Does anyone Attend Quest University?

I never said that I said a school should not be picked because of its name. because there is a good chance it's not for you!

In my opinion that is not true and I wish you were to have research to back that statement up. Bit It appears you are too busy criticizing others:( if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all!

Because that is definitely me and not a photo I got from the Internet............. And you are proving a really good point said no one ever!

I would be totally open minded if he was looking at basically any other university in Canada.

TRU
SFU
UBCO
Western
Ryerson
UofA
UofS
Queens

ANYWHERE OTHER THAN QUEST.

I'm not trying to "crush your dreams" but there is so much more available than Quest! You talk about discussing with published scholars at Quest, the scholars that actually matter are not teaching at Quest! Profs at research universities are not against undergrads, they are always open to talk with their students by appointment or office hours. I've had lengthy discussion with some of my profs in their offices, on topics in and out of the class material. You seem to think that Quest is the only way this Prof-student interaction can happen, but its not.

I just feel like you watched that spoken word video about education a few too many times. All universities will make you think critically, Quest is not special in that regard.

I'm over this discussion, but I hope you seriously consider PUBLICLY FUNDED UNIVERSITIES.

While Quest does not have the range of professors that UBC does, it does attract some top quality professors such as David Helfand who left his job as the chair of astronomy at Columbia where he is almost exclusively responsible for mandating sciences as a core subject at Columbia.  There are also many other well known professors http://www.questu.ca/academics/faculty/index.php.  While Quest cannot match UBC's faculty on size or prestige, it certainly offers tuition from some world renowned professors.

Quest does not have frats as the school is far too small and nobody is into that stuff, the whole school parties together every weekend.

Quest has a far smaller sports program, however there are lots of intramural sports for everyone to enjoy.

Quest has a question instead of a major, which is tailored to your interests.  So you could say that Quest has infinite

Quest is just a new university, while ubc is established, that would be like comparing a startup computer company to apple.

Quest does cost more, but almost all of the students are on substantial scholarships reducing the cost to roughly the same or less as a public university.

I dont know why this thread has turned into Quest vs UBC, they are both good schools but for different people and different ideologies

All of your rebuttals just proved my point better haha.

What the hell is an employer going to say when your major is a question?

You: "Uh yes I graduated from Quest with a Degree in What is the solution to poverty?"

Employer: "Cool story brooooo"

I was the one defending one on one consultation with Profs and the advantages. You may be able to meet via "appointment or office hours" but, getting to know a prof on a personell basis is much more beneficial.

I am finishing up my second year and have had one prof for 4 different classes (all classes under 25 students), one for 3 classes (had dinner with his wife and family last week), I had a prof this semester who was a good friend of my grandfather when he came to university here, and the list goes on with personell connections like so.

That relationship to me, maybe not you, is far more valuable than a man or women, who may be more acclaimed academically but can make no connections to my life or the University experience that I want.

That spoken word video is bullshit and everyone with any sort of critical analysis skills should recognize that, so please dont use that as an example.

Plus this relationship isnt even just about the profs. It goes further than that with regards to your relationship with other students, seeing familiar faces not just in my program but around campus everyday is an awesome feeling. Being part of a small community where everyone is sharing a similar experience is something that you do not get at a large "acclaimed" university like UofT, Western or Queens.

It's the culture of my education that matters most to me. I can respect the points that you are making and totally understand why someone who enjoy the large university experience much better but please for fuck sakes try to look at this with an open mind and understand people value different things in an education.

There were a couple of standouts there, but most listed worked as a research assistant at another university or associated hospital. And to be honest that sounds like every kid in my program at school - complete a field school, go abroad if you have the money, work as a research/field assistant for prof/phd/masters student, do a year long self-directed research project present it and if it goes well submit it for publishing. The fact that they all have to go to a different school (eg. U of Lethbridge) should make you realize that it isn't an opportunity special to Quest.
Obviouslty the athletes/people working with NGOs are different but it's not something the school created - I'm sure she was a competitive cyclist without Quest. Tons of Quest kids study at Bamfield in the summer - alongside students from every Canadian university west of Edmonton.
I'm not denying that Quest is a cool program with a good idea behind it but for something that costs many times a normal university it doesn't offer anything overly unique beyond the block system. The people who attend it love it and I know I would too but it's not worth going in debt over. Your degree is what you want it to be - there are opportunities to develop leadership and communication skills at every university, there are opportunities to make a difference and volunteer at any university, there are opportunities to think critically and do personal research at every university. Many people don't - but that's their choice.

Yes I have faith in newshcoolers you just destroyed his arguments haha and in a weird way made me hornyer to apply to quest!

Finally he left! Now we can have an open minded discussion of how to accept difference in the world and that difference is a beautiful thing!!!!!!!

Fair enough, and I totally think Bishop's is a great compromise for this kid.

For the record I didn't use the spoken word video as an example. I said that the kid has been watching it too much. It's complete BS.

I just think it is important to support publicly funded universities in Canada, or else they won't be around for long. There's a reason the Albert government cut $147 million dollars in funding this year to post-secondaries. Therefore, I think going to private Quest when there are a handful of excellent public schools in the immediate area is imprudent.

Side question: Honestly, does everyone at Bishop's have that sort of intense relationship (dinner with prof's family) or are you just an incredibly social person and actively sought that relationship? (not hating at all just curious)

I like the reccamendations ! But in you last few sentences you said personal research can be done at every university wich is true completely! But at quest it is all you do and it is really easy and well guided so you can gain a little something from everything!!!!

You're just shying away from an argument. There's a difference between debating and hating. All of your counterpoints are just regurgitated from the Quest website. As you said, think critically and counter me then.

Like sugar guy did:

So your not "done" with this thread? Eh?

Yeah University of Miami!

My final statement:(I hope) I visited quest this February and it inspired me It was the first school that made me exited about college and I love the sounds of it today! I did not create this thread. But I used the search bar to find others who feel the same way or others who already attend and would be open for my questions to them! This goal was not achived finding that people would rather doubt and shut down my excitement for the process if finding the perfect college. It seemed that people ended up comparing quest to their school and getting offended by my inspiration to hunt for the perfect college! (So far quest) EVERY SINGLE COLLEGE IS GREAT. I want to make that clear and after looking/ reaserching about 15 colleges quest has filled and exuded "my"( maybe not yours) expectations for college and as a sophomore sparked great intrust in college hunting. I am a very different learner and my differences seem to be patched by quests system of education! For me that was very exiting to find a school that values difference as much as quest!!!! It just so happens to be that I also value difference! Yaaaaay synergy had been formed between a man and a college! - isint that the goal of looking for colleges? I have been offended by what people have said to me and others in this thread and I only wish to seek others with this mental "drive" to get into their dream school and relate with them! I am stoked for life! The cup is half full! People are all valuable you just have to find what is different about them and go from there! You don't have to be a bamf to get this people! Let my young mind explore colleges and not be judged off the ting yang by my decisions! Everyone has a different definition of success, you need to look within you to find that! I haven't found my definition but I have only started searching! Maybe your definition is going to Harvard getting a 4.0! That would be awesome but its not for me only I know what's for me and that's that folks sorry for the rant:)

/thread.

If you honestly are excited by Quest, go for it.

But if you go through life thinking that every counter-argument to your opinion is an attack, jeez.

At least we can agree that Whistler is the tits.

Haha Nicky put;) at the end of the day we both pow sluts that go big.

Oh I definitely agree that Quest makes things a lot more straigt-forward. And for some people, likely including you, doing nothing but the research is perfect and will get you where you want to go. I especially see the benefits with people who have a very interdisciplinary question so they don't fit in to one faculty - something which schools are dealing with more and more often and trying to create cross over programs to address. As someone forever trying to knit together aspects of anthropology/geography/ecology that is something I can empathize with.
At the same time I like having specific faculties and having classes alongside the research because I get the information from different view points and have to fit it together myself. Maybe my research advisor is a little too focused on pure biology - I've got my enviro anth and landscape geography professor reminding me in class every week that there are other questions I need to be addressing. I worry that, while the first two years at Quest would be great, two years doing nothing but my own research would lead to tunnel vision - if I decide that's what I want I can do that in my Masters. This way I get to do the research on a slightly lesser scale but also have a few classes to fill in the gaps I find in my knowledge along the way - be they spatial modelling or urban studies or ethics etc.

If this kid doesn't stop using explanation points I'm going to lose is.

There are certainly others like me but I am just trying to take full advantage of the opportunities that I am given at this school and have made an effort to create relationships with my profs as such.

I agree you provide a valid point against some of quests ideas and as a new school I'm sure they are just starting to try and patch up those errors. But knowing I have a hard time focusing on multiple things at once I think a tunnel vision like project could benefit me greatly! And what school do you go to I would be more than willing to check it out If I haven't already!

the fuck are explanation points?

hahahaha this school sounds like a fucking joke. Its like a top-tier Devry University
who the hell would hire someone from this school honestly? like why would someone take your fucking single liberal arts degree from a non-ame mountain school over someone elses diploma from an actual school with a reputation? None of those people hold internships with major companies in the students 'accomplishment profiles' from what I looked at. They just went to some bumfuck 3rd world country took pictures with the locals and fed em some malaria pills. Probably 1/4 of every college kid you meet does a trip like that.
Its not hard to do that shit. Who the hell in a 3rd world country like Rwanda would turn down education or medical help from Americans because the students aren't educated enough? Going to help there isn't anything special or much different from a bible camp trip to help the kids of Guatemala.
But I digress, none of this seems like a resume builder to even try to combat the fact that no one has ever heard of it. You're better off staying in the U.S. and going to a school with a reputation, so if you do want to get a Liberal Arts degree, at least you'll have some backing to your diploma when it comes to getting a job.

But if you plan on working on becoming a professionalist cyclist or a construction worker in Honduras, I'm sure this is a great school for you.