<p>I'm applying to the Science School for Math, Physics, Earth&Planetary Science, etc. I am from New York, so I'm an international applicant. My stats are:</p>
<p>GPA: Not sure, but I know my average is 96%</p>
<p>SATI: CR-710 M-630 W-710</p>
<p>SAT Subject Tests: Taking Physics and MathII in october, based on practice tests I am scoring above the minimum scores.</p>
<p>Senior course load is maximum except I'm taking pre-calc, not calc. But I am taking calculus at a local community college which I will be indicating on my application.</p>
<p>It says on their website that last year the cutoff sat math score was 620... so even though 630 is the bare minimum do I still have a good chance? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>You have a decent chance, especially with your high grades but it is by no means a sure thing with that math score. I would agree with Catria and say Match. </p>
<p>If you could retake the SAT and maybe boost your math score even by 50 points getting into McGill would almost be certain, but even as it is your chances are still pretty good, just dont pencil in McGill as a sure bet yet.</p>
<p>You do have a very good chance of getting in - the acceptance rate is high, 46%, though I wouldn’t take it as guaranteed. They like international students as well, about 20% of the undergraduates are American. Good luck</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! Just one more question, if they don’t look at extracurriculars or essays, how do they decide who gets in and who doesn’t? What I mean is, do they first except the people with the highest scores until they reach a certain quota?</p>
<p>^^^Exactly, that is why if you are near the minimum stats, admission is not certain. For American applicants, it is UW GPA and test scores only.</p>
<p>And McGill will not tuft well-qualified students. Then again, behind the 46% acceptance rate the picture is far more complicated, since each department has its own acceptance rate, really. Law, med and dental schools’ acceptance rates are far below 46% as undergraduates, and some departments have higher acceptance rates.</p>
<p>Try the ACT and aim for 29+ (25+ each subscore)…</p>
<p>What if my math and science grades in school are better than another applicant but that applicant has a better SAT score than me? Then what do they do?</p>
<p>If your stats, across the board, are comfortably above the minimum for your desired program, you will be admitted. You are not really competing with other applicants, if your stats are high, you will be admitted.</p>
<p>Americans find this difficult to understand.</p>
<p>The 46% acceptance rate is also deceptive because since Canadian schools are so numbers driven, students can usually have a good idea where they are going to get accepted beforehand (take a look at the Canada Forum, most of the “chance me” related posts are by American applicants) and thus only apply to a few universities where they know they have a decent shot at, (ie. for my undergraduate I applied to 3 universities, which was about the average amount and I got into all 3 because I hit the grade requirements and nothing else mattered).
My point is that since people applying to Canadian schools have a very good idea what the requirements for admission are (no intangibles like ECs, hooks or essays) they tend to self select, because if they don’t have the grades they know it isn’t worth applying, and thus the pool of applicants tends to be as a whole more qualified (ie. there are much fewer “it couldn’t hurt” applicants because they know they will 100% NOT get in).</p>
<p>It is all about hitting the numbers at Canadian schools.</p>