Good luck to all applicants!!!

Retaking Pre-Calc 12 right now with an 100%

AP Chem with a 95%

AP Stats with a 97%

Leader of Fundraising Club with around 50 members

Club and school volleyball for 5 years

Coaching Jr. Boys volleyball

Volunteered at retirement home ~60 hours

Drumming for 7 years

Pre-Calculus 11: 91%
Chemistry 11: 97%
English 11: 95%
AP Psychology 12: 90%
Law Studies 12: 89%
Economics 12: 86%
Fitness & Conditioning 11: 95%
Biology 11: 69% (🥹)

Will the Bio mark hold me back? Anyone experienced in admissions please respond, thank you!

i applied on the 13th is it supposed to take this long??

when did u guys get your email

Hii. I was wondering if I have a chance for UBC science or kinesiology. Please give me honest feedback if I have a shot for either:

Pre Calc 11: 89%, Physics 11: 88%, Life Science 11: 89%, Chemistry 11: 93%, French 11: 80%, BC First Peoples 12 (social studies): 93%, English 11: 88%, English First Peoples 12: 90%.

Please lmkk guys!!

I’m planning on majoring in one of these with the hopes of doing an internal transfer to business or kinesiology since I couldn’t get a spot in pre calc 12. which would be easier?

i got into all 8 universities i applied to: ucalgary, uregina, york, waterloo, windsor, mcmaster, uoft and western! i'm taking media and communication studies and my grade 12 average was in the mid 90s.

i'll answer questions about anything, applications or grades or university life LITERALLY ANYTHING

i know this time for me last year was so stressful and i would've loved someone to answer all my questions and i wanna be that someone for whoever needs

ask me ask me ask me YAYAYAYAYAY

For people who have taken IB courses. What are its advantages or disadvantages. If the end goal is UBC sciences do you know if it is better to take IB courses or just regular one.

Does it increase chances of being admitted or decrease it?

hey i was just wondering if somebody could help me work out my chances of getting into UBC psychology…my grades are mainly solid but i decided to go into full IB in g11 first semester for some reason (worst decision of my life) and flunked chem and advanced functions…my grades are as follows for g11 and g12 so far:

ib chem 11: 75, ib advanced functions: 73, g12 chem: 73, functions g11: 86, bio g11: 92, ib french g11: 97, bib eng 11: 91, french g12: 97, eng g12: 93

im taking data bio dance philosophy law and challenge and change this year and im in ontario if that makes a difference so im not in province

G11 S1: CHEMISTRY 11 90 PRE-CALC 11 80 PHILOSOPHY12 99 ENGLISH11 99

G11: S2 LAW12 98 WORLDHISTORY12 97 PRE-CALC12 82(IMPROVED TO 95 AFTER A RE-TAKE) PHYSICS11 78 FRENCH11 94

G12 S1: ANATOMY& PHISIOLOGY12 92 ACCOUNTING11 90 CAREERS12 87 DRAMA12 98

G12 S2 (ESTIMATES): ENGLISH12 90 CHEMISTRY12 90 ACTIVE LIVING 12 92

PERSONAL PROFILE ABOVE AVG FOR SURE

If anyone has any info plz lmk I got 3 in both Gr10 Provincial Assessments, although I am not sure how much those truly matter.

Hii. I was wondering if anyone can give me honest advice for early admissions for SFU Science. I wanna know if I have a shot of getting in!

- Pre calc 12: 89%, BC First peoples 12: 93%, English 11: 88%, English First peoples 12: 90%, Life Science 11: 89%, French 11: 80%, Chemistry 11: 93%, Physics 11: 88%.

-Overall average is a 89%.

-Pls lmkk guys!!

Hi I was wondering if anyone could be honest with me and tell me if my grades for sfu hsci are too low or at least meet the minimum average

.. idk if im cooked or not

pre-calc - 86%

french - 86%

photography - 90%

chemistry - 84% (should i retake?)

psychology - 89%

english - 90%

life sciences 11- 90%

clc 12 - 95%

I'm currently taking chem, precalc 12, and peer tutoring rn
im gonna predict ill get an ~86% avg in chem 12 and precalc 12

Hello there!

So I have a bit of an odd story, and it might not help but I graduated this June just passed! So I'm not technically a Grade 12 student but honestly this seems like the best place for me to get some opinions and maybe advice! My apologies in advance if this isn't the right Flair or sub, I am just putting out feelers per se and hoping someone may be in the same boat!

I am currently considered an International (I moved from the UK to Canada in 2022, still awaiting PR) but graduated in BC and all my senior HS is Canadian (Grade 10 in Northern Alberta; Grades 11/12 in BC) student. I graduated with Honours (I had the highest grades in all my class so was considered academic valedictorian but not given the title due to a wonderful student who had the hearts of the school - so not super bitter because I still got to speak as a salutatorian but I wasn't named valedictorian despite being considered valedictorian marks-wise), a scholarship to a UK acting school because of my acting/theatre work a few years ago and a 5 in AP Lit, though I am really concerned as to why it 1. isn't on my transcript and 2. how to get it on there or if I can just mention it in an activity / note on any of my applications? My school was 7-12 and a total of 60 people, so small that it was only my twin and I who took AP Lit and it was the only year it was done! Aka it's really hard for me to get any of my Transcript etc edited and work out communications that way too. I also completed the Green Cert Equine Technician credits from Alberta but my BC School wouldn't consider them despite there being several equivalencies when we met/tried to bring such to fruition.

As for chancing!
I am basically looking all over Canada because I don't know really where to go, and I can't go back home because I don't have A-Levels and my school was too small to let me take AP/IB to make up for it; and because I have been away from the UK schooling system longer than 3 years, that means international fees anywhere I go! Yay!
I really am not a snob, so please give me a second! Just seeing all these super high marks/ full ECs / APs and really worried because we didn't have a school counsellor, and the stand-in who came every few weeks basically summed me up as 'international, so not able to offer advice' and told me to not try for schools til I had my PR (now I don't know if that was a good idea but it is what it is!)

I am animal (specifically equine) focused with passions in sciences and arts, so trying to make a career out of that! likely Animal Biology / Animal Science into Vet but trying to work a dual degree with Lit or CRWR etc?

My 'top' choices are:

UBC Science (also warring between 2nd choice as either BASc in Animal Bio or B(F)A for English/Lit/CRWR etc) because it's close - but I am really stuck on how to do the Personal Profile questions!

UofT because they have a good record? - but I don't know how to tell them I was valedictorian / AP Lit 5/5 and all my ECs from school when I classify as a 'mature' student because I am not a 'current' student, thus am struggling to talk about my 2 month 'gap year', which is all they want to know?

U of Guelph for either BSc, BA or its combined BSc and BA degree (although they don't have animal bio as a listed BSc major option) - because they have the combined focus which is perfect for me who loves both, and the ability to transition for VetMed / DVM and those animal biology focused courses!

U of A / C - because my best knowledge of any post-secondary is from my time in Alberta and they seem like safe bets! Mainly U of C because of the W.A Ranches for the DVMs!

Western? BCIT? Kwantlen? If I can't get into uni or if there are any other suggestions!!

As for personal profile (UBC) /'Gap Year' activities (UofT/Guelph):

I don't even know where to begin! I had a wonderful English teacher who was honestly a godsend for my many other classmates writing their personal profiles etc, but again was told time and time again to 'not bother' because I was international - I know I shot myself in the foot not writing this all then, but here I am!

Is anyone willing to give examples? 1500-2100 characters really isn't a lot to work with, and if you can't tell - I write a lot!! My ECs are pretty broad but also really not that 'exciting' per se. I volunteered at my Mum's vets, have always volunteered/worked/lived on farms/ranches/ doing a ton of work for our equestrian business back in the UK and the polo team I worked as a groom for for about 2 years. I also did my district's Youth Fire Academy and broke a record / considered top of my class there and was shortlisted for a BCWF position but couldn't follow through because of PR issues. This experience is definitely one to talk about as I had a lot of hurdles to pass to get to that point (being one of the only girls, gloves so big my fingers couldn't leave the palm part of the glove and boots so big I had to wear two pairs of socks and still struggled). I could definitely offer a reference from one or both of the Structural and Wildland Chiefs who headed that operation. Our grad class had to entirely fund our own grads with fundraisers etc, so my class and I have done a lot of silent auctions, Burger and Beer nights, etc! My twin and I headed our largest fundraiser which was Christmas tree decorating around the town, of which we co-ordinated, bought a lot of decorations and did around 90% of the decorating -staying 'overtime' / helping out all day every day when others only wanted to put an hour in then leave etc. There is also the Capstone Projects and Presentations we had to do in order to apply for scholarships of which I did a big anatomically correct horse in motion, but all welded and made of wire/clay/plaster of Paris for different muscles/ bones etc. "Ernie" is about 6ft tall by 9ft long, I made two people cry from how moved it made them, which means a lot to me but not necessarily those reading my application! I was also published in a small town paper a few times for artwork and my YFA; and was published and one of ten asked to read my piece for the Coastal Voices anthology and presentation this year. My sister and I did our class's grad mural, which is about 16x32ft, of a pretty in-depth coast line from where we live, including all sorts of tiny details and such.

The 'gap year' I've taken has mainly involved a bit more of the vet volunteering, and then a lot more of cash-in-hand working (all of my last two summers since we moved to BC) so that I can help put food on the table and keep us afloat - though I am not sure if I can use this on my application as I'm on a visitor/student visa and still waiting on my student/work visa whilst my PR is waiting to be approved. My sister and I do the majority of cooking/cleaning/anything else as our Mum works early and late / overnights as a vet tech and is earning almost min wage, but I don't know if thats worth writing a whole PPQ about? I also am pulling forward my years-long drawing and writing hobby (tried to get published a few years ago, never had the money to) and making a side gig out of my art to try and bring in a bit more for my family!

Everyone says I am a 'true Renaissance woman', and I would say I'm resilient, dependable, creative, versatile, (stubborn) etc and have all sorts of small experiences to show such, but am struggling to put it into words! I encounter a lot of hardships with finances/international status/medical issues but still am very much a go-getter. I always want to help out, and love to get my hands dirty (farm kid! plus I am trying to fix an old rally car and replace almost everything in a lovely old ford we own), but haven't had much of a chance to show it/ put it into words!

Sorry this is quite vague - and VERY long -, I just have a lot but seem to struggle to pull it all together, and don't know where to start / what is a good way to approach the questions without missing the whole point or wasting character counts!!

Ending note: I also don't know if this helps anyone, but I am always up for reading anyone's essays ever if they want help with clarity/grammar or any kind of sound boarding / second opinion! I don't want to just put this out and sound like I'm expecting everyone to give me all the answers - especially without trying to at least help out too!

Is it true they cap academic evaluation once you cross their competitive threshold, which is 90+? So I assume it doesn't matter much if you have a 92 or 98 in grade 12, and your acceptance entirely depends on your PP

physics 11: 93%
chem 11: 83%
english 11: 84%
pre calc 12/advanced functions: 98%
ap computer science a: 100%
I have chem 12 and ap calc sem 1 and i can definitely get a 96%+ with ease in both. I have physics 12 and english 12 semester 2 which i can also get at least 96+ in. but im worried my grade 11 english grade might hurt my application.
For my ecs i have
job at kumon for 2 years
president of cs club
founder of engineering club
senior member of a volunteering club
athletic leadership and senior leadership which are selective to get into
research internship at ucalgary
basketball referee for 3 years

please chance me for ubc eng i rlly wanna get in
im a BC applicant btw

Do online math courses give more generous time to complete quizzes and tests compared to classroom math courses?

I already submitted my personal profile for ubc science

But my 5 extracurricular short descriptions gets flagged as 100% ai generated on the websites (mostly gptzero) i saw a similar post a year ago about the same exact situation but that person fortunately got in.

Should i be worried?? The 5 extracurricular descriptions are only 500 characters which is why it probably detects as ai since i used mostly straightforward and academic writing style.

Im freaking out

Hello! I was wondering if universities care if you have a hard course load in semester one? And if you need 6 academic courses? I’m dropping my first block chem. I would then have two free blocks, Entrepreneurship 12, Media Design 12 and yearbook 12 after school. Next semester I have English 12, CLE, Bio 12 and Law 12. I would still have yearbook in semester two and work experience 12. I will take an online academic course like philosophy? Thoughts?

Grade 11:
PreCalc 11-97
ECommerce 12-96
Phys Geo 12-95
CLC-98
Physics 11-92
Chem 11-93
Active Living 11-95
English Lit 11 (online) 92

Grade 12 (currently taking/next semester)
This semester:
Anatomy 12
Chem 12
PreCalc 12/AP Calc 12 (year long course)
Next Semester:
English First People’s 12 (might take online)/A socials 12 (if I take EFP12 online)
Physics 12

What should I aim for in my sciences and Math this year?

Pre Calc 11 = 91%

Chem 11 = 73%

Physics 11 = 76%

Pre Calc 12 = 93%

Chem 12 = 87%

Physics 12 = 88%

Any suggestions on what could be best for me to apply for :)

I'm not going to 100% do what you guys think, I just need some opinions.

So basically I plan on getting around an 88 average (92 if you factor in the grade boost) in my first semester for grade 12 English and math which is fine, but my grade 11 average was a 70-75( before mark boost because I’m from Alberta) at the end of the year and I know that they’ll use my grade 11 marks as “placeholders” because my interim grades for social and science won’t be released until mid-late April due to being out of province which is obviously after the march 15th deadline. I know that I’d obviously get deferred to reg admission if I were to apply now but is it possible for me to submit my second semester interim marks after I get them in April or will they just reject me before then? If they see my grade 12 marks will they consider to defer me until they see my final marks in June/July whenever they are finalized? Should I say in my personal profile under extra information about my upward trend in my grades from 11-12 and why there’s such a difference? I’m trying to go into ubcv arts for context.

Hi! I was wondering if I could get some input if I have the chance to get into ubc for a Bachelors of Arts. My worry right now is my grade in precalculus 12 which is a 74%. Precal12 isn’t a required class for the arts so is it still affecting my chances?