ADMISSIONS ESSENTIALS Counsellor Information Day Vancouver NOVEMBER 7

ADMISSIONS ESSENTIALS Counsellor Information Day, Vancouver NOVEMBER 7, 2017

GENERAL ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS • High School Graduation • Minimum admissions average ü 70% for UBC Vancouver ü 67% for UBC Okanagan • Minimum 70% final grade in English 11 or English 12 for UBC Vancouver • English Language Admissions Standard (ELAS) • Program-specific requirements http: //you. ubc. ca/applying-ubc/canadian-highschools/#british-columbia 2

GRADE 11 REQUIREMENTS – VANCOUVER CAMPUS

GRADE 11 REQUIREMENTS – VANCOUVER CAMPUS ONLY • English 11 • Math 11 ü Pre-Calculus 11 or Foundations of Math 12 • Science 11 ü Or Science 12 • Language 11 ü No “Intro to … courses” ü External Language Certificates 11 or 12 ü Challenge exam (11 or 12) ü language 11. waivers@ubc. ca (entered BC after Grade 9) • Social Studies 11 ü Or any course that meets the Socials Studies 11 requirement for graduation ü Correction: BC First Nations 12 CAN be used to meet the SS 11 requirement AND in the calculation of the admission average http: //you. ubc. ca/applying-ubc/canadian-highschools/#british-columbia 4

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS 5

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS GPA calculation based on English 12 + 3 approved Grade 12 courses as required by the program Program Grade 12 requirements Grade 11 requirements Commerce (UBC Sauder School of Business) • English 12 or English 12 First Peoples (Applicants to the 2018 Winter Session must complete provincial exam by June 30) • Pre-calculus 12 • Two other approved Grade 12 courses • English 11 • A language 11 or waiver • Pre-calculus 11 or Foundations of Mathematics 12 • An approved Science 11 course • An approved Social Studies course http: //you. ubc. ca/applying-ubc/canadian-highschools/#british-columbia 6

DISTRIBUTED LEARNING (DL) & CHALLENGE COURSES • Distributed Learning courses may be used in the calculation of the admission average if the course is 100% completed by February 1 st • To use a Distributed Learning course to meet a pre-requisite requirement, the course must be completed by June 30 th • Challenge courses may be used to meet pre-requisite requirements only (e. g. Language 11 requirement) and not in the calculation of the admission average 7

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ADMISSIONS STANDARD (ELAS) 8

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ADMISSIONS STANDARD (ELAS) Deadline: March 15 There are nine ways to meet this requirement: • 3+ years in BC high school (i. e. Grade 10– 12)* • can include ESL/ELL • English proficiency tests (e. g. TOEFL or IELTS) • English 12 Provincial Exam = 70% and above http: //you. ubc. ca/applying-ubc/english-language-competency/ *If an applicant has any concerns about whether they meet ELAS based on years of attendance or they entered a Canadian high school after September of Grade 10, they should email admissions. inquiry@ubc. ca • Waiver request process and required documentation: http: //you. ubc. ca/applying-ubc/english-language-competency/#waiver 9

Pleeeease…. . …admit me!

BROAD-BASED ADMISSION Personal Profile

PERSONAL PROFILE QUESTIONS – 2018/19 1. Tell us about who you are. How would your family, friends, and/or members of your community describe you? If possible, please include something about yourself that you are most proud of and why. 2. What is important to you? And why? 3. Describe up to five activities that you have pursued or accomplishment achieved in one or more of the following areas. Please outline the nature of your responsibilities within these activities. 50 words per description. 4. Tell us more about ONE or TWO activities listed above that are most important to you. Please explain the role you played and what you learned in the process. You will be asked for a reference who can speak to your response. 12

PERSONAL PROFILE • Short essay questions (50 -200 words) • Tell us about yourself! ü What’s important to you? ü What are your achievements? ü What have you learned from your experiences? • Assessment based on 4 criteria: ü Engagement and Accomplishment ü Leadership ü Substance ü Voice 13

BROAD-BASED ADMISSIONS Personal Profile http: //you. ubc. ca/applying-ubc/howto-apply/personal-profile 14

DEPTH AND BREADTH ASSESSMENT 15

WHAT IS DEPTH AND BREADTH? • Who: Wait-listed students • What: Assign additional points for: • Depth = exploring discipline at a more advanced level (e. g. Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate, language immersion, special athletics/artistic ability) • • Breadth = taking more than the minimum number of senior year courses Why: UBC would like to admit students who challenge themselves academically, beyond the minimum required for admission 16

IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES

IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES DECEMBER 1 • • First Round Offers of Admission Major Entrance Scholarship & Centennial Scholars Entrance Award JANUARY 15: Application Deadline JANUARY 31: Deadline receive PEN numbers FEBRUARY 1: Deadline to complete Distributed Learning courses FEBRUARY 15: Language 11 waiver requests MARCH – APRIL: Receive grades MARCH 15: ELAS deadline MAY 1 • • Deadline to apply for housing Deadline to accept offer (for some programs) JUNE 1 : Deadline to accept offer (for most programs) JUNE 30: Deadline to complete all course work 19

BC HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS TIMELINE Conditional offers of admission Receive grades Dec Jan Feb Mar Confirmation of grades Apr 15: Decisions made for all 1 st choice programs! May June Confirm offers of admission July Last week of July: Final Transcripts Arrive

ADMISSIONS RESOURCES Website: http: //you. ubc. ca/applying-ubc/canadian-highschools/#british-columbia Blog: http: //you. ubc. ca/admissions/blog/ Viewbooks Social Media: • Facebook – UBC Prospective Undergraduates • Twitter – @youbc • Instagram – youbcpic • You. Tube – youbcvideo 21

CONTACT US Winnie Ng Admissions Advisor 604 -822 -8692 Winnie. Ng@ubc. ca Patrizia Paoluzzi Admissions Advisor 604 -827 -0792 Patrizia. Paoluzzi@ubc. ca General inquiries: admissions. inquiry@ubc. ca grades. canada@ubc. ca 22

THANK YOU! Questions?

PERSONAL PROFILE RESOURCES During the Admissions Essentials presentation, we were asked if there were any more resources or tips available for writing the personal profile. We have now posted on our website the most current information on the new personal profile as it relates to the new questions and assessment process. Included on this site are reflective questions as well as the assessment criteria which we are currently using. http: //you. ubc. ca/applying-ubc/how-to-apply/personal-profile/ 24