Aspiring-Doctor Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 For those interviewed, are you going to apply for the Doctors of BC Presidential Scholars Award? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahlavache Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 anyone have an idea how competitive the award is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosiglitazone Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 6 hours ago, taelea said: anyone have an idea how competitive the award is? if getting in to UBC Med is already darn difficult, imagine applying for an $80,000 scholarship to go to the same med school? LOL Saucy and Bumblegum 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchpress Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, taelea said: anyone have an idea how competitive the award is? It’s an entrance award, so your competition will be the other 287 students in your year. That said, many med students cannot be bothered to apply for scholarships, and while I don’t know the details of the effort required for this one, the fact that many people who interview also ultimately won’t be accepted may discourage people from applying. So that means the actual pool of applicants might be somewhat small. If you have a relatively diverse EC background and could be even mildly competitive, may be worth doing on the off chance you get it. Edited April 9, 2021 by frenchpress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosiglitazone Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, frenchpress said: It’s an entrance award, so your competition will be the other 297 students in your year. That said, many med students cannot be bothered to apply for scholarships, and while I don’t know the details of the effort required for this one, the fact that many people who interview also ultimately won’t be accepted may discourage people from applying. So that means the actual pool of applicants might be somewhat small. If you have a relatively diverse EC background and could be even mildly competitive, may be worth doing on the off chance you get it. I agree with this as well! My previous comment may have come across very discouraging (apologies for that), but I agree with the idea that if you feel you are competitive, you should definitely apply. Nobody really knows what UBC is really looking for, so the whole process is a shot in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspiring-Doctor Posted April 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 I hope it wouldn’t count against me if they find out I didn’t do anything too impressive since the EC cutoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspiring-Doctor Posted April 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 35 minutes ago, frenchpress said: It’s an entrance award, so your competition will be the other 297 students in your year. That said, many med students cannot be bothered to apply for scholarships, and while I don’t know the details of the effort required for this one, the fact that many people who interview also ultimately won’t be accepted may discourage people from applying. So that means the actual pool of applicants might be somewhat small. If you have a relatively diverse EC background and could be even mildly competitive, may be worth doing on the off chance you get it. I thought UBC’s entering class is usually 288 students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchpress Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Aspiring-Doctor said: I thought UBC’s entering class is usually 288 students. Yup, typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ss123toy Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 Also does anyone know when the winner is notified? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheerfulmed Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 Wished the application was after the admissions decisions day...does anyone know when the winner is notified? I'm guessing after decision day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKin.d Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 Agreed, kind of seems weird to have people spend time on the application who aren't getting in. cheerfulmed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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