u/HebrewBible03

I accidentally ordered around 2kg worth of processed sausage, which is around $48 worth of meat. i dont really want to eat these cancer sticks since ive heard processed meat can cause cancer but i also dont want to waste them

does anyone know where i should donate them around campus?

is it possible for ip, rural stream uofa interview with a

4.0 gpa

but 25-50th percentile personal activities?

what percentile would be a good chance for interview with my stats?

I have a 4.0 GPA, but I’m really worried about my ECs. Right now, I only have a few part-time jobs, some club leadership, a TA position, and volunteering at a children’s hospital.

I’m not really sure which ECs are the most valuable or stand out the most to admissions. I live in a rural area, so I was wondering if it would be better to focus on activities that are more connected to my community instead of trying to do a bunch of generic ECs. Would that make my application more compelling?

Can anyone share examples of high-impact ECs that really carried your application

I’m a 2nd year CS student at UBC with a 4.0 GPA. Is it actually true that school name and GPA don’t matter, meaning I don’t really have an advantage over other applicants even though I attend a top 3 CS school?

I’ve spent most of my time focusing on academics, so I only have a few personal projects and I’ve done a lot of LeetCode, but I don’t have any internships yet. I’m in UBC’s co-op program where I alternate between school and work terms, so I’m planning to start applying for internships soon.

How much does attending a top school and having a high gpa help? Is having strong projects and internship experience really all that matters, or does school reputation and GPA still provide a meaningful advantage?

edit: also how much of an advantage is being in ubc coop vs applying on your own?

im going into 2nd year at a university called ubc (its not in ontario its in vancouver bc which is why you havent heard of it)

my gpa is a 3.97 (90.4% percentage wise)

i have an 88 in intro to programming (cpsc110), 88 in discrete math + digital logic course (cpsc121), 100 in math100 (calc 1), 93 in math101 (calc 2)

I have pretty good ecs, i got honours in the csmc back when i took it in highschool

ik my grades are dogshit but i was wondering what my probability of getting in is

how difficult are the exams? what is the format like? Are they done on canvas lockdown browser and multiple choice?

for 304, are they open book exams done at home?

do you guys think its common for pre-meds to look down on people trying to get into med from non traditional and less rigorous majors like fine arts, psychology, english, and computer science? I feel like theres some snark around arts or less rigorous majors compared to traditional majors like chemistry, life science, neuroscience, etc

https://science.ubc.ca/students/historical-bsc-specialization-admission-information

All of the majors that used to be super competitive like computer science, CAPS, pharmacology have dropped to 70s💀

Neuroscience is now the most competitive major at 82.4 (excluding combined majors)

Computer science down to 76.5 💀(bro…)

Integrated science is now low 80s to get in

We all know GPA isn’t really a good metric past like a 3.8+ since easier majors like health science get easy 4.0s while other majors like biochemistry or medical science is just pure suffering in order to get a perfect 4.0

So what if medical schools adjusted how much they weigh GPA based on an applicant’s MCAT score?

For example, if someone has a relatively lower GPA but a very strong MCAT score, that could indicate they have the academic ability to succeed in medical school despite not having perfect grades. In that case, GPA could be weighted slightly less, allowing other parts of the application to play a larger role.

On the other hand, if someone has a very high GPA but a relatively weak MCAT score, it could suggest that their GPA may not fully reflect their academic ability. Rather than disregarding their GPA entirely since a single exam can‘t fully determine someones academic ability, admissions committees could simply reduce the weighting of their GPA and place greater emphasis on other aspects of the application.

The goal wouldn’t be to punish either group, but to recognize situations where GPA and MCAT tell different stories about an applicant. Would a system like this be more fair than treating GPA and MCAT as largely independent metrics?

Anecdotally, what would you say the salary range is for ubc computer science grads who stay in canada? (Maybe just based on your friend group or from what youve seen)

I know there’s a huge amount of variation depending on internships, location, luck, and career path, but I’m curious what the rough range looks like (from lowest to highest and the median)

Exclude people who work in a non related field or end up unemployed

im doing the past final exams posted on their website for practice but i noticed they released the exams from 2023-2024 but not any from 2017-2022. i wanted to get more practice done so im wondering if anyone knows how i can access those ones

also do they release past midterms publicly?

I qualify as IP and rural for all three schools. I have a 4.0 gpa, 93% average, and 127 cars but below average extracurriculars. How much easier is it to get an interview invite for each of these schools?

also which school has the ”easiest” rural pathway to get into

are life science/physical sciences better than cs for jobs in vancouver now?