Extracurricular/NAQ helpp

[inhheo]

Hi =)

I have been searching through the forum and I've seen a lot of

my grades aren't that great but i have loads of EC and this and that..

which i am sooo jealous of.

 

I'm going into 2nd year pharmacology in UBC and my GPA is 84%

I've heard so many things about how you have to get AT LEAST 86 to be safe and loads of other crap but now I know that to get 25/25 for AQ you need 85% overall..

I think I can boost up my mark in 2nd year... even though I am taking more courses (t.t hopefully!!), get it into above 86 at least and then try hardddd in 3rd year too so I can keep up my mark.

 

My problem is that I lack EC and WH..

lack as in close to 0..

I mean I do some music like piano and flute

and some sports but nothing that's legit

I'm not in a team or a club or etc.

I did join some clubs in UBC but I didn't do much in it.

Now I have 2 school years and 2 summers left (maybe 3 if I end up doing co-op). I am thinking of applying for ENSERC for next summer and volunteering during school (maybe weekends?) or working..anything.

 

Any advice for me so that I could get at least a start in doing EC?

I know it sounds pathetic ...

 

And another thing

Is it hard to score As in pharmacology?

I heard that for majors like biochem your ave could drop from 10~20%

[UBCPreMed]

Doesn't pharmacology start in 3rd year?

[Janitor]

What do you enjoy? Like I've read a lot - do something that YOU enjoy and YOU will derive growth and learning from, not just something that pads your app. Of course this can be trial and error

 

It's tough to get into a lot of sports if you haven't had a base from you were young, but there are intramurals and beginner's leagues, which count for something.

[inhheo]

Doesn't pharmacology start in 3rd year?

 

I declared pharmacology

I guess I'm not really in the program till I'm in 3rd year.