What Students Say
Likes
- Diversity equity and inclusion.
- Ample opportunities to engage oneself.
- Like minded people to network with.
Dislikes
- Expenses and tuition. Tuition is very high.
- Grading schemes and department set averages.
- Hard to make friends easily in general.
Colleges Where I Was Accepted
Reason for choosing my college
UBC had a better ranking, I was offered a scholarship and overall quality of life was better here in Vancouver. Other schools didn't seem very superior.
Colleges Where I Was Rejected
Reason for Rejection
I didn't have math in grades 11th and 12th, which they wanted. They were asking me to complete an external placement test, which was not feasible. Hence, I decided not to go ahead.
Colleges Where I Was Waitlisted
Required Exams for Admission
Scholarship Received
Required Documents For Admission
CV |
SOP |
LOR |
Scholarship Essay
Tips to enhance your application
Students should include a strong sense of purpose in their essays and also seek high-quality letters of recommendation from teachers. Practice for IELTS as scores above 7 are helpful.
Admission Experience
Canada is known to provide desirable job opportunities UBC is ranked 38th in the QS world rankings in BA psychology. Career opportunities are rewarding, student life and the weather are nice, and the faculty is highly qualified
Class Schedule
Five subjects on average per term is considered as a full course load. Classes start at 9 AM and go to 5 PM, classes usually have 80-100 students 15% of the students are Indians and prep for each course is around 2 hours a day.
Faculty
Faculties are approachable. The faculty of psychology is really helpful in course planning no faculty usually help in getting a part-time job. Students are expected to network themselves.
Campus Life
My college has two campuses, and all major faculties are available. There are a lot of clubs on campus for example, I am a part of the squash club and Model UN club. There are a lot of extracurricular activities taking place throughout the year.
Part Time Jobs
They prefer working at various places, nothing in particular. It is very difficult even to find a part-time job the usual pay is just minimum wage. It is very hard to find jobs which involve customer interaction
Not many undergrads get these roles most of them are post-grad students, and the hourly wage is generally 20 dollars an hour. It is not easy to find internships, A maximum of 20 hours per week is allowed for part-time work.
Placement
Securing a job is further difficult; full-time is almost very difficult. It is rare to find a job within the first 6 months of graduating. The average salary range is 50-90k. Students find jobs by networking, with the highest salary of 150k and the lowest at 40k
