Accepted to UBC 2024

[Dplk]

Accepted this afternoon as well! 

LSAT 162, GPA 88% (after drops). General applicant.

Congratulations everyone!

Edited April 3, 2024 by OldManMills

[Joe7541]

I got the email as well.

LSAT 164, GPA 86%.

 

 

[hopehopehope]

Accepted yesterday (April 3). 3.9/4.3 cGPA and 166 LSAT. 

[aaaa2727]

Accepted yesterday :)) LSAT 165, 87% (after drops) judging by recently, seems like a new wave has happened. Congrats to everyone!

[zerosuitsamus1]

thought i'd add my stats to this thread for any future applicants creepin on this site. 

ubc CGPA: 85.5%, w/ drops: 86.3%

lsat: 162 (80th percentile)

was admitted March 15th and accepted before the 31st :)

 

[vslay]

Got the email yesterday!!

LSAT 160, GPA percentage 87.1

[Woody96x]

3 hours ago, vslay said:

Got the email yesterday!!

LSAT 160, GPA percentage 87.1

Congratulations! What category did you apply under? 

[vslay]

19 hours ago, Woody96x said:

Congratulations! What category did you apply under? 

Thank you. General.

[Grotius]

Just got the email. 78% cGPA, 171 LSAT, applied discretionary. I look forward to seeing you all in September.

[biffo852]

A today.

 

UBC GPA with drops: 80.76%. LSAT 165. OLSAS CGPA 3.52.

 

Mature student with 5 years experience as registered nurse. Founded and led political advocacy groups during my undergrad.

Likely to accept and decline Oz. 

Edited April 26, 2024 by biffo852

[olob96]

Got my email yesterday afternoon and accepted my offer! CGPA 4.0/4.0 (86% on the UBC scale) and LSAT 154. Applied under the discretionary category. See you all in the Fall, and good luck to those that are still waiting to hear back! 

[dennis1]

Accepted yesterday! 163 LSAT and 81% UBC GPA after drops. Applied discretionary. Good EC's and LOR's.

[notlegaleagle]

Accepted Friday! 162 highest LSAT and 80 UBC scale after drops -- applied discretionary. Good LORs, good academic background and softs.

[Plumeria777]

On 4/26/2024 at 7:14 AM, olob96 said:

Got my email yesterday afternoon and accepted my offer! CGPA 4.0/4.0 (86% on the UBC scale) and LSAT 154. Applied under the discretionary category. See you all in the Fall, and good luck to those that are still waiting to hear back! 

Congratulations! So exciting to see these posts. I am new to the forum,  early 30's, I am still completing undergrad credits at UFV, volunteered over 10 years for a community centre governed under Fraser Health, over 6 years working experience in healthcare and 6 years in Real Estate. Going through a brutal divorce and self representing myself in provincial court because I only got enough money to pay for a lawyer to handle my file in Supreme. Anyhow, it's a lengthy story but going back to my question here :), I wanted to ask you, how many credits did you apply with to be accepted under the discretionary section?. I know with the discretionary category it has to fall between min 60 credits and max 90 credits because if it is over 90 credits, an applicant will automatically be categorized under a general applicant. If you can shed some light on this part, I would truly appreciate it. Thank you.

[olob96]

23 hours ago, Plumeria777 said:

Congratulations! So exciting to see these posts. I am new to the forum,  early 30's, I am still completing undergrad credits at UFV, volunteered over 10 years for a community centre governed under Fraser Health, over 6 years working experience in healthcare and 6 years in Real Estate. Going through a brutal divorce and self representing myself in provincial court because I only got enough money to pay for a lawyer to handle my file in Supreme. Anyhow, it's a lengthy story but going back to my question here :), I wanted to ask you, how many credits did you apply with to be accepted under the discretionary section?. I know with the discretionary category it has to fall between min 60 credits and max 90 credits because if it is over 90 credits, an applicant will automatically be categorized under a general applicant. If you can shed some light on this part, I would truly appreciate it. Thank you.

Thank you! Sounds like you’ve got lots of softs and life experience that will help with your application as a discretionary applicant. I was in my 4th year when I applied and had completed exactly 90 credits at that point. You’d have a better chance of getting in with a minimum of 90 credits because you’d be considered in both categories, versus only one category if you have 60-89 completed credits. A majority of admits hold a four-year degree upon their entry into the JD program at UBC, so that’s something to keep in mind. 

Also, you’ll have a bit more wiggle room admission GPA wise with a minimum of 90 completed credits, because more credits would be dropped (12 worst credits dropped versus only 6). 

There isn’t a maximum limit credit-wise; all of your completed credits will be considered when they calculate your admission GPA at UBC.  

In your PS, highlight your experiences and how they have positively shaped your aspiration to study law and how you think your experiences make you suited to practice law. I think what saved me was my PS; write a positive, compelling and succinct personal statement!

Hope this helps! Shoot me a message if you wanna talk about this further. 

Edited May 12, 2024 by olob96

[Plumeria777]

9 hours ago, olob96 said:

Thank you! Sounds like you’ve got lots of softs and life experience that will help with your application as a discretionary applicant. I was in my 4th year when I applied and had completed exactly 90 credits at that point. You’d have a better chance of getting in with a minimum of 90 credits because you’d be considered in both categories, versus only one category if you have 60-89 completed credits. A majority of admits hold a four-year degree upon their entry into the JD program at UBC, so that’s something to keep in mind. 

Also, you’ll have a bit more wiggle room admission GPA wise with a minimum of 90 completed credits, because more credits would be dropped (12 worst credits dropped versus only 6). 

There isn’t a maximum limit credit-wise; all of your completed credits will be considered when they calculate your admission GPA at UBC.  

In your PS, highlight your experiences and how they have positively shaped your aspiration to study law and how you think your experiences make you suited to practice law. I think what saved me was my PS; write a positive, compelling and succinct personal statement!

Hope this helps! Shoot me a message if you wanna talk about this further. 

Thank you, your reply has been extremely helpful.

I will ensure to highlight what you've mentioned in my PS when the time comes. I'll just continue accumulating my undergrad credits, I'm doing 3 courses per semester because on top of work etc., I got 2 little girls under 5 years of age so definitely busy on my end :)). This forum is Godsend! 

Appreciate your response and truly wishing you nothing but the best! 😊

 

 

 

[Almost30wtf]

WL May 9th -> A today!!! General applicant. Still in shock! GPA ~79 w drops and 172 LSAT. Will be withdrawing UVic acceptance. 

[JTslasher]

Just got off the waitlist onto an acceptance today! Rounded to 82 GPA after drops and 168 LSAT. Literally SCREAMED after getting the email because I was worried I would be low on the waitlist with no ranking out. 

[bigcheeser]

I got an email today around 2pm. GPA 86% with drops, 164 LSAT. See you guys in Sept. 

[UBC_Hopeful]

Just got the phone call, in off of the wait-list!

80% gpa, 171 LSAT!

 

COULD NOT BE HAPPIER!

[Tunderoak]

Got off the waitlist this morning! 79%ish GPA, 172 LSAT. Applied general.

Pretty shocked! Accepting and will withdraw from UVic. 

 

[mochimochi]

On 7/24/2024 at 1:37 PM, UBC_Hopeful said:

Just got the phone call, in off of the wait-list!

80% gpa, 171 LSAT!

 

COULD NOT BE HAPPIER!

i remember seeing your comment on my post!! so happy for you, CONGRATS!!

[SpiffyNoob]

Just got off the waitlist today! Absolutely pumped and will be accepting

163 Lsat, 85ish gpa with drops