How to Get Into UBC: Free Workshop for Grades 11-12
In this free workshop, we will walk your family through how UBC actually makes its decisions: when a file is reviewed and when it is reviewed again, the four things UBC scores in the Personal Profile, and how to choose a first and second degree before the application opens in October.
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We will start with how a UBC decision is made, because it is not one deadline and one answer. UBC's application opens in early October and closes on January 15, and decisions for high school applicants are made on a continuous basis from November through June. A complete file is reviewed once it is in. For the most competitive programs, UBC makes early offers only to the strongest applicants and does not fill every space early, and when there is no decision on the first review, UBC asks for updated Grade 12 marks and reviews the file again, usually in March and April. The Grade 12 marks being earned this fall and winter are part of the decision, not a formality. We will then cover how the academic side is assessed: UBC looks at all academic Grade 11 and Grade 12 courses, places emphasis on the more senior grade when a subject appears at both levels, and sets aside the lowest academic grade when that course is not required for or relevant to the degree. Next is the Personal Profile, which is required for all but three UBC degrees. UBC scores it on four things: engagement and accomplishment, leadership, substance, and voice. We will show what each of those looks like in a real answer, and why your child needs two referees chosen before the writing starts, one of them a school official. We will also cover the first and second choice of degree: UBC assesses the second choice if a student is not admitted to the first, a few Vancouver programs are only considered as a first choice, and the Presidential Scholars Awards are judged on the first choice alone. We will flag the extra step for Commerce, a recorded video interview inside the Personal Profile, and the December 1 deadline for Canadian students who want to be considered for UBC's major entrance awards. We will close with two lists, one for Grade 12 families applying this cycle and one for Grade 11 families whose marks already count.
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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