Waitlist Round 4
Just a quick note that we have sent our fourth round of waitlist offers today. The deadline is Thursday, June 13 at 12noon PDT. Once again, congrats to those who received an offer!
Waitlist Round 3
Hello! Waitlist round 3 offers have been sent- deadline June 10. Congrats again to those who received an offer!
New BC Residency Definition
As many of you have noticed, The Faculty of Medicine has changed the BC Residency Requirements for the MD Undergraduate Program. According to the new definition, applicants are considered BC residents if they hold a currently valid BC CareCard or BC Services Card by the application deadline. We recognize that some of you are displeased […]
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 […]
Admissions Myths
As you can imagine, one of the most frequently asked questions we get in the Admissions Office is, “what does it take to get into medicine?” If you’ve ever attended an information session you may have seen one of us stammer an answer about getting good grades, completing pre-requisites, and getting involved in school and […]
2011/2012 Application Printable Until May 31
Applicants from 2011/2012, you can save a copy of your application in PDF format from now until May 31, 2012 at 12:00 pm PDT. The link to the PDF is accessible though the online application system. It’s on the Application page, right underneath the green checkmarks. This is the only way you’ll be able to […]
Update and reminders for 2012-13
It has been a while since we have posted anything here, mainly because since the interview weekends the Admissions office has been very busy preparing for the final selection meetings where the MED 2016 class will be chosen. Interview scores and information provided by referees has been amalgamated with academic grades, MCAT scores etc and […]
Happy Holidays!
The Admissions Team is slowly dwindling (there are only 3 of us left!) as the school prepares to shut down for the holidays. If you have any pressing issues or concerns, please let us know ASAP as our office will be closed Monday, December 26 – Monday, January 2. Phone hours will only be Monday […]
Misinformation
Whilst understanding that applicants to our program want to try & find out any nuggets of information that they think might possibly help them to get into the MD program, as we have said before, there is a lot of misinformation around. People who were just admitted to the program may be well intentioned in […]
Welcome to the UBC MD Admissions blog
Welcome to the UBC MD Admissions blog. Here, we can give updates on the application process (and if necessary correct any misinformation in circulation). We will also provide reminders about important deadlines. We will not post on a daily basis, perhaps weekly, as issues arise. Congratulations to those accepted so far into MED 2015! We […]