Queen's University - [QueensUni], Kingston, Ontario - Accommodation

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In the first year, nearly all students live in on-campus residences, which are well-organized, offer a meal plan including 19 meals a week, and are less than a 5-minute walk from the business school. The residence experience is generally positive, though considered expensive. In subsequent years, students typically move off-campus to the nearby University District, colloquially known as the student ghetto, where rental housing is available within a 15-minute walk of campus.

Off-campus accommodations often house groups of 2-6 people and can vary significantly in quality and cost. Rent in the area can be reduced by avoiding older, poorly maintained homes. Newly built and older accommodations are available, with prices ranging from $10,000 to $16,000 a year, including all meals.

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My Queen's Uni experience

Likes

Student Diversity, Supportive staff, Peer Support (academic & emotionally) Vibrant social life, nothing less than a dream living here, the University is directly located in front of the lake which looks amazing in summer.

Dislikes

It is way too expensive, building social circle is bit of a hasle, the area does not have many Indian restaurants and it is sometimes very tough during winters to attend classes. Not many Indians live here

Accommodation

Off Campus

I searched facebook Marketplace for rental units and there are many listed there for lease
It was quite easy for me to secure one
my monthly rent was 1000 CAD including all the utilities
Based on my experience, I would say start finding rental units as early as possible so that you don't risk your accommodation.
I live just 10 min away from campus and it's very close to downtown too.

I searched facebook Marketplace for rental units and there are many listed there for lease
It was quite easy for me to secure one
my monthly rent was 1000 CAD including all the utilities
Based on my experience, I would say start finding rental units as early as possible so that you don't risk your accommodation.
I live just 10 min away from campus and it's very close to downtown too.

academic: 10/10

faculty: 10/10

infrastructure: 10/10

accomodation: 8/10

placement: 10/10

extracurricular: 8/10

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Sharan

Queen's University( Enrolled 2019 )MEng Mechanical and Materials EngineeringJuly 12, 2023

6.5 /10

M.Eng. at Queen's University

Likes

Fees were very low and the cost of living in Kingston is very affordable.
I understood the true value of Queen's after I graduated. Queen's has a fantastic alumni network that works towards helping their felow grads be successful.
In Canada, Queen's is perceived as a prestigious univsersity and it holds true in terms of job hunts. The engineering school is above average with good programs to choose from. My mechanical engineering program was flexible in terms of the courses I could choose. Queen's, located in Kingston has the perfect student-university vibe that I loved. It at the same time was just 2.5 hrs from both Toronto and Ottawa. The fees and cost of Living at Queen's was very low.

Dislikes

I had a rough experience at queen's because I had to go through COVID while studying there. Neverthless, the online courses were just as good and impactful. Queen's and Kingston in general didn't have a vibrant Indian community that left me feeling a bit disenfranchised at times. The University also provides little to no help for placements and career opportunities.

Accommodation

Off Campus

I took an apartment with a friend and paid $600 a month.

The overall experience was bitter sweet, bitter because we had to go through Covid while at Queen's, sweet because of the opportunities that it opened up for me later.

academic: 8/10

faculty: 9/10

infrastructure: 9/10

accomodation: 9/10

placement: 4/10

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Kabeer Singh

Queen's University( Enrolled 2021 )BComJuly 7, 2023

6.7 /10

Queen’s Commerce

Likes

Location, reputation, people and culture. Got offered admission to Sauder at UBC and Schulich York, but still chose queens even though it’s lesser known in India. Queen’s commerce is a highly reputable program and tough to get into, not well known outside NA
Best university in canada in terms of employment and salaries (specifically smith school of business). It’s a semi-target school for investment banks in USA, more students than UofT go and do IB. Great people, party school, extremely nice location on the lake

Dislikes

The commerce program is secluded and feels like a bubble, not a lot of international students. Far from Toronto, and no coop program, but still good relation with top firms in Canada. Not known outside canada

Accommodation

Off Campus

1-4 person rooms available with carrying facilities according to price points. 10-16k a year plan including all meals, with a lot of options. Newly built accommodation and old accommodations both are available for different prices.

The people have been amazing and the culture is totally unique to what other universities have. You should message Queens commerce students on LinkedIn to learn more, everyone would be happy to talk. The lake adds to the experience.

academic: 7/10

faculty: 9/10

infrastructure: 6/10

accomodation: 9/10

placement: 9/10

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Shitanshu

Queen's UniversityMIBNovember 7, 2021

8.7 /10

my foreign experience

Accommodation

Off Campus

I did rent out a room. Ontario Tech has a lot of living options, dorm rooms of 2 types- with and without meal. Around the campus, within a 10 min walk, there is more than 10,000 rooms available for rent. I was having a house with 5 room, as we were 5 people.

there are many reasons for choosing this college. Firstly it was my locational preference because i don't have to struggle with the language thing. secondly it offers multi project and multi year course curriculum that sounds more fascinating for me.

academic: 8/10

faculty: 9/10

infrastructure: 9/10

accomodation: 8/10

placement: 9/10

extracurricular: 9/10

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Shakib Absar

Queen's UniversityComputer ScienceNovember 7, 2020

7.3 /10

For me its just the beginning, I still havent had chance to fully experience the university yet. So, my opinion at this point would not be very applicable

Accommodation

Off Campus

No, I live with my parents in Toronto 3 hours away from my campus. But the uni has very nice res which I visited last year. And there are student preference residence programs. That gives emphasis on renting places out to students. And those neighbourhoods are practically in the campus. Would be 15 minutes walk on average to get to the farthest edge of the university from those neighbourhoods.

The city of Kingston where the university is located is very beautiful. And I have talked to some people from that university and one of the major thing everyone mentioned was that the teachers are very passionate. And that is the one thing that matters to me the most about any institute.

academic: 10/10

faculty: 10/10

infrastructure: 9/10

accomodation: 8/10

placement: 7/10

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Arjun Khanna

Queen's University( Enrolled 2019 )Bachelor of Arts [B.A] Economics honours,on-campusSeptember 11, 2020

7.7 /10

It's an amazing experience at Queen's University

Accommodation

Off Campus

In your first year, you will get a chance to live on rez but afterward, if you want to live on campus you should apply early otherwise there are a lot of off-campus options.

I felt it was one of the best for the course I wanted to do and apart from that the city was closer to Toronto where most of the job opportunities are.

academic: 9/10

faculty: 10/10

infrastructure: 10/10

accomodation: 8/10

placement: 9/10

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Emma Little

Queen's University( Enrolled 2020 )BComNovember 5, 2019

9.7 /10

My study experience in Queen's University

Accommodation

Off Campus

Almost all first-years live in residence and the experience has been amazing. The meal plan includes 19 meals a week plus 200 opportunities to purchase a meal in a retail outlet for no extra cost per year. The residence is less than a 5-minute walk from the business school

They had an easy application process and are very well known for their amazing business school. They have high retention rates and high success of employment after graduating. They also offer a joint Bcom and JD program, few unis in the country do. I was too of my class, president of service clubs, and a public speaker. I did the IB program and they transferred my credits easily.

academic: 9/10

faculty: 10/10

infrastructure: 10/10

accomodation: 9/10

placement: 10/10

extracurricular: 10/10

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Chauntae

Queen's University( Current Student )Arts and ScienceApril 25, 2019

7.5 /10

Queen's University

Accommodation

Off Campus

In the first year, almost all incoming students live in residence. The style of residence I received was a 'single plus room' which is a single bedroom that includes an adjoining bathroom shared with one other room on a mixed gender floor and building. All residence options include an on-campus meal plan. In upper years, almost all students live off campus in the University District which is more colloquially known as the 'student ghetto' in which there are very old student homes to live in that are falling apart. I personally chose to live in a newer housing development within the university district so as to avoid common problems students face living in the poor quality homes available (e.g. bugs, mice, no A/C, no in-suite laundry, squirrels in the walls, etc.)

Its reputation and sense of community is something I was immediately attracted to. Also, Queen's prides itself on its traditions and heritage that are part of its history as an educational institution. Also, Queen's is a fair distance away from my hometown so it's not hard to get home if needed but also I'm far away at the same time.

academic: 8/10

faculty: 7/10

infrastructure: 7/10

accomodation: 8/10

placement: 5/10

extracurricular: 10/10

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Trevor Gooden

Queen's University( Current Student )EconomicsMarch 31, 2019

8.3 /10

Queen's University Overview

The school spirit is excellent, I think it's unrivaled in Canada. The campus is beautiful, with scenic views and an awesome lake for events. Buildings and infrastructure are excellent as well. Finally, there is an excellent community feel.

academic: 9/10

faculty: 7/10

infrastructure: 9/10

accomodation: 8/10

placement: 7/10

extracurricular: 10/10

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Lucas

Queen's University( Alumna/Alumnus )MathematicsMarch 30, 2019

6.2 /10

Queen's - Courses and tution fee

Parents went there. Was originally in the con-Ed program, one of few in the province. It was far away from home while being less than a day?s travel. Cost of living was much lower than home, and it had a vibrant queer community.

academic: 7/10

faculty: 6/10

infrastructure: 4/10

accomodation: 7/10

placement: 4/10

extracurricular: 9/10

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