Something like that , stupid 'prestige' wars. :P I think it's mostly freshmen who care about that kinda thing, couple years into college and you'll know there isn't really much difference in the quality of education between the two schools - UBC's just the 'bigger name' in BC. I'm a psych major focusing on neuroscience, and yep, in my third year. c:
It's a fair bit warmer here compared to other parts of Canada, so no snow yet but it's starting to drop into the negatives (Celsius if you're coming from the US).
I do hope you get into the program! Sounds pretty competitive though, I wish you luck. :) What instrument(s) do you play, or is it more of a general music studies kind of course?