<p>Hi guys! </p>
<p>I’ve decided to look into UBC since I’ve heard they have a well known International Relations program. Anyone have any thoughts, input, experiences they would like to share about UBC? And anyone know their average student profile?</p>
<p>I'm looking at it too, it seems to be among the top 2 or 3 Canadian schools and a top 25 worldwide school for economics. Can't say much about international relations though.</p>
<p>i'm excited that I'm not the only one looking at it. are you canadian or american?</p>
<p>i'm canadian, living in Vancouver, and I live literally 1 minute away from the UBC campus</p>
<p>If ur looking for a nice campus, nice city, n nice weather (Vancouver = top 5 city to live in the world), come to UBC. </p>
<p>However, with my case (I'm Canadian), I'm more looking forward to going to McGill, since it has more international prestige. I want to do Grad school in the US, so going to McGill would be better for me.</p>
<p>do you know what type of student they look for? a certain gpa or test scores? Before i pay the $100 fee I want to make sure I have a chance. Vancouver seems like a great city :]</p>
<p>American, and not sure, but it's a 49% freshman acceptance rate.</p>
<p>I don't think UBC is even that selective, not that I'm trying to say it's a bad school. As for minimums, I think there are specific requirements on their website for each program. If you're taking rigorous courses in either AP or IB here in BC, you are essentially guaranteed an acceptance. Plus, Canadian schools are huge so less competition for everyone.</p>
<p>thanks for all the information. So it's basically a 50/50 chance I'll get it.</p>
<p>any other info? anyone?</p>
<p>Go to the threads on Canadian Universities and McGill on CC. Lengthy and sometimes testy discussions on the pros and cons. Canadian schools are different than US schools. Yes, admissions is important to consider, but after a student is admitted you REALLY need to know what is going on there, culture etc. Its a very different experience than college in the US. UBC is prestigious in Canada. Canada only has 10 or so schools that are that good.....and so EVERY Canadian student applies to them....like a lottery. And they are really cheap. But you WONT get that warm and fuzzy small US college feel, with big football and basketball etc. Americans who go up there like it, but its different. And dont forget to consider the value of our dollar versus theirs.</p>
<p>^ Agreed. UBC has a great faculty and lots of prestige, but the school culture is kinda dull to be honest.. more academia and less school spirit than American schools. But its in a great city, and has a beautiful campus.</p>
<p>vancouver and UBC are great! if i didn't want to get out of here, i'd definitely stick around
but why not see the world haha</p>
<p>yeah I live in San Diego and am looking for a change of pace. I've been accepted into University of Oregon so I'm taking all of this input and wondering if it's worth the $100 to apply. The thing is I can see myself at Oregon and 5 years after I've graduated from there, whereas with UBC I can see myself going to the school but I wouldnt know what to do afterwards. Stay in Canada or come back to the states? Gah I hate making decisions, my college plans have changed so much since the summer so it's hard for me to limit my options.</p>
<p>i can't exactly say what GPA requirements are, but i know that the science program needs like a 92%~~ average to get into</p>
<p>actually i can't really comment, since my high school (not to brag or anything but...) is #1 academically ranked in BC and #2 ranked in Canada. all ppl from my school treat UBC as the back up of the back up of the back up schools. i dun think any1 from my school has ever got rejected from UBC before. we kinda just take it for granted =P</p>
<p>as for where you wanna go after UBC, i highly suggest either UBC Med or UBC Law. Med is perhaps the best graduate program UBC has. Law is also a great grad school. </p>
<p>My current plan is: if i can't get into a top U.S. school, ill stay in Vancouver @ UBC, do a Bcom, and go to Law school.</p>
<p>Lawyers earn amazing money =)</p>
<p>I know them because they have rep for doing engineering pranks like hanging a car off of the golden gate bridge.</p>
<p>hey
im international student
trying to join u of bc
i have an average pf 95 in an accredited school in dubai
what are my chances ??
trying to join engineering program</p>
<p>Those interested should visit, if possible. Vancouver is a fantastic city (the most beautiful in North America, to my eye) and UBC has a beautiful campus, but if you go a block off campus you'd barely know it was there -- there's very little of the near campus atmosphere you usually see around big universities in the states. And the campus is a half hour or so from the downtown area, depending on how you are traveling.</p>
<p>We visited--dig around for our trip report in the Pacific NW colleges thread. The campus is quite different from an American school--the emphasis is on academics. Student Union building is old and the main part of campus where we started our tour (admin, SUB, etc.) looked kind of shabby to an American who is used to the quads and lush green lawns of American colleges. </p>
<p>DS visited Oregon and BC and BC won hands down. The campus IS gorgeous once you get out of the '70s concrete jungle. Engineering and computer science are well regarded and selective. International Studies is a strength too. If you are serious about international studies I'd recommend you think about it--the perspective you would get would be really different. Imagine an International studies program taught not from a US-centric perspective--it would be really valuable training I would think. </p>
<p>The dorms are also quite nice--lots of single rooms and lots of newer buildings. Tour guides told us housing is an issue there--but internationals can stay on campus past freshman year if they wish--housing is rationed and if you live close you are not guaranteed a dorm, which may be why Vancouver kids want to go elsewhere LOL--who wants to be a commuter?</p>
<p>No rah rah intercollegiate scene but they have a huge intramural program and so instead of students watching elite athletes, students get together and play sports at every leve--the intramural program has divisions and the upper ones are competitive.</p>
<p>Some huge percentage of the student body is less than 10 years in Canada--the big influx from Hong Kong in the '90s changed the demographics on campus quite a bit. Tons of Asian students--it looked to be about 50/50 when we were there.</p>
<p>any help here
i want to apply to british columbia as an international
what are my chances?</p>
<p>what are the number of international students in british columbia?
any from dubai?</p>