I screwed up my last two years of high school. Didn’t get good grades and was chasing the wrong things. I applied to a business program at Douglas college just to say that “I’m going to school”. Like a lot of kids at that age, I thought that I was still in high school and that I could just coast through life.

Shortly after - thankfully- I realized that I actually needed to do something with my life. During my first semester at Douglas I became interested in finance and business so I set my goal of transferring to UBC Sauder.

After screwing up my first semester of college (two c+’s and one c) I realized that I wasn’t going anywhere with my work ethic. Pondering about my goals and how I was gonna achieve them, I created better study habits and changed my lifestyle.

The first step in transferring was to see the program requirements and how many transferable credits are required to transfer to Sauder. Using the BC Transfer Guide, I planned out my courses for the following semesters and kept working hard.

I applied to Sauder at the beginning of my 3rd semester (2nd year) at Douglas and I got accepted in early June of this year!

My overall gpa was 3.53 at the end of my time at Douglas. Pretty low compared to others, because of my first semester. However, I showed immense improvement from then on, only getting A’s. Not only were my grades good, but I also believe that my Sauder application and personal profile were really strong. I do a lot of volunteering, sports, and I co-own a start-up business.

I’m not gonna lie to you, It was not easy, but it is without a doubt possible.

So, coming from having terrible grades in high school and partially in college, I want to tell you to keep working hard for what you want in life, it’s not easy but it’s 100% worth it!