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| Langara transferring to UBC |
[28 May 2012|09:31pm] |
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Hi, I want to transfer into UBC Engineering and was wondering if anyone has any information about it. If anyone who did it, what was their average, the amount of people who successfully transferred in and any other information such as special requirements or difficulties. Thanks!
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| Opinions on IHHS and FNH classes? |
[20 May 2012|06:47pm] |
For those of you who have taken any IHHS or FNH classes, what did you think of them? In particular, I'm considering taking one of IHHS 200, 300, or FNH 350 or 351.... but I've love to hear feedback on any class in these fields. Were they interesting or useful??
Thanks
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| Looking for a English pronunciation teacher! |
[10 May 2012|05:18pm] |
Hello, We are doing the small project at UBC for Japanese since 2005.
We are looking for a English pronunciation teacher on May 28th, (2.5 hours or 3 hours. for less than 8 people) .
If you have BA degree of linguistic we will pay $30/h ~, Ir you are MA degree it will be $40/h~.
We are looking for casual English lessons teacher too. ($20/h) so please let me know if you are interested in.
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| Summer courses Term 2 |
[04 May 2012|10:41am] |
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Hi! I just finish first year Arts, little bit worry about my grade so I am going to take some summer courses. I was wondering , since I couldn't stay for Term 1 (which has tons of 100+ course) while term 2 only have 200+ course, is there any easy courses ? I am going to take EOSC 110 (is EOSC 114 better? ) and ANTH 100(I fail it at 1st term).
It would be nice to know someone first before the term start Anyone going to drop JAP 100 098A (distance education) for term 1 ?
If so please contact me!
Thank you ;)
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| Summer course exams |
[28 Apr 2012|08:22am] |
Hi all,
I will be taking a Summer term 1 course which starts on June 18th and ends on July 6th. I will be leaving Vancouver on July 11th and I was wondering if exams are ever held outside the following exam dates listed on the UBC website (assuming the exam is held outside regular class time):
- Term 1: June 15 (evening only) and June 16, 2012
- Terms 1 & 2: July 27 (evening only) and July 28, 2012
- Term 2: August 17 (evening only) and August 18, 2012
Has anyone here ever taken a compressed summer course which goes for 3 weeks as opposed to the conventional 5 week type course ? If so, did you have to write an exam on the 27th/28th ? Would it be safe for me to take the course given that I won't be here after the 11th ?
Thanks in advanced!
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| 400 level courses and PSYC grad schools |
[10 Apr 2012|11:44pm] |
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Hi, I'm in the B.A. Psychology program right now, going into fourth year, and I'm thinking about getting into grad school in psychology. (preferably in UBC, but elsewhere is also fine) I read the admission requirements and understand what they are asking for. But I remember reading a post here earlier about someone saying 400 level courses are important for grad school, so I wonder if this rule also applies for psychology grad schools. There is a section in the calendar that says: "All students are encouraged to include fourth-year courses in their programs. In addition to providing greater depth, they provide an opportunity to work in smaller groups." but that's only a suggestion. Personally, I'd rather just take only 300 level courses to fulfill both my major and grad school requirements, and preferably within the 300 to 320 range, and just try to get as high grades as possible. Would my plan affect my chances of getting into grad school?
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| Summer U-pass |
[10 Apr 2012|01:53pm] |
This might be a stupid question, but I just want to make sure that I've got access to my pass from May to August. UBC says that
"All students at UBC, VST, St. Mark’s and Regent College are eligible for U-Pass BC if they meet the folllowing requirements during each month of the U-Pass BC Term:
Assessed AMS Student Fees.
Full or part-time registration in a minimum of three credits or whose tuition fees exceed $604 / term."
So if I'm taking 1 3-credit course in May only, do I still receive a pass for June, July and August? According to my financial records, I am being charged 120$ this summer for the pass. I'd appreciate some clarification! Thanks.
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| BIOC 402 and 403 |
[17 Mar 2012|02:03am] |
- BIOC 402 and 403
Hi, I am looking these two courses for cell bio electives.
Has anyone taken these two courses?
I took bioc 300 a year ago and I have forgotten many stuff such as glycolysis, fatty acid synthesis, amino acid stuff... I was wondering if retaining 3rd year biochem is important for success? or is it new stuff that I do not need extensive review? Also, do i need to be competent in organic chemistry/mechanisms?
Thanks.
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| Is it better to withdraw or fail a course? |
[15 Mar 2012|09:41pm] |
Hello everyone! Right now I'm taking 6 courses and after being on a co-op for 8 months last year, it's been REALLY HARD to get into "study mode" again. I've struggled most of this term with all my courses but particularly with STAT 251.
Since all of this feels like a sinking ship, I was thinking of asking permission from the dean and withdraw from this course to focus on rest and try to pass them all.
However, how does this look on a transcript? Is having a W worse than failing a course? I don't have a scholarship or anything, but if I want to go to grad school, which one would impact more on an evaluation?
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| ANTH 332 |
[10 Mar 2012|03:37pm] |
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Has anyone taken ANTH 332 (Oral Tradition)?
I'm registered for it and I have no idea what to expect. It says it's a Lab-Seminar but there are 50 seats which seems like a lot for a seminar and I have no idea what the lab part could even mean. There's no instructor listed and there's no outline.
Also, I'm waiting for someone to drop a course that is currently full. Has anyone had luck doing that for a summer course? It's ENGL 472.
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| Hello! |
[09 Mar 2012|11:16am] |
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I am deciding whether it will be easier to take Math 200 or Astr 201? I have to pick or the other. Has anyone taken Astr 201? From what I heard of Math 200, it's really challenging. I'm pretty much screwed for both math and physics (Since Astr I heard has physics in it). Any advice?
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| UBC Continuing Studies |
[07 Mar 2012|10:05pm] |
Has anyone taken courses in UBC Continuing Studies? I'm interested in taking a writing course there.
Are Continuing Studies courses different from university courses? How are the classes?
Thanks. :)
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| Has anyone taken GERM 433? |
[05 Mar 2012|02:32pm] |
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It says on the description that it is a beginners' course, but the fact that it's 400 level makes me a little wary. Is this course fine for someone who only knows "Guten tag"? Because when I say I'm a beginner, I mean I know absolutely nothing. And what is the difficulty level?
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| Returning for a second Bachelor's |
[01 Mar 2012|02:38pm] |
Hi UBC, I've got a couple questions for y'all.
I posted a while back about returning to school for a second degree, but hadn't had a solid plan yet so I was a little vague. Anyway, the long and short of it is that I graduated in 2009 with a BA in German and Philosophy, which amounted to little more than a waste of time (with the small silver lining that I'm now really damn good at pub trivia!). My long-term goal is to do research in neuroscience, so to that end I'm considering going back to UBC and enroling in the BSc. Honours Psychology program.
First of all, who among you has experience with this program? Tell me everything you know!
Secondly, do elective credits from a previous Bachelor's degree transfer to a second? The last thing I need is to sit through another slew of bullshit classes like Physics for Poets or Middle-English Literature. Not only that, but I don't want to have to pay for it either.
And finally, who would I talk to at UBC for more information about getting started?
Thanks!
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| Summer Course Help |
[24 Feb 2012|11:08pm] |
Hello,
I am currently a first-year in Arts, but I think I'm going to be failing my Math 110 all-year course. I was counting on this course to complete my science credits, but since passing is pretty unlikely right now, I will taking two summer science courses.
Have anyone taken CPSC 101 or EOSC 114? That's what I'll be taking.
Thank you!
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[09 Feb 2012|12:46pm] |
Hey all,
So I graduated from UBC last May, and have just been offered a job at a large science/tech company in the States. The problem is, my offer is contingent on them being able to verify that my cumulative GPA is above 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. That's a B-, which my average is well above, but it's not on a 4.0 scale. Does anyone know if there's a way to get UBC to convert your average to that scale for you? Or some other work around? Right now all I can think of to do is to send the company my transcript and hope they figure something out in my favour.
Thanks!
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| Tuition and W |
[03 Feb 2012|11:28pm] |
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I registered in a 3 credit course during the first week of January. I was told I didn't have to pay the course fees until Feb 7th. I dropped that class on Feb 2nd, so I got a W but it was before the fee deadline. But on my financial summary page I'm still charged for the full course fee... Do I really have to pay the course fee in full even though I dropped it before the fee deadline ?
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| Grad school prospects without 400-level courses? |
[31 Jan 2012|04:18pm] |
Hey all,
I'm a current UBC undergrad in political science. I'm just finishing up my degree this fall, and it looks like at most I'll rack up 2 400-level courses on my transcript. Frankly, though, I'm more interested in a few more 300-level courses - I've discovered quite late in my degree that Canadian politics is my real interest, not political theory, and so I'd like to take some more 300-level Canadian politics courses. Besides, at the 300-level, there is far more selection and frankly UBC's political science department doesn't put together very good 400-level courses from the looks of it.
I realize 400-level seminars are pre-graduate school primers of sorts and therefore are quite important in getting into graduate school. But if my marks are high enough (my average is hovering around the mid-80s at the moment), will a complete or near-complete lack of 400-level courses on my transcript really be a death sentence for grad school applications?
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[20 Jan 2012|11:53pm] |
Hey all,
I'm interested in applying to UBC - Vancouver for grad school, specifically the master's in library science program. The thing is, I'm an American student. Everything I've read online tells me that international students should have some source of income or savings to draw upon as you may not be able to get a work visa for work off campus.
I'm wondering how other international students have worked with this? what the cost of living in Vancouver is/how you all have gotten along without being able to find off-campus work? What's a reasonable amount to have, per year?
any and all help would be greatly appreciated!
PS I live in NYC right now, for comparison's sake.
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