Ask Me About Life as a UBC Student

I’m working as a Software Developer now and don’t use a lot of stats or math at work, and if I do, there’s a library for it haha. But there is a team at my company that looks for people who have a background in math/stats as they work with implementing complex algorithms. So it really depends on what you want to do in your career. I was never a Math person, so I never took any advanced courses. 

I don’t think there’s a chart anywhere for that, the Arts one is good enough though…I think, but I’ve never had to convert anything myself. 

You spend about a month reviewing the basics, so you shouldn’t have to do any prep before you start. But a quick overview of all the topics you learned in 200 wouldn’t hurt. 

For co-op, there are a few job postings in companies in the states or Europe. A few people in my cohort went to companies in Seattle or San Francisco. 

Depends on what you want to learn, I think there’s another 100-level intro class for non-majors, I don’t know what it’s called because they’ve changed things a lot since I first started, but you can probably google it or contact the department. 

Sorry for the late response, you need to contact your prof ASAP and they will let you know what you can do. You may need to get a doctor’s note. 

If you’re interested in studying Life Sciences, I recommend having Biology as a back-up. Biology is a very big and diverse program with enough funding and instructors to accept a lot of students. You’re able to register for some BIOC and MICB courses as a Biology major because the Biology program is pretty flexible and those two programs sometimes have extra seats in their courses. CAPS and Pharmacology courses are very hard to get into though, especially CAPS because their programs are substantially smaller. 

It can be hard to make time trying to learn new things on your own, when you’re tired from a 8-9 hour work day

It depends on what you plan to major in, but a lot of the memorization-heavy courses are generally good to take as you can just focus on that one course and have more time to remember more info. A lot people also like to take Organic Chemistry during the summer too, because it’s a pretty hard course, so it’s nice to take that one course and focus all your energy on it. 

Good luck! 

I think 121 was less work, only because there weren’t any tutorial sessions. 

You should be able to find a a copy in the “Reserves” area of the library, you can look up the book on the online catalogue to see which library it’s in. You can usually check it out for 2 or 3 hours. 

It depends on which courses you’re interested in, but I don’t recall having any problems getting into the courses I wanted, and neither did my friends. I did take a lot of botany and genetic courses though, and those weren’t as popular and had plenty of seats left, even when the class started. 

There just are…

One of my high school classmates just finished the education program, I think she’s teaching elementary classes now. 

Yup, you have to return your gown after photos though. 

No, who would give me a gift? LOL...some departments may throw a party (CS does), and engineers get an iron ring (I think you have to pay), but I don’t think students typically receive gifts. You usually have to pay for everything and anything you need for the graduation ceremony.