<p>I'm a Canadian from the United States, and I'm just wondering what my chances are for their Engineering programs.</p>
<p>GPA
9th - About a 95 or 96
10th - About a 92
11th - About a 93
12th - First quarter was pretty good. I predict probably a 94 for the semester.</p>
<p>APs and Honors in everything except my freshman year. Total of 7 or 8 APs by the end of this year.</p>
<p>SAT - 2200. 780 Math, 720 reading, 700 Writing
SAT2 - 780 Math 2, 770 Math 1, 770 Chemistry, 720 Physics (after taking a quarter of the course)</p>
<p>Only thing that has me slightly worried is that I did not get a head start in math, so I still haven't taken Calculus yet. My math has been strong though, it's just that most students were put on an accelerated course.</p>
<p>I read somewhere that Canadian schools only take into account your seniors grades? Is that true?</p>
<p>Thanks for any advice. I'm not very familiar with the Canadian system.</p>
<p>I’m just slightly worried because Toronto and UBC have such strict course requirements</p>
<p>Toronto requires
AP Chem, AP Calc, and AP Physics. I am currently taken AP Chem, but have only taken Honors Chem and Honors Pre-Calc. I did e-mail them and they say that I can fulfill these requirements by taking SAT Subject tests. My Chem and Math 2 and Math 1 test scores were well above their minimum. For Physics, they say I can submit an official predicted AP score report. </p>
<p>Is this something common within Canada? Because I have never even heard of that before.</p>
<p>Don’t come to Canada. You’re over qualified for these schools. Probably less than 5% of your class would have taken AP Chem, AP Calc, and AP Physics and you’ll find yourself frustrated in such an environment. Apply to engineering programs in the US.</p>
<p>I’ve already been accepted into U Illinois and U Michigan. Great schools, but international tuition is like three times the cost of Canadian schools. And I haven’t taken AP Chem or AP Calc yet, so I’m not worried about being “over qualified”. It’s not like it’ll be easy for me. Engineering is tough, and I hear that Toronto’s programs are even harder.</p>
<p>Chance me please!
IB predict: 40 points.
GPA: 3.7 Unweighted (senior grades) - very competitive international IB school.
sophomore / junior - between 3.3 and 3.4
SAT score: 1650 out of 2400. I know its low! but I heard McGill focuses more on IB points than SAT scores. I probably won’t send them in at all!
Applying to faculty of education! thanks!
and I am an international applicant.</p>
<p>Just an update for those interested:
I was admitted to McGill’s electrical engineering program last week.Very happy :)</p>
<p>Waiting on a decision from Toronto now, and then I myself have to make my own decision of which school to attend. </p>
<p>Assuming I get into my top choice Toronto program ( Track One/Undecided Engineering ), which would you guys recommend? </p>
<p>I love both and would be happy to attend either. Montreal is a great city, but the only worry I have is that I don’t speak french. Toronto is a purely english-speaking city, and their engineering departments are “better” than McGill’s. It’s just that McGill is better known internationally, and I guess reputation always factors in to an employer’s decision.</p>
<p>Hi, I’d also like to know if I have any realistic chances of getting into these same schools: Mcgill (first choice), UofT, and UBC
Currently a Junior, I take the IB diploma course, and attend a school which sends only students’ cumulative sophomore-junior gpa’s to colleges (unless asked for others/more). Although my sophomore gpa was a horrific 3.22, I managed to bring it up this year to, hopefully a weighted 4.2. But even so, my GPA will obviously average out to be very poor and unappealing.
I still don’t know my predicted IB score but I heard that it is crucial in the admissions process as well. Is it perhaps more important than your GPA? </p>
<p>Other questions:
Does Mcgill (and others, but mainly Mcgill)…
-Ask for senior grades (GPA) and take it into account for your cumulative gpa?
-Observe and acknowledge improving grades and take that into account?
-Put more emphasis and give more attention to your progress in your HL courses?
-Do the following questions’ answers vary depending on the faculty you are applying to? (I want to apply in the arts, psychology) </p>
<p>These are all inside questions that I find difficult to clarify from the website and/or other sources. I would appreciate it if any of you may answer, thank you!</p>
<p>McGill is put on a pedestal by everyday Americans, but its a reputation that is long out of date and not justified by any evidence for the past 10-20 years. Moreover, those in engineering (ie. faculty) know of U of T’s superiority.</p>
<p>Engsci is also overrated…its only advantage is its taken on a life of its own to a subgroup of the population that equates substance with ‘difficulty to get into’. But they are not faring better on the job market.</p>