Hi guy's I'm new to this thread and just wanted to help clarify any questions people had. I've also applied to pharm this year I'm a third year ubc student. I have a lot of friends that are currently in the ubc pharm program and this is essentially what they told me. In terms of GPA a lot of people in their class had around a 70-80 average with around 70-80 on the pcat as an overall score. Of course this depends on the cohort that 's applying but they've told me it's around the same for other years to. If you are considered for an interview your GPA is no longer taken into consideration they'll only focus on the interview and how you did on that. For some individuals who did bad first year and don't have great marks, they look at the entire transcript so if you've done good in your third year and the courses that they use to look at your gpa it does help you out a little bit. And in terms of your application your resume, work experience, and other things help out greatly so even if your grades aren't great you still have a chance if they see that you are really involved in the community etc... And for the 2015 program they will no longer require the pcat and physics just because they're shifting towards the pharm D. I have been told that they will cut down the number of seats in 2015 to around 100ish and people will generally have to finish biochem and other courses in order to apply. Those first two years essentially count towards courses that would be in the pharm D program. And lastly for people who do get in in 2014 they will be offered a chance to spend two more years to get their pharm D through a program that they currently have. Hopefully this helps answer some questions anyone may have and this is all just from my friends in the program and hasn't been confirmed by anyone who is part of the selection committe so take it in stride. Good-luck to everyone who applied.
Current first year Pharm student at UBC. Most peoples GPA's coming in were over 80%. Most PCAT scores were within 5% of 90. The stats you posted are significantly lower than what it actually takes to get in on average after speaking with my classmates, and with what is posted on the website. Your GPA is still considered after the interview as far as we were told. As explicitly stated on the site, all the grades come from the pre-reqs, you can't really redeem yourself with good third year grades. EC's are INCREDIBLY important. We've heard nothing about them cutting down the number of seats, as far as we know it will remain at 224 or whatever it currently is (as part of the governments mandate for funding the new building the was to produce more students.) The pharmD two more years this is incredibly incorrect and they don't even know how they're doing it yet. In prelim meetings (which they've been having throughout the year) what they've told us is that they will accept ~20 students a year from all classes/graduates into the first upgrade course.
Just going to reconcile some of the conflicting information in these posts:
GPA: Wide range. Anywhere from 70+ you have a chance, overall average is probably a bit higher (75-80).
PCAT: Honestly, I would say the least important part of your application (there's a reason why it's being dropped in 2015). At least 70, but if you have a comparatively low GPA, it probably does help if you score above 90.
Interview: I covered it in my previous post.
Transcript: Both are a little bit off the mark. No, they do not look at the entire transcript. But not only your pre-reqs count- if you take electives that are part of the pharmacy program, they will also be counted towards your average.
ECs: Both on the ball, these are important.
To be fair, UBC Pharmacy doesn't release admission statistics, so this is just conjecture on anybody's part (including mine).
PharmD 2015: Perfectian is right about # of students and the future of PharmD for BScPharm students. lhora is correct about no longer requiring PCAT and physics. Also, this is where the "looking at your transcript" comes more into play- they will be looking at your past X credits instead of the PCAT, and the pre-req list will most likely expand to encompass some of the current first year pharmacy electives.
What lhora was probably referring to was the current post-graduate PharmD, which is currently a 2-year program. This is entirely different from the PharmD being offered to 2015 applicants (which is entry-to-practice). There is a possibility that the post-graduate PharmD will co-exist with the entry-to-practice PharmD and the so-called "Flexible PharmD" program being developed for BScPharm graduates. What does that mean for current and future students? The research-based "post-graduate PharmD" will likely be phased out by the time it matters to you. If you're graduating in or before 2018, then the Flexible PharmD is primarily what you're concerned with. Everyone graduating in or after 2019, congrats, you've avoided a massive headache.