<p>Hey everyone :)</p>
<p>So, I'm an international student looking to apply to Canada - specifically, to UBC, McGill and UoT. My SAT scores (first time) were CR 800, writing 750 and math 680. My 10th average was 95%, 11th dropped to 70-something percent, but I hope to be able to bring up my average to 90% again in my senior year. Oh, and I want to do a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, or a double degree in both Arts and Sciences. As far as I know, these colleges don't require your extra-circulars but base international admissions on academics alone. So, do you think I have a reasonable chance of admission?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance :)</p>
<p>I don’t know much about Toronto, but you’re golden for UBC and probably as well for McGill. I had very similar test scores and got in to both just fine as a transfer.</p>
<p>And you’re correct; Canadian colleges don’t care about extracurriculars (for everyone, not just internationals). They’re entirely stats-based. You can tell UBC what you’ve done if you want, but McGill doesn’t even give you an option to. They simply don’t care.</p>
<p>But I’m sure your high school scores wouldve been much better, especially for 11th grade, am I right? AHH, I’m so worried about not getting in anywhere >.<</p>
<p>I can’t say for certain how they’ll view your 11th grade scores. Do you have a reason for why they dipped so significantly? McGill allows you to state if there were extenuating circumstances and provide a letter explaining them.</p>
<p>True, I did well in 11th and 12th grade, but if it makes you feel any better, I had really poor grades in 9th and 10th and my entire high school transcript was a complete mess (I switched schools several times due to medical issues, and the entire process was just akdjgkdjsgkjsdg). I was a bit of a headache for my college counselor when suggesting colleges, hahah. So, I completely understand the anxiety of not getting in anywhere. It’s tough, but I can tell you from experience that it’ll probably turn out a lot better than you expect :)</p>
<p>You said you’re international. Where from?</p>
<p>edit: Oh, I forgot. You said Arts and Sciences, right? If I remember correctly, that program at McGill is much tougher to get into than just regular Arts. You might want to apply to Arts as well just as a back-up.</p>
<p>Yay that was pretty comforting, although I hope it doesn’t make me lax. Yeah I could, but I can only apply for a transfer after a year right…
Im in India right now but im a Canadian citizen, would that swing things in my favor?
Just out of curiosity, which college did you accept?</p>
<p>I’m not really up-to-date on internally transferring at McGill, but a year sounds about right. Still, getting into Arts and then transferring to Arts and Sciences is better than potentially not getting in at all, imo.</p>
<p>I think the Canadian citizenship should probably help you, but even if it doesn’t, you get cheaper tuition :)</p>
<p>I ended up going to NYU, but McGill and UBC were my other top choices.</p>
<p>is McGill a very good university. is it equivalent to a good american university, pardon my spelling</p>
<p>Yeah, it’s the best university in Canada; the Canadians affectionately call it “the Harvard of Canada” (it’s not nearly as insane to get into, though). For context, the average SAT scores are about 2100 or better, and GPA 3.7+.</p>
<p>Maybe…UBC says they dont even want my SAT scores so maybe McGill will only base it on my high school marks too. Funnily I think I have a better chance of admission if I could show them my SAT scores. Theyre not great but better than my school percentage, its hovering at 80% right now. </p>
<p>And yeah 335426607, its a really good university :)</p>