<p>Hi, I am currently a student at a community college in California looking to transfer to UBC Vancouver. I want to enter Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Science (preferably arts) and double major in B.A.-Anthropology and B.Sc.-Psychology My cumulative GPA is about 3.35 but since I have over 30 units in post secondary education, they take my most recent 30 units into consideration for admissions which is about a 3.79 (I know, I messed around my first year but made up those classes). I was wondering what my chances are, and if I should apply for summer session or winter session when the applications open up later this month. Also, does anyone know if UBC makes admission offers/decisions before or after final transcripts are received? If more detail is needed please let me know. Thanks!!</p>
<p>You’ll definitely get in, so long as your last 30 transferable credits don’t take you partway into one of your worse semesters, as UBC includes the entire semester’s grades in the calculation; even if it is the case, you should be more than fine. :)</p>
<p>Summer session offers way fewer courses than regular session (I know it offers a fair number of psyc courses, though), but if you need/want to take any courses outside your majors, you should easily be able to get a full courseload. Bear in mind that the courses may have very odd hours (3 hour classes starting at 8:30AM, or ending at 10pm) and may be as short as 2 weeks long, so you may have to adjust to different schedules throughout the summer. I’d still recommend registering for that session first if you can, as it’s tough for continuing students to get into their courses during the winter session, so it’ll be much more difficult for transfer students who get later dibs.</p>
<p>I can’t comment on your last question, unfortunately.</p>
<p>Good luck – it’s a great school and a beautiful campus. :)</p>
<p>P.S. Be aware that some (if not all) of the psyc courses are adjusted so that the class average is 69%, and then a curve is constructed based on that average. Make sure to be as far above average as possible!</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your help! If possible, I had a couple more questions and was wondering if you could help. My worst semester, which was a 2.25 GPA was 36 units ago. Hopefully, including units that I will be taking this fall, they don’t take that into consideration. Also, since I will have about 66 transferable units by the time I transfer, will I be considered third year?</p>
<p>First, in your opinion, since I’m attempting to double major anyways, should I apply into the Faculty of Arts or Science? or do I have to be admitted into the school before deciding? </p>
<p>Secondly, should I apply to UBC-O in case I don’t get in?</p>
<p>Also, are there two applications to register for each session? For example, what if I’m not accepted into summer session? (I know they have two application deadlines).</p>
<p>Thank you so much, especially for giving me more info than UBC has the past month lol.
Don’t know why they’re not replying to E-mails, maybe I have the wrong one? haha</p>
<p>So you have 36 credits completed starting after the end of your worst semester? If so, you should be fine. 
Unfortunately, there is a cap on transfer credits at UBC, so you’ll lose 6 credits, but will still be considered a third year:</p>
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<p>You have to apply to a faculty, but I’m not sure how double major transfers work. I think that one will have to be answered by UBC itself, preferably by asking academic advisors in both faculties (if you can – I know how hard it is to get a hold of them!).</p>
<p>Sure. Kelowna’s a great city. Kinda hot in summer, kinda cold in winter, but the latter isn’t too extreme, at least. Plus, since it’s associated with the Vancouver campus, it’s a good school to get your degree from. The bus system there kinda sucks, though. :p</p>
<p>I’m not sure I understand your question, and don’t want to try in case I get it wrong! Can you rephrase/elaborate?</p>
<p>I’m glad I’m able to help! UBC’s a great school, but it’s pretty bad at responding to emails sometimes, and calling isn’t much better. Keep trying, though, and hopefully you’ll get through! Try other emails too, just in case, and avoid emailing right before or after weekends, as you may get lost in the backlog from the days they’re out of the office.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks a ton. :)</p>
<p>What I meant about the applications is, do I have to submit 2 applications (1 for summer and 1 for winter), or can I only choose 1 session to transfer into (either winter or summer)? </p>
<p>For example, when I’m applying, does it have to be an application for only summer session or winter session? Do I have to choose one or the other?</p>
<p>Also, I found out that I need to apply to a faculty and then apply for double major when I get there. Which is the better choice for faculty that I’m applying to? Arts or Science?</p>
<p>Also, what classifies a third year student? (How many credits?)</p>
<p>Thank You Again!</p>
<p>Based on the separate deadlines, I’m assuming you can only pick one session to apply to, though I could be wrong as I can’t check to be sure. You might be able to apply to both on separate applications, but I don’t think you’d have much better odds from session to session, so I’d just pick one to apply to. …Basically, pick your favorite session, and if you can apply to both in one app, great! :p</p>
<p>I think arts would be slightly easier to get into – not that you should have a problem with either one. I don’t know how hard it is to apply for a double major as a transfer, though, so you might want to apply to the faculty which offers the major which is most important to you, in case it ends up being impossible to do both (I doubt it, but it there’s always a slight risk). Alternatively, psychology is offered in both faculties, so if you’re willing to potentially sacrifice the BSc, you can apply to Arts, and you’ll still have both majors available to you as BAs if the double major falls through.</p>
<p>I pulled this from the science faculty page, so that you have an idea of which credits need to be within the required 48+ credits:
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<p>I hope this helps – sorry I can’t be more certain about my answers this time! :p</p>