<p>Please tell me if I have no chance, a chance, or a good chance at Mcgill.
I am currently a junior.
I have 3.6 unweighted GPA. 3.74 weighted after this term.
My dad went to Mcgill for 1 year.
I have dual citizenship, American and Canadian.
Right now, I have a 27 on the ACT. It will improve.
Next year I will be the head of Chess Club. I am in school math team for 3 years. Science Olympiad for 2 years. I joined when it started. I have a 1st place award at regionals and 1st place at State. I have been in quiz bowl for 3 years. Did intramural basketball for 2 years. Played soccer for 2 years. Will be on Varsity football next year. Everyone makes the team. I was on summer soccer team for 2 years. Went to state one year. I have relatives who went to Mcgill. I have an 800 on the Math 2c SAT II. I will have taken 5 Ap's by the end of the year. I am in Ap calc and over summer I am taking Calc 3 and Linear Algebra and differntial equations. I have 50+ hours of community service. I also work at the theatre. I took a course in topology over sophomore summer. Based on this info, could you tell me my chances of making it to Mcgill. I will keep updating this as time goes on.</p>
<p>I am going to be heading out in 10 minutes. Can anyone give me advice before I head out. Class will be over.</p>
<p>As I told you on the other thread, you need to improve the ACTs to have a solid chance at Mcgill.</p>
<p>His or Her ACT score is within McGill's average (its average is 26-28).</p>
<p>Umm, where did you get that from gexxman? That is way off. According to collegeboard, ACTs are not reported. SAT 25%-75% are 640-710 verbal and 630-710 math, so 1270-1420 overall. A 27 converts to a 1220, below the 25th percentile.</p>
<p>chocolateluvr88, check this website out:</p>
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<p>Minimum != Average. You might also want to try taking the SAT. I scored 27 on the ACT (bad day, but w/e) and I scored 1370 old scale on the SAT I. On the other hand I suspect I could do much better on the ACT if I took the time to retake it...</p>
<p>Yes, gexxman, those are the minimum. As in you will not be considered without having somewhere between 26 and 28, depending on which department to which you are applying. I'm not sure what the minimum is for whichever college has math, but you are either near or below the minimum.</p>
<p>I'm confused. So does minimum mean average? I am totally confused. So I am in the middle 50 percent for Mcgill. If I am, then that is great.</p>
<p>bump... please help...</p>
<p>No, that is not what it means. This is the minimum to be considered. The average is far higher. In other words, your scores may be too low for them to even look at your application, depending on which department. It's possible that they meet the minimum, so you will be considered, but even so your scores are FAR below the average (in fact, they are below the 25%).</p>
<p>what is the middle 50 percentile then. And also, if they have a minimum, why is it a range, and not a single number like 26 or something. Why do they have to do 26-28.</p>
<p>I think it's a range because it depends on what major you are applying for. Some departments have a lower minumum than others. But these ARE minimums, not averages.</p>
<p>So, they don't have anybody below a 26 in the whole school. That is hard to believe, even ivy league have people lower than a 26. And also, If I have above the minimum, will I most likely get in to Mcgill. Say I have a 29. Will that be good enough, or do I need above a 30. Because, to get in their honors program, you need a 30+, which I doubt most people will have. Maybe 3/4 will have a 30+. Am I right?</p>
<p>Correct that they do not have anyone with below 26 in the whole school. But, realize that Canadians do not take US exams (SATs or ACTs). Admissions for Canadian students is much different, and quite possibly, easier. It depends how far above the minimum. I'd say you'd have a pretty good shot with a 29. With a 30, you'd have a great chance, I would expect you to get in (not a safety, but very probable). A little under 3/4 have a 30+. I don't know anything about their honors program, though.</p>
<p>It is my understnading (I have never seen it in writing) that admissions standrds are different for US HS students than they are for Canadian HS stidents, and that Province of Quebec HS student standards are different from other Canadian. So while McGill is a competitive school to get into, it is more competitive if you are a US student. And as #15 points out, Canadian schools do not use the ACT or SAT for Canadian students.</p>
<p>That is weird. Do they care much about awards and community service? Because, if they do, I will have a lot of hours and a lot of awards by the time I graduate.</p>
<p>No, they care mostly only about grades and SAT/ACT scores.</p>
<p>I believe, for Canadian students, it is based on exams that you take on your subjects in school (kind of like final exams here I believe, except standardized). So, even for Canadian students they don't care about extracurriculars.</p>
<p>If I remember correctly the application makes it obvious that they don't care about extracurriculars, it was a very easy application.</p>
<p>So, If I got awards in science olympiad at state, and went to travel challenge nationals in florida, they won't care at all?</p>
<p>Unfortunately, you can't look at their application without signing up, and I really don't feel like that. I'm not sure if they ask about extracurriculars or not, I don't remember. If they do ask for them there is very little focus on them. Since you're extracurriculars are good, I would probably suggest that if they do not ask for them on the application (you can make an account and check, since you need to make an account to do the application anyway), that you send in a resume anyway, just in case they'll look at it, since it would help you.</p>