HOUSING MEGATHREAD (2020W): Questions related to having a roof over your head go here.

The housing megathread isn't just for incoming students, or people looking to live on-campus. If you're asking about anything related to subletting or living somewhere while you're a student at UBC, it belongs here.

Disclaimer: while there are year-to-year trends, they're not guarantees. We strongly encourage you to contact the relevant non-reddit bodies (the UBC Housing office, your prospective landlord, the Residential Tenancy board) to confirm any answers you get here.

Housing Chances:

Room Type Probably gucci meh might do it probs not but who knows nah
Brock Commons 4 <40 40-75 75-150 150+
Brock Commons Studio <65 65-100 100-120 120+
Exchange 1 <77 77-90 90-120 120+
Exchange 2 <38 38-100 100-250 150+
Exchange Nano <71 71-120 120-250 250+
Exchange 4 <336 336-450 450-600 600+
Exchange Studio <88 88-150 150-225 225+
Exchange Townhouse A/B <30 30-75 75-200 200+
Fraser Hall 6 <400 400-550 550-650 650+
Iona Studio/1/2 <10 10-20 20-35 35+
Marine Drive 3/4 <800 800-1300 1300-1600 1600+
Marine Drive 2 <10 10-30 30-60 60+
Marine Drive Studio <500 500-750 750-900 900+
Ponderosa Commons 2 <75 75-120 120-230 230+
Ponderosa Commons 4 <200 200-350 350-600 600+
Ponderosa Commons Studio <350 350-500 500-800 800+
Thunderbird 1 <200 200-300 300-450 450+
Thunderbird 2 <30 30-60 60-120 120+
Thunderbird 4 <500 500-650 650-800 800+
Thunderbird Studio <200 200-350 350-550 500+

Increasing your odds of YRH

(Source: /u/gprez) - Original Thread

Housing-related questions posted anywhere else will be removed.

A couple of notes:

  • Please provide us with as much pertinent information as possible. If you don't know what to put in a certain field of your application, take a screenshot of the application, but we probably don't need to know what program you're in - unless it has a non-standard start/end date.
  • Everyone is always more helpful when it seems like you've already tried to solve your problem. Try to answer your own questions, first, and then tell us what you did.
  • Housing processes change every year, and nobody here works for UBC (unless they state otherwise and are moderator-verified).
  • Try to ask several small questions instead of one big one. For example, don't ask if you should apply for residence - that's totally subjective. Ask specific questions you have about residence which can be answered conclusively, and draw your own conclusions from the responses you get.
  • Remember that everyone is doing this out of the goodness of their hearts.
  • Upvote good answers: saying 'thanks' is nice, but if someone helped you out, upvotes will make the information more visible to everyone.
  • Important: Do not PM people asking for advice. PMs are both annoying, and you're the only one who can see the answer you get. Post it here in the megathread where others can see it, and apply it to their situation as is relevant.
  • Important: Please keep in mind that it's been a minimum of a year since most of us have done anything related to housing. You're going to need to jog our memories if you have questions about anything specific - what you're trying to figure out might not have even been possible last year. Anonymized screenshots or the exact wording and context of the question will help you get better answers.

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