<p>Hi i'm currently a student here at McGill
and unfortunately this made my girlfriend and I to try on a long distance relationship
it's been very hard going through it, especially with me being in the first year too.
i was wondering how hard it is to transfer?
for EbolaZaire, i saw couple of posts down the road since last year and i thought you'd know some information about this :D
my girlfriend is currently in 2nd year, applying to attend mcgill on her 3rd year
i don't want to post any of her marks up, i haven't even asked her permission for this but here's a little hint. first year wasn't too good and she has improved alot in the 2nd year. does this make any difference for her chances?
thank you</p>
<p>Hey! Sounds like your gf is in the same position as me. I actually got rejected last year (but am trying again this year), so I do know a lot about the transfer process. I'd advise your gf to contact an admissions officer. I've had some correspondance with one and she has been extremely helpful. I told her my situation and basically asked point blank what I'd need to do to get in. She told me what classes to focus on and what exactly was keeping me from getting in. She also told me that while my poor performance last year would hurt me, good grades in certain classes this year CAN make up for that. If you want to know anything else about the process, feel free to ask me. Hope this works out for you! (I know how hard a long distance thing is, I'm experiencing it now and I know how much harder it'll be if I end up at McGill.)</p>
<p>:) thanks for the quick reply
yeah it's been really hard, the relationship takes so much work
i know this is quite difficult, but what kind of gpa should she be shooting for?
i'm just going to discard the first year and try to encourage her to do better from here til end
besides, everyone likes improvements and progresses right? :D</p>
<p>Yeah, basically she needs to get as close to a 4.0 as possible. I'm not sure what faculty she's applying for, but I know for sciences they told me this: You need a 3.0 average in each science (chem, bio, physics) and math. To make up for the below 3.0 averages, you have to take a more advanced course in those areas that will raise the GPA to at least 3.0. I'm sure vast improvement will def. be impressive to them! (At least I'm hoping so too:))</p>
<p>EbolaZaire, could you also provide me with some advice?</p>
<p>I'm at UBC right now with a 3.8 for first semester. Of course, I'm aiming for as high as possible of a GPA, but roughly what GPA would I need to be competitive? Would a 3.8 be good enough? I'm applying for Arts as a philosophy major, currently in my freshman year. My chances are all the lower because McGill considers Canadian transfers last of all.</p>
<p>If you don't mind me asking, which school are you from, and which faculty did you apply for? Thanks.</p>
<p>I'm from the University of Delaware (get me away from here!!) and I applied to the Science faculty (Biology and also Microbiology/Immunology). I definitely think you'll get into the Arts program with a 3.8. As long as you at least maintain this GPA next semester, you should have no problem.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help.</p>