about the invention we did. It is really helpful.

I did my own research. I got to know this is one of the colleges where I can apply from my range of marks. But this was the last in my last to go. I have applied to many universities like Waterloo, Alberta. According to my score, I was pretty confident that I would get into a better university for sure. Dalhousie was last in my list, but I got admission here. So I got to know the flavor of competition going on in Canada.