[Fcukedd]

Just wondering what everyone's averages were when they applied for either UBC or SFU (and to which faculty).

Applying for SFU in a couple of months for applied sciences at around 84-88% average.

This would give me a good idea of whether I should relax a bit more or not lol

Thanks!

[BrRsn]

when I applied, I had 85. Got early acceptance, dropped 2 of the classes I was taking (random electives) and my average dropped to 75% lol. I got in, SFU sciences.

If you want to go to UBC no matter what, try doing a 2 year diploma at langara and then transfer to UBC, it's much easier to get in then (I know friends who did it with ~75-80% average whereas I have a much higher average and would likely get rejected).

[twitchyzero]

HS average has gone up dramatically in the past 10 years...maybe it dropped again when they dropped provincial exams
best just to compare the average from last year (I know they release that info each year...try googling it or ask your counselor)

I think your solid 80's is good for SFU App Sci. Can't you use a lot non-academic courses to count towards SFU?

For maybe half a decade ago when applying to UBC you used your 2nd term marks to get your foot in the door..I remember my grades were average all throughout HS but I worked my ass off just for that 2nd term...it paid off and was easy because I was only taking like 4 academic courses..the rest were BS/free blocks

[RevYouUp]

i got in SFU spring 2011 semester for computer science with a 80%

[RCubed]

in with 95% out with 72.1%
UBC Sciences- Physics

[Fcukedd]

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm almost certain I can obtain at least an 84% average, but I'll just hope on getting accepted with an 80 (just assuming something goes wrong).

@ Dhillion09: I'm Asian LOL my parents think college = failure, and they've brainwashed me in thinking so too. I know it's not, but I guess it's better to aim high, than to do a transfer from Langara or BCIT.

If anyone else can contribute, that would help a lot, thanks!

[wuuhoo]

77%.

your guys averages are so high :okay:

[Purely]

I don't know what the admission averages will be for you in 2012, but this year UBC admission was really competitive. I got into SFU business, but I got rejected from UBC (couldn't even get into arts, and this happened to my other friend as well). Imo, you should try your best and aim for the highest mark you can achieve, because it will probably be difficult to get in with 80%. Make sure you work on your supplementals early as well. Good luck!

[Orange]

There are couple of courses that have now become provincially examinable like Law and Criminology, so the average % to get in will definitely go up with these GPA booster courses. I believe the average to get in went up when universities didn't require provincial exams to be counted as part of your mark. That being said, SFU should not be too difficult to get in with 80s unless if you're going to Business. As for being able to relax, I'm sure you'll get in with low 80s but maybe not early acceptance? Not too sure on that. Good luck.

[Meowjin]

just langara it imo, focus there (and use tehir resources) and you will be ok.

[Lamboda]

90.5% in Applied Biology Faculty of Land and Foods. Cut off for my year (2010) was 90%. This year is apparently 93%.

[jtanner_]

In at about 96%... SFU Sciences. Currently significantly lower... Motivation and effort where did you go? Why have you been replaced with procrastination? :okay:

[king_2011]

when i got into ubc arts in 2007, my HS average counting 4 courses was 83%. I'm sure its much higher now, maybe 86%? to get into Arts.

[RacingMetro92]

86% was my average and I applied to arts programs at UBC and SFU and got accepted to both.

[haha13]

89% sfu sciences in 2010


why u no accept me ubc :fuuuuu:

[rocksforsale]

93, admitted to sfu business this year, science at ubc as alternative
and then ubc commerce finally accepted me.
for applied science you should def work for the highest grade possible, and i dont think supplementals are that important for your faculty but would defintely be a bonus
i know people that got accepted to ubc engineering with 90%-/+ with little to none supplementals

[jackmeister]

90, admitted to UBC arts, 2nd year transfer to commerce

when i got to 3rd year, i was bitter at everyone who did 2 years of langara then went straight to sauder 3rd year.

[Fcukedd]

I really appreciate everyone's input.

I just found these averages on SFU's site.

Admission averages - Admission - Simon Fraser University (http://students.sfu.ca/admission/requirements/admission-averages.html)

These averages don't have to be met in order to get in right? And I heard that if I got into an easy faculty for the purpose of just getting in, it's going to be harder to transfer out, and I may be stuck in it. Is that true? And where do I start my supplementary?

Sorry for all the questions, but I'm pretty new to this stuff, as I started looking into it couple weeks ago. Thanks!

[guddagudd]

Hey Fcukedd, I understand Asian parents and their need for you to go to University haha. But seeing your average right now you look like you're good to get in. I wanted to get into Arts and for my year to get in, the average needed was 82.5%. I missed the cut-off by 0.5% and I literally didn't get in, so I went to Kwantlen for one year and transferred back in. It was easier and much more fruitful in my opinion. So if on the off chance you do miss the cut off, just go to college for one year, it's cheaper and you can try out different kinds of courses to see what fits your liking. If you do make it into SFU though, let's chill :D.

[Orange]

The marks put on the SFU site are general guidelines. For instance if this is a strong year (which it likely will be) then the admission cut off will be a lot higher than the ones put on the guideline.

I know university is glamorized in this society but you might want to invest your time more wisely by doing something else instead. First and second year university courses are generally designed to weed out people who cannot handle university level studies (there are 500 students in one lecture hall in an UBC economics course for example - although this is quite excessive even considering university class sizes). These people end up going to college and end up transferring back to university.

I'm guessing applied sciences = engineering? I have relatively no interest in science so forgive my ignorance if that's not what you're going into but nonetheless I suggest you strongly research what BCIT can provide for you.

As for transferring between faculties in a university, it can be done. All you have to do is take the courses required for the faculty you want to get into with sufficient grades and it should be done.

IMO don't worry about supplementary unless if you're borderline or going into business. Time spent worry about supplementary can be used to study instead :P

Also go check out bctransferguide.ca and see if that can help you out.

[ilvtofu]

78-82% in high school, admitted into SFU Bsc Environmental Science program, lol it sucks balls though so i'm probably transferring into economics or crim which I find more interesting,

you can take almost any first year course with any faculty/major @ SFU so it's not much to worry about, I only took one Faculty of environment course out of 12 courses I've taken so far lol. I've dropped 5-10% from my high school marks which isn't bad considering how my friends did at UBC, then again most of them cheated their way through gr. 11/12

[twitchyzero]

shocked to see people getting rejected with very high 80's at UBC
..but all programs there should have broader based admissions...ie you can use your extracurricular to gain an upper hand.

[tiger_handheld]

why do you guys all have crazy averages??
i think my hs avg was like high 60's low 70's...
do you guys study like 24/7?
my post secondary gpa was higher than hs...

[Splmash]

77% going into SFU Arts. 3.7 GPA in business now.

[Jgresch]

SFU Communication. High school edu courses (like math, socials, science, english) 85%, all gr 12 course: 90%

I think when I applied SFU only took my Math, History, English and Science marks into account and ignored course like Marketing, P.E, Law etc

[van_driver]

84% ubc comm. must of done well on the supplemental!

got rejected by sfu business, back in 09

[kcl38]

90% going into UBC LFS

[jc8181086]

91% going into UBC science. Academic suspension first year in. High school avg going in means shit all other than getting priority, you can still slip in with a good supplemental.

[ForbiddenX]

I'm at SFU (Comp Sci) right now. I couldn't get in straight from high school and went to BCIT for 2 years.

I got the diploma at BCIT and my parents pushed me to pursue a degree and so I applied to SFU. I'm pretty much just doing the WQB stuff at SFU and imo my "degree" feels like it isn't really a "degree" in computer science. Mostly all of my courses from BCIT were credited as level 300/400 courses.

If you know what you want to do for your career I would highly suggest trying BCIT. You'll get all the necessary education and hands on experience that University/College doesn't give you. From my experience, it was a lot of work to get through BCIT since it was about 33 hours of just school a week but in the end it was worth it. I could've gotten a job right away but my parents wanted me to get a degree so I'm just doing freelancing work right now while at SFU.

Good luck!

[Thrice]

95% entrance into SFU arts, transferred to Business with a 3.45 CGPA, now dropped down to a 3.35. I would be set if it weren't for all of the shitty quantitative courses I have to take for business.

Need to work on getting my CGPA back up, since I want to keep the option of going to law school alive.

[instantneedles]

Buddy, if ur comin out of highschool, shits alot harder this year since starting this year, they allow electives to be included in your average. They also dropped all provincials for past provincially examinable courses. Gl though man, I'm sure I'll get in.
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[twitchyzero]

Buddy, if ur comin out of highschool, shits alot harder this year since starting this year, they allow electives to be included in your average. They also dropped all provincials for past provincially examinable courses. Gl though man, I'm sure I'll get in.
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brb, going to take more graphics/PE classes:fullofwin:

[Purely]

Buddy, if ur comin out of highschool, shits alot harder this year since starting this year, they allow electives to be included in your average. They also dropped all provincials for past provincially examinable courses. Gl though man, I'm sure I'll get in.
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Where does it say SFU/UBC allows electives now?

[Fcukedd]

Thank you everyone, I really appreciate all the comments!

It's the academic-related courses such as calculus, law, etc that are accepted into your average. It's in effect starting from summer 2012, so I'm not sure if that applies to me..

[Jgresch]

^that was the deal for us too in 2008 lol

[RevYouUp]

yea i think they're gonna start accepting philosophy and psychology and crap like that..

[guddagudd]

What? No fucking way? If they were accepting psychology and law courses from when I went to highschool, I would have gotten into UBC or even maybe Waterloo haha

[GabAlmighty]

I got into business with that op

[butter_sashimi]

85% business ...but went to Toronto.
I'm glad I graduated highschool long ago. Today's generation is smart but very unlucky.

[UBC]

I hate how averages are so important...

The supplemental was what got me into UBC. I think the average admission was somewhere between 86-89 for last year. I was borderline 86% (85.5%), but I was still admitted. If you're applying to UBC, try not to underestimate the supp if you're borderline.

By the way, SFU didnt accept me with 85.5%. lol

[twitchyzero]

does this mean they'll retroactively recognize my 100% band mark? :troll:

[strykn]

85%, SFU & UBC rejected me because I got 59% in math 12. my core provincial course average was 85% too. went to langara now im at sfu , this generation is absolutely retarded dont even get me started on ranting about the school system

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

67% haha

i got accepted to sfu, but not ubc (i only didn't go to SFU because the commute is too far, and i know i'd never go to class, vs 10min from ubc).

so i went to kwantlen got 3.11 GPA and transfered to UBC. my average in university was about 73-76%. I duno, i found university way easier than HS.

the time spent on "school", especially studying and working on assignments/hw etc was way lower in post secondary than in HS.

out of all the schools and certificates and licences i've done in my life, i have to say highschool was the toughest. Don't know why.

I think the system of delivering an education in highschool is highly flawed. there's something wrong with it for sure.

[Meowjin]

highschool is stupid and doesnt prepare you for shit. I know girls that flirted with their teachers and got into ubc somehow.

[cuiter23]

Electives as academic avg thats bs

[Fcukedd]

Hey thanks again for all the responses. I'm now starting the application process to UBC and SFU, although UBC now requires a mandatory supplemental. The three questions for this year are:

Tell us about an experience, in school or out, that caused you to rethink or change your perspective. What impact has this had on you? (maximum 200 words)

Explain how you responded to a significant challenge that you have encountered and what you learned in the process. (maximum 200 words)

Please include any additional information that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider when reviewing your application. (maximum 100 words)

Did anyone have similar questions to the ones above? If anyone has time on their hands, could you provide a brief description of what you wrote for it? I do appreciate all the replies, and this will help me a ton.

Thanks again!

[Ibleedswag]

yea im attending high school right now looking to apply for SFU Business and there arent many things that are offered at my school to support that career path

[Zyzz]

wow back then the only school I applied to was UBC and that was it. Didn't know UBC was hard to get in.

I got in with three 90s (PHYS CHEM MATH) and one 60s (ENGL), with a provincial scholarship

[nubtub]

yea im attending high school right now looking to apply for SFU Business and there arent many things that are offered at my school to support that career path
I don't really understand what you mean by this...as u try in school and get somewhat decent marks, every highschool is tailored for university admission however, like Majin said... High school don't prepare you for shit
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[SwK-]

86% got into SFU Science

[Fcukedd]

^ What year did you apply in?

Term 1 basically ended, and I actually have a 90.25% average! Way better than I thought. Going to apply for engineering at SFU, wish me luck. :p

[RevYouUp]

you'll get in for sure to SFU engineering with that avg..good luck with engineering.. :)

[fs604]

anybody think 84% avg is good enough for sfu actuarial science? :okay:
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[xilley]

holy fuck.. all these 90%+
must be asian
what the fuck happened to me diuuuuuu

[TRDood]

Back in 2004...

SFU conditional acceptance at 81% when applied, condition is maintain to 77%, final mark was 78% I think. Got into Arts.
UBC rejected me for Arts at 76% when applied, they didn't take my economics marks.

Now I am done school with a BA(hons) and MA. I was a dumbass/didn't try back in HS and first 2.5 years of university.

[JKam]

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm almost certain I can obtain at least an 84% average, but I'll just hope on getting accepted with an 80 (just assuming something goes wrong).

@ Dhillion09: I'm Asian LOL my parents think college = failure, and they've brainwashed me in thinking so too. I know it's not, but I guess it's better to aim high, than to do a transfer from Langara or BCIT.

If anyone else can contribute, that would help a lot, thanks!

I know I'm late to the thread but here's my experience...


I got into SFU Science with a 86% high school average.

I cruised through HS and probably could have done a lot better if I tried. Shit got real when I got into SFU though. (I was also retarded for taking CMPT, ECON, CALC and I think PHIL in the first semester)

Ended up on academic probation and eventually got kicked out.

I was NOT ready for university. It was like day and night compared to HS. HS was a joke.

I ended up going to Kwantlen not really doing anything and took a year off. Time off helped me to decide to go to BCIT for marketing management and now I have a decently paying job but only a diploma.

I'm planning on going back to BCIT for my BBA. I would have preferred to go back to SFU or UBC to finish it off however my first year CGPA fucked me over. I'd have to spend my next two years raising my CGPA on 3/4th level courses if I want to graduate within my timeframe, which is pretty hard. SFU/UBC also only accepts half the credits I completed at BCIT so I'd have to take some courses over again.

Long story short, I can't get a BBA from SFU/UBC without struggling to raise CGPA because I fucked up in first year. So make sure you're prepared for university and the workload.

[twitchyzero]

highschool is stupid and doesnt prepare you for shit. I know girls that flirted with their teachers and got into ubc somehow.

this!

high school in the past was kind of the end point of education for many people. Now everyone has undergrad degrees yet the high school system has not changed much in preparing people to take on an university degree...that's why you'll see many high school counselors recommending college first. They really need to offer AP level classes at all schools in grade 11/12 for a smoother transition.

[Purely]

this!

high school in the past was kind of the end point of education for many people. Now everyone has undergrad degrees yet the high school system has not changed much in preparing people to take on an university degree...that's why you'll see many high school counselors recommending college first. They really need to offer AP level classes at all schools in grade 11/12 for a smoother transition.

How does offering AP level classes help?

[twitchyzero]

AP stuff is pretty much first year content...which will offer better transition into universities.

[Fcukedd]

Is it the content itself that's a lot harder, or the way it's being taught?

[TRDood]

HS holds your hands and guides you. Uni leaves you alone and profs don't really need to teach.
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[CP.AR]

I applied with IB Grades

Averaged a 5/7

translated to Regular grades it would be a mid 80s mark.
I got into arts at UBC.

[sindragon]

HS holds your hands and guides you. Uni leaves you alone and profs don't really need to teach.
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not going to lie, i miss high school, the teachers are so nice there and guiding. :okay:

I wish i can redo grade 11 so i took all 3 science courses :alonehappy:

[sindragon]

Is it the content itself that's a lot harder, or the way it's being taught?

just content, teachers will be the same in every class :fuckthatshit:

[CharlieH]

got into ubc science with a 92 average and $4000 scholarship back in 2006. figured it'd be easy as hell but ended up getting kicked out after first year. went to kwantlen, retook all of my first year courses and got back into ubc. but after another year i realized i wasn't interested in science anymore so i transferred to business. it's been almost 6 years now and I still have another year to go. i'm 23 and i've wasted thousands of dollars of my parents' money while everyone else around me has already graduated.

moral of the story: figure out what you want to do and work hard at it. don't go into anything half assed because your results will be just as bad.

[CharlieH]

Is it the content itself that's a lot harder, or the way it's being taught?

the material itself is actually very easy as long as you put some effort into it. the biggest thing to get over is your work ethic. if you were a keener in high school then it shouldn't be a problem. but if you're like the rest of us who stayed up til 3am every night playing CS and cram for exams an hour before then you'll be royally fucked if you don't change your habits.

[JKam]

the material itself is actually very easy as long as you put some effort into it. the biggest thing to get over is your work ethic. if you were a keener in high school then it shouldn't be a problem. but if you're like the rest of us who stayed up til 3am every night playing CS and cram for exams an hour before then you'll be royally fucked if you don't change your habits.

lol you got fucked too eh? I blame CS and SC for both of our failures.

[optiblue]

89% unconditional into UBC sciences. I had an eng lit teacher for gr 12 English who deeply believed he was helping to prepare us by having a class average of 72% but that's another story. Point is that high school marks don't matter much in uni as you will see! Just do your best, and don't major in civil engineering unless you like unemployment here in Vancouver anyways.
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[Meowjin]

Guys don't worry about it. I was forced to go to school by my brother who said YOU HAVE TO GO OR YOU PAY RENT NOW and then when I was in didn't offer any guidance or advice and watched me play warcraft.

Dropped out at 19, and I just returned back to school last semester.

Granted people who read this will still probably make the same mistakes many of us did.

[rocksforsale]

got into ubc science with a 92 average and $4000 scholarship back in 2006. figured it'd be easy as hell but ended up getting kicked out after first year. went to kwantlen, retook all of my first year courses and got back into ubc. but after another year i realized i wasn't interested in science anymore so i transferred to business. it's been almost 6 years now and I still have another year to go. i'm 23 and i've wasted thousands of dollars of my parents' money while everyone else around me has already graduated.

moral of the story: figure out what you want to do and work hard at it. don't go into anything half assed because your results will be just as bad.

this right here gave me a real wake up call. Sorry to hear that charlieH but thank you for sharing. i've been slippin after i came to university but after hearing that i gotta try my best to avoid the same thing cuz im heading down the same road right now. cruised through hs and not changing up the old habits. luckily its still my first year and still got another semester to get myself together.

also gotta thank JKam and twitchyzero. I wish i heard that earlier. to those of you going into post-secondary soon, HS GRADES DONT MEAN SHIT and the courses do not prepare you either!!!

[CharlieH]

lol you got fucked too eh? I blame CS and SC for both of our failures.

yeah, i lived on campus first year and played games until like 4-5 every night, only to have class at 8am LOL. needless to say i missed a bunch of classes but thought i could do well on the exams if i just crammed a little. definitely wasn't the case though :pokerface:

this right here gave me a real wake up call. Sorry to hear that charlieH but thank you for sharing. i've been slippin after i came to university but after hearing that i gotta try my best to avoid the same thing cuz im heading down the same road right now. cruised through hs and not changing up the old habits. luckily its still my first year and still got another semester to get myself together.

also gotta thank JKam and twitchyzero. I wish i heard that earlier. to those of you going into post-secondary soon, HS GRADES DONT MEAN SHIT and the courses do not prepare you either!!!


yeah man, learn from our mistakes and don't fall into that hole. once you're in it's a BITCH to get out. even just dedicating ONE hour a day to doing some readings and keeping yourself updated with the course material will help so much in the long run. the hardest thing for me was going to class. at first i would just skip here and there, but after a while it became a habit and i ended up skipping a week of class at a time. by the time i finally went back, i was so far behind in the course material that i just figured, "fuck it, i can always retake it next term". and after that it just became an endless cycle.

[sindragon]

i do not feel so good about myself this semester as well. Wake up call for me to not play so late and sleep early / do my homework!

[hypediss]

90% average going into SFU Business... hk for year 12 (grade 11) so I had a taste of what university was like by taking those god awfully hard a-level courses

managed to keep my cgpa at 3.5 along with a bunch of work and extracurricular experience to prep me for my grad intake..


pro tip - do what you find interest in don't get into business for the sake of getting into the faculty. i learnt much more being able to share my interest and establish a healthy working relationship with the profs at SFU

i've seen quite a lot of people who got into business then had no clue what they wanted to do. now all they have is a piece of paper with them and pondering what jobs they could be doing with it. so please please pleasseeee think long and hard about your career

[Culture_Vulture]

I know I'm late to the thread but here's my experience...


I got into SFU Science with a 86% high school average.

I cruised through HS and probably could have done a lot better if I tried. Shit got real when I got into SFU though. (I was also retarded for taking CMPT, ECON, CALC and I think PHIL in the first semester)

Ended up on academic probation and eventually got kicked out.

I was NOT ready for university. It was like day and night compared to HS. HS was a joke.

I ended up going to Kwantlen not really doing anything and took a year off. Time off helped me to decide to go to BCIT for marketing management and now I have a decently paying job but only a diploma.

I'm planning on going back to BCIT for my BBA. I would have preferred to go back to SFU or UBC to finish it off however my first year CGPA fucked me over. I'd have to spend my next two years raising my CGPA on 3/4th level courses if I want to graduate within my timeframe, which is pretty hard. SFU/UBC also only accepts half the credits I completed at BCIT so I'd have to take some courses over again.

Long story short, I can't get a BBA from SFU/UBC without struggling to raise CGPA because I fucked up in first year. So make sure you're prepared for university and the workload.
This.

Don't go to university if you have no idea what it's about.
I did jack shit all throughout high school until the last semester of grade 12, where I took 4 courses, admittedly didn't even study at 100% capacity, and submitted all four and got accepted to SFU at 89% average.
Two semesters later I was hanging on by a thread barely able to keep my tGPA above 2.0, all because I made some dumb choices first year.

If you think high school is a breeze, you're right. If you think university will be anything like that, you're fucked.

[Fcukedd]

90% average going into SFU Business... hk for year 12 (grade 11) so I had a taste of what university was like by taking those god awfully hard a-level courses

managed to keep my cgpa at 3.5 along with a bunch of work and extracurricular experience to prep me for my grad intake..


pro tip - do what you find interest in don't get into business for the sake of getting into the faculty. i learnt much more being able to share my interest and establish a healthy working relationship with the profs at SFU

i've seen quite a lot of people who got into business then had no clue what they wanted to do. now all they have is a piece of paper with them and pondering what jobs they could be doing with it. so please please pleasseeee think long and hard about your career


To be honest, I'm only applying for engineering because I do very well in physics, chemistry and math. I only have a slight idea of what exactly engineering is..I just know there's good money involved if you do well.

I have absolutely no clue what I'm going to do, but engineering will be a starting point for me.

[GabAlmighty]

All you have to remember is that my program is harder than whatever you're taking. And if I can do what i'm doing, there's no reason you can't do well at SFU.

[optiblue]

To be honest, I'm only applying for engineering because I do very well in physics, chemistry and math. I only have a slight idea of what exactly engineering is..I just know there's good money involved if you do well.

I have absolutely no clue what I'm going to do, but engineering will be a starting point for me.

If I were you, I'd start taking a look at which major you want to get into after first year. Knowing now means you get 1.5 years to make damn sure that's what you want and it gives you extra time to get into contact with someone in the field who can have a brief chat with you about career directions. Might sound too soon, but if my friend knew 3 years ago that there weren't many jobs in Civil, he wouldn't have stayed in it.

Great that you're doing well at physics, chem, and math! Perhaps you could spend some time over the summer looking over some first year materials if you have nothing better to do as it's quite different from HS. For myself, first year Sciences was absolutely brutal~

[sindragon]

civil engineering? :fuckthatshit: go electrical or petroleum, that is where they get the mooolaaa

[Zyzz]

To be honest, I'm only applying for engineering because I do very well in physics, chemistry and math. I only have a slight idea of what exactly engineering is..I just know there's good money involved if you do well.

I have absolutely no clue what I'm going to do, but engineering will be a starting point for me.

you should only go to engineering if you really like the subject, otherwise you will be depressed all the time because of 6 courses per term, 5 days of classes per week, shit load of homework (can't bs your way out), and everything is math, and do extremely bad with a 2-3 gpa

The math I am talking about are real vs imaginary numbers, discrete vs analog signals, fourier transforms, divergence, programing 1000 line codes of program, classical physics vs quantum physics and basically transforming functions into different domains and then calculate the properties of functions etc.

I have degrees in law, commerce and engineering, and IMO engineering is easily the hardest degree. I remember my 4th year at UBC engineering I had to design and draw a piece of IC with over 1000 transistors individually (the computer chips found in your pc's). Even just connecting all the wires took more than 12 hours non-stop no breaks in front of the computer.

[Fcukedd]

Well this sucks..my physics teacher didn't include 2 labs and some homework into our final grade, so that lowered my mark by 3.5%...(I blame my lab partner lol we didn't get to choose our partners).

Anyways,

My average using chemistry, physics, math and english is 87.5%
& using chemistry, calculus, math and english is 90.25%

Anyways, do you think I can still get in engineering with 87.5% or should I play it safe with computing science? (calculus can be used for computing)

Engineering really does sound hard by the way you describe it..like I said I'll probably use computing or engineering as a starting point, but will definitely try and get myself out if I don't like it.

I really appreciate the advice guys...super stressed about what to apply for (and if I'll get in).

[hypediss]

my personal experience is go with the one you have interest in

at the end of the day and when you graduate you would want to be seen by the hiring employers as someone who has knowledge into the industry you are applying in, experience from coops or internships, and activities done related to the work that is being applied for


if you go into a major just by the degree of its difficulty then it could backfire on u in the long run. you can get decent grades but if u have nothing to show your employers that you could act equally as great in a realistic situation, then u will have a hard time fighting for any type of position.


class difficulty and grades only count for part of your success

your experience, connection, and interest matters as well



this is just based on my experience as a business student it could translate differently for different faculties/majors...

[Zyzz]

Well this sucks..my physics teacher didn't include 2 labs and some homework into our final grade, so that lowered my mark by 3.5%...(I blame my lab partner lol we didn't get to choose our partners).

Anyways,

My average using chemistry, physics, math and english is 87.5%
& using chemistry, calculus, math and english is 90.25%

Anyways, do you think I can still get in engineering with 87.5% or should I play it safe with computing science? (calculus can be used for computing)

Engineering really does sound hard by the way you describe it..like I said I'll probably use computing or engineering as a starting point, but will definitely try and get myself out if I don't like it.

I really appreciate the advice guys...super stressed about what to apply for (and if I'll get in).

U can definately get in with 87.5. Engineering take in a lot of people every year because every year they kick a lot of people out from first and second years. With that said, it is definately possible to get 80+ average in even engineering physics (the hardest specizliation). So you should still continue to maintain your 80+ average after you get in, and don't let the hard materials excuse you from that. Not sure what you mean about CompSci but it is all programing codes in there.

First year is definately no problem because 1) lots of dumbasses scale the curve for you, and 2) lots of online materials can help you self-study (cheat sheets, possible exam questions, notes, etc.)

Second year is still ok, and the materials are still pretty basic because its your 'first' year in your specilization, so 1) and 2) from above still applies. But this year is where they introduce all the new concepts, so its usually the year with the lowest grades.

Third year gets easier because u get used to it, even when the materials get much harder.

Fourth year was a joke for me. All I did was club or house party every weekend because profs are really chill and I already sent my transcripts to grad schools. The classes are really small as well, fav year for me.

Don't get stressed because the only degrees worth getting a bachelor for is Commerce or Engineering. Second is Science (for doctor also) and third is Arts (but only if go grad schools like law)

[Fcukedd]

I'm actually reporting my first term marks for a conditional offer. Do you still think an 87.5% is good enough for early admission engineering? I'm using computing science as my second choice because it's in the same faculty as engineering. I have no interest in programming, but I'm assuming it may be much easier doing a transfer since engineering and computing is in the same faculty.

I have also considered commerce, but all the hype about needing super high averages, and a good supplemental scared me away. I do have around 180-200 hours of service hours, but they're pretty much useless crap that I can't expand on like helping my teachers clean their classroom or do filing in the school office. I was only involved in sports from grade eight to ten, so I don't have much to say in that area either.

Fuck, I have 6 days to make a decision before the self-reporting and broad-based application opens for SFU. Gotta think hard..

[Purely]

I'm actually reporting my first term marks for a conditional offer. Do you still think an 87.5% is good enough for early admission engineering? I'm using computing science as my second choice because it's in the same faculty as engineering. I have no interest in programming, but I'm assuming it may be much easier doing a transfer since engineering and computing is in the same faculty.

I have also considered commerce, but all the hype about needing super high averages, and a good supplemental scared me away. I do have around 180-200 hours of service hours, but they're pretty much useless crap that I can't expand on like helping my teachers clean their classroom or do filing in the school office. I was only involved in sports from grade eight to ten, so I don't have much to say in that area either.

Fuck, I have 6 days to make a decision before the self-reporting and broad-based application opens for SFU. Gotta think hard..

If you like commerce more over computer science/engineering then I suggest you to apply for it, or else you might regret it. My friends in sciences/arts are now trying to transfer into business. I was afraid of applying for business like you because of how everyone says how difficult it is to get in, etc, saying I don't have the marks/extracurricular activities. But I didn't listen to them and I got into SFU this year with a 81-82% or a 86-87% (because I don't know if they counted my on-line mark) with not much extracurricular activities. I had nothing to lose, because my second choice was arts, so I guess you're in a different position than me. (do you know if you can get into your second choice?) Good luck with applications!

[Purely]

AP stuff is pretty much first year content...which will offer better transition into universities.

I agree..my friend took bio ap and I think he has better study habits etc than me. The problem is averages are usually lower in ap classes.. which discourages students to take ap unless they already took the regular class the year before/summer school.

[Fcukedd]

If you like commerce more over computer science/engineering then I suggest you to apply for it, or else you might regret it. My friends in sciences/arts are now trying to transfer into business. I was afraid of applying for business like you because of how everyone says how difficult it is to get in, etc, saying I don't have the marks/extracurricular activities. But I didn't listen to them and I got into SFU this year with a 81-82% or a 86-87% (because I don't know if they counted my on-line mark) with not much extracurricular activities. I had nothing to lose, because my second choice was arts, so I guess you're in a different position than me. (do you know if you can get into your second choice?) Good luck with applications!

What year did you apply in?

[Purely]

What year did you apply in?

Last school year. I just finished my first semester at SFU.

[Zyzz]

I'm actually reporting my first term marks for a conditional offer. Do you still think an 87.5% is good enough for early admission engineering? I'm using computing science as my second choice because it's in the same faculty as engineering. I have no interest in programming, but I'm assuming it may be much easier doing a transfer since engineering and computing is in the same faculty.

I have also considered commerce, but all the hype about needing super high averages, and a good supplemental scared me away. I do have around 180-200 hours of service hours, but they're pretty much useless crap that I can't expand on like helping my teachers clean their classroom or do filing in the school office. I was only involved in sports from grade eight to ten, so I don't have much to say in that area either.

Fuck, I have 6 days to make a decision before the self-reporting and broad-based application opens for SFU. Gotta think hard..

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering share almost the same first + second year courses, so you can make the switch no problem. I am not too sure about the other engineering specilizations though.

For the Commerce supplemental document, I suggest you not to write it yourself, as in, don't write it without researching online materials on how to write a professional one. Hell you can probably pay around $100 to a good website and have it professionally done. I remember back then I spent more time researching on how to write my Law School personal statement than actually writing it (keywords they look for, samples, etc.). Some may call it not-legit, but thats how you get ahead in life, and I think its perfectly ok.

[Fcukedd]

Okay, so I officially made my decision and just self-reported my grades today!

Did engineering as first choice (87.5%), and computing as second choice (90.25%).

Wish me luck guys!!

[jhayzhu]

my academic avg right now excluding french is 92.5 % is that good enough to get into ubc/sfu engineering or sciences?

[guesswho]

after reading this tread, i finally realized that i gota work hard to get in to uni, applying for arts and social sciences..averaging a 77 right now. Anyone got an idea of what mark would get me in for sure? the sfu average is 82

[instantneedles]

^look for at least 86 to be guaranteed a safe haven at ubc or sfu. From my experience, both schools are more or less equally as competitive when it comes to university entrance. The only thing that separates ubc from sfu are its optional supplementary applications it asks of its students in certain faculties. Remember that when you apply, its VERY critical to do the supplementary well, because with an 83 or 84 average, it could be your best bet to beating another guy with an 86 average. The idea that UBC is harder school to be accepted to is just a mere illusion. by the way, I think I may know who you are, hit me up with a PM, i should be able to give you some tips.

[ForeverYours]

Hello everyone,

I'm also thinking about applying to SFU for the fall 2012 term.
At the moment my first term high-school average consisting of English, Economics, Chemistry, and Biology is 87.5%.

I'm trying to apply to Sciences (Biomedical Physiology) as my first choice and to Arts (Criminology). Do you guys think my averages are high enough to get into either of these? From what I've heard, getting into Sciences requires a pretty high average.

Also, are there any supplemental applications/interviews I should be expecting for either one of these programs?

Thanks

[Purely]

^ universities accept electives such as Economics to be counted towards average now?

[Meowjin]

U can definately get in with 87.5. Engineering take in a lot of people every year because every year they kick a lot of people out from first and second years. With that said, it is definately possible to get 80+ average in even engineering physics (the hardest specizliation). So you should still continue to maintain your 80+ average after you get in, and don't let the hard materials excuse you from that. Not sure what you mean about CompSci but it is all programing codes in there.

First year is definately no problem because 1) lots of dumbasses scale the curve for you, and 2) lots of online materials can help you self-study (cheat sheets, possible exam questions, notes, etc.)

Second year is still ok, and the materials are still pretty basic because its your 'first' year in your specilization, so 1) and 2) from above still applies. But this year is where they introduce all the new concepts, so its usually the year with the lowest grades.

Third year gets easier because u get used to it, even when the materials get much harder.

Fourth year was a joke for me. All I did was club or house party every weekend because profs are really chill and I already sent my transcripts to grad schools. The classes are really small as well, fav year for me.

Don't get stressed because the only degrees worth getting a bachelor for is Commerce or Engineering. Second is Science (for doctor also) and third is Arts (but only if go grad schools like law)

don't take advice from this guy. It's terrible.

[ForeverYours]

^ universities accept electives such as Economics to be counted towards average now?

Yes, electives such as Law 12, Economics 12, and Social Justice 12 can be used for 2012 admission requirements.
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[Fcukedd]

^look for at least 86 to be guaranteed a safe haven at ubc or sfu. From my experience, both schools are more or less equally as competitive when it comes to university entrance. The only thing that separates ubc from sfu are its optional supplementary applications it asks of its students in certain faculties. Remember that when you apply, its VERY critical to do the supplementary well, because with an 83 or 84 average, it could be your best bet to beating another guy with an 86 average. The idea that UBC is harder school to be accepted to is just a mere illusion. by the way, I think I may know who you are, hit me up with a PM, i should be able to give you some tips.

UBC now requires a mandatory supplemental (personal profile) which is part of the application process. You have to finish that step before moving on and paying the fee.

----

Hey ForeverYours. To get into science for SFU, 87.5% IMO is very borderline especially for this year. Are you applying for early admission or just regular admission? If your first term grades average to an 87.5%, and you think you can get higher during 2nd term, I say just apply in April (or whenever they open). I've submitted my marks for early admission engineering and deeply regret as it's borderline, and I guarantee my 2nd term average will be 2-4% higher. Good luck, and maybe I'll see you in the fall. ;)

[ForeverYours]

Hey ForeverYours. To get into science for SFU, 87.5% IMO is very borderline especially for this year. Are you applying for early admission or just regular admission? If your first term grades average to an 87.5%, and you think you can get higher during 2nd term, I say just apply in April (or whenever they open). I've submitted my marks for early admission engineering and deeply regret as it's borderline, and I guarantee my 2nd term average will be 2-4% higher. Good luck, and maybe I'll see you in the fall. ;)

Hey Fcukedd. I think I'm planning to apply for the regular admission.
Are there specific deadlines for early admission/regular admission? If I apply for early admission would I be still considered for regular admission if I don't get acceptance in the beginning?

I might be switching out of Biomedical Physiology for Criminology as 1st choice though, still haven't made my mind up completely with what I want to do.
There's a good chance that you will be getting in, good luck and hopefully I'll see you there as well :)

[Gerbs]

Sorry for bumping the thread, i was wondering if its worth applying to sfu or ubc arts with a 84 - 85% average.

Also someone mentioned above that electives counted for admission. I thought it was just English 12 and the 3 gr.12 courses for arts.

[Gilgamesh]

I may be wrong or out of touch with this process, but I think sfu arts admission is really low. Because to transfer from Langara to SFU, you only need a GPA of 2.5 even though it states (3.0, it's based on supply and demand). So 84% is too high for arts.

^SFU you should be able to get in, I would risk applying with those averages since you're going into arts.

As for electives, it's courses like Comparative Civilizations 12 and MAYBE accounting (there may have been choir, but i'm recollecting from 5 years ago). It's better to have math 11 or math 12 so that you do not need to take FAL/FAN.

[Gerbs]

Post-Secondary Information: RichNet (http://www2.sd38.bc.ca/~jojones@sd38.bc.ca/fov4-00092a73/?OpenItemURL=S0741EE69)

According this this comm is 85% and ubc is all low to mid 80's. Not sure if the site is trustworthy.

On the sfu site com is 78% but that seems pretty low haha

[Gilgamesh]

Contemporary arts or liberal arts? Because contemporary arts (acting, dance, singing), on that site, appears to be 78. From your post, I sort of had the feeling you were aiming for liberal arts, so I may be wrong. But yeah, it's about 80% for arts at SFU.

[Fcukedd]

Admission averages fluctuate every year and semester. It's determined by the amount of people applying and the average they're bringing in....so only use what you find online as a guideline, especially for UBC.

Generally, I'd say high 80s to low 90s is safe for UBC. Keep in mind that they have included a supplementary as part of their application process. Last year, my friend got into UBC Kin with 83%, so it does play a major role.

As for SFU, 84-85% is generally a high enough for admission. From the past, science, health science and education required a percent or two higher though.

The good thing about SFU is that they post admission cutoffs, not averages (even though that's what it says).

PS: It's funny how I'm the one who originally created this thread, and now giving advice on it :fullofwin:

[J.C]

WHATTT 83% UBC KIN?
what did he have on his supp
im worried i wont get into kin with a 88-90

[LP700-4]

Fuck my marks this first term are horrific. If i can boost all my marks up to the 80s in this second term, is there still the slightest chance of hope of making it into ubc/sfu? Do they really care that much about 1st term?

[J.C]

not sure about sfu, but i know that for ubc, you submit only your second term marks

they re look at your marks after, but 2nd term is the most important

[Gerbs]

Fuck my marks this first term are horrific. If i can boost all my marks up to the 80s in this second term, is there still the slightest chance of hope of making it into ubc/sfu? Do they really care that much about 1st term?

Hows yours lol Im trying to aim for a 88 avg in 2nd term but its harder with mid term. All of it is easy though lol

I have everything already except geo

Eng: 75
Econ:91
History: 86 could go higher after oral marks
Geo: 82 - 86 depends how i did on test today.

:badpokerface:


Also how does early admission work if i recieve a offer in Jan what does it mean.

[Isaiah11]

my top 5 courses were about 93%

[LP700-4]

Hows yours lol Im trying to aim for a 88 avg in 2nd term but its harder with mid term. All of it is easy though lol

I have everything already except geo

Eng: 75
Econ:91
History: 86 could go higher after oral marks
Geo: 82 - 86 depends how i did on test today.

:badpokerface:


Also how does early admission work if i recieve a offer in Jan what does it mean.

LOL im in much worse shape than you.

Eng-75
Law- 90
Bio- 70
Math- 65

:okay:

Probably has something to do with me not trying really. Didnt realize how important this shit is till pretty much 2 weeks ago. Now i might regret not trying if this really does affect my application.

[Gerbs]

is law easy i might take it online during winter break and try to get a 90 lol

[J.C]

im currently at

eng-87
history-88
bio-84
economics-91

i recommend english online
the marks are super inflated, class avg is around 90%
i never got higher then 75% in class for english, but this year in online im getting high 80s :fullofwin:

going to try and get history and bio up to the 90s for term 2

[Fcukedd]

2nd term marks is your key to admission. Final average must not drop below 70%

Also how does early admission work if i recieve a offer in Jan what does it mean.

After receiving my early admission last year, I realized that it doesn't mean shit. There's really no benefit except for your ego, because in the end everyone ends up in the same position. Conditional offers are confirmed when the school receives your transcript from the ministry.

Anyways, try and enjoy your last year of high school because it's honestly so fucking easy. My unbelievably high average of 93% during 2nd term did not translate for shit on how I'm doing in University. Going on academic probation (GPA < 2.0) next semester LOL

[Gerbs]

So if you get a conditional offer and maintain a avg above 70% you will get in :fullofwin:

[Fcukedd]

No, because the conditional offer is based on the grades you self-reported (unreliable).

When they receive your second term marks from the ministry, they will send an email to you that you have been admitted, and must maintain a final average of 70%.

Point is, conditional offer is bullshit.

[Gerbs]

So your telling me term 1 is useless :( and they only look at term 2. I always thought it was combined marks of term 1 and 2 that really counted.

[BillyBishop]

is law easy i might take it online during winter break and try to get a 90 lol

If you can absorb lots of information quickly and won't get tired of reading through an entire textbook over the winter break, it'll be a breeze... much like any other course.

[dygital]

My average was 91 going into UBC Commerce (sauder), and I also got accepted from SFU. If you want arts, basically a mid 70s is all you really need for sfu, and about a low 80 for ubc. Keep in mind that you have to write a supplemental application for all UBC faculties, business at SFU, and UBC starting this year will look at your grade 11 marks. My friends in sciences all have high 80s, low 90s. If you guys want actual statistics based on acceptance rates, and averages for various institutions, PM me your email and I'll send you an excel spreadsheet, since I don't know if I'm openly allowed to publish things like that.

Students permanently to be admitted based on Grade 11 marksThe Ubyssey (http://ubyssey.ca/news/grade-11-764/)

not sure about sfu, but i know that for ubc, you submit only your second term marks

they re look at your marks after, but 2nd term is the most important

This is not true, UBC recieved all my marks and you don't choose what you submit, everything on your transcript is automatically forwarded to UBC if you tick the box in the provincial exam result page. The only time where you can manually choose whether to submit or not, is if you are taking an online course, at which point if you missed the deadline set by your online institution where they automatically forward your marks, then you will have to manually fill it out yourself. (This happened to me for VLN and Surrey Connect)

[Purely]

Considering the averages now, mid 70s won't be enough for SFU arts, nor will low 80 be enough for UBC arts.

[RevYouUp]

Don't worry if you screwed up Term 1, it is not as important as term 2. Try your best on your second term because that's what they'll most likely look at..
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[yray]

79.5 :troll:

[Mining]

potential UBC posters? too lazy to read through the thread but im a 3rd year in the faculty of applied science engineering. If yu guys have any questions about the path of an engineer/faculty itself feel free to pm or quote me
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[instantneedles]

Don't worry if you screwed up Term 1, it is not as important as term 2. Try your best on your second term because that's what they'll most likely look at..
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I disagree...


You submit your application with your term 1 marks so if you have less than decent term 1 marks, that's what the admissions officers are goint to see when they start to weed out students. Term 2 marks come out in June, and by then, most students will have already received their conditional acceptances.

Doing well in term 2 will do wonders for you in the long run, but doing shitty in term 1 is the loss of a strong lead you won't be able to gain back.

[Fcukedd]

For SFU, term 1 marks are self-reported so they don't mean anything. A friend added an extra percent or two on each of his courses just to meet the entrance scholarship requirements, but of course...that offer was revoked in the end. Just saying that it's not reliable.

[Gerbs]

Don't they check in april to see if u bullshitted term one marks lol
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[fs604]

Don't they check in april to see if u berkshires term one marks lol
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:suspicious: that offer was revoked in the end

[zetazeta]

Top 4 courses were at a 85% average.

Got early conditional offer to SFU business and only had to maintain a 67% average or so after my last 2 marks came out to get my full offer. This was in 2008.

[kunoman1]

For those taking IB. I got accepted into Beedie and UBC engineering with 30 IB points and a decent supplemental - with a condition of maintaining at least 24, however I didn't get into Sauder. Meanwhile a friend got into UBC arts with a predicted mark of 36 but a final grade of 22, but they let her in anyway, everyone should just apply anyway even if you are doubting your chances, work hard on the supplemental I guess
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[haha13]

For those taking IB. I got accepted into Beedie and UBC engineering with 30 IB points and a decent supplemental - with a condition of maintaining at least 24, however I didn't get into Sauder. Meanwhile a friend got into UBC arts with a predicted mark of 36 but a final grade of 22, but they let her in anyway, everyone should just apply anyway even if you are doubting your chances, work hard on the supplemental I guess
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lol my friend had 38 ib points and didnt get accepted into sauder

[kunoman1]

lol my friend had 38 ib points and didnt get accepted into sauder

Guess it's all supplemental then..some of my friends got in with 32 and a 26 final

[JACKED]

kind of off topic? but UBC now counts grade 11 into the average.

[Gerbs]

How do you guys do so good in english :( I dropped my 80 - 72 in one essay.

[ParadiseLost]

How do you guys do so good in english :( I dropped my 80 - 72 in one essay.

Read read read read REAAAAAD!!! Find some literature (this can range from business to fantasy to motivational, etc etc...) and figure out what genre you prefer, then read the fucking hell out of it.

I can attest to the significant impact that reading will have on both your verbal and written English. I've improved more in the last 3.5 yearthan I did for my first 18 years of schooling, and there is only a single thing I can attribute to my improvement: READING! Not only does it improve your vocabulary, it gives you a better idea of sentence structuring which plays a huge role in how effective and persuasive your writing is.

Just my two cents. Best of luck!

[double0seven]

Just make sure you don't drop so low that you have to take LPI exam. I dropped below the requirement, and then I had to take the LPI in order to get into my first year english course. (This is for UBC, but probably the same for SFU and other post secondary schools)

[JACKED]

How do you guys do so good in english :( I dropped my 80 - 72 in one essay.


http://i46.tinypic.com/33m0ci1.jpg

http://www.reactionface.info/sites/default/files/images/1311948481105.gif

reading helps for sure, but I'm not even a reader.

my "secret" was just to "imitate" someone else's writing until I could fully internalize it think of it naturally. like for example, just read a few pages by someone who you think is a good reader. don't read for pleasure or for the information, just study how they write. how they start their sentences, end their paragraphs, use punctuation, connect shit, etc. once you get the structure down just pick and plop words and you're good to go. of course structure is only half of it, you need to analyse and think up the proper content. also last tip, most teachers will prefer flowery writing. in reality it sounds retarded but it shows you can write.

by the way, im not some pompous douche, im just playing around haha. like said earlier, highschool is a joke. but people always find it hilarious/unbelievable when they ask and I tell them I got 100%

[Zoidberg]

Must be easy to get 100% in English when you're taking courses like "Art Foundations", Entrepreneurship and "Film Studies" :troll:

[JACKED]

;)

[ForeverYours]

^^^ :fulloffuck:
does that mean you got 100% on the English provincial exam too?
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[Akinari]

Got into UBC Arts with an 80 average, with a very very solid extra-curricular resume to back me up however.

Cut-off was apparently 73 into Arts for 2012, so lower than average.

[Ronith]

Got into UBC Arts with an 80 average, with a very very solid extra-curricular resume to back me up however.

Cut-off was apparently 73 into Arts for 2012, so lower than average.

Really? 73? I thought it was around low-mid 80s in 2011? Or at least that is what I read. How about Sauder?

[Akinari]

Sauder was 86 as far as I'm aware. It's always fluctuates within the 86 to 90 range. It's because they introduced the broad-based application system, a mix of extracurricular and academics are required.

[Ronith]

Sauder was 86 as far as I'm aware. It's always fluctuates within the 86 to 90 range. It's because they introduced the broad-based application system, a mix of extracurricular and academics are required.

Yeah I remember that on last year's application.

[trix4kids]

Apparently if you apply earlier it gives you a higher chance of getting in, since they have to fill up their class lists. I think for Sauder the admission AVERAGE was 92? There were people who got in with 86 that applied early, had a boatload of EC, etc.

[J.C]

86.5avg for term 1
lacking in volunteer/work experience area though

[trix4kids]

In my opinion, it's quality over quantity. I'd be more focused on writing those supplemental essays on things that are relevant to what you're going into. For example if you want to go into something like kinesiology you can write about how you suffered an injury while working out and the research you did to decrease your downtime ignited an interest in how the human body works.

Unless you're going for business, which is a lot more indepth in terms of admission process, my advice to all those without much EC's is to extend the truth a little, ask some of the alumni from previous years who got into the program you want to get into for the essays they wrote. Just make sure the references you put down are solid and the things that are questionable can be answered.

[J.C]

^ at this point the only thing i got is that im in curling, im competing in february for powerlifting and hopefully setting a couple national records (they got reset last year lol), and im planning to do track and field in the spring
also did some volleyball for the first couple years of high school

and this is all of kines, but i don't have any volunteer/work experience :/

[Gerbs]

Anyone know what i self report if im still doing math 11 online and didn't finish over 50% yet

[trix4kids]

just self report whatever mark you have, they'll know u did an online course and see the interim report in March

[Gerbs]

Average too low for communications and criminology.

:(

anyone got accepted by sfu?

[Zoidberg]

http://www.revscene.net/forums/customavatars/avatar60660_2.gif

[Gerbs]

I feel hurt but it's only early admissions. Still gotta work hard for a term 2 average :fullofwin:

[ForeverYours]

^Cutoffs are ghey now

Goood luck I hope you get in! Would be nice to meet another criminology student and I'll be able to help you out :fullofwin:
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[Purely]

I just want to say, don't let "cutoffs" or what other people say about "minimum averages" scare you away from applying for the school/faculty you want to study in. ALWAYS apply for the school/faculty you want, and remember to spend time writing the supplementary applications. Don't listen to the negative people who says you need certain averages/volunteer for UBC ____ or SFU ____ etc.

If you don't get in right now, it's not the end of the world. There are other options to get into SFU/UBC.

[Akinari]

I can't stress the importance of supplementary applications. Nowadays grades by itself won't get you very far.

[Gerbs]

Now that they implemented the supplementary applications at UBC the admission for sfu sky rocketed. It went from a low 80's avg to a mid to high 80's avg. But then again all the early admissions probably went to the people that applied for arts as there alternate program and they probably won't accept the offer later on in june.

[J.C]

Term 2
Sitting at about 88% average
I can probably get it up to 89-90% by the end of the term
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lltzgnHi5F1qzib3wo1_400.jpg

[Gerbs]

Does term 3 even matter? Lets say i do a lot better in term 3 does that even count for anything anymore.

[Purely]

^Yes/depends on what you do. For example, if you didn't get into the school you want (eg SFU/UBC), then you could use your high-school marks to re-apply for another semester. You could also upgrade them at adult-school or online for free/very very low fee.

[dygital]

I just want to say, don't let "cutoffs" or what other people say about "minimum averages" scare you away from applying for the school/faculty you want to study in. ALWAYS apply for the school/faculty you want, and remember to spend time writing the supplementary applications. Don't listen to the negative people who says you need certain averages/volunteer for UBC ____ or SFU ____ etc.

If you don't get in right now, it's not the end of the world. There are other options to get into SFU/UBC.

Although it's good to think in such an aspect, this is not necessarily the case. An example was with my friend, she applied to Sauder (UBC Commerce) as first choice and arts as a second choice. She knew that her supplemental was not very strong and her grades would not be able to carry her supplemental but she applied to Sauder anyways. Her preferred second choice would have been Science, but since she wanted something easy to fall back on, she chose arts, and now she is in arts trying to transfer into science. If you know you aren't able to get into a certain faculty, there really is no point applying because it will limit your choices, when you first apply. and also, you can always transfer later :)

Does term 3 even matter? Lets say i do a lot better in term 3 does that even count for anything anymore.
Term 3 does not matter at all as long as you meet the minimum percentages required by the school to retain your offer of admission. UBC's was something stupidly low like 70%, so in my term 3 i skipped a lot of class and some tests, but it is best not to do so since it will lower your high school transcript marks and if you decide not to attend school and want to apply somewhere else later, your grades will matter

[Purely]

^I think it is still good that she tried. It is a lot easier to transfer into science than commerce at Sauder from UBC Arts (correct me if I'm wrong).

[Gerbs]

how do u know what your minimum percentage required to retain your offer of admission is
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[Purely]

it says in letter of admission
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[ph0]

I got in with an 83% last year to arts at SFU. Funny story how I got accepted, I self reported my grades not knowing that once they reject it, they reject the whole application. I went online to check my status one day and it said it was cancelled and I just jaw dropped. So I gave them a call and explained my situation, she told me what I think my average was going to be when I graduate and I said 86-87% (Got 83% in the end) and then she's like okay, I'll accept your application :fullofwin:

[J.C]

So term 3 doesn't matter right?
Applied to UBC and just a couple weeks ago SFU
Didn't apply for UBC arts as a backup, fml, what was I thinking
Won't be reporting till tomorrow
87% avg, bit lower then expected

Also it's easy to jump around programs during the first year right? If I don't get into UBC Kines, not sure what I want to do with SFU arts, might wanna jump around and try new things

[zetazeta]

84.5 early acceptance SFU business (semester based school, so 2/4 provincials were done by dec). This was in 2008.

[trix4kids]

94.5 got into sauder 3 days ago think i got first wave. It's pretty competitive this year... a lot of guys with 95%+ avgs aren't in yet. It's only going to get worse too, really hate the grading system here.

[dygital]

94.5 got into sauder 3 days ago think i got first wave. It's pretty competitive this year... a lot of guys with 95%+ avgs aren't in yet. It's only going to get worse too, really hate the grading system here.

Speaking as a sauder student, the supplemental is worth a lot more than your grades once your grades are above the 90% mark. That being said, the majority of students in sauder have 95% ish averages. Congrats on your admissions! Don't forget to sign up for frosh!

[Gerbs]

I can't imagine how people get 95% averages :badpokerface:

[snowfly]

I got in 2012 Fall into Health sciences in SFU with an average 85% in HS. Then I dropped to 72% due to slacking in third semester, (Barely made it ). for SFU, if you get 84-85% , your guaranteed a spot into Arts. Don't take the risk like me. Keep up with all your work even on the last semester!

[Geoc]

If you want to get into UBC, just because it is UBC, you can always look for obscure departments that no one majors at and get your foot in the door that way.

For example, my friend didn't even hit 80-percent avg got into UBC...

Forestry :troll:

He transferred to English now :lawl:

[trix4kids]

I can't imagine how people get 95% averages :badpokerface:

It's all about working smart. I probably study/do homework for an avg of 1 hr a week. However, I only need to try in 3 academic courses. I finished bio 12 last year. I also have 3 free blocks and it's been a chill year.

[Fcukedd]

Also it's easy to jump around programs during the first year right? If I don't get into UBC Kines, not sure what I want to do with SFU arts, might wanna jump around and try new things

Not sure about other schools, but SFU is lenient as fuck. You don't have to take any courses within your faculty.

If you get into SFU Arts, but wanted science, start taking courses to get you into the faculty right off the bat.

Academic Calendar - Simon Fraser University (http://students.sfu.ca/calendar.html)

Click on your area of study, meet the program requirements, and apply for the faculty. Most only require a 2.0GPA for internal transfer, but I believe business is a lot higher.

[JoeyStorm]

Doesn't matter what you get in HS (well it does).... if you think you will do well in university because you had a 90%+ average, be prepared to see how many undergraduate science majors at UBC get kicked out after their first year lol. It's a totally different game if you're getting into any science, math or engineering majors. Arts and business majors have it easy.

I had a 95% average in HS, early acceptance into science (computer science major). I am now currently on my 7th year at UBC, was on academic probation for 2 terms, and am barely surviving with a gpa of 2.0. FML

[theevilslave]

Whenever you're applying always have a back-up easy faculty to fall back to. I had an 84-85% average with my top 4 courses and got into Science (Computer Science Major) at UBC last year. (hello joeystorm fellow cs major LOL). However, I had Arts as a backup for both my UBC and SFU applications. It's easier to get into the school and transfer faculties than it is to transfer schools. So think about that. Oh and my supplementary was just me talking about soccer team, track and field, and working at PNE.

tl;dr Don't listen to the people with high averages. They are scum :p

[J.C]

Lol i'm a dumb ass
Only applied to UBC Kines when I had the option of adding arts and forestry -_______-
Don't even know what I was thinking

Just reported to SFU for health sciences + communications
Admission avg for health sciences is 86 and for communications it's 85
Got a 86.75% avg

All I can do now is wait

edit: anyone get an offer from UBC yet? I only know of 2 people in my school that got in so far

[J.C]

lol that was fast
got an offer from SFU

[fs604]

Whenever you're applying always have a back-up easy faculty to fall back to. I had an 84-85% average with my top 4 courses and got into Science (Computer Science Major) at UBC last year. (hello joeystorm fellow cs major LOL). However, I had Arts as a backup for both my UBC and SFU applications. It's easier to get into the school and transfer faculties than it is to transfer schools. So think about that. Oh and my supplementary was just me talking about soccer team, track and field, and working at PNE.

tl;dr Don't listen to the people with high averages. They are scum :p

you must of had one hell of a supplemental getting into comp sci with only 85% :thumbsup:

[Fcukedd]

lol that was fast
got an offer from SFU

Congrats man. If you decide for SFU, lets train together at school :fullofwin:

[J.C]

most likely since i fucked up my ubc application by only applying to kines with a 87 avg with not a single backup

how's the sfu gym?

[ForeverYours]

how's the sfu gym?

Amazing
Go on a Friday afternoon and you'll see what I mean :badpokerface:


Tons of machines on the lower level, tons of cardio equipment on the upper level (usually packed around noon until the late afternoon).
My only complaint is that the free weights section is always packed and there aren't enough benches around unless you go earlier in the mornings or go very late

[J.C]

how many squat racks are there :suspicious:

[fs604]

2

[Fcukedd]

It's definitely not a bad gym, but so crowded during my breaks. I stopped going cause I prefer my gym outside of school, but I would say it's a good replacement for YMCA Langara (I think you go there?)

And don't doubt your UBC application just yet. Like I said, my friend got in UBC Kin with an 83-84% last year

[Not really racist!]

most likely since i fucked up my ubc application by only applying to kines with a 87 avg with not a single backup

how's the sfu gym?

you'll get in with 87%....

unless your supplemental was absolute shit....

[J.C]

^
lol i got rejected

oh well, sfu it is :D