Another Chances Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z McGill University
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<p>Can anyone update me on my chances (probably arts/sciences)? My stats are</p>

<p>• GPA - 3.5 UW, 6.111 W (for some reason my school W # does not seem to match any other school). If you look only at my GPA in my Honors/AP courses it goes up each of my three years to a high of 3.60 UW / 6.636 W in my Junior year.
• Rank – My school ranks only in deciles using their version (unlike anyone else’s) of Weighted so my weighted GPA of 6.111 probably puts me around the top 15% level. However, if you only include my Honors/AP courses, my 3 year weighted GPA jumps to 6.636 which would put me around the top 7% level. Yes, basically I had a tendency to slack off in the “filler” classes.
• Honors / AP – By the end of my Junior Year I had taken 10 Honors courses along with AP Physics (got a 4 on the test). My senior Schedule includes Honors English, AP World History, AP US History, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, and AP Calculus
• EC – The run of the mill stuff like most everyone – Volunteer at Senior Citizen Center, 3 years Track (both indoor and outdoor), Robotics Club, Biology Club, etc.
• SAT = 1340/1400 and 1970/2400.
• SAT II – Math II (720), Physics (710), Chemistry (710)
• ACT = Composite of 31 (32 if they super score) on two separate tests with highs of 35 on the Science section and 33 on the Math Section. Lowest score was a 29 on the English section.
• College Courses – Took 5 College courses at a local college between Freshman and Sophomore years (College Algebra - C, US History I - A, Applied Calculus – C, Colonial History - B and Pre-Calculus - B) for a GPA of 2.75
• LOR’s – Should be stellar as I will include them from both my high school teachers as well as my College Math Professor.</p>

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<p>At McGill ECs are not counted, nor recommendations read, unless you are applying for a scholarship. Also freshman year is not considered. Your ACT is sufficient and so is the rigor of your courseload. I believe arts/science is very competitive for admission, but I think you'd be admitted.</p>

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<p>my UW gpa is higher with my freshman year than without my freshman year. if you had a 4.0 frosh year, they must at least realize that this student did well freshman year. they can't completely ignore that. that's not fair. this goesfor all schools that do this.</p>

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<p>my UW gpa is higher with my freshman year than without my freshman year. if you had a 4.0 frosh year, they must at least realize that this student did well freshman year. they can't completely ignore that. that's not fair. this goes for all schools that do this.</p>

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<p>My understanding is the McGill is purely "numbers and rigor" driven. I think the ACT Composite of 31 with the 35 Science and 33 Math and the high rigor give me a decent shot. My proposed major, if it matters, is physics / astrophysics.</p>

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<p>If you're applying to science, your verbal SAT score would not matter to admissions at McGill. Your chances are pretty high.</p>

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<p>Do you mean the Writing Skills section or the Critical Reading. I think they would look at both Math / Critical Reading as most schools ignore the WS section</p>

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<p>As long as your scores are all above the mininum range, with math and science scores above or around 700, there should be no problem. You have enough AP classes ( if your AP exam scores are high, they would be a good push), and a good class rank. McGill is not a hard school to get into...</p>

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<p>Thanks for the insight</p>