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hope it’s okay if i jump in on this- tuition increases around 2% every year if i remember correctly, for the most part. for instance, first year tuition was just under 19,000. you can apply for some scholarships but there aren’t too many (that i know of) but you can also get a few thousand dollars in automatic grants from the government if you apply for student loans and are eligible. if you do that, you can also apply for the general UBC bursary, and a portion of the overall pot is divided on a needs basis across all med students. amount really varies by year from what i’ve heard. competitiveness- not really, a lot of students are still very keen (read: will make you feel like you haven’t studied enough, constantly) and you’ll get along with some better than others, but with such a big class size (at least for VFMP) it’s not too hard to find the people you feel comfortable with. matching in bc- from what i know, one of the tighter provinces numbers wise, but should still be doable especially with fam med. this year matching rates were a 4-year high across canada actually and ubc also generally does fairly well! try not to worry too much yet. there’s been quite a bit of awareness raising and pressure on the government to fix things recently, with some people from ubc med going to victoria day for lobby day and talking about the issue re: the unmatched. to change one thing- honestly, nothing too significant comes to mind. maybe to try and convince my family practice preceptor to let me do more in terms of physical exams. also, it’d be helpful to brush up on medical terminology in any second languages you know that might come in handy in FP sessions. hope that helps a little and everyone else feel free to add/correct me if i’m wrong on anything (most importantly don’t forget to enjoy your summer, it’s one of your last truly free ones!)

huge congrats to everyone admitted!! current MS1 here, happy to answer any questions about UBC med you might have at this point (also shoutout @Neurophiliac, was seriously rooting for you from the sidelines- even as a total stranger could see how utterly dedicated you are and will be as a future doc!)

TD, and Scotia is apparently willing to match.

Posting for stats! Accepted/Waitlisted/Regrets: Accepted In Province (IP)/ Out of Province (OOP): OOP AGPA (x.xx/4.5): ~4.5 MCAT (xx.xx/528): 523 Rural/Non-Rural: Non-rural Advanced Academics (PhD, pubs, academic appointment): 0 Declining offer as I’ve already accepted my IP school! Good luck everyone

TIME STAMP: 12:25PM Acceptance/Waitlist/Rejection: Accepted VFMP! AGPA: 3.97, not sure how it was converted but probably around 90-92? MCAT: 523 ECs: Diverse ish, nothing super long term (mostly 1-2 years), PM for details Geography: IP Interview: Overall felt good except one acting station!

Result: Accepted! (London) Timestamp: 10:21 am EST May 8th 2018 2yr GPA: 4.00 MCAT: 130/131/130/132 ECs: diverse I think?? nothing super long-term Interview: don't really remember- but panel interview is generally worse than MMI for me Year: Just graduated BSc Geography: Non-SWOMEN, OOP

Result: Accepted! (English) Timestamp: 6:40 am EST May 8th 2018 GPA: 3.97ish Current year: just graduated BSc ECs: diverse I think?? nothing super long-term Interview: Made a bit of an embarrassing mistake at the end (called the school by the wrong name lol) but overall good vibes! CASPER: I was v rushed but ranked in the mid 150s out of ~830 OOP applicants to McGill if that's helpful!

Result: Accepted! (Waterloo) Timestamp: 8.58 am EST May 8th 2018 cGPA: 3.97 MCAT: CARS 131 ECs: diverse I think?? nothing super long-term Interview: pretty meh MMI but okay overall CASPER: I was v rushed but ranked in the mid 150s out of ~830 OOP applicants to McGill if that's helpful!

Result: Accepted! Timestamp: 8:43 AM EST GPA: 3.97 MCAT: 523 ECs: diverse I think?? nothing super long-term Geography: OOP Interviews: Thought these went really badly actually, but happy to be wrong! Year: Just finished BSc

Result: Accepted (St George) Timestamp: 9:25 EST May 8, 2018 GPA: 3.97 MCAT: 523 ECs: diverse I think?? nothing super long-term Essays: I have no idea at this point but I'm a decent writer? Research: no pubs, 2 years of honours work, NSERC USRA Interview: Very relaxed, though I totally blanked on my own essay topics haha Year: Just finished BSc

I would wonder about the risks/consequences of calling CPS in and of itself when it’s not an obvious situation of child abuse. Especially when it comes to demographics that historically and currently have had extremely bad blood (joke unintended) with the government/foster care system- see: sixties scoop, current issues with Indigenous youth in care... is a culturally appropriate treatment that causes minor discomfort/pain to a child sufficient reason for starting the process that would potentially subject that child to the trauma involved in being taken away from their family (which, imo, would probably cause significantly longer lasting psychological harm)? Especially considering that Canada allows corporal punishment- which has negative consequences in and of itself, but we allow it because of believing in the rights of the parent to decide what’s best for their children. How does that differ from culturally appropriate treatments that don’t involve lasting harm to the child and might actually help them feel better overall? Might be a little off-topic MMI-wise but it’s an interesting issue. Personally I /definitely/ wouldn’t jump the gun and call CPS immediately, if anything I’d want to ask more about how common the procedure is in this culture, whether the child is okay with it, any evidence of efficacy, any negative effects of the treatment, etc. edited to add: i wouldn’t base a decision on whether to call/not call on how friendly (aka “responsive and positive”) the parents seem to you, since previous negative interactions with the healthcare system might have made a parent wary of you- I’d look more at how they’re interacting with the child, and whether /that/ particular interaction is positive, not the one between them and you as a physician.

Result: Invite Time Stamp: Jan 31 2:57PM Interview Date: TBD wGPA/cGPA: 3.97 Year: 4th year UG MCAT: 523 ECs: Varied, a little bit of research, focus on support roles Geography: OOP

Invite! Time Stamp: 5:55pm Location: OOP Stream: English wGPA: 3.97-4.00ish? Current year: 4th ECs: A bit of everything- honours research/NSERC USRA (no pubs), volunteering, student services, equity-related activities, clubs, pretty extensive support roles Casper: Good enough for a Mac/Dal invite but not McGill as OOP- so it was okay I guess!

Time stamp: 2:22PM EST Invite/Reject: Invite (MD) GPA: 3.97 CARS: 131 Casper: think it went okay? OOP

Are the Ontario schools (Western/Queens/McMaster, I'm assuming) the ones that place a higher emphasis on GPA/MCAT?