<p>for mcgill, if you send in your ACT score, you dont have to send in SAT II's...am i correct?</p>
<p>also, do any of you fine people know if there is any legacy program at mcgill? both my aunt and my uncle got their Ph.D.'s from mcgill, so it's a question worth asking.</p>
<p>If you submit your ACT score, the SAT1 isn't required. I don't know about the SAT IIs.</p>
<p>Re legacy, I know a student whose parents are both active McGill alumni, and yet he wasn't admitted to McGill this year. He did get into U of Toronto.</p>
<p>AFAIK there is no legacy program at McGill, unless you come from a family of influential Liberal party contributors...</p>
<p>Correct about McGill with tests.
If you submit ACT, you do NOT have to submit SATIIs or SATIs.</p>
<p>yeah, thanks guys. i am a canadian citizen (born in b.c.) living in america. i was wondering if anyone knew anything about their policies with students like me. i read somwhere that if you are a canadian citizen they consider you as if you were applying to mcgill from another province other than quebec. does being a canadian citizen up my chances of being accepted?</p>
<p>also, i was wondering if a 31 composite on the act is a strong score for admissions at mcgill.</p>
<p>My understanding is that you go in the US pool (i.e. international) if you lived and went to school in the US even though you are a Canadian citizen. You will however qualify for Canadian tuition fees should you be accepted. This info was based on my daughter's experience this year in getting into McGill. I understand also that it is easier to get into McGill as a non-Quebec Canadian than an international applicant although I have no direct info on this.</p>
<p>Aunt and Uncle? Please.</p>
<p>But you'll probably get in...</p>
<p>docker is correct in his/her information. You will be in the US pool because all your high schools grades and classes are from the US. But, as stated, you will get Canadian tuition. A 31 will be an excellent score for all but a few of the faculties.</p>
<p>McGill has no legacy program, except possibly if your last name is Shatner.</p>
<p>lmao. thanks mcgilldad. i want to become a doctor when i grow up. i have very strong grades in science classes (as well as in other classes, of course). is a 31 on the act strong for the mcgill "pre-med" program?</p>
<p>you'll be fine, but be prepared to work very hard...</p>
<p>wutang is correct, a 31 should be fine. Just be sure to take the most difficult classes your high school offers in the sciences field. McGill knows that class offerings, particularly in AP classes, varies between public high schools and between public and private high schools. They want to see that you challenged yourself as much as possible and (of course) you did well in those classes.</p>
<p>thanks. i love the people on the mcgill board. very helpful. :)</p>
<p>ok. another question. does mcgill take a look at your senior year (specifically, either first semester, or both semesters), and does it include those results in its admissions process? i want to have my senior year grades included in the admissions process, so when would be a good time to send my app to the university?</p>
<p>Aryamehr, apply after first term's grades are out. I believe admissions weights these grades heavily, e.g., your science/math grades if you are applying to the Faculty of Science. You will not be admitted until they have received your midyear (second term) grades and factored them in, unless you are scholarship material and a shoo-in. Another plus, freshman year grades are not looked at.</p>
<p>do they take ap scores into account? i got a 5 in ap stats, but unfortunately (because of my psycho teacher), i got B's in the class. really strange i know, but regardless, i kicked that test's ass. does that negate those grades for the mcgill admissions officers (or at least lessen the blow)?</p>
<p><em>btw, thanks a lot guys. this is actually turning into a helpful discussion for everyone wanting to apply to mcgill</em> :)</p>
<p>^yeah..a b won't kill you. They like AP credits...and if you got a 5, well, you did well.</p>
<p>How are your other grades? Arts you need a 3.5 uw or so, but science you need more like a 3.7-3.8, having taken AP science/math classes.</p>
<p>i have a 3.88 uw right now, and it will increase for sure after this semester. probably up to 3.91-92...maybe more, idk. my weighted gpa is around 4.13 right now too.</p>
<p>A's in all my science courses....A's in all my other math courses. 5 on the ap bio test last year.</p>
<p>It was mentioned a few posts back that McGill wants the first sem. grades. They ask for all supporting documentation by Jan 22...and my final exam week is the 22-25. Therefore, I won't have a complete transcript, because in order to meet this deadline they'll probably get my interim (first quarter) grades instead. Will this be seen as an incomplete app? Or can I submit my finalized grades the week after this deadline when they are published?</p>
<p>Also, I can't find it on the site...do they consider and/or require recommendations?</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>you'll be fine, my stuff didn't get to them until early march.</p>
<p>To mirror Wutang, though: be prepared to work hard. We're just starting the second week here and I've already been given 10 or so hours of work. </p>
<p>i.e. Linear Algebra + Calculus problem sets (one calc set, alone, took me 3+ hours). I have a lab to prepare for tomorrow. </p>
<p>The thing is, I haven't even finished the graded work. All the work I've done so far has been preparatory. For the first time in my life I've actually started reading ahead in my math books (just sitting in the lectures won't cut it). </p>
<p>If you don't think this'll happen to you, that's cool; I didn't think it'd happen to me either. No one gives a ***** about you here. They tell you how your grades'll break down, and when the "webworks" are due, their office hours, and then you're on your own. 3 of my classes have final grades that are 70% or more dependent on the final exam. There are no mid-terms in my math classes (those have 85% finals). </p>
<p>I don't say this to hijack the thread, I say this for all the people who think McGill'll just be another application to fill out ("I'll just apply to them too, as another option"). Don't bother even keeping this as an option if you aren't 100% willing to work your a$$ off (you can't keep frosh-week up all year). </p>
<p>Of course college every where is a commitment, just from talking to my friends at other universities, though, I can tell you McGill is more of a commitment then most other places. </p>
<p>If you're only keeping McGill around as an option, save your 70, or whatever CDN.</p>
<p>Ah, those good old days of "sink or swim" education. But there is help if you look for it (make friends, especially with your older peers)... You'll be working your rear end off for the next 4 years either way, but you'll get used to it.</p>