U of L will provide you with a comfortable, affordable and accredited degree and experience. The faculty of health sciences is still new and gaining its ground, the practicum experience is worthwhile if you are driven and make the best of it. A semester abroad is highly recommended, as well as joining a club to meet friends and have a reason to travel/try new things. The university sits in the coulees, a beautiful, calm (but often windy) setting for studying and getting into a little toruble. Lethbridge is big enough to host all of the necessary amenities but not too overwhelming, especially for a new student leaving home for the first time. A quick weekend trip to Calgary to do laundry at your moms!