<p>@Colorpeace: econgrad is not a member of the admissions office, he gives his personal opinion.</p>
<p>@ ColorPeace, this has nothing to do with McGill. I am looking to become a doctor as well. First, you don’t not need to be on a pre-med track nor do you need to major in a science. The courses you must take, however, are:</p>
<p>Biology w/ lab
Chemistry w/ lab
Physics w/ lab
Organic Chemistry w/ lab
A year of calculus
A year of English</p>
<p>Most people say that a semester of English/calculus will suffice, but I assure you that most medical schools want a year of both.</p>
<p>happiiie,</p>
<p>McGill doesn’t leave you too much room to figure out what to do. It is very bureaucratic. From the list you gave me, I would recommend Arts with a minor in Management.</p>
<p>Yeah, that work ethic is great!</p>
<p>dear econmajor,</p>
<p>if the course is a complementary course then yes. But make sure it is a complementary course! Calc 1 can be a prerequisite for a lot of things!</p>
<p>I think it will still stay on your transcript though, but you can just use the other class to fill those credits</p>
<p>dear ColorPeace,</p>
<p>If you want to be a doctor then you should stick with science. Yes, med schools do accept applicants from all majors. But you do need to do well on the MCAT and the MCAT is filled with science questions.</p>
<p>Okay, the programs that should prepare you at mcgill are: physiology (you can do honors in this), biology, microbiology and immunology, anatomy and cell biology, neuroscience.</p>
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<p>Americans do get a leg up in the admission because they pay higher international tuition. McGill is broke so it is looking for all the money it can get. Also, mcgill wants to expose its brand to America to enhance its image.</p>
<p>econgrad… I am Canadian living in America… Does this mean If I say I was born in montreal it will count against me?</p>
<p>You will be evaluated fir admission as an American student because you will be graduating frrom an American high school. If admitted, you will be asked to submit proof of your Qu</p>
<p>This is a very interesting chart, TomofBoston. I imagine you attached the most recent version, though it would be interesting to see the 2010 numbers.</p>
<p>The acceptance rate seems to vary quite a bit from state-to-state – do you think there is any preference in admissions to students from certain states, or do some states have higher acceptance rates because the applicant pool is more familiar with McGill and may be more familiar with the minimum admission requirements? It seems that some of the New England states have fairly high acceptance rates, and I know that McGill is a more well known name in those parts.</p>
<p>I think you have to take into account the number of applicants per state. The acceptance rates for states with few applicants will vary a lot more from year to year than the rates for states with many applicants. It’s hard to separate the effects of proximity, familiarity and applicant pool size.</p>
<p>McGill makes several recruitment visits to high schools and college fairs each year throughout New England and New York, more so than to other regions. These visits are to private and top public high schools so a prequalified demographic is being targeted. Also, many McGill alumni, both Canadian and American, live in the Northeast US.</p>
<p>Note that despite the fact that McGill publishes minimum criteria for admission, over half of American applicants are denied admission. This could mean:
-Applicants do not read the minimum requirements
-Applicants read the minimum requirements but apply anyway and consider McGill to be a “reach” school.
-The published minimum requirements are the minimum for consideration and meeting them in no way guarantees admission, which is what the McGill website states.
-A combination of the above.</p>
<p>So when someone chances you and says “100% guaranteed into the accepted pile”, take it with a (big) grain of salt.</p>
<p>I completely agree with taking the “100% guaranteed” responses with a grain of salt! We all know that all college admissions are, after a certain point, a roll of the dice. But I would like to think that a large percentage of applicants from the states have NOT read the minimum requirements, thus resulting in the less than 50 percent acceptance rate. Otherwise, without any ECs being taken into consideration and just looking only at the numbers, it makes it hard to understand how one applicant who does meet the minimum requirements is chosen over another applicant who meets the minimums as well. SOMETHING must come in to play, I doubt they just rank applicants highest to lowest based on scores, decide how many they want to accept that year, and just draw a line! Above the line, you’re in, below, you’re out. Maybe the university is looking to get more exposure in a certain state and/or high school, so accepts an applicant because of that, thinking the accepted student will talk up McGill in their local community. </p>
<p>The world may never know… ;-)</p>
<p>for mcgill, it is fairly easy to know if you are accepted over not. Everything they measure is quantitative, test scores and gpa.</p>
<p>If you have an ACT of 33, 34 and a solid GPA, you are in for sure.</p>
<p>Perhaps, but then why did you 100% guarantee this applicant with a 30 ACT and 2000 SAT:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/mcgill-university/1060484-chance-me-mcgill-please.html#post1066161264[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/mcgill-university/1060484-chance-me-mcgill-please.html#post1066161264</a>
You also recommended she apply for a major scholarship even though the minimum ACT required is a 33 and the minimum SAT is 2100.</p>
<p>if ACT 33 is required for a scholarship, shouldnt a 30 ACT be guaranteed admission?</p>
<p>Yeah, a 30 should be fine with most of McGill programs. You will be on the fence for life science but otherwise you should be okay.</p>
<p>Hi econgrad,</p>
<p>I have an International Mathematic and physics diploma (high school cert.) with a average score of 17 out of 20.
I have studied 1 year pre-university with gpa 2.0.
I have been studying Bachelor of CS for 6 months now and my gpa is ~3 so far.
I have couple of C+ and one F in one of my pre-uni semesters due to some family problems…
I have an IELTS with 6.5 scores.</p>
<p>Considering Im an international student (Iranian, Studying in Malaysia) with the grades mentioned, Do you think I have a chance of getting accepted for Bachelor of Computer Science in Mcgill? I dont want to transfer, I want to start fresh (first year).</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Update: Today I asked for my exact pre-university’s GPA and it is 2.76</p>
<p>Hey econgrad,</p>
<p>First off, thanks for doing this; it’s not easy to put up with a bunch of clamoring high school (and college) students, but you’re managing somehow.</p>
<p>Now, to my question. I [very recently] found out that McGill has rolling decision in some form or manner. My question is split into two parts:</p>
<p>1a) Is this the kind of rolling decision where applicants who applied earlier have a greater chance of admission compared to foolish, uneducated (note: me) students who applied a few days before the deadline? Or is this the kind that simply means the earlier you applied, the earlier you get your decision?</p>
<p>1b) I would normally never ask for chances, but since I applied late, I have to know: do you think a 2130 (740 CR, 690 M, 700 W), and 700+ on two SAT IIs, Math II and Lit (taking them this Saturday), would give me an excellent chance of admission? I’m also in the top 16.3% of my class (I was, unfortunately, not inspired to work hard up until a few months ago).</p>
<p>Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>Hey econgrad, </p>
<p>I thinking about applying to McGill next year and am preparing for the SAT/ACT, i have seen that on Collegeboard.com it says the ACT writting section is required, is that right? or can i take the ACT without the writting and be fine?</p>
<p>Thank you very much</p>
<p>hey earthshaker, unfortunately I have no idea about the English system to give any sort of sensible prediction.</p>
<p>However, the best predictor would be to look at your relative standing against other students in your school, in your area and their admission chances.</p>