UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIAVANCOUVER

Sophie Abrams

website

http://www.ubc.ca/ Select “Vancouver Campus” to see

information http://www.connectionsforlife.ubc.ca/ Information for international students

Location

City of Vancouver

20 minutes away from Downtown

Urban 6 hour plane, 21

hours driving

Size

About 26,000 full time undergraduate students

About 8,000 full time graduate students Including part time and full time

students, campus size is 47,096 students

The actual campus is around 1000 acres in size, so around 1.5 miles

Environment

Co-ed environment 45% male, 55% female

No religious affiliation Located in Vancouver, which is about

114 kilometers in size

Admissions Requirements

From an American high school, general admission:

Completion of College Prep 4 years of English 3 years of Mathematics Minimum of four full year senior level

academics SAT I or ACT+writing https://you.ubc.ca/ubc/okanagan/uscurric.ezc- Program specific requirements- Average GPA- 3.1-3.2

Expenses

Tuition- dependant on program, on average, tuition was in the mid to low $20,000s

Room and board- $7,785 Student fees- $826 Total estimated costs- mid $30,000s

Financial Aid Loans Deadline: one month before the start of each academic term Stafford Loan Complete a US Loan Request Form (458KB PDF). Instructions for submitting it are

indicated on the form. Complete a Master Promissory Note (MPN) at www.studentloans.gov. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online. UBC's Title IV

school code is G08369. Complete Entrance Counseling at www.studentloans.gov, if this is your first time

receiving a Stafford Loan at UBC. Parent PLUS Loan Complete a US Loan Request Form (458KB PDF). Instructions for submitting it are

indicated on the form. If you are applying for Stafford funding at the same time, please submit one US Loan Request Form indicating your request for both funding types.

Have your parents complete a PLUS Application at www.studentloans.gov. This step involves a credit check.

Have your parents complete a PLUS Master Promissory Note (MPN) atwww.studentloans.gov.

Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online. UBC's Title IV school code is G08369.

Financial Aid

Scholarships International Leader of Tomorrow Award International Student Humanitarian

Award Outstanding International Student Award President's Entrance Scholarships(right click, open hyperlink)

Housing

There is no required on campus living, but most first year students live on campus

Two main residence halls for first and second year students are Totem Park and Place Vanier

Availability: 3,127 beds

Facilities

Academic- Campus Bookstore, Conference accommodations

Athletic-  three full size gyms, a fitness center, studio, and martial arts dojo.

Intramurals- UBC Vancouver has one of the largest intramural sports programs in Canada

Activities

Over 300 student run clubs International Relations club, and other

major related clubs French Club, Chinese club, other cultural

clubs Athletic clubs Political clubs- Federal Young Liberals Student gov. Small Greek life community

Campus Visits

Visits can be schedules throughout the year Events: UBC Degree in a Day, register:

https://you.ubc.ca/ubc/myEvents.do Campus tours: Available from September to mid June by

registration Virtual tours of campus available:http://www.students.ubc.ca/youbc/va/

virtualtour/

Academics

UBC Vancouver offers my major (Biology) and has a well known biology program

UBC is an accredited school under the University Act of British Columbia and is a member of the Associations of Universities and Colleges of Canada

48% of first and second year classes have 100 student class size or less

44% of third and fourth year classes have 50 or less

Class size is average of a large university

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