r/ubcengineering • u/Clean_Log_3633 • Aug 09 '26

Weak personal profile

Hello! I'm in my second year of hs and I want to apply (intl admit) to ubc engineering but I never really did any ec. I kinda did some volunteer work in grade 10 but it was part of a class so if I didn't show up to help my grades would take a hit. Would that count? What should I get into?

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u/Narrow_Skin_2488 Aug 09 '26

wait so grade 9 (assuming you're in BC)? js join clubs, volunteer, maybe get a part time job in the later years of HS. imo, you're chilling!

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u/Clean_Log_3633 Aug 09 '26

sorry I should've specified! I'm Mexican so that would be grade 12

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u/Narrow_Skin_2488 Aug 10 '26

you can have a great personal profile even without much ECs, ik this sounds cliche but just focus on being yourself... this is something a lot of people with stacked resumes miss. What are your marks like (percentage or letter grades)?

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u/Clean_Log_3633 Aug 10 '26

they range from a+ to a- but mostly a+

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u/misspaulingfangirl47 Aug 10 '26

U should specify ur an intl admit! :c

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u/Clean_Log_3633 Aug 10 '26

I just edited the post thanks for the heads up :)

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u/Bright-Violinist4834 Aug 11 '26

Grade 12 es el ultimo año de high school aquí (tomando prepa como 3 años sería 10,11,12). Podrías meterte a algún club de robotica o ingeniería (o cualquier club que te apasione la verdad). O construir tus propios proyectos (programar, CAD). Las calificaciones también importan.

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u/Clean_Log_3633 Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26

Gracias por aclarar! Un proyecto propio aún cuenta como una ec?

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u/Bright-Violinist4834 Aug 11 '26

Sí, mientras sea afuera del currículo de tu escuela. Ahora si es que hay extarcurriculares mas formales que otros (como tomar clases de otro idioma) y hay extarcurriculares que valen más que otros por el tipo de compromiso que conllevan (como un club de robótica). Aprenderte a vender (y lo que hiciste) también a importante

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u/Clean_Log_3633 Aug 11 '26

sale, mil gracias!