MY FIRST YEAR UBC SCIENCE GRADES | maddy a

MY FIRST YEAR UBC SCIENCE GRADES

Heyo!

I've wanted to film this video since the beginning of first term, regardless of what the outcome was. Grades are never something I openly shared in high school, or really in my first year to be honest... so this is a big step. I just felt like I should share this because I know when I was starting university, I had a fair bit of anxiety surrounding what would happen to my grades. I knew they would go down but the question was by how much. I know that everyone has different goals, but regardless, I thought I'd share how my first year went just so you guys had a frame of reference!

I had a 94% average in my grade 12 year, taking 3 AP courses, and 4 other classes... I think it was 4 haha I can't totally remember. Anyways, this is not meant to provide you with a basis of comparison because your experience and my experience will be completely different. This video was solely intended to maybe ease some of the anxiety surrounding how your grades might change... here's hoping I kind of delivered on that! Thank you for so supportive you guys, it means the world!

[brandony.]

LITERALLY my grades in my first year UBC sciences. (K almost literally) I also had a very high high school average but it was really hard for me to not define myself with my UBC grades after first year. Happy I came across this vid and see another person "struggling" or not doing as amazing as they once did. It's honestly very encouraging! TY for making these!

[merca]

jessussss 94% in physics god damn. I needed to rewind back if I heard that right.

[NIGHTDARK]

Really appreciate the content you produce, really helps calm my nerves :)

[winniewen]

THE MATH105 AVERAGE HAD ME SHOOKETH. But WE MADE IT! 🥳

[bornobhuiyan]

I can totally relate with that “Physics and Maths” part :’)

[mogywithahardg]

I'm one of those love physics & math persons. I'm attempting a double major in physics and chemistry for a degree in materials science/nano-materials. I thought I was going to fail comm, because that is where my weak point lies. It was surprisingly non-horrible, however, because it dealt with science writing, and I could appreciate the value in it. I didn't get a super-duper wonderful grade, but it was acceptable.

[Yoshi-oocz]

Hi! I'm currently a first yr student taking phys 117 but I'm struggling 😪so I was wondering if phys 131/phys 101 is understandable? Is it easier than phys 117?

[joshuagonzalezramirez]

I never expected you wouldn’t like physics and calculus. They are the best courses ever!! I am just joking haha. I understand how difficult it must have for you to adapt to something you didn’t like. At one point, I certainly lost an interest in both of these courses, but over time this feeling has really changed and I now have a lot higher appreciation for these fields of study.
I am glad you did quite well even when you were in a position of fear and doubt. Good luck on any future studies in the beautiful wonders of science and math!

[hannaht.]

Hi! I'm a prospective student but I have no idea what to do for course selecting. I do know people who attend UBC science who are more than willing to help me choose courses, but it'd be nice to know a little bit about how UBC's courses work. So these are basically the questions that I've been wondering:
1. How do you know what classes are required for science? Where do they tell you that?
2. What do the numbers mean? (ex. BIO 112)


and if there are any studying tips you could give us, what would they be?

Thank you!

[chloeyang]

Hi Maddy. Would you say that your work load increased ALOT ever since you got to UBC as opposed to high school ?

[deva]

I just wanna ask
Is NIOS (national institute of open school) accepted in Canadian universities and especially UBC

[anas.tahir.m]

Are you doing an undegrad in Bsc and then applying for medicine (MD)?

[Stephanie-kims]

I love all your videos!! And I hate physics too hahahah I’m currently taking physics 12 and it’s one of the classes that I spent the most effort on

[Yoshi-oocz]

Hi, do you know if AS level physics is considered Phys 12? and also what math course will you recommend for someone who has not taken pre cal 12?

[dilreetkaursandhu]

Actually I did'nt take Math as a subject in Grade 12 but I do have Physics, Chemistry and Biology as my main ones.So just wanted to ask will I be able to get into UBC SCIENCE?

[kellyzhu]

Thanks for sharing your grades, this video was very insightful! Will you be picking your specialization this year?

[nadiahassan]

when you say 94% average in high school, do you only mean your grade 12 average? Also is that for all the courses you took or just the required ones to get you into science?

[debbieadetudimu]

i totally feel you when you say you hate physics also i have a question, did you have to take a language course in high school to get into ubc?

[princesvaldemoro]

I'm gonna be in grade 11 this year and I really wanna go to UBC after highschool, any tips I should do that would help me get in? :(

[ananyamahapatra]

You mentioned that the courses you took were mandatory for first year science students. Would you mind elaborating on that? How can we make time for electives if we have to take all those classes?
I'm really confused about the whole process of choosing my courses and am very scared I won't plan them smartly T_T