HOW AND WHY I TRANSFERRED | maddy a 

Aashutosh jha hey!! yeah sure- i did alevels, in bio chem n math, i did graded piano for 11 years n was student body president! but that’s abt it haha

Hi Pauline! I'd be happy to answer your questions :) Send me an email and we can chat there - itsmemaddya@gmail.com

Oh so exciting! Can’t wait!

Gonna miss you!! Thanks Winnie ... me too haha

Hi! I am honestly not too sure. I would encourage you to reach out to your academic advisor or science advising to see what they say. I can't imagine it would be an issue but you need to make you meet the specified requirements. Good luck!

Hi! Schools are typically smaller and are a sub category of a faculty. Schools are much more specific. I think you can directly apply into “schools” assuming you are given the option when you apply. So if it is listed then yes you can, if not, then no. Hope that helps!

There were a few courses I am behind on. BIOL 155, WRDS 150, and LFS 100. I had the intention of staying in sciences so I had to take two physics courses, which, had I not taken them, I would've been able to take WRDS 150 and BIOL 155. So really, if you are careful in your course planning, You might only need to catch up on LFS 100. You won't be starting over in any way! Most science credits are transferable. What you need to make sure of though is that you have completed at least 24 of the required LFS courses in order to be promoted to 2nd year. That's where I got stuck, so even though this is my second year at UBC, I will considered "first year." It is absolutely not a waste. That was something I really battled and had to tell myself was not true. If I had not pursued sciences and taken the time to explore my interest/lack there of, I wouldn't have figured out that LFS is where I wanted to be! As much as it is hard, you have to trust the process. That is something I learned this year, on top of everything else haha I hope that helps :) All the best to you this fall!

@@MaddyA Thank you so much Maddy, that was very helpful! I'll keep everything you mentioned in mind. I really appreciate you taking time out of your day to give advice and help others. Best of luck in FNH!

HI! You would have to double check with enrolment services or Arts advising. I know it is definitely possible to take science courses in your first year, but I am not sure of how many. The trick is that because you aren't in sciences, you don't get first dibs on the science courses so registration can be quite challenging. I don't think you need to have all first year courses completed to transfer. What you should be mindful of is that transferring faculties isn't a guarantee, so if you only take science courses, and not enough arts credits, then you may not be promoted within arts. Just something to be mindful of! I hope that helps :)

Hi Pallavee! You could choose to start then as it would allow you to take some courses over the summer. Either way though, you can take summer courses regardless of whether you start in May or in September in the faculty of Arts. Double check an academic advisor on that one. It was pretty quick - i can totally remember but I want to say there was about a month-two months between when I applied to transfer and when I was admitted to LFS. Hope that helps!

@@MaddyA thank you for replying Maddy! I applied today and I’m so excited ! I also wanted to know do you think switching from science to arts would be a competitive selection? Because I want to start to plan my term 2 courses according to my art degree (which is so much lighter than my science schedule 😂) so I don’t waste my time taking unnecessary science courses .

@@pallaveekhetoo2116 Of course! Thats so exciting! I'm not sure how competitive it is... I would assume it is. But if you meet (and surpass) the requirements to transfer you should be okay. Honestly, to be safe, I would always assume there is some competition. You can easily make a worklist for term two and if you get accepted just register in those courses rather than waiting to the last minute!

@@MaddyA I was wondering since I’ve completed only 4 courses at ubc, would they also look at my high school grades to determine my eligibility for transfer? Also thank you so much for answering all my questions! It really means a lot ☺️

@@pallaveekhetoo2116 Not a problem I am always happy to help! I'm not sure... given that you are now a student at UBC I think they would look at your UBC grades (thats what they did with me but I had all my first year grades). Double check with Arts admissions - they'll know for sure!

Yikes thats a pretty intense change! Good for you for taking that on!

Haha funny how it goes!

Maddy A just one question to ask you. Do i have to complete 30 credits before summer term starts? Bc I’m thinking of taking less in term 1&2 and take rest of the courses in summer.. i was wondering if that’s too late for the application for changing faculty.

@@user-se8zr9qc6n Nope you do not! Just make sure you've taken enough credits to be promoted. The deadline to transfer is sometime during the school year. You would complete your first year in whatever faculty you are currently in and then would hopefully transfer in second year assuming you are accepted.