BA&Sc Chances?

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<p>I'm a senior applying to the interfaculty Bachelor of Arts & Science hoping to pursue the cognitive science program. Since the faculty is so new I've heard that they only take tiny numbers of applicants and that the competition is even fiercer than usual at McGill. Is it possible I'll stack up enough?</p>

<p>Full IB Diploma candidate (weighted GPA 5.12, unweighted 3.96, 95% average in grade 11 and yet to be seen in grade 12)
SAT: Critical Reading - 700, Math - 690, Writing - 780 (although I'm waiting on another set of scores to come in which will hopefully be higher)
SAT II: Math Level II - 740, French - 780</p>

<p>In May I'll be testing in IB for HL English, History and Chemistry and SL Physics, Math and French. I've already tested SL Psych (7) and taken AP exams in Statistics, French and US History (4, 5 and 5 respectively).</p>

<p>The thing I'm most worried about is that McGill seems to consider unweighted grades for admission and scholarship, which doesn't make any sense, as if I weren't doing IB I could easily make higher marks in my classes. Are my grades from harder courses going to put me at a disadvantage when applying to such a competitive faculty?</p>

<p>Thanks so much! Admissions are scary!</p>

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<p>McGill BA&Sc: Safety (if you’re predicted 36+ overall on the IB)</p>

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<p>Here are the IB requirements for different departments at McGill: [International</a> Baccalaureate | Applying to Undergraduate Studies - McGill University](<a href=“http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/admissionsguide/standards/ib]International”>http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/admissionsguide/standards/ib)</p>

<p>Here are the admission standards for applicants in the US system (a good yardstick to see the grades and scores required) [Admission</a> standards (US) | Applying to Undergraduate Studies - McGill University](<a href=“http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/admissionsguide/standards/unitedstates]Admission”>http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/admissionsguide/standards/unitedstates)</p>

<p>An unweighted 3.96/4 puts you at the tippy top of the applicant pool, so you shouldn’t worry about that at all.</p>

<p>A&S wants all SAT I and II of 650+ you are well above that. Even if Cognitive sciences is a bit tougher than most other departments in the faculty, you are a very strong applicant and you should have no problem getting accepted.
You are close to a safety applicant because McGill admissions is so marks and scores driven and you have the marks and scores. It is as simple as that.</p>