UBC Integrated Sciences Student Association
6356 Agricultural Road V6T 1Z2 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Meet ISSA, one of the UBC clubs working to bring you Life Sciences Research Night 2020! The Integrated Sciences Student Association (ISSA) represents the commun...ity of students and alumni of the Integrated Sciences major in the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Science. With thousands of current students and alumni, we are a prominent piece in UBC's tapestry of students associations. We work with the Integrated Sciences office and the Science Undergraduate Society (SUS) to provide the best academic, professional, and social opportunities to our ever-growing and educationally-diverse community. Visit our website to learn more about us, our upcoming events, and some of our most memorable highlights from years past. Are you ready to #GetIntoResearch? Register for LSRN today! https://www.researchnight.ca

Hey ISCIers, drop by the Integrated Sciences Academic Workshop held by the peer mentorship program next Wednesday, November 18th from 7 pm to 8 pm. Zoom details are below and we look forward to see you there! Join Zoom Meeting https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62067417655... Meeting ID: 620 6741 7655 Passcode: 278911

Hey ISCIers! The Princeton Review has some great events coming up! Check them out below: Medical School Symposium Thinking about applying to medical school? If you answered yes and you’re feeling stressed about the application process, then we’ve got the right prescription for you!... Join us on Monday, November 2nd, 6-8:30 pm for The Princeton Review’s Medical School Symposium! Our expert instructor and medical student will go over the MCAT test itself the structure, content, and Covid-changes as well as the application process for medical school. We’ll conclude the event with a panel of current and former medical students so you can get all your questions asked and answered. Don’t miss out on this event! This event will take place online, and you will receive a Zoom link the day before the event. Please register at www.tinyurl.com/TPRMockMCAT Mock MCAT Day Are you thinking about writing the MCAT? Come try a free practice test with The Princeton Review on Saturday November 7th at 9am. You’ll be proctored online, with a free full-length MCAT exam. After the test, you’ll have access to a full interactive score report that will show you the correct answers with a full explanation, so you can see where you went wrong and how you can improve your score going forwards! This event will take place online, and you will receive a Zoom link the day before the event. Please register at www.tinyurl.com/TPRMockMCAT

For our last mentor spotlight we are introducing you to Dr. David Ng! More information about his lab can be found at http://bioteach.ubc.ca. He strongly encourages students to know their profs better, and so invites you to engage in his social media tags: all at @ng_dave for twitter (academic stuff); instagram (personal stuff); and spotify (music stuff!). To learn more about Dr. Ng be sure to check out our interview with him featured on the blog: http://ubc-issa.weebly.com/blog

We’re very excited to announce our gift card giveaway for ISSA’s Meet your Mentor event on Wednesday, October 28! All you need to do is like the MYM Facebook event post on the ISSA page or SUS page, hit Going on the event page, and tag one or more friends on this giveaway post to be entered for a chance to win a $25 gift card of choice! Winners will be announced during the event. Link to the FB event here: https://fb.me/e/d0lsmO3H4