booshk Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Hey guys, I just had a few questions about course load. 1. Were any of you penalized for having less than 30 credits? I have had 27 credits in a couple of years due to the fact that I thought this was a full course load (I know T_T). Will this affect my ability to drop 1 year, or as long as I end up having 90+ credits in the end? 2. Can people with 27 credits usually get in, or is it a flag of some sort? What sort of reasons did you or your friends give to have adcom if it was fine? 3. Also, do summer term courses count towards you average? I heard a couple of people saying no but I've never read this anywhere. Feel free to help with any of the questions if you can! Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceWayne Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 UBC doesn't care about full course load. You can get aGPA if you have 90 credits of marks left after weighting. And Summer courses do count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirnoodleton Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 I got in with 24 credit hours per year. But I was really busy with other things too. So the answer is no, they don't really put much weight into that. Although maybe post-interview? But not pre-interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hking03 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Don't worry about course load impacting your chances. I think the main reason why they encourage a full(ish) course load is more for your benefit and understanding when you start fmed in second semester. The volume of material they throw at you is approximately 7x that of a full course load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirnoodleton Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 so really not preparation at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hking03 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 It does prepare you... Just not that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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