Admissions
Interview Preparation
Interview preparation is a hot topic in the Admissions Office right now and we would like to offer a bit of insight about the UBC process as well as a word of caution. As in the information sent to applicants invited for an interview, we caution applicants about paying money to a person or organization […]
Explanation of Scores and FAQs
Please read our Evaluation Criteria page for more in-depth information on our evaluation criteria, but here is a quick summary: OGPA = Overall GPA in UBC percentage AGPA = Adjusted GPA in UBC percentage AQ Score = OGPA (if not eligible for AGPA) or AGPA, converted to a number out of 50 (50 is the […]
Countdown to Interview Notifications
Interview notifications are getting closer and closer! We will send notifications starting next week. Sorry, we can’t say the exact date and time we will send the notifications – before we send them out there are many things we need to do, and unfortunately a lot of them can’t be done in advance. We know […]
Aboriginal Admissions 10-Year Anniversary
Our Aboriginal Admissions program recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a special celebration held at the UBC Longhouse. The festivities included a special dinner, speeches from a range of people involved with the program, and lively music and dance performances by Coast Salish and Métis artists. An online collection of quotes and pictures from the […]
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! The big deadlines have passed for now and we are busily evaluating applications. Guess how submitted applications we received? A new record… over 1900! Thanks to everyone for taking the time and paying the fees to submit the application and necessary documents. It definitely takes time and money and we appreciate […]
Transcript Statuses
This is a long post (taken from an even longer reminder email!), but it addresses many common situations. Please read the whole thing before contacting our office about your transcripts and other documents. 1. If you requested that your documents from last year be carried forward but the status still says “Not Received”: As we […]
MED 2016 Class is Full
Orientation for MED 2016 started today. Best wishes to the class of MED 2016 as you start on your path to medicine! Since the class is now finalized, we notified the few remaining applicants on the waitlist. The news was probably not unexpected to most of you. Knowing for sure that no more spots will […]
A few more questions – August 8
Here are a few more questions we’ve been getting: How do I indicate I want my transcripts carried forward? On the application, if you indicate that you applied in 2011/2012, a checkbox will pop up where you can say you want your transcripts carried forward. As long as that box is marked when your application […]
Questions about BC Residency, Academic Awards and WES/ICES Evaluations
We’ve been getting some questions about the following topics: BC residency We sometimes get the question “Does my university transcript prove BC residency?” This is really a question to ask yourself. First, decide which BC residency definition you fall under (if you meet more than one, just pick one). Then, look at your transcript. Does […]
Waitlist Shortened
We shortened the waitlist today. It may seem like bad timing due to the holiday weekend, but we know that a lot of you have been waiting on this for a while and we wanted to let everyone know as soon as possible. We also thought that having an extra day to be with supportive […]