I’m a canadian student currently in third year of high school, thinking about schools like Cornell, Columbia, and Upenn (those were suggested to me just the other day), and I’d like to know a bunch of things:
<li>I’ve got a 90 average, what GPA would a 90 average be equivalent to? I’ve heard that high grades in Canada are supposedly more difficult to get, how true is that?</li>
<li>Does it generally hurt alot if I did really bad in one subject, but really good in another, as opposed to doing average-good on both?</li>
<li>Which school is a good school to go to for media/film studies? And what ECs would they look for?</li>
<p>I would think of NYU and USC for film, and perhaps add Syracuse and Northwestern for media/journalism. I'm sure there are more. I would guess they would want to see some sort of portfolio of your work in addition to grades and recommendations.</p>
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<li><p>I think it really depends on which province you're from as well as your school. But yes, as a general rule of thumb, a 90% in Canada seems to carry more weight than a 90% at many U.S. schools. I'm from Quebec, and a 90% at my school (as well as a few others) will put you in the top 5-8%. A girl a year older than me got into UPenn RD with a 92% average.</p></li>
<li><p>You should do well in all your subjects. Though it really depends on what courses your good/bad marks are in.</p></li>
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<p>The one I'm really afraid of is my physics mark, it dropped alot (from low 90s to low 80s) because I forgot the equation sheet for the exam. I'm thinking of maybe getting an improvement mark over the summer, how crucial is that?</p>
<p>Everything else I'm getting are high 80s and low 90s with exception to math which I'm getting near 100 if not 100. Still trying to improve. My grade 9 marks are horrible because universities seemed so far away back then and I was still somewhat a kid. My grade 10 marks are quite good, though that would only make me struggle more now if I want an upward trend to save the grade 9 horribleness... Is there a big problem?</p>
<p>TheWanderingOne: Also check out Emerson College in Boston for film/media arts and journalism. Great communications college. Daughter just graduated in Dec. with a major in media arts and found a nice entry level job in the television industry within a few weeks.</p>
<p>CelloMom--There's something I tell my friends when they talk about wanting to apply to schools like Colgate, GWU, Syracuse, Emerson, etc...They are great schools, but are they worth it for a Canadian? For us, we can just go to U of T or McGill and pay less than $10,000 a year. I don't think any of those aforementioned American schools (or schools of their caliber/reputation) are really worth it for a Canadian student, seeing as we have two prestigious and affordable universities in our own backyard (and for journalism in Canada, we have Ryerson and Carleton).</p>
<p>In my opinion, unless a school is a GREAT fit or a dream school, a Canadian student shouldn't leave if it's not in the top 30 (specialty schools being an exception).</p>
<p>Heyy everyone l.was just hoping people could give me some ideas as to where I should realistically aim for in Canada .i used to think I would do ok at a top school, but this forum has so many amazingly qualified people, I dont know where I stand anymore </p>
<p>Here are my stats .if anyone could give me any feedback Id be so grateful!!</p>
<p>School: considered one of the top 2-3 girls schools in canada</p>
<p>Did my GCSEs and got 6A*s and 2 As
Currently in grade 11 all Grade 12 courses or APs
Average 90%
Taking the hardest courseload available next year will have 8 APs by the time I graduate
- I heard that Canadian schools are considered more rigorous than US is this true?</p>
<p>ExtraCurriculars:
- Piano 9 years UK system Grade 7
- Kung fu 8 years purple belt
- Tennis and badminton 8 years
- Duke of Ed Gold Award
- Model UN 4 years
- School newspaper Editor in chief 5 years
- School literary magazine
- Debating team 3 years
- School yearbook Journalistic head 3 years
- Choir 8 years
- Acted in, written, directed and was stage manager for school productions
- School band 5 years
- Flute player 2 years
- School prefect
- Student council
- Over 500 hours of community service</p>
<p>If someone could just give me any advice on where to apply and how realistic my chances at a top school are, Id really reallllly appreciate it thanks!!</p>
<p>ps....im an indian citizen but im a permanent resident of canada - am i an international student...and am i counted as canadian or indian?</p>