Welcome Students, Parents and Counsellors!

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Presentation Agenda

• How do apply to UBC
• Choosing the right program for you
• Self assessment do I have everything that is
  needed for admissions?
• What is the application deadline?
• What documents are considered official?
• What happens after I applied?
• When can I register for courses?
• What courses will I need to register in?
• What if I have any questions?

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Forestry Programs 4 four-year B.Sc. Degrees, 6
majors (all with co-op option)
BSc in Wood Products Processing

• BSc in Forestry
• Forest Resources Management
• Forest Operations

• BSc in Natural Resources Conservation
• Science and Management
• Global Perspectives

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BSc in Forest Sciences
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How to Apply

1. Apply online and pay the fee

• Visit you.ubc.ca to apply
• Always use your official name (as it appears on
  his/her official documents i.e. birth
  certificate, passport etc.)
• Pay the application fee.
• Pay when you apply or
• Pay after you have submitted your application by
  logging into the Student Service Centre and
  selecting my Financial Account
• N.B. Applications will not be processed until the
  application fee has been received by UBC

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How to Apply contd
2. Complete the Housing application
The deadline is May 1st, 2011 the sooner you
apply for housing the better, make sure to pick
the right campus (UBC Vancouver)
3. Receive student number and email
acknowledgement

• After submitting
• You will instantly receive a UBC student number
  to confirm receipt of your application
• You will receive an acknowledgment letter
  confirming your UBC number and listing the
  documents needed in order to process your file
• Please note the email acknowledgement is
  official print it and keep for your records

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How do I get here?
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(No Transcript)
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Please note that all of UBC correspondence to you
is primarily done via email, so make sure your
email address is always up-to-date and do check
it regularly.
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(No Transcript)
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You can access your Student Service Centre with
you CWL account here is where you can check
your application status and where you can find
all of the correspondence UBC sent you.
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• Housing application deadline is May 1st, 2011

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Self-assessment Am I admissible?

• Do you have
• An overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 on a
  point 4.0 grading scale or of at least 60
• Your GPA will be calculated on the most recent 30
  credits (roughly 10 three months courses) you
  have completed
• Do you satisfy the English Language Admission
  Standard (ELAS)?

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English Language Requirement
UBC accepts 9 different tests of English language
proficiency that evaluate skills in listening,
reading, speaking and writing. The most commonly
submitted are the Test of English as a
Foreign-Language (TOEFL) and the International
English Language Testing System (IELTS).

• TOEFL
• UBC institution code is 0965
• Internet-based test overall 90/120
• minimum part score 21 (writing and speaking) and
  22 (reading and Listening)
• IELTS
• Minimum score an average of 6.5 with no part
  less than 6.0

Please note that UBC will accept test results
taken no more than two years before you apply
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When is the application due?
Applications have to be submitted by February
28th, 2011
When documents are considered official?

• Official Transcripts have to be sent directly by
  your institution
• English Proficiency test scores have to be sent
  directly by the testing agency

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After you apply

• As soon as your file is complete
• The application fee is paid
• All of the required official Documents have been
  received by UBC Admissions
• Proof of ELAS satisfaction
• UBC will evaluate your admissibility. If you are
  admissible you will receive an offer to the
  program of your choice at UBC

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After you apply (contd)

• Once you have received the UBC offer you will
  need to apply for a Canadian Study Permit be
  sure to start the process as soon as you receive
  the offer but only after you have received it.
• This involves
• completing and application
• Paying an fee
• Submitting relevant documents
• Official letter of acceptance from UBC
• Proof of sufficient funds for tuition and living
  costs

When which courses?
When You will receive an email from UBC telling
you on what day and at what time you will be able
to register. In order to register on that day you
will have to accept UBC offer through the Student
Service Centre and pay CDN 500 for the
registration deposit Which You should send me
all of the courses that you have completed with a
short description of what the course covered and
I, together with your program director, will work
on your UBC study plan
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Good to know

• Forestry Training Program (beginning of August)
• JUMP START (last two weeks of August)
• Co-op and driving license
• Work visa eligibility
• Moving from one Forestry program to the other

Questions? chiara.longhi_at_ubc.ca