2020/2021 Application Open & Complete COVID-19 Policy Adaptations
The UBC MD Application is now OPEN! The application will close October 1, 2020 at 12:00 PM (noon) Pacific Time. The early application deadline is September 1, 2020 at 12:00 PM (noon) Pacific Time. What is the early application deadline? We explain below our COVID 19 Policy Update. COVID 19 Policy Update We understand that […]
NOTICE – Temporary Mailing Address Change
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we have temporarily changed our mailing address until normal administrative activities resume. If you know that you are going to apply to the UBC MD Program for the 2020-2021 application cycle, you can send your transcripts to the following address: Faculty of Medicine, MD Admissions University of British Columbia […]
Update – Application Deadlines & MCAT 2020-2021
Due to the delay in opening the MD Application this year, we have decided to postpone the application deadline to October 1, 2020 at 12:00 (noon) Pacific time. We will also be moving the early application deadline to September 1, 2020 at 12:00 (noon) Pacific time. In addition, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the […]
Update – COVID-19 and your application
We know that many of you are eagerly waiting for us to announce COVID-19 related policy adaptations for this admissions cycle, as well as when the application will be open this year. We are incredibly grateful for your patience during this time. We are sorry to say that due to systems beyond our control we […]
2019/2020 Application is Open
The 2019/2020 application is now open! Before you fill out the application, please read the Help Guide for important instructions.
Pre-Interview Scoring and FAQs 2018/2019
As always, we are impressed with our applicants’ academic and non-academic achievements, and regret that we cannot invite more of you to interview. Unfortunately, we cannot provide individual feedback on your application, but we hope this explanation of scores can help to answer some of your questions. There are some FAQs below as well. OGPA = […]
Document Statuses – September 13
The September 14 deadline is tomorrow and a large number of transcripts are arriving at the Admissions Office. Please read below for an update on transcript processing and other document statuses. Notes: To find out if your transcript has arrived, at least one entry for each institution must be started on the Transcripts page of […]
2018/2019 Application is Open
The 2018/2019 application is now open! Please read the Help Guide for important instructions.
Pre-Interview Scoring and FAQs 2017/2018
We are always impressed with applicants’ academic and non-academic achievements, and regret that we cannot invite more of you to interview. Unfortunately, we cannot provide individual feedback on your application, but we hope this explanation of scores can help to answer some of your questions. There are some FAQs below as well. OGPA = Overall GPA […]
Writing Tips: Non-Academic Activities and Employment History
We recently saw a post on Pre-Med 101 that asked about omitting common punctuation in order to increase word count in the Non-Academic Activities section. The sample provided by the inquirer read something like this: “students&helped” instead of “students and helped.” We respectfully ask that you do not write your Non-Academic Activities and Employment History […]