<p>thanks a lot, again.</p>
<p>how were your exams btw?
also, wat do u plan to do after graduation?</p>
<p>@greenlawnchairs</p>
<p>I really don’t think Douglas is overrated. It depends on what you want but in terms of community Douglas is probably one of the best. It is sort of isolated (not a big deal) from the other residences but whatever. Best part about Douglas is it has common rooms (1 or even 2) on every floor of every house. The upper rez’s only have 1 common room in the entire building. This really helps with floor bonding at the beginning since people just go there and hang out without feeling awkward. I’m not going to say Doug is the best overall but for some things it can’t be beat.</p>
<p>I am looking to transfer!</p>
<ol>
<li>Would they consider my high school GPA or college GPA more?</li>
<li>What is the minimum GPA?</li>
<li>Can I send them my next semester mid-semester grades?</li>
<li>As an art history major, can I take multiple science courses? Possibly change to a pre-med faculty?</li>
<li>In general, how hard is it to transfer?</li>
</ol>
<p>hello nenuphar,</p>
<ol>
<li>That depends on your year in college. If you only did half a semester at college, then obviously your high school would count more. The longer you’ve been away from high school, the less important it becomes.</li>
<li>I don’t think there is a minimum GPA, because schools have different grading standards. Mcgill will have some information on your university. I do think standardized test scores are probably weighed more.</li>
<li>Whatever you have on your official transcript, don’t get too creative with this one. Just send them exactly what they tell you.</li>
<li>Absolutely, you can take science classes. If you want to change faculties though, that is a little more bureaucracy involved. So the “pre-med faculty” is the life science stream in the faculty of science, generally. You can try transferring directly into that, but that is doubtful. You can transfer internally after you get here, but then you’d have to apply online and it is a fairly competitive program here.5. In general, how hard is it to transfer? </li>
<li>It depends on the program. I don’t think it would be too difficult for Art History.</li>
</ol>
<p>Thank you so much for answering my questions. It’s not of the utmost importance to me to be pre-med as you don’t need it to go to medical school, but I do need to take the science courses as well as two courses in calculus.</p>
<p>Is there a core curriculum at McGill?</p>
<p>My GPA in high school was a 3.73 out of 4.0. I am waiting for my first semester GPA, but it won’t be that high. My SATs were in the mid 1800s. I’m asking for my chances, but I am fearful of the answer. :/</p>
<p>sheheryar93,</p>
<p>thanks! my exams went well. i want to work in private equity and eventually a long short hedge fund.</p>
<p>nenuphar,</p>
<p>yeah the chances aren’t great. The important thing is really the test scores. You are not out of the loop yet. You are an American, which is great.</p>
<p>So definitely apply to Arts, it is the least selective. And then after you get here, start a new page.</p>
<p>I also speak French. I don’t know if that helps. My exact scores were:</p>
<p>R: 610
W: 630
M: 610</p>
<p>Damn, that really sucks though. I’d say maybe I’ll take the SATs again, but I’ve already submitted my application.</p>
<p>To any current students here… were all of you from Canada? Anyone from the US? Just wondering, if there are any of you, how adjusting was </p>
<p>I’m a NYC high school senior applying under physical/earth/mathematical sciences. Funny that all my potential majors are grouped together :)</p>
<p>Oh yeah, speaking of which… is it hard to transfer between majors? I think I will probably stay in the faculty of science, so I assume switching majors there would be easy? What about if I want to go to Engineering?</p>
<p>how difficult is it to get an internship in banking/finance without fluency in French?</p>
<p>hey econgrad can you check you private message ? </p>
<p>thanks !</p>
<p>hey econgrad I have few questions about econ major and supplemental exam. </p>
<p>1) If you are just going to major in Econ, do you need to take any math? </p>
<p>2) what is the supplemental exam and how does it work ? </p>
<p>I failed math 140 and got no credits. If I do a good job(say 85%) do I get a credit in that course? what happens to my gpa ? </p>
<p>thanks alot</p>
<p>Is it harder to get into an american graduate school if your coming form McGill? (no grade inflation, and less recognition) could you ask any engineering friends if they feel this way?</p>
<p>^ if you get a good GPA it isn’t hard at all</p>
<p>the fact that you are from Mcgill doesn’t make it any harder or easier though, if that is the answer you are looking for.</p>
<p>EDIT: not sure about engineering, but i’m sure the first sentence about GPA still stands.</p>
<p>Would you mind giving at guess at my chances?</p>
<p>-American senior (California)
-UW: 3.97 W: 4.25
-8 APs. I got one B in my sophomore math class, but that was my only non-A.
-SAT - I have a question for this. Does McGill “superscore”? Meaning, will they pick the best subscores from different test dates?
-If they don’t super score, I have a 2150 - 730 on reading, 650 on math, 770 on writing
-If they do super score, I have a 2250 - 730 on reading, 720 on math, 800 on writing
-My biggest problems are my SAT IIs - 600 on Lit (it’s below the min req! what does that mean?) and 690 on US History
Class rank - 25 out of 660
I would apply to the Faculty of Arts.
I can’t seem to get a grasp of the student body. I know it’s an eclectic mix, but what is the general feel? Are a lot of them sporty? Are a lot of them artsy? Do they just like to drink/club in Montr</p>
<p>^ according to a friend, you can find all of those “types” of people at McGill since it’s a big school. In general, it’s a party-hard study-hard type of school, but you’ll find people of all different personalities there.</p>
<p>it snows a lot but he didn’t ever get sick of the snow.</p>
<p>as for outdoors, it’ll be cold a lot during the winter but it’s beautiful in the early months and late month in the school year.</p>
<p>sorry kind of a vague answer, but that’s usually the response for a large school</p>
<p>McGill’s student body will have a less of a general feel than most American schools, partly because of its large international contingent and partly because its admissions process doesn’t look for the uberachievers in the same way that American schools do (i.e. no essays, no resumes, no extra-curr considerations). My S finds that many of the Americans are from a similar demographic (but this is as much or more the case at most of the better American schools), but that the Canadians tend to be quite spread out in terms of economic and social backgrounds.</p>
<p>As with any large school in North America, there are large subgroups of all the types of people you mention: sporty, artsy, nice, clothing-obsessed, academic (not that any of the foregoing are mutually exclusive). McGill certainly has less of an athlete subculture than most American schools–intercollegiate sports just don’t play as big a part of the Canadian university climate as they do in the US. The “artsy” subgroup is quite strong at McGill and in Montreal, in general, but not overwhelmingly so. Because of the lower drinking age in Quebec, many students do like the club scene, but for many, it is unimportant. </p>
<p>As for hiking, McGill is in the centre of a city of 4 million, but it is on the edge of Mount Royal which is essentially a large urban park full of trails. Many students take advantage of Mount Royal for walking, running, and hiking. The Mount Royal Park with the adjoining parks and vast neighbouring cemeteries is larger than Central Park and was designed by the same landscape architect. Mount Royal has the obvious advantage of diversity of elevation over Central Park. Once you are out of Montreal, there are many wilderness areas with awesome hiking opportunities within 1.5 hours.</p>
<p>broodjebakpao,</p>
<p>shouldn’t be a problem, unless you want to work in quebec. And we all know there are no banks left in quebec, after the quiet revolution yada yada yada.</p>
<p>So, get your IB offer elsewhere (wall street).</p>
<p>hey econmajor,</p>
<p>1) I don’t think so. But i am not too sure on this one.</p>
<p>2) So the supplemental exam, you apply for it. Then you write another exam in May and this one will go to your transcript in addition with your old one. Then it counts as 50% of the grade on your GPA. It is really worth it, if you get an A on the supplemental then you can bump it up to a B- or B.</p>
<p>But don’t screw up on the supplemental!!! You would be in really deep trouble if that happens.</p>
<p>[Deferred</a> and supplemental exams](<a href=“http://www.mcgill.ca/students/exams/supdefer/]Deferred”>http://www.mcgill.ca/students/exams/supdefer/)</p>
<p>Here is a website with some more information</p>
<p>hey bigtrueba,</p>
<p>I don’t think it should have any effect whatsoever. And the reason is this.</p>
<p>If you are applying to prestigious graduate schools (of course you are) like MIT, Stanford, Harvard then those schools will know exactly the kind of academic environment at mcgill.</p>
<p>When you apply to these schools, you are not competing against some kid who went to Caltech or some guy who went to Florida State. You are competing against other mcgill applicants. So as long as you are competitive against your fellow mcgill students, then you are good. These graduate schools will base their admission on your competitiveness in YOUR environment.</p>