UBC general admissions discussion thread

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Hi! I was accepted to the Faculty of Arts (Vancouver) with two scholarships. Below are my stats for those who may be interested :slight_smile:

Decision: Accepted

**Date applied: ** 9th January 2018

Date decision postmarked/received: 15th February

Scholarships: International Major Entrance Scholarship (CAD $80,000) and Outstanding International Student Award (CAD $18,000)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1530
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
AP (place score in parentheses): Psychology (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): total predicted score of 38

  • English Lang/Lit HL: 6
  • Economics HL: 6
  • Theatre HL: 6
  • Maths SL: 6
  • Computer Science SL: 6
  • Spanish ab initio: 6
  • TOK/EE: 2

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st place in national public speaking competition

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Class Vice President (9th grade), Class President (10,11,12), Student Council Representative, MUN President (12), National Honor Society Vice President (11,12), Link Crew, International School Science Competition Organiser (11), TEDxYOUTH Organiser (11,12), Varsity Basketball Centre (9,10), various theatre productions (had lead roles in a couple)
Volunteer/Community Service: Loving Spoonfuls (a student group I founded that volunteers at a local soup kitchen), I’ve emceed various student events for charity
Summer Activities: UCLA Mock Trial Summer Institute (2017)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8?? ?

  • “Tell us about who you are”: I wrote about my affinity for Kpop and what that says about me as a person
  • “What is important to you? And why?”: about my little brother and how I am afraid that he is already conforming to societal boundaries that I don’t necessarily agree with.
    Teacher/Counselor/Additional Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: I didn’t get to read them, so I have no idea but I assume they’re good at least. I got recommendations from my English and Computer Science teachers, my MUN advisor, and my counselor (though I am not sure which ones got sent off).

Other
Country (if international applicant): Vietnam
School Type: private international school
Ethnicity: Asian (Vietnamese)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: did not report
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): international? is that a hook?

Reflection
Strengths: I honestly think my extracurriculars pulled me through because my grades aren’t stellar.
Weaknesses: the numbers! My GPA and predicted scores are most likely below average, or just average.
Why you think you were accepted: definitely the extracurriculars (this is my personal opinion, I have no idea why I received the results that I did).

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@ddddissssssco cam i pm tou im also from vietnam

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@khanh229 yh - no problem

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@ddddissssssco I have been accepted too recently and had a few questions. Could you please check your inbox ?

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Accepted into arts!

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Has anyone been accepted into Applied Science yet? I’m an American student and haven’t gotten any response yet…Is that a bad sign?

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Has anyone from US (US citizen) received merit scholarship?
Looks like most international scholarships awarded to students from other countries.

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I applied as an international student sometime in November or December and heard back in January and got in to the Bachelor of Arts program at the Kelowna campus.

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Hey can somebody help me with a question. I was rejected from the faculty of science but my portal says they are still reviewing for my second choice faculty of arts. Does the rejection mean I’m rejected from the school or just the faculty and still have a chance with arts?? I’m not super familiar with the UBC admissions process.

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@stressedouttt no it means you still have a chance with the faculty of arts. Do you mind if i ask about your stats

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Does anyone know when American students will hear back from UBC?

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Hi
I applied to UBC for Bachelor of Arts on January 14th, 2018. Due to some transcript problems, I applied so late. I was wondering if anyone knows when I should get a response.

Another thing, what are my chance in UBC Arts?

IB predicted:34/45
TOEFL:110/120

EC:
6 months of teaching at an organization aimed to teach kids of construction workers
One month of volunteering at an orphanage
One month of volunteering at an old age home
Part of the organization committee of hosting a citywide science convention
Studied Indian Classical music for 4 years and passed 3 exams
Taken two courses in uni level economics - UPENN and Rochester
Member of Helen O Grady
Member of school reading club
One month internship working with an economics professor
Scored 90% above in national exams

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Oh I forgot to mention my subjects are HL Math, Economics and Chemistry. SL Hindi, English, Physics

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I got in to UBC in January! Good luck everyone!

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I’m an American citizen who is planning on attending UBC. I was wondering if anyone knows if it’s possible to apply for citizenship in second year in order to pay the domestic tuition?

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@ubc2022 I was wondering that too

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No, you cannot apply for Canadian citizenship during your second year of university in order to pay Canadian tuition. The exception would be if you or a parent were born in Canada.

If you graduate with a degree from a Canadian university, then this allows you to apply for a work permit. The length of the work permit depends upon the length of the degree program. In general if you get a job with the work permit and it goes well, the company could sponsor you to stay in Canada. This does allows a rather long process which could eventually lead to Canadian citizenship, but it won’t get there in time to help with your undergraduate tuition.

If you have a parent who was born in Canada, then the answer would be completely different (and involves a process that we have gone through).

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Has anyone else still not heard back yet?

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Still waiting…I wonder when UBC will start to send out admission offers for US students?

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@StressssedOut