<p>I’m an average student who tried to get into UBC directly after high school but wasn’t able to due to poor marks (I was in the IB program but did rather badly) . Now after a few years of college I’ve improved and my college GPA is 3.55; the range stated on the UBC website for Arts transfers is 2.8 to 3.3. However the personal profile has also been introduced as a mandatory part of the application - you have to write about extracurricular stuff you did, which actually has a lot of weight on whether or not you will be accepted, in addition to your marks.</p>
<p>My problem is that I’ve done zero volunteer work since high school and haven’t been involved in the community, in sports, or anything else. I have very little to show my “value” as a person.</p>
<p>So my question is, should I bother volunteering or doing anything else extracurricular NOW (application deadline is January 15th so I have a month and a half to do something) to improve my profile, or is that pointless? Would it just seem obvious that I’m trying to boost my chances?</p>