hi!! i’m a junior at an american public high school, and i’m stressing about colleges like you wouldn’t believe. what do you think my chances are of getting into mcgill?
sat score: 1380 (710 english/grammar & 670 math)
gpa: 3.98 (weighted), 3.88 (unweighted)
ap: ap seminar—5, ap world history—4 (currently taking 4 more this year, expecting a 4 or above on 3 of them)
tysm !!
Your chance will depend on which program you are applying to. What major did you have in mind?
Regardless of major, do not submit your SAT score. Assuming that McGill is still test optional next year.
Your chances of getting in as an American are good as long as you don’t submit your test score. Tons of Americans go to McGill.
If McGill doesn’t remain test optional, your odds are diminished with your current score. But you have plenty of time to improve it. (Note, edited to correct as per @thumper1 ’s catch.)
Anecdote of one: high GPA, lots of high AP scores, no SAT/ACT submitted - got in. But as others have said, depends on the program you apply for.
@Lindagaf did you mean if McGill doesnt remain test optional??
i want to major in education :)
tysm for all your help!! out of curiosity, what SAT score do you think would be accepted? i’m taking the SAT again in june (unlikely to take it a third time after that).
You can see some historical cutoff information here. They should update this information with Fall 2023 cutoffs at the end of this application cycle: Requirements for U.S. applicants | Undergraduate Admissions - McGill University
For Education, it looks like you should be okay with your SAT score, given historical cutoffs. You probably have a good chance for Arts as well. However, if they are still allowing test-optional applications next year, I agree with the other posters’ advice to apply test optional, since your GPA is stronger than your SAT.
Are you interested in Education because you plan to teach in Quebec?
okay, thank you!!
i’m not sure of where exactly i’d want to teach, but mcgill and british columbia are the two best universities in canada for their education degree, or so the internet says. i’ve pretty much always wanted to teach :)
I don’t know the answer but you might want to check some school districts and see how a Canadian degree translates to their district requirements unless you plan to teach there.
It might be fine but I’d check in case.
Do IB students need to submit SAT scores, is it recommended?
As long as McGill remains test optional no one needs to submit SAT scores. But if your SAT is say 1500+ you should submit it.
Thanks for clarifying
Do they consider super score like US schools?
does it matter how many times the SAT was taken to achieve 1500+?
how does a 1500+ SAT help vs no score submitted, with the same IB predicted grade satisfying the historical minima anyway?
You should, of course, go to school wherever you want, but if you want to teach in the US, it might be better to go to school in the US, in the state where you plan to get certified. State teaching certification requirements vary widely, and they usually require specific college courses (not just a passing score on a certification exam), depending on subject area. So if you plan to get your degree in Canada but come back to the US to teach, you might want to check into required courses for teaching certification in the state where you plan to live and make sure you’ve covered those bases.
You can have an education degree from Canada and teaching the US. Each state has different requirements and you may have to take 1-2 additional courses (i.e., California requires a course in California history). McGill has direct entry into Education, but UBC does not. You need a BA or BSc before you can take your BEd.
It honestly depends. If you’re teaching in a language or STEM field, you’re probably right. But if you’re teaching in Social Studies, you would probably have to take a lot of content in American history and government to make up for what you might not get in a Canadian university. And some states have longer lists of requirements than others, regardless of subject area (Wisconsin used to be one of those states, but I don’t know if it still is). It’s just worth a look before committing to a non-US university.
McGill, and I assume all large Canadian universities, offer a full range of courses in US history and politics.
Looking at the McGill undergraduate course catalog, it’s excellent in global history (which you would need for US teaching certification), but relatively sparse in American history, beyond the survey courses (pre- and post-1865). In some states, that’s enough. In others, it’s not. Perhaps OP isn’t even training to be a history teacher, in which case it doesn’t matter. I’m just suggesting that OP look at course requirements for certification in the state where they want to teach, because McGill is less likely to have distribution requirements tailored for that purpose.
Realize this is an old thread but in case you are still monitoring responses…My daughter is an Education major at McGill from the US East Coast. Stats were lower than yours and applied to both Education and History programs (she wants to teach history at high school level). She got into Education department, but not the History department. I think you’ll be fine if applying to Education Faculty - I believe there is a shortage of education majors these days. Be aware it’s a 5 year program for Americans to make up for not having done Quebec’s CEGEP school. Feel free to ask any questions if you’re still looking for info.
Yes, at least for now.