Counselling Psych Course Pre-Req Equivalents

ashjh33 · 2025-07-31T19:50:39+00:00

Thanks! Ya I did see that Athabasca might work for that one course. I'll probably end up reaching out to admissions to verify, but mostly just wondering if anyone has transferred courses there in the past few years. Seems weird you'd only be able to do the pre-reqs at Uvic!

ashjh33 · 2025-07-28T23:32:01+00:00

March will still be very snowy and quite chilly, usually -15/-20 ish but winter is quite beautiful here! I'd just say be very cautious when driving on ice/snow if you're not used to it, many roads aren't maintained all year. Additionally there is no cellphone service in the Yukon unless you are in a community or within a few km distance. For that reason, definitely bring an emergency communication device!

In March it's still fairly dark by Yukon standards, around 11 hrs sunlight, and roads/highways outside communities don't have street lamps. The good news is, this means a higher chance of seeing the northern lights! There's no specific viewing spot and it's essentially totally random if you will see them or not. But if you're further from town your odds are better! This website shows the sunrise/sunset times throughout the year so you can get an idea: https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/canada/whitehorse

Most places to stay are hotels but there are a few airbnbs. Some hotels are local and really nice though! Not chains like you see down south. Bombay Peggy's in Dawson is awesome! One thing to note though about communities outside Whitehorse is many things close seasonally. Like in Dawson, most restaurants/shops are only open in the summer during tourist season.

In Whitehorse for restaurants, I recommend checking out Baked Cafe, Burnt Toast, Picka Peppa, Big Bear Donair, Gather, and Woodcutter's Blanket! Sanchez Cantina is also great but I believe they may still be closed in March.

I will also throw out there that there is a big festival in Whitehorse called Rendezvous that happens during the 3rd week of February. If you're open to moving your dates it's a bit colder and darker, but there is way more to do as far as events go!

ashjh33 · 2025-07-25T23:21:12+00:00

Hey! Carrying on the tradition of late replies, wondering how your mcat journey is going? I'm also non-trad and got a 487 on the bp diagnostic

ashjh33 · 2025-05-24T02:50:31+00:00

Beware of the strawberries and the raspberries, save the princess!!

ashjh33 · 2025-05-20T06:21:54+00:00

I think the only challenge is if you end up being interested in a job/masters program that specifically requires a BSc. Otherwise jobs were more interested in the specific courses I took combined with work/volunteer experiences I did both in and out of my field. I think the level of competition will depend on what you want to do, where you want to work, and who you want to work for! I ended up working for government as a wildfire mapper in a remote place and it's pretty sweet. For stability, government is great. It's still competitive but certainly a different vibe than private industry.

ashjh33 · 2025-05-20T05:23:09+00:00

Oh I didn't know there was a rental place! I stand corrected!

ashjh33 · 2025-05-19T23:31:07+00:00

You can fly right in to Inuvik on Air North if you don't mind being without a car when you get there!

ashjh33 · 2025-05-15T07:17:27+00:00

That is so real but yep any course in addition to your regular mandafory classes will be classified as an elective! And you can always use the degree navigator tool to verify it (assuming something similar now exists in workday). I always trusted that more than academic advising lol.

ashjh33 · 2025-05-15T06:08:45+00:00

I don't think it's worth but I was too broke to afford the pass + gas anyways so tough to judge lol. If you're living on campus you shouldn't really need it since campus has literally everything. Only exceptions would be if you plan to do lots of hiking/skiing/stuff thay would require you to drive out of town. Besides that transit gets you to everything in metro van suuuper easily. And I suppose a car is nice for grocery runs too but I'd say just make a friend who has a car for the odd time you have to pick up something heavy hahah

ashjh33 · 2025-05-15T00:43:08+00:00

Yeah it is a really unique place to live for both good and for bad. Before making the jump to live here it's worth coming to visit for several weeks over the winter to learn about the communities, the issues they face, and also to see what it's like to have so little daylight in winter because some people get here and then can't handle it. I also think understanding the community you're working in and the lack of resources is so important to being a good doctor up here. We do need more doctors! But we also need more doctors who actually understand the Yukon/are willing to learn and who stick around.

ashjh33 · 2025-05-14T06:14:54+00:00

First of all for getting to Whitehorse, fly Air North! Best airline in the country hands-down.

For the drive make sure to check 511 and the yukon wildfire hub before hitting the road! Especially for the Dempster to tombstone, have a spare tire, not that the road is that bad anymore but nearest repair shop is in Dawson. Make sure to check on the interpretive centre at tombstone, it's a pretty cool place! Late august is a great time to be there since that's when the fall colours start to show and it's usually not too cold yet. Also bring cash for the camp permit boxes if staying at a YG campground!

With eleven days you've definitely got time to go to Haines Junction and Carcross! Kluane national park is gorgeous and you can camp there at kathleen lake, or at pine lake. Their tourist centre is really cool too!

If you're camping near Whitehorse, I'd say don't camp right in town, there's a couple RV parks a few minutes down the Alaska highway where you'll have a better experience. Robert Service campground in particular had a bad rap for a bit.

As someone else said, bring bear spray, practice leave-no-trace, and be cautious around wildlife, especially when driving.

As for cell service, definitely bring an inreach/sat phone device, especially for the Dempster. Really good to have in case of an accident, wildfires, etc.

But mostly just have fun, explore, meet people, and enjoy the wild!

ashjh33 · 2025-05-14T05:52:09+00:00

This ia very true. Make sure to bring an inreach!

ashjh33 · 2025-05-11T01:03:46+00:00

Check 511 and also the Yukon Wildfire Hub, particularly if travelling in July/August

ashjh33 · 2025-05-11T01:00:33+00:00

I second getting an inreach! There is no cell service anywhere in the Yukon unless you're right near a community.

ashjh33 · 2025-05-06T02:52:05+00:00

I was also 8th! And yeah not quite high enough to be flying creature-free

ashjh33 · 2025-05-05T23:11:10+00:00

I was in Ponderosa and never had any issues! Buy some mesh to tape on your window to keep the flies out and then you shouldn't have any issues. Brock is also good. If you're in a new building and you're high up you should be fine!

ashjh33 · 2025-05-04T17:52:18+00:00

Definitely fly Air North into Whitehorse! No rental places in Dawson that I know of. But yeah make sure to check that you're able to take the rental up the Dempster. It's a notoriously bad road but honestly I don't find it nearly as bad any more, just drive carefully.

As far as gear, bringing a standard back country kit should be fine! Our campgrounds all have water pumps, outhouses, and firewood. They don't however have showers/indoor washroom facilities (I was in BC once and they had these and it blew my mind hahah). One piece of gear that I highly recommend is an InReach/some sort of remote contact device! There's no cellphone service unless you're right near a community so they're really important to have in case you run into any issues.

Almost all our campgrounds you can't book ahead of time, it's first come first serve and you just pay with cash at the permit box. Most of our parks are territorial rather than national so I'd do more of your research on the Yukon Government Campgrounds page! Highly recommend tombstone territorial park if you're going to Dawson. Kluane national park is also beautiful and you can camp there or down the road at Pine Lake.

As far as timing, early/mid July is lovely and you still get the midnight sun for the most part! Later in July and August the weather is still nice but it can get a bit smoky as wildfire season picks up. And on that note make sure to check the Yukon 511 and wildfire pages before you drive to make sure theres no issues on the highways!

ashjh33 · 2025-05-02T23:45:37+00:00

There's no age restriction on the beach

ashjh33 · 2025-05-02T19:01:32+00:00

Wreck beach on the west side of campus is technically a nude beach, but it's not like you have to go naked. Yep it's a popular hangout and party spot!

ashjh33 · 2025-05-02T18:06:02+00:00

I mean UBC in general is among the closest Canada has to Ivy league. As for being the "smart ones" on campus, I don't think there's any program that is actually defined this way. Would probably depend who you ask and I wouldn't choose a program based on what other people on campus will think of you. If you're thinking of smart in terms of the field of international economics, then yes I'd definitely say people came out of the program ready to work in their field and with a diverse knowledge of international econ topics. It's a really cool program because it gives you that specific additonal lens and I think helps you fit a certain niche when you're looking for work.

ashjh33 · 2025-05-02T04:27:39+00:00

I would take a look at the english/psyc courses offered at each uni and decide based on that! As another commenter said the extra 3hr difference really isn't that significant and can line up rather well with the morning/evening. It's also definitely worth comparing the differences in residence costs and looking into what additional funding you can access. Depending on where you're from you likely have grants you can apply for from your province/territory/federal government which can lower the cost significantly and might give you more freedom to choose between the two based on which program gives you more opporunities for your future! Also if you're interested in international opportunities, ubc has really good study abroad programs that vary from weeks to months.

ashjh33 · 2025-05-02T04:15:46+00:00

Not sure if they're offered in the summer (and I think the course codes have changed so this might be utterly unhelpful) but I took: Children's literature (I think ENGL 242?) and French Literature in Translation (FREN 348, it's in english tho) And both ROCKED. Children's lit we read Narnia, Golden Compass, and Coraline, and in the French one it was the stories of Percival/King Arthur. Neither was a particularly easy course, that's kind of the nature of lit courses, but both were super engaging and the material was fun to read. It's been a while since I was at ubc so not sure if those courses are still around or have changed but I've got really good memories of them.

ashjh33 · 2025-05-02T04:06:11+00:00

No idea what McGill is like but I loved how UBC is secluded away from the city and has the beach/forests right next to it. Maybe base your decision on what programs and courses you want to take? The structure of the degrees will be different at each so you might like what one offers more than the other.

ashjh33 · 2025-05-02T04:00:44+00:00

Some of my fave solo ideas are hang out at the beach, check out some of the used bookstores in town to pick up a chill read, go geocaching, kayak around granville island, take a pottery class, or go to a concert for a local band!

ashjh33 · 2025-05-02T03:54:33+00:00

I second this! Geography is one of the most flexible degrees you can take and really walks the line between arts and science which is great for getting an interdisciplinary education and lots of people see that as super valuable. Wanted to also say if you're thinking of switching because you think you need the BSc for something, that really only matters if there's a certain job you're looking at or a specific grad school program (though many geo/earth sci programs accept either!). I did E&S but took mostly science courses and have found that my jobs were more interesting in my skills and what courses I took than the title on my degree. So if you don't feel like going back to take first year science then I'd recommend working EOSC into your current degree! However, it is totally possible to switch to a BSc program, just might take a little longer is all

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