<p>I hear its much easier for intl's? is that true, I have sum friends who got into some of canada's top schools with weak credentials.</p>
<p>Canadian university admissions are based almost entirely on your grades (there's only a few universities that ask for your ECs). Plus, because they are public schools, there are more seats avaliable than at the average American school, therefore having a higher acceptance rate.</p>
<p>out of curiosity, what stats (roughly) are we talking about here? (and what schools did they go to)</p>
<p>I have 3 friends, 2 went to queens one to UBC, they had GPA 2.7- 3.5 , SAT 1000-1200</p>
<p>Canadian universities have an idiotic admissions criteria where, as cdn_dancer stated, the admission results are solely based on high-school grades (and only grades from your senior and sometimes, but rarely junior year).</p>
<p>So, for american students, you would just need to add the SAT/ACT scores and your admissions will be based on your scores and your GPA. Stupid eh?</p>
<p>Yes, most base admission more on proven academic performance then hours spent at a nursing home or soccer practice - it's a crazy system!</p>
<p>also thanks ilovehomework for posting those stats...UBC is on my list</p>
<p>ubc ut waterloo are awsome schools, and pretty cheap too.
your EC are only considered when you apply for scholarships (assuming you can)
its kinda nice having a grade based admission, you dont have to hold your breath and wait til the results are out.</p>
<p>no problem spetsnaz. so if i were to submit no SAT scores ( dont want to take the new one) that wouldn't be a problem?</p>
<p>If you come from the US, McGill suggests at LEAST a 1300 (old) which would be around an 1950 new SAT.</p>
<p>so if i'm applying to U of T Arts...what sort of an average on my 6 Grade 12 courses would I need?</p>
<p>and does U of T take extra-curriculars into account at all?</p>
<p>I don't think the U of T takes ECs into account (Queens is the only Canadian university that considers ECs that comes to mind) but you'll have to check their application form to be sure (I can't access the form right now).</p>
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<p>That's the minimum based on Canadian grading standards. I'm not sure how that would convert to American grades.</p>
<p>that's ok then...coming from a toronto private school with a high 80s, low 90s average should be ok...but then a lot of students must have that...how do they differentiate between who they want and don't want if they don't take ECs, leadership, work experience and community service into account?</p>
<p>I think they just take the top students that apply, so if one year the applicants are especially strong, the cut off could be 90%, whereas another year it could be 80%.</p>
<p>McGill will want scores - and if you take SAT you might need SAT II's depending on what faculty you apply to. UBC does not really need scores (not mandatory), but their site said 27 on the ACT would bolster your application. For that reason I would take some kind of test even if you were just applying to UBC since a 27 on the ACT is not too hard to get.</p>