The University of British Columbia (UBC) BSN 2023 Entry

[futureubcbsn]

Hi everybody, I thought I'd create a thread for those who are applying to the UBC BSN program for the 2023 application cycle. Please feel free to drop any questions and share your background/experiences! ?

[Hunt2023, EMT-B]

jc7834 said:

Does anyone know if our Spring 2023 semester marks will be counted for our GPA. With acceptance letters coming in May and marks not being released until very close to then I am thinking not a chance?

AlenaJ is correct, it was confirmed during the online info sessions that Spring marks will not be counted when making acceptance decisions.

[jc7834]

Thank you!

[John Lee]

Does anyone know how many applicants this year? I heard that last year was over 800 and only 120 seats, but this year is 150 seats available.

[dasd]

John Lee said:

Does anyone know how many applicants this year? I heard that last year was over 800 and only 120 seats, but this year is 150 seats available.

I think the number of applicants are provided of a cycle are provided in the next years info session so we won't know or maybe they'll let us know when offers are sent out

This years page has also been really inactive so I have no idea how many people are applying- hopefully less LOL

Last year there were also around 40 people who got off the waitlist and we have 30 extra seats this year 

[John Lee]

dasd said:

I think the number of applicants are provided of a cycle are provided in the next years info session so we won't know or maybe they'll let us know when offers are sent out

This years page has also been really inactive so I have no idea how many people are applying- hopefully less LOL

Last year there were also around 40 people who got off the waitlist and we have 30 extra seats this year 

I hope so!!! IDK why but this year, the page is really inactive compare to previous years. 

For some reasons, Douglas 2023 September intake reopen in Feb (Usually, it only opened for 3 days in Oct), so I can assume that not enough student applied for Douglas College nursing. I wish people didn't apply UBC as well. 

My friends told me that they could check their estimate Capser score through Altus website (It does not same as UBC score). However, I don't think it is available this year. 

I wish all of us can meet in September. 

[dasd]

John Lee said:

I hope so! IDK why but this year, the page is really inactive compare to previous years. 

For some reasons, Douglas 2023 September intake reopen in Feb (Usually, it only opened for 3 days in Oct), so I can assume that not enough student applied for Douglas College nursing. I wish people didn't apply UBC as well. 

My friends told me that they could check their estimate Capser score through Altus website (It does not same as UBC score). However, I don't think it is available this year. 

I wish all of us can meet in September. 

BCIT also had a second intake for their April intake - so it seems like theres a lot less applicants

Also, I can see my Casper quartile through the Altus website. Maybe your results haven't been graded or updated yet. 

Hopefully we get accepted ! 

[John Lee]

dasd said:

BCIT also had a second intake for their April intake - so it seems like theres a lot less applicants

Also, I can see my Casper quartile through the Altus website. Maybe your results haven't been graded or updated yet. 

Hopefully we get accepted ! 

Um... it is weird. I did casper on Jan 19 and saying Completed – Results delivered. 

Anyways, THANKS ! 

[futureubcbsn]

John Lee said:

Does anyone know how many applicants this year? I heard that last year was over 800 and only 120 seats, but this year is 150 seats available.

At the supplemental application info session this year, they said they will not be releasing the number of applicants they received for this cycle until after offers go out. But I did some research and found these stats from previous years. 

 

2015 Admissions Stats:

https://nursing.ubc.ca/undergraduate-learning/faq

- 80% GPA Average

- 89% had prior degrees

 

2019 Admissions Stats:

https://nursing.ubc.ca/sites/nursing.ubc.ca/files/documents/2019 BSN Information - September 4%2C 2019_0.pdf

- 72% - 92% GPA Range

- 82% GPA Average

- 120 spots for 500 applicants

- 79% had prior degrees

 

2022 Admissions Stats:

(I got it from an info session so my numbers might be slightly off)

- 74% - 96% GPA Range

- 86% GPA Average

- 150 spots for 600-700 applicants

[futureubcbsn]

John Lee said:

Um... it is weird. I did casper on Jan 19 and saying Completed – Results delivered. 

Anyways, THANKS ! 

Your Casper score is sent to schools two weeks after your exam date and the quartile you scored in is available for you to see available four weeks after your exam date. If you took yours on Jan. 19th, you should be getting yours any day now. They will email you when it's uploaded on your Altus!

[John Lee]

futureubcbsn said:

At the supplemental application info session this year, they said they will not be releasing the number of applicants they received for this cycle until after offers go out. But I did some research and found these stats from previous years. 

 

2015 Admissions Stats:

https://nursing.ubc.ca/undergraduate-learning/faq

- 80% GPA Average

- 89% had prior degrees

 

2019 Admissions Stats:

https://nursing.ubc.ca/sites/nursing.ubc.ca/files/documents/2019 BSN Information - September 4%2C 2019_0.pdf

- 72% - 92% GPA Range

- 82% GPA Average

- 120 spots for 500 applicants

- 79% had prior degrees

 

2022 Admissions Stats:

(I got it from an info session so my numbers might be slightly off)

- 74% - 96% GPA Range

- 86% GPA Average

- 150 spots for 600-700 applicants

Oh... so it is more competitive over time. Damn, 96% GPA? I am not sure how they calculate my GPA because I took pre req from SFU and A- is over 85 but over 80 is A- at UBC 

[Prestudent123]

The email I received stated that admission decisions will continue to be made throughout June and July... historically decisions have come out around late April/early May. Does anyone know if any early offers will still be made in Spring? Or why they changed this? 

[AlenaJ]

Last year initial offers went out on May 11. After that, they filled remaining seats on an ongoing basis as people declined.