Unfortunately, regrets happen. Our program is hard to get into and there really just aren’t enough spots for everyone. You can be smart, you can be nice, you can be caring and involved and good at the MCAT – you can be everything we seem to be looking for and still not get in. Please don’t take it as personal rejection if you receive regrets. Our decision isn’t meant to be a comment on your potential or suitability for medicine; instead, it’s a reflection of how well your application matched up with our unique selection criteria and process. We believe we select good applicants and we stand behind our process. However, we fully recognize that we reject good applicants, too. Thank you for considering UBC, and thank you for all of your work and participation in this year’s cycle.
For applicants given regrets, after you receive the notification email you will be able to check your scores on the Application Status page. We get a lot of questions about the AQ Score, but as long as your OGPA (or AGPA if applicable) is correct, your AQ Score is correct.
We welcome you to apply again next year if you are still interested in pursuing medicine at UBC. The application will open on June 1.