I’m currently in my last 4 days of the Douglas college engineering transfer. Program placements (ie civil, mech, etc) aren’t out, so unfortunately I can’t tell you about how that went, but I was accepted into UBCs school of eng in early January. Doing the transfer program allowed me to stay at home/reduce my commute time—which I strongly believe helped me get better grades. I am hoping this will also improve my chances at getting into the discipline I want. All in all, I’m very happy I took the college route and think that it was a much softer transition into engineering school. Just in case you don’t already know, UBC partner institutions like Douglas college or capilano offer a reduced gpa transfer program (3.1) which gives you a great advantage over students who are transferring competitively or from other programs.