How to Get Into UBC: Free Workshop for Grades 11-12
In this free workshop, we will show your family why Canadian applicants should plan around December 1, six weeks before the January 15 application deadline: what that earlier date decides for UBC's major awards, the one question on the application that triggers award consideration, and the choices that cannot be changed once the application is in.
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Most families plan around UBC's January 15 application deadline. For Canadian citizens and permanent residents, there is an earlier date to plan around: December 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. PST, the deadline to be considered for UBC's major entrance awards: the Presidential Scholars Awards, the Centennial Scholars Entrance Award and the Beyond Tomorrow Scholars Award. Presidential Scholars Awards range from a one-time award of approximately $5,000 to renewable awards of up to $80,000 at UBC Vancouver and up to $40,000 at UBC Okanagan, paid over four years. There is no separate application for them. Your child answers "Yes" in the Awards section of the UBC application, and every section, including payment, has to be complete by December 1. Only the first-choice degree is considered, never the second. UBC also uses the Personal Profile for both admission and Presidential consideration, so the same answers are doing two jobs at once. The Centennial Scholars Entrance Award works differently. It is based on financial need, has its own application due December 1, and asks for a description of circumstances of up to 1,000 words, a parent or guardian form and a reference. We will walk through what has to be decided before December 1, including the first-choice degree, because UBC says a first-choice change made after that date means the new choice will not be considered for an award. We will cover why that decision cannot wait, since UBC states that once an application is submitted it cannot be edited. We will explain how the two referees work, including why one must be a school official and why UBC contacts them after offers go out rather than asking for letters. We will close with a working timeline for Grade 12 families between now and December 1, and what Grade 11 families should set up this year so next fall is not a scramble.
Parents and students in Grades 11-12 are both welcome. The session is live on Zoom, and we email the link and a short summary after you register.
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