Guelph: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Mixed · 62Mixed signals: students praise a friendly, small-town-feel campus with good community ties, but warnings about campus policing, drug surveillance and modest academic reputation keep it genuinely mixed; content is thin and mostly student-focused.
- friendly people
- campus community
- easy to make friends
- campus scenery
- residence food
- gym and clubs
- liberal atmosphere
- campus police enforcement
- perceived surveillance in residence
- small-city feel
- academic reputation debated
- limited coverage of city life
- Guelph suits students who want a close-knit campus community.
- Campus enforcement and residence rules are a real concern for some.
- Joining clubs and sports is the easiest route to a social life.
- Academic standing is seen as less impressive than the campus vibe.
- Little evidence here about remote-worker life, internet, or cost of living.
Read from 5 videos, 26 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Everything You Need to Know About University of Guelph
milkmanTV · 113K views · 2019
What viewers said
“That surveillance thing is real. I dropped a couple grams of 🌿 in rez and they tracked that shit all the way back to my room. Had to go to some drug addiction seminar 😂”
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“Guy at 4:16 and at 4:28 are complete opposites💀😂”
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“When you realize people know that Guelph exists”
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“I go to Guelph and it’s dope... ppl r rlly nice and if u join sports teams and clubs it’s pretty easy to get to know ppl. Also I recommend actually talking to ppl in your classes and making friends with your roommates. Like it’s rlly easy t”
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“Guelph is a liberal rural school. If you’re from Toronto Guelph is gonna seem really small but it has a nice community feel in my opinion. Campus is pretty, the residence food is good, and there is a ridiculous high ratio of women to men he”
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“This was actually helpful I can’t decide what uni to go to!!”
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“1:53 It is so true. Campus police everywhere. As a person who got in trouble with the opps on campus these ppl dont joke around- or dont do dumb shit like what i did”
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“Do the Pentagon please!!!”
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“Guelph the place to go for; - The ratio 😉 - Great IG pics - Parties - Liberals and borderline socialists (profs and students tbh) -10/10 gym - Aggies Great support but not exactly known for a great academic standing... Oh and CJPP (BA) the”
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“I decided to go to Guelph and your videos helped”
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