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Aiden e Transition Plan
Aiden e Transition Plan
Aiden Evans
POST
SECONDARY
DECISION
University of British Columbia
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UBC SUMMARY
• 2 campuses located in Vancouver and
the Okanagan
• Ranked as the 2nd best university in
Canada
• Over 55000 students at Vancouver
campus
• 8 Nobel Prize winners and 3 prime
ministers among faculty and alumni
• Established in 1908 making it the
oldest Canadian university
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WHY UBC?
UBC interests me for a few reasons:
• Location
• Surrounded by forest and ocean
• Relatively close to home
• Near Vancouver
• Soccer
• Team went 15-4-3 last in the 2019-20 season. (W-L-T)
• Potential scholarship
• Athletic Benefits (Priority housing and course registration)
• Academics
• Prestigious school
• Has courses that I want to take
• Challenging and competitive programs
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PROGRAM: WHY CS?
• Computer science is my preferred
Computer Science program as it relates to my career
aspiration
• Computer science at UBC will teach • I would like to be a game developer
you how to use and improve once I get out of university
computers • The program will give me a solid
• You will be working on topics such foundations in computer science as a
as software engineering, security, and whole
web development • I prefer to take this course over a
• Can also take courses such as specific game design course as a
machine learning and artificial broader range of knowledge will
intelligence benefit me throughout my career
• UBC computer science is ranked 1st • I am very interested in artificial
in Canada for computer research intelligence, and I will have the
opportunity to work with and
experience it
• Very mathematics focused, which is
another one of my interests
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• High school graduation
TITLE
• 70% in grade 11 or 12 English or
an equivalent
PROGRAM • Physiology, Chemistry, or
REQUIREMENTS Physics 12
• Chemistry 11
• Physics 11
TERM 1: TERM 2:
• CPSC 100 • CPSC 107
• CPSC 103 • CPSC 121
• CPSC 110 • MATH 101
• MATH 100 • PHYS 158
• PHYS 157 • CHEM 121
All the “CPSC” courses are apart of the CS program. Math courses relate to the
CS courses. Science courses are required as the CS program I plan on joining is
apart of the faculty of science.
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FIRST YEAR COSTS
SERVICE COST
Tuition $5,617.00
Student Fees $1,101.72
Books and Supplies $2,500.00
On-Campus Housing $5.451.00
Meal Plan $5,451.00
Health Insurance $300.00
TOTAL: 20,420.72
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• I will be applying for scholarships and
potentially an athletic scholarship
TITLE: • I plan on paying for my first year with my
HOW I WILL PAY parent’s school saving account (around
(Around $21,000 total) $12,000)
• I also have part time jobs working for my
soccer club and my father’s business (plan
on having $5,000 saved)
• To cover the rest of the costs (around
$4,000), I plan on joining the co-op program
that my CS program offers
• Or I can intern at game companies like EA
or Capcom to get experience and make
money
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THANK YOU!
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
UBC Computer Science Info:
https://www.cs.ubc.ca/
https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-department&dept=CPSC
https://you.ubc.ca/ubc_programs/computer-science-vancouver-bsc/
UBC photos:
https://cdn.freelogovectors.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ubc-logo.png
https://www.ubcproperties.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/UBC-Fountain-Horizontal-small-with-credit-2-1280x740.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/2840/9257087184_0221fc6161_b.jpg
https://gothunderbirds.ca/sports/mens-soccer
https://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/media/laptop-cloud-storage-shared-access-isometric-vector-id1063730694_0.jpg
https://you.ubc.ca/financial-planning/cost/
About UBC:
https://www.ubc.ca/about/facts.html
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