<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I’m an American student who just got my acceptance letter back from UBC. I was a little unsure of whether I would get in, especially after hearing from others how insanely competitive the school can be. But I’ve heard that for many the greatest challenge is simply surviving the academic workload once you’re in, as you’ll be taking classes for 6-7 hours a day just like high school. This is a bit daunting, so I’m weighing my options between UBC and the University of Washington.</p>
<p>Most likely I will end up at the UW because the tuition is much less (about 16k annually vs. nearly 36k at UBC), and there are more prestigious programs at UW for the field I’m going into (city planning). </p>
<p>Well I’m just posting this to let you guys know that UBC is not quite as difficult to get into as others have made it out to be. For all you juniors who are applying in the coming year, just remember to maintain a respectable GPA and BE SURE to follow the requirements of the Broader-Based Admissions Policy if you’re international student.</p>
<p>This includes sending letters of recommendation (hopefully you have good ones), SAT scores (above 1300 and you shouldn’t have much of a problem), taking honors, IB, or AP classes (they really respect applicants who do, and they will give credit for such courses), and send a well-written personal statement and list of extracurricular activities. If you do all of those things then you should be able to get in.</p>
<p>Here are my stats:</p>
<p>3.5 GPA (unweighted)
class rank: 121 out of 450
2120 SATI
SAT IIs: 800 US History, 700 Spanish, 690 Literature
AP classes (US History, Calculus AB, Government, Euro History, Spanish)</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone else who’s applying!</p>