BCU visits Stowe

22 September 2016

Thirty three Lower Sixth Formers met on Thursday 22 September to hear Tom Whittaker talk about what the University of British Columbia University has to offer. This was the first time many of them had heard from a university outside the UK, and his advice formed an excellent introduction to the topic: focus on academics, check out the campus and ethos of the university, and consider what the extra-curricular life of the university has to offer you.
With two campuses, in Vancouver and Okanagan, UBC has something for everyone.

Following some stunning time-lapse video footage of Vancouver, the Q&A session covered important topics such as fees (for Canadian citizens, remarkably low), admissions (A Levels accepted, no need for SAT/ACT), the Medical School (Canadian citizens only), and the international percentage of the student body (high). UBC has set the bar high for other North American universities hoping to recruit Stoics.

David Critchley, UCAS Applications Tutor