application for canadian universities [McGill, etc]

Applying to College
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<p>Hello, just joined this forum.</p>

<p>I'm a senior in highschool in the US, graduating in 2010.</p>

<p>I've been applying to colleges mostly via commonapps till now andddd since i am an international and thus mostly ineligible for scholarships, financial aids or in-state tuition, i decided to apply to some colleges in canada, after i received the permanent residency in cadada. (now i just have to go to canada over the winter and claim it.)
anyhow, i've been looking into some canadian universities like McGill, western ontario, toronto, Queen's and etc.</p>

<p>now questions are:</p>

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<li><p>how do i send my standardized test scores? (i did as i usually do to send them to US colleges but did not find any names like mcgill and etc.)</p></li>
<li><p>am i required to send rec. letters?</p></li>
<li><p>Do they look at my GPA above everything else?</p></li>
<li><p>Do they require essays? (I'd like to send my essays, but i did not see anything that says write essays on the application forms. maybe i missed it.)</p></li>
<li><p>Is SATII writing required for all canadian colleges or just for mcgill? cuz i really don't wanna take it---</p></li>
<li><p>how do the AP scores applied in canadian schools? What score is usually good enough to get me a credit?</p></li>
<li><p>any other info I would want to know?</p></li>
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<p>If I'm leaving US for a Canadian college, i at least want to get into a good school. Will I probably get accepted? here is my stat.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.4/4 (i had terrible grades in my 10th grade year. now i have pretty good grades-im not sure if that counts)</p>

<p>SATI: superscore 2160(V660W700M800)
single highest 2130(W670)</p>

<p>SATII: planning to take Chemistry, MathII and French reading on Jan. I'm pretty confident that i'll get 800 or close on chem and math. not so sure about french. and if SATII writing is required, i'll have to take that instead of french i guess..</p>

<p>AP scores/classes:
AP Euro:3 (10th grade)
AP Stat:4 (10th grade)
Now taking AP chem, econ, gov, lit, cal ab, and IB music standard level.
all A's except in music. I'll work hard to get 5's at least on chem and cal. not sure about all the others haha</p>

<p>I'm sorry I'm asking so many questions before even searching for info that much.
thanks</p>

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<p>Hiya, I am pretty much in the same situation as you are. I am looking at going to Waterloo and I currently am a senior residing in Texas. But I am a Canadian citizen. Anyways, the application in Canada, at least the OAUC one I filled out for Ontario, is pretty basic and when the school acknowledges it, they usually have their own questions and essays and whatnot depending on the program you are pursuing. As far as SAT score, I had to email college board to get the school code for Waterloo because it didn’t show up in the search but that is fairly simple to do. The AP scores do count at most top Canadian universities, normally a 4 is the lowest acceptable score, but some programs don’t accept the credits. You’ll have to check McGill’s website. That is about all I know, I have been researching this kind of stuff for the past month as I am set on UW. Hopefully it was some help!</p>

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<p>If you’re not a Canadian citizen, then good luck. Being public schools, Canadian schools are even more stingier (believe it or not) than state schools accepting internationals. McGill and U of T require SAT II scores I believe, and look at your TRANSCRIPT not your GPA as in they will look at the percentages themselves.</p>

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<p>Transcripts. I see. that sounds better i suppose. hmm somehow i was thinking that being a permanent resident (or having a green card) will have the same or similar effect as being a citizen will, since it makes me eligible for in-state tuition.
And thank you for confirming some important things, Erika.</p>