<p>will you be doing the jump start program. </p>
<p>See i am debating cos i actually live in Victoria an hour half away from Vancouver by ferry.
But you see I don’t know if I should. I have been in Canada for four years now but still considered international as I was born down under…</p>
<p>Uhh kmtayal, i got into Utoronto st george campus too, and for engineering i think UBC is better if you plan on grad school. Toronto especially the st george campus is really really brutal for engineers and life science students, like your gpa splits in half and then some from high school.</p>
<p>hey raregirl i’ve heard jumpstart is really good!</p>
<p>I’m definitely going to UBC and so excited! I think I am going to do jumpstart…I’m from the us so i dont really think of myself as an international student but i guess I am now! It sounds like a good way to get to know the campus and everyone before classes start, and plus you get to be in vancouver sooner! :)</p>
<p>I just found out I got into Sauder…I’m so stoked… making my decision just got sooo easy… just when i was busting my ass over rankings and ratings of US University…</p>
<p>500 dollar scholarship to buy weed i suppose :D</p>
<p>congrats guys!! i got my package today, and it says i have to do an additional year of chemistry…<em>sighh</em> & no everyone doesnt get the 500, i didnt lol.</p>
<p>Heyyy! Congrats thisismyhandle! Too they automatically deduct your scholarship from your fees…you’ll have to find another way to pay for weed I guess? Haha…</p>
<p>oh nvm about them chemistry thing lol… im thinking about the jumpstart program, it says intl applicants, but is us considered intl?</p>
<p>U.S. is considered international. I would go, for the fun and the experience and the chance to meet people and whatnot, if only it weren’t so expensive! Ahhhh. It sounds fun though! :)</p>
<p>This blog has been extremely helpful for me! Thank you so much to everyone who commented about why UBC is such a great place. I am stuck deciding between UBC and College of William and Mary in Virginia, 2 very different schools and I have no idea which to choose. I will be visiting both next week so hopefully that will clear things up. My biggest concern with UBC is the huge class sizes. I’m used to classes of 20 or less (graduating from hs in may) so I am worried I will just get lost in the huge group of students…does anyone know how approachable the teachers are at UBC? Do they make an effort to get to know you? Also, is there much difference in the academics at canadian unis and american unis? I’m also nervous to get involved in a way of schooling that I really know nothing about. I think the jumpstart thing sounds like just the right thing for me…</p>
<p>Thanks again so much to everyone who posted! SO HELPFUL!
And congratulations on all your acceptances and good luck to
those still waiting!</p>
<p>Heyy I went to ucla for a quarter so i have some college experience lol, and i can say that yes the classes are big…there are too many students so its to be expected, and the classes will be big at ubc. BUT for each class theyre are discussions or lab groups that divide the class where you can learn and review with the ta, these classes are wayyy smaller, and when i was at ucla i swear the ta’s teach you most of the stuff…soo i wouldnt worry too much about that aspect.</p>
<p>& i went to school in both canada and the us…i mean theyre are differences, but not big enough to make a huge impact or else i would have had a much more difficult transition to the us schooling system.</p>
<p>Hey islandbrunette, no problem! This thread exists to provide insight about UBC to anyone who would like to know! Happy it’s been helping you. Anyway, I don’t know what faculty you’ve been accepted into, but in regards to the class size dillema, that was a big issue for me too! I’ve gone to private school all my life and just this year because of the rescession, my math class has like 26 people in it, which doesn’t seen big at all compared to college courses, but it’s the biggest class I’ve ever been in and it’s crazy! Huuuge difference from my 12-person third grade class. Anyway, as I’m sure you know, classes start out large but get progressively smaller as the years go by. And like yellowapple said, there are tutorials and lab groups! From what I’ve heard, UBC professors are relatively approachable, chill individuals. Of course, I’ve only heard this from a friend’s brother who’s friend goes to UBC…hopefully it’s true though? I’d think it is…with 98% of professors posessing a PHD and with the school ranked so high on the world scale, it’d be surpprising to hear that the ease of learning was subpar! Regardless, there ARE ways to get around the large class size issue! If you’re in the faculty of the arts, for instance, there are two programs, arts one and coordinated arts. Arts one is kind of a triblend class of English, philosophy, and some ethical-historical-classic kind of stuff. It’s a competative reading/writing based program where you have a lecture class of 100, a seminar I think of 20, and a study group of 4. There are also multiple professors that teach the course, like one week, two professors could lecture, making the 1/100 an easier 1/50. coordinated arts is similar, I believe, except rather than English/philosophy/etc, it’s more of an english/Econ/political science kind of deal. I think coordinated arts is a little lighter of a workload that arts one, and it dosent have the somewhat severe admission requirements that arts one has. It’s possible that other faculties have similar programs? You should look into it! :D</p>
<p>thanks holdencaufield1, I just want to put it out there and thank yellowapple for always hanging around here and answering questions putting our anxiousness to rest… hopefully we can put a face to the name sometime in the future.</p>
<p>hi guys!!! so excited about ubc!! i’m going up this weekend to visit…i cannot decide between ubc and uw, uw is cheaper, but i love vancouver and canada in general. tough decisions…</p>
<p>hey littlemirmaid-my choice in the end came down to ubc and uw so i know how you feel! But ubc for me was such a better school in so many ways! vancouver is such an amazing city, and the minute i got off the airplane i instantly knew i loved it! and the campus is only 15 min or so away but it still feels like ubc is in a natural setting away from the city. but seattle was nice too, so i can appreciate the tough decision! good luck to you and congratulations to everyone else who has been accepted, cant wait to meet everyone!</p>
<p>Thanks thisismyhandle!, yeah this whole college process has been hectic, and i tried to forget my own anxiety by being answering other peoples questions. right now it is hectic at my place because my dad is SOOO toronto, and im SOOO bc. i didnt even tell him i got into toronto, my brother let it slip and now its chaotic…i just try and find new things to show him why bc is the bestt place for me.</p>
<p>heeyy so happy to hear from future and hopefully future classmates!! I got accepted like in february but just paid the registration or whatever its called fee like a week ago! Now I’m officially a ubc student! YEY
You have no idea (or maybe you do) how unbearable it was from the time I sent the app til the time they answered…I sooo cried my heart out.
Does anyone know how much is Jumpstart? My internet refuses to open the “Cost” link for it. I would LOVE to go but I’m kinda short on money and if it is as expensive as it sounds I’ll probably (sadly) have to skip it.
Also I wanted to know if any of you had any idea about what is Gala and how it works, as well as Imagine!
Thanks!! And congrats for all who have been accepted, as well as good luck to those still waiting!</p>
<p>Hey guise, I live in Alberta, sent in my first semester grades more than a month ago and it says that they recieved them and all, but nothing has really happened in like 6 weeks or so.</p>
<p>My grades for the 5 subjects I’m sending in are (in Canada we choose 5 I think):
Calculus: 100%
Math 12: 99%
Physics 12: 97%
Bio 12: 98%
English 12: 91%</p>
<p>My friends have said I should be in for sure, but why are they taking so long? And also are there any scholarships I can apply to besides the automatic entrance ones…?</p>
<p>I was accepted to McGill and U of T, but I’m doing biology and I think UBC is the perfect campus to be engulfed by life, and Vancouver is amazing and I’ve always wanted to live by water…</p>
<p>Thanks…</p>
<p>maszi…those stats scare me, like i put on my glasses to make sure i was seeing a 100…in calculus thats not easy, when you sent them in, do you self report grades, or send in a transcript? and this is what i would do, call them, and ask, just have your student number with you and they will tell you exactly whats going on…i found that calling was the best way to alleviate my worries, its faster than emailing, and you know your getting your response. the science cutoff i heard this year was low 90’s, so your IN, i dunno whats going on there, but id call the admissions office, you can find there number on the website</p>
<p>Thanks man, yeah I’m just getting kind of restless/anxious. I REALLY want to live in Vancouver, and UBC is not only an awesome location, but a top 50 school as well.</p>
<p>It sucks because they used to have a $5000 entrance scholarship for people with an average over 95, and this year they made it “if you get above 90, you get $2000”. So it’s as if all the extra effort it took to get from say 92-94 to 98-100 will do absolutely nothing…</p>
<p>Edit: Yes I sent in an official transcript. I’ll give them a call I think.</p>
<p>Also, does anybody know when we’re allowed to move into our dorms? I kind of would like a week before classes start to just enjoy the city and get used to campus and things.</p>
<p>I checked the calendar for the 2010/2011 year and residencies open on sept 4, and classes start on the 7th, so there is some down time i expect. and the jumpstart program for intl’s gives you a head start, and your on campus with only others in the program and summer students.</p>