Prepare for life at UBC

 

Get ready

Prepare for your experience: Use our handy checklist of essential to-dos before you arrive and during your first few weeks on campus

 

Search academic & learning resources

Ensure success inside the classroom and out, including how to get one-on-one help for writing, tutoring and coaching services 

 

Find personal supports

Connect with our accessibility office, nurture your wellbeing and lend a hand to others in the UBC community

 

Get into UBC campus life

Make the most of your university experience and all that UBC has to offer! Meet new people, make friends, get involved and get to know the campus  

 

Enter our photo contest

We’ll invite you to share photos and reflect on your exchange throughout the semester. Use your CWL account login to access this page. You can see previous year's entries here

 

Read student stories

Hear from other UBC students. Get insider tips, including study techniques, exam prep and the best study spots on campus 


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