Chances of getting in to McGill

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<p>Hi, I'm a Senior at Colchester High School, and I really need some people's opinions on my chances of getting into McGill.</p>

<p>I got a 30 on my second try on my ACT (E: 35, M: 29, R: 27, S: 30, Combined E/W: 27) and I am taking them one more time on October 23.</p>

<p>I've taken/am taking many rigorous courses, including AP American History, AP Physics, AP Biology, and AP Calculus AB. I have an A average in all of those classes.</p>

<p>My school GPA is a 4.110 and I'm in the Top Tenth percentile of my class.</p>

<p>Norwich University offered me a $12,000 scholarship to their School of Mathematics and Sciences.</p>

<p>I am currently President of the Medical Explorers club at my school and I have an internship with a cardiologist soon.</p>

<p>Extra things: I've been playing guitar for six years, I speak English, Arabic, and partial French, and I currently have 12 hours (I know it's not a lot... hoping for more soon) of community service</p>

<p>Although I live in Vermont, I was born in Montreal and have Canadian citizenship and residency.</p>

<p>Thanks for your time! (BTW, I know everyone's probably getting tired of chancing people. Haha sorry).</p>

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<p>Your extracurriculars are irrelevant. Unless you post your AP scores, the only thing we have to go off of is the ACT, and it’s not high enough to say it’s a sure thing.</p>

<p>Norwich University…I was accepted two weeks ago. Did the scholarship package come in the acceptance package? I’m on the look out for a scholarship myself. Did you apply civilian or corps of cadets?</p>

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<p>I didn’t apply to Norwich, nor am I planning on doing it. Norwich awarded me the $12,000 Norwich Scholarship to the School of Mathematics and Sciences on Underclassmen Awards Night, but in order for me to get the scholarship, I need to apply there.</p>

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<p>I think your chances are pretty good. I was in a similar situation when I applied to McGill (about 8 years ago!), and I got in. Unfortunately/fortunately, they really only seem to care about your transcript and your SATs - there doesn’t seem to be much emphasis on extracurriculars and essays, etc. I was fourth in my class of about 100, and I got a 1310 on the old SATs. If you get in, the cheap tuition is amazing! Good luck!</p>