Chances for University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, York University, and Waterloo

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Toronto
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I plan to major in neurobiology at all of these schools. I am a student at a good American high school in Connecticut and was born in the U.S., but I have a dual American/Canadian citizenship due to my mother being Canadian, which is one reason I am applying to the Canadian schools. Even though I’m applying to more than just the University of Toronto, I figured I’d post in this thread because I think it is more knowledgeable about these universities than the general “what are my chances” thread is here at CC. Also, I’m not familiar with the financial aid situation in Canada and particularly with these schools, so any scholarship information would be appreciated. Thanks for taking your time to read through this.

here are my stats (class listed first than grade):

9th Grade:

Honors Geometry - 92%
Honors English 9 - 93%
Honors History 9 - 91%
Honors Physical Science (First Semester) - 83%
Honors Bio 1 (Second Semester) - 90%
Spanish 1 - 94%
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Also took Applied Research for elective, which is a science course - 93%

10th Grade:

AP. American Government and Politics - 94%
Honors English 10 - 92%
Honors Algebra 2 - 86%
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Bio 2 - 91%
Current Issues in Science - 91%
Text 1 (Required class) - 97%
Gym
Spanish 2 - 93%
Music 1 - 95%

11th Grade:

Honors Pre-calc -
AP. Statistics - 95%
AP. Language and Composition (English) - 93%
AP. U.S. History - 94%
Honors Chemistry - 96%
AP. Computer Science - 96%
Spanish 3 - 96%
Music 2 - 96%

12th Grade:

AP. Chemistry - 95%
AP. Physics - 95%
AP. Psychology - 96%
AP. Calculus - 96%
AP. Literature and Composition (English) - 93%
Honors Spanish 4 - 95%

As you can see, I really started to study much more the last two years than the first two, and I also started to take notes.

Extracurriculars:

-Participated on high school swim team for all four years, and went to State Finals each year.
-Played the piano since 8th grade, went to multiple recitals
-Became proficient/fairly fluent in Mandarin Chinese through Rosetta Stone and other learning/practicing
-Learned a fair bit about markets and trading stocks/foreign currencies on my own
-Did a lot of research into neuroscience, and I also did the whole organic chemistry/health and medicine course on Khan Academy to help myself more thoroughly understand the topic.

So, what are my chances… :slight_smile:

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Your chances are very strong. however specifically for neuroscience, you will need to declare your major after first year and your chances of being in the program will depend on your GPA. I don’t believe you can submit right into neuroscience as you can with business for example. Good luck.