<p>im a junior currently living in vancouver, and I’m enrolling in UBC’s summer courses (international relations, Canadian politics).</p>
<p>Well, for me, UBC is just a normal university that’s pretty close to my home, and there’s nothing mysterious about it. I do know that it is a pretty prestigious institution in canada and around the world, and most people need really high marks to get in there. </p>
<p>Admissions at UBC is SOLELY based on ACADEMIC achievements, and the following is a list of admissions averages (grade 11 and 12) for undergrad admin at each faculty:</p>
<p>Agroecology 77%
Arts 82%
Computer Science 84%
Commerce 84%
Dental Science 89% (oddly competitive)
Engineering 80% (unusually easy)
Food Nutrition and Health 80%
Natural Resources 77%
Human Kinetics 86%
Music 67% (that’s really low)
Nursing 90% (crazy)
Wood Products Processing 75%</p>
<p>The only thing I don’t like about UBC is that their admissions is JUST based on my academic performance, nothing else. 95% of the UBC student population are native British Columbians, ridiculously low tuitions (around $2000-6000 per year, and most don’t live on campus). This september, I will be applying to UBC as my safety, but I can’t wait to get out of here and aim for the top 25 in the US. </p>
<p>For those of you who are hoping or simply wondering whether or not to spend your next four years at UBC, my advice as a local vancouverite is that UBC is a great school, and you definitely won’t be disappointed. The UBC campus is HUGE, and it is also located in the West City, where the richest people in multi-million mansions live. The environment is just one of the best, if not the Best in the world, and UBC is located on a peninsula, looking out towards downtown vancouver, georgia strait, and the pacific ocean. </p>
<p>But please also keep in mind that Vancouver is a really REALLY wet city, and rains for bout 8 months per year. The winter in Vancouver is just GLOOMY, but the summer is BRILLIANT. Also hosting the 2010 winter olympics, Vancouver, although incomparable with the eastern metropolitans, is certainly a promising city.</p>
<p>PS- those of you who are insterested in UBC may also want to consider the Univerisity of Simon Fraser also located in the other side of vancouver. SFU is also one of the most famous institutions in Canada, and also a prestigious one. Comparing to UBC, SFU has relatively easy admission stats. Yet, its campus and size and education quality is just as good as UBC. Hollywood often uses SFU campus as ‘CIA’, because of its grandoise modern architecture.</p>