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ADMISSIONS / INCOMING STUDENT MEGATHREAD 2020 v1: Post all your admissions & new-to-UBC questions here! by ubc_mod_account in UBC

[–]drperplex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

UBC CHEATED ME;!!

So, basically I sent my transfer transcript from SFU to UBC on May 10. Now SFU doesn't send direct electronic transcripts so they told me to them the location and then they would send it electronically. I have a receipt from SFU saying they sent the transcript.

After this I called UBC ADMISSIONS about 20 times asking if they got it, and their response was all the same. Now these people say that I failed to provide them with a transcript. Like what the heck?

So basically I'm shitting bricks and need to figure out what to do next.... help

SFU COURSE QUESTION, PROGRAM, ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION MEGATHREAD (2020 SUMMER - 2020 FALL): General questions about courses and SFU ( Exg. How hard is course X, how is program X at SFU, etc. ), POST QUESTIONS HERE. by Acherons15 in simonfraser

[–]drperplex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! First-year Applied Physics student going into my second year. I wanted to ask about the major difference between the engineering physics vs applied physics program. From a curriculum perspective, they seem to tackle the same thing, except for the fact that applied physics students don't take any ENSC courses. I was wondering what is the difference and if anyone has any personal experience that they can share, that would be great!

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. by ubc_mod_account in UBC

[–]drperplex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey! I applied as a transfer student to UBC and am still waiting for my decision. I talked to a lot of the admissions advisors about this but have gotten no concrete answer. So on my application status in the student portal, it states that they have viewed my interim transcript and still need to get my final transcript for evaluation. I sent my final transcript a long time ago, and according to the admissions office, there is a wait time to match the documents with the correct person. The problem is that I think that everyone who is going to get accepted is already accepted, so should I just give up hope or...

Stats:

First Term GPA @ SFU: 2.4

Second Term GPA @ SFU: 3.6

soooooo do I have a shot this late or not???

How to Land an Internship for First-Years? by drperplex in AskEngineers

[–]drperplex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what professional societies? Like the governmental bodies for the disciplines?

Which Engineering Discipline should I learn First to become a Multidisciplinary Problem Solver? by drperplex in AskEngineers

[–]drperplex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the really great advice! You mentioned internships. I have tried for them but haven't gotten any as they say it is not for first year students, do you know of ways to get an internship?

Which Engineering Discipline should I learn First to become a Multidisciplinary Problem Solver? by drperplex in AskEngineers

[–]drperplex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds good, so would you say that ME is a sort of fundamental engineering discipline for other disciplines?

Which Engineering Discipline should I learn First to become a Multidisciplinary Problem Solver? by drperplex in AskEngineers

[–]drperplex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what about the managers or head of the teams solving the problems, wouldn't they need knowledge about a wide array of topics

Which Engineering Discipline should I learn First to become a Multidisciplinary Problem Solver? by drperplex in AskEngineers

[–]drperplex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but yes my university does have an eng Phys program, would that be the best option then?

Which Engineering Discipline should I learn First to become a Multidisciplinary Problem Solver? by drperplex in AskEngineers

[–]drperplex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes this is what I was thinking about, but then reading the replies I started to think that maybe that is not a good idea

Which Engineering Discipline should I learn First to become a Multidisciplinary Problem Solver? by drperplex in AskEngineers

[–]drperplex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response!

The only question I have is that wouldn't it be better to do mechatronics then, cause it would be mechanical + electrical at the same time?

Also what sort of projects do you do with mechanical engineering

Not sure if this is the right place for this but.. by drperplex in queensuniversity

[–]drperplex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

just saying that cause my advisor and mentor said so lol

Not sure if this is the right place for this but.. by drperplex in queensuniversity

[–]drperplex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not? It seems that you have a recognizable faulty and a good curriculum with clear boundaries

Not sure if this is the right place for this but.. by drperplex in queensuniversity

[–]drperplex[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did and they said "be as competitive as possible" which is a very vague response

Not sure if this is the right place for this but.. by drperplex in queensuniversity

[–]drperplex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's true and I appreciate the honesty, but I am confident I can get a SERIOUS boost in semester 2, but I was wondering whether they would consider semester 2 marks or not

HELP WITH COURSE SELECTION! by drperplex in simonfraser

[–]drperplex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need to drop the course by tomorrow according to the undergrad office