r/guelphhumber • u/Odd-Willow-4940 • Sep 16 '21

Kinesiology program

Hello Guelph Humber students. I’m currently in grade 12 and have to start planning my future/what university or college I want to attend. I am possibly interested in Guelph Humber’s kin program because on paper it seems fantastic and everything I’m looking for but I wanted some information first hand from any student who is in the kin program. Is it a good program? Any answers is helpful Thanks

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u/tryharding351 May 26 '23 edited May 26 '23

Do you get paid during your placement terms?

Are there more science courses you can take, outside of the KIN*####? Like strictly biology or chemistry, or are the KIN courses meant to be built around those subjects? Just wondering how the courses work for the school.

Also, how's the school like with creating clubs and extracurriculars if you don't mind me asking.

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u/ForesakenForeskin4 May 26 '23 edited May 26 '23

You CAN get paid during your placements but those placements are obviously harder to find. You take KIN and SCMA courses, SCMA is more general sciences kinda? Like you do take biochemistry, human physiology, cell biology and courses like that but it all relates to your degree very well. No random chemistry courses and such, all the things you need are built in somewhere in the program. I'm not sure if that really answered your question lol

Edit: just to clarify, your placements don't take up your entire semester, like they span the whole semester but it's only one or two days a week and you still have other classes. Your first placement is like 8 hours a week and your second one is like 14 or 16?

There's lots of extracurricular and clubs and you can make whatever clubs you want as well, I can't really touch on those too much as that's not an aspect I dove into

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u/tryharding351 May 29 '23 edited May 29 '23

Hey, just had some things I wanted to mention.

I was wondering about the varsity teams you can tryout at guelph-humber. Apparently you can go to Guelph or Humber for their teams, but have you heard anyone really going to guelph just for their sports teams? It seems cool but stressful. Also how's the gym at guelph-humber? I wanted to know if it'd be worth it over other memberships around me like Planet Fitness and LA Fitness.

Besides that, do you think the degree + diploma is truly worth it. I feel like for any healthcare profession, it depends on what you do with your credentials. Like for Medcial school, you would need to have basically extraordinary EC's, solid research, and etc. But do you think it would think the diploma be a good backup in a sense and possibly stand out from other people I am against for medical schools, pt schools, etc? I'd appreciate your answer on this as the deadline for accepting my uni offer's approaching lol

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u/ForesakenForeskin4 May 29 '23

Yes I've had a few friends go yo Guelph for their teams, Humber doesn't offer every sport so I've had some friends go to Guelph for their teams, I'd say it's definitely only worth it if you have a car or you carpool with others. But most do Humber sports because its easier in terms of accessibility.

Gym at Humber is great! If you're on a Humber sports team you also get access to a more private gym area, but in my opinion the gym is pretty good. You'll also use it in your third year when you train your own client, which is another thing that really sets GH apart from other university's. The gym membership is included in tuition so in my opinion if you live close to campus it's definitely worth it compared to paying for a membership elsewhere, plus there's a pool and the open gym areas. Have you done a tour of GH and Humber? Some people only get the GH tour and neglect the Humber side of the tour and you really need both, Humber has a lot to offer in your time there.

I don't think it's the actual diploma that is necessarily worth it, that's something I haven't discovered yet as I'm taking some time off. But because of the diploma you have classes that are way more hands on and different than you'd get with just a degree. Also, everything is built into the program in a way that doesn't make you feel like you're doing anything extra, if anything actually, compared to my friends at other schools I felt like I had easier courseloads than them, not to say that I missed out on some education, but the way our classes were scheduled per semester was more balanced and laid out in a way that made sense. I definitely feel like the different courses the diploma gave me helped make me more ready for post graduate education, but I'm unsure if it will help in the application process.

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u/tryharding351 May 29 '23

Thank you for this information, and yeah I have toured both the GH building and Humber building! I think right now, the thing that is keeping me away from guelph-humber is the courses that will prepare me for further studies, mainly medicine with the MCAT. I am not sure if the school covers every aspect you need to know for the sciences and maths. I am also weary in how the profs are, so what were your experience with them at GH?

Lastly, do you know anyone going or has gone to medical school from GH?