<p>I was wondering though, how hard is it to get into University of British Columbia? And McGill?
Do both not look at 9th grade?</p>
<p>What's UBC known for? (majors)
What is McGill known for? (majors)</p>
<p>I answered your question in the other thread, but I'll reply again.</p>
<p>UBC is known for science and computer science, as well as economics. UBC does not look at the ninth grade. It's not ridiculously hard to get into, but has among the highest entering averages in Canada. I think last year or the year before, it had the highest entering average. But international applicants are treated differently to local Canadian applicants. The UBC campus is beautiful, as I am living on it right now, right by the Pacific coast, on one of the biggest in North America. However, UBC is a big school with over 45,000 students. The weather is nice and downtown is around half an hour away.</p>
<p>I'm planning to transfer to McGill because I plan to major in either Political Science and/or Philosophy. McGill is better known in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, but also has a good engineering/medical program.</p>
<p>Big schools don't bother me at all, I actually want to go to a huge one. My high school's pretty big, so I'm used to it.
I imagine UBC is absolutely gorgeous like you said.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for everything, I had a few questions on the other post, you pretty much answered them all, except I'm not sure what Computer Science is and what the average GPA is for UBC?</p>
<p>Yes, UBC is gorgeous indeed :p.</p>
<p>Read my other post for my replies. But as for the entering averages, while they are on average in the high-80s, they do vary among the faculties/programs you apply for. For Arts, the minimum would be around 85%, for Science, 90%, and for Engineering, 92%. Again, these figures refer to the Canadian high school averages, and will differ for American or other international applicants. As a note, UBC does like the IB program.</p>
<p>However, like all major Canadian universities (UBC, UofT, McGill), a lot of students do get kicked out first and second year. While it isn't too hard to get into any of those schools, it certainly takes work to stay in. As all the universities I mentioned are, after all, public schools, their admissions standards are high, but not too high. In programs such as math and the sciences, many classes have bell curves or scale grades to ensure 30% of the class fail. This makes it particularly hard for students who just manage to make it in, but are lacking in academic ability. It's easier to stay in Arts though.</p>
<p>Wow, to make sure 30% of the class fails? That's harsh.
I'm sure I could manage though.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the information and everything! =)</p>