Anyone have experience with kids at UBC? Thoughts experiences?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UBC, Toronto, McGill, Waterloo, and Queens are all great universities. And the recruiting from these universities demonstrates that.

But the American college experience is very unique. It's not like that in Canada or anywhere else in the world. It's a much more low-key, self-sufficient world. Totally different vibes. There aren't any fighter jets flying over some game between UBC and Simon Fraser.

Regarding UBC, great school, great location. A very nice place to spend four years. I think the only complaint over the years has been the mainland Chinese. If you want to go to a school with 20 year olds from Wuhan in Lamborghinis, UBC is the school for you.

I would add Western (University of Western Ontario) to the list of good universities. Additionally, both Queens and Western have a more campus-like feel as they are not in the middle of big cities and have old traditional collegiate-type architecture. Much different than McGill or U of T, for example.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you mean University of British Columbia?
Excellent university, very expensive.

Not really. Tuition for international students is similar to an American private university, or less, depending on field of study. I will be kind enough to provide a link, rather than just guess like others seem to do.

https://students.ubc.ca/finances/tuition-fees/undergraduate-tuition-fees/

It is a huge school. Considered to be one of the best in Canada. Vancouver is a great place to go to college, though obviously far away from most of us who are on the east coast. Cool city, close to great outdoors (hiking, skiing, etc.).

Good to be in Canada given what a disaster our country is becoming.

Important to note that UBC is located in West Vancouver and far from the downtown.

[Anonymous]

Dual citizen here with degrees from both countries. Everyone above is right: UBC is excellent academically. Vancouver is a stunning and cosmopolitan city; only 3-4 cities in the U.S. can compare in terms of how international it is. The lifestyle is superb (albeit very expensive even for U.S. standards).

In terms of rigor, expect it to be at the level of Cal, U Chicago, JHU…it will be very rigorous, more so than say Brown. As everyone said, employment prospects and brand name recognition in the U.S. after graduation will not be a concern, but the absence of handholding will be jarring for America families esp those coming from private high schools.

U of T, UBC and Waterloo, the top 3 universities in Canada in academic rigor (McGill will be behind them in rigor if you ask any Canadian although McGill has done an unbelievable job marketing itself to Americans) all have a sink or swim culture. They actively try to filter out the weak links. They don’t go out of their way to make sure you graduate like American colleges do. They expect the graduating class to be smaller than the freshman class and they plan their teaching and other resources accordingly for the later years. The social scene is also light compared to U.S. campuses. You will make close-knit group of friends but won’t have 100 frat brothers. Being an American won’t be an issue socially as long as you don’t ever say out loud you don’t like hockey or you voted for Trump.

[Anonymous]

Does anybody know what the qualifications needed are for a US student coming in wanting to study science (Biology). Are they looking for a certain GPA, AP's, etc. It is not super clear from their website.

Also does anybody know how easy it is to change majors?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you mean University of British Columbia?
Excellent university, very expensive.

Yes, Uni of British Columbia in Vancouver Canada. Tuition seems to be around $40K CAD (which is around $30 K US dollars). Less than half a US private and comparable to an out of state US public.

The STEM majors are all about C$64k. Canada is an ala carte pricing model.

When you convert STEM to USD it is $46 K. Similar to STEM OOS at U Dub (U wash seattle) which is USD $44 K.

I didn't realize it is the most expensive in Canada.

Canadian universities are just a very different experience to US universities. Very large, but no sports and very high commuter populations.

Vancouver is a great city, though UBC isn't in the heart of the city like U Toronto is in Toronto or McGill in Montreal.

Probably about half an hour bus ride into the downtown maybe a bit longet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UBC, Toronto, McGill, Waterloo, and Queens are all great universities. And the recruiting from these universities demonstrates that.

But the American college experience is very unique. It's not like that in Canada or anywhere else in the world. It's a much more low-key, self-sufficient world. Totally different vibes. There aren't any fighter jets flying over some game between UBC and Simon Fraser.

Regarding UBC, great school, great location. A very nice place to spend four years. I think the only complaint over the years has been the mainland Chinese. If you want to go to a school with 20 year olds from Wuhan in Lamborghinis, UBC is the school for you.

Amazing how people here find a way to work their anti-Asian attitudes into a discussion. Good thing there aren’t any rich kids at Top 20 schools and SLACs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UBC, Toronto, McGill, Waterloo, and Queens are all great universities. And the recruiting from these universities demonstrates that.

But the American college experience is very unique. It's not like that in Canada or anywhere else in the world. It's a much more low-key, self-sufficient world. Totally different vibes. There aren't any fighter jets flying over some game between UBC and Simon Fraser.

Regarding UBC, great school, great location. A very nice place to spend four years. I think the only complaint over the years has been the mainland Chinese. If you want to go to a school with 20 year olds from Wuhan in Lamborghinis, UBC is the school for you.

Amazing how people here find a way to work their anti-Asian attitudes into a discussion. Good thing there aren’t any rich kids at Top 20 schools and SLACs.

It is fair to bring up, they have bought up real estate in Vancouver and driven up prices, so that Canadians have trouble affording to live there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UBC, Toronto, McGill, Waterloo, and Queens are all great universities. And the recruiting from these universities demonstrates that.

But the American college experience is very unique. It's not like that in Canada or anywhere else in the world. It's a much more low-key, self-sufficient world. Totally different vibes. There aren't any fighter jets flying over some game between UBC and Simon Fraser.

Regarding UBC, great school, great location. A very nice place to spend four years. I think the only complaint over the years has been the mainland Chinese. If you want to go to a school with 20 year olds from Wuhan in Lamborghinis, UBC is the school for you.

Amazing how people here find a way to work their anti-Asian attitudes into a discussion. Good thing there aren’t any rich kids at Top 20 schools and SLACs.

It is fair to bring up, they have bought up real estate in Vancouver and driven up prices, so that Canadians have trouble affording to live there.

“They”?

A lot of white people buy up real estate, both individually and through private equity, driving up prices and gentrifiying US cities.

Yet I don’t hear people on this board mention it when kids are considering enrolling at a school in Boston, NYC or the Bay Area, just to name a few examples.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you mean University of British Columbia?
Excellent university, very expensive.

Yes, Uni of British Columbia in Vancouver Canada. Tuition seems to be around $40K CAD (which is around $30 K US dollars). Less than half a US private and comparable to an out of state US public.

Far more important is for students to escape t-rump !

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you mean University of British Columbia?
Excellent university, very expensive.

Yes, Uni of British Columbia in Vancouver Canada. Tuition seems to be around $40K CAD (which is around $30 K US dollars). Less than half a US private and comparable to an out of state US public.

Far more important is for students to escape t-rump !

Go back to your echo chamber. We are lucky to escape the policies of Autopen Joe.