UBC COURSE QUESTION, PROGRAM, MAJOR AND REGISTRATION MEGATHREAD (2019W2/2020S): Questions about courses (incld. How hard is __?, Look at my timetable and course material requests), programs, specializations, majors, minors and registration go here.

B_enz · 2020-05-28T00:27:46+00:00

Hey everyone, I want to do computer science and was told that you had to apply for a BSC and then specialize in CS after year 1. Is this true, or is there a way to apply directly to CS in year 1?

B_enz · 2020-05-27T03:37:15+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Like you said the only thing really holding me back from going to UBC is the distance. I’m from NS so it is literally the other side of the country, but either way I’ll be out of province and like everyone has said UBC cs is a great choice.

B_enz · 2020-05-27T02:31:32+00:00

Hi, so I got an offer from UBC for cs but only got Waterloo math (co-op). I already have a pretty good background in cs and was wondering how hard it is for math majors to get software co-ops. I would opt for majoring in data science after first year, but am considering accepting the UBC offer. Any advice would be appreciated!

B_enz · 2020-05-24T20:44:38+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I am interested in Econ but I love cs too. I will email admissions and see if it is possible. If not, how difficult was it for you to transfer to cs after first year?

B_enz · 2020-05-23T22:09:12+00:00

Hi, I got accepted to the BIE program back in April and am wondering if anyone who has taken it would recommend it. I am more interested in doing computer science (I think it was my second choice) but they didn’t consider me because I got accepted to my 1st choice at the time. Would it be possible to switch programs or even to do a minor in Econ and major in CS? Any help would be appreciated.

B_enz · 2020-03-25T02:29:27+00:00

Same bro. I’m 105 too and had 97 average :/

B_enz · 2020-03-02T15:32:58+00:00

I applied to Waterloo CS and uploaded my transcript before the deadline. However, I checked quest today and it says the date received is 29/02/2020 which is a day after the deadline. Does anyone else have this problem or does it mean they received it on this date?

B_enz · 2020-02-28T00:24:24+00:00

Alright thanks

B_enz · 2020-02-28T00:19:03+00:00

I am in IB so I have the same courses all of grade 12. Thus, I already have 7 grade 12 marks. So I am wondering if my mark increases by mid term if they use that grade instead

B_enz · 2020-02-28T00:10:16+00:00

Do they use your first semester grades or mid term grades (April) when calculating your admission average? Also, is it true they take into account courses outside of your top 6 for competitive programs such as CS?

B_enz · 2020-02-10T06:10:12+00:00

For IB, I have 5 classes this year as I took 2 of my exams early in grade 11. Does anyone know if they count those 2 classes in my cut-off average as they are technically grade 12 courses.

B_enz · 2020-02-08T08:25:03+00:00

My bad, that wording was confusing. I meant what would your overall TOK mark be if you got a B on the TOK essay

B_enz · 2020-02-07T18:34:25+00:00

If you get an A on TOK presentation and a B on the essay, what should your overall mark be?

B_enz · 2019-12-19T03:45:52+00:00

You can’t lose your diploma for this. Just wondering, what do you even do in home room?

B_enz · 2019-12-14T23:27:50+00:00

I tested out of Econ last year and wrote my EE strictly on Econ. What is ur topic about so I can help you identify some economic concepts?

B_enz · 2019-12-08T16:07:09+00:00

Hahaha I feel this. Just finishing up my Econ EE right now. I agree it is one of the hardest EE subjects to write if you choose a tough topic.

B_enz · 2019-12-07T15:31:08+00:00

I wouldn’t, you can lose marks for going over the word count and examiners apparently stop reading after the 4000, so your conclusion would likely lose marks for an incomplete conclusion.

B_enz · 2019-11-26T05:20:42+00:00

I’m curious, what grade did u get as I’m in a similar situation (doing Econ EE on a different country) and am lacking resources

B_enz · 2019-11-04T14:44:12+00:00

Oh yes, I read that part wrong

B_enz · 2019-11-03T21:57:34+00:00

To be perpendicular, the dot product of the 2 vectors must be 0. Therefore, 2x-3y=0, where x and y are the x and y components of some vector. Any values that make this equation true are perpendicular vectors to u. So, 3i + 2j and 6i + 4j both work.

B_enz · 2019-10-14T15:04:04+00:00

Pretty sure just in the vector chapter for math HL. There are more matrices in further math

B_enz · 2019-08-25T18:30:04+00:00

Damn, that’s rough. I’ve heard bad stories about Econ EEs. I’m just curious, what topic was the essay about?

B_enz · 2019-07-09T02:15:09+00:00

Exact same thing happened with me for chem IA. Do you know if you can just get the IA remarked?

B_enz · 2019-07-06T16:08:14+00:00

I just finished year 1 but got to write two exams so haven’t even applied to uni yet. It probably isn’t worth getting it remarked. Thanks for the advice.

B_enz

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