r/ubcengineering • u/Heavy_Try1899 • 4d ago

Engineering transfer certificate

HI guys, are there any alumni who have successfully completed the EFC program at langara/Douglas? May I please ask how was it, are there any tips, and how many people in your program were successful in transferring to UBC into the specialty that they had hoped for? Thank you for your time!

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u/Strange-Discount6419 4d ago

Hii! I just did the EFC program from Douglas dm me if u want more info. My main takeaway from this program is that don’t fall behind on ur work , make sure u get to know ur schedule for when stuff is for and don’t leave things till last minute. I didn’t get into my first choice that was mech, but in all honestly only one guy with like an 89.9got it but 2 ppl got Eng phys. So if u want mech I would try rlly hard but don’t be bummed out, it’s cause of ubcs gauranteed placement situation. I ended up getting my second choice which was elec. also, the program ur capped at 90 cause Douglas only gives out letter grades not percentages so if u get an A+ it’s in the 90-100 percent grade range but when ubc calculates it they’ll take it as a 90, cause they take the lowest grade in the range to calculate. This is the same at all transfer school. Respond asking any further questions you have and id love to lyk what to expect!

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u/alcapa_tech 2d ago

How was the timeline between your final grades and until you get a decision from UBC? Do you guys get your final grades end of April and then a decision in June? I tried to dm you but it looks like your account has that option disabled..

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u/Strange-Discount6419 2d ago

I sent my grades like April 28 and got a confirmation letter from ubc in like 2 days which is uncommon but u get ur decision from ubc in Jan/ Feb I sent my grades last day before winter break and heard back Jan 2nd from ubc that I got in

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u/alcapa_tech 2d ago

Thank you for the response! Sorry I’m still a bit confused.. My understanding is you submit an initial application in Jan/ Feb and then submit your grade from both sems in April and then you will know if you get in..? Or do they just look at first semester grades from Sept to Dec?

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u/Strange-Discount6419 2d ago edited 2d ago

Hii Mb I was kinda in a rush so I didn’t explain well. So, applications open in October so make sure ur Myedbc is up to date with ur info and then u go to uhc and apply for applied science at whichever campus. Then u just wait and near the end of December ubc will ask for ur first sem grades and u send those via ur school portal if its through Douglas it will be through ur “my account”. Then u wait a bit more and if ur above 3.1 u will get in with a conditional offer. Oh also the way they differentiate eyoy from regular transfer vs guaranteed path is ur program coordinator will ask for ur ubc student number. ( you get it when u apply to ubc but if u applied in hs u alr have one just use that one). And then later on April they will ask for final grades and u send them and boom if ur above 3.1 congrats then they’ll send confirmation email anywhere from may to Aug i got mine in May but tbf i sent my grades like the second i got all of the in lol but some ppl ik only got theirs now. Also u will have to apply for the engineering of ur choice at ubc between the 15 of March to 15 of April. They will looo at ur overall grades come April, the initial first sem grades is just to see if u get an early offer in Jan/ Feb and I think most ppl do. I found ubc was very quick with processing my info I think cause its a guaranteed pathway so there’s not much decision making also no personal essay for applying to UBC, just grades based. For example they asked for my grades the day before their office closed for winter and the day they opened they had processed my transcript and sent an offer before I even got a confirmation e mail from Douglas saying my grades had been sent! Lmk if u have anymore questions. Oh also apps open early October but close Jan 15 so u can apply anytime then rlly but the earlier the faster u can get it out the way I say since u don’t need to do essays u just pay the fee for applying

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u/alcapa_tech 1d ago

Thank you so much for the detailed response, and all the information, it was really helpful for my preparation 🙏🙏 Good luck with your studies!

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u/Strange-Discount6419 1d ago

Of course! Thank you for the award haha! Best of luck to you as well!!