<p>I chat with the admission officers yesterday online and they did not make this clear enough.</p>
<p>What's the "safe" ranges of SAT and GPA in order to get into Arts and Sciences?</p>
<p>The web site is retty explicit about ranges, I think. DS got in from a US high school with 3.6 average, 1300 SAT.</p>
<p>This is directly taken from the UofT booklet:"</p>
<p>"Admission to the University of Toronto is highly competitive. In addition to having achieved a high GPA throughout high school, applicants must present good scores in SAT I (Reasoning) or ACT examinations (for admission in 2006, students should present Writing Test if taking the ACT). Applicants must also present at least three SAT II (Subject Tests) scores or AP scores in subjects appropriate to their proposed area of study. Those seeking admission to science or business/commerce programs are strongly advised to complete AP Calculus AB or BC or IB Mathematics.</p>
<p>Scores below 500 in any part of the SAT Reasoning or Subject Tests are not acceptable. While many of our programs require higher scores, students normally present scores of at least 1150 on the SAT I's and 26 on the ACT. A minimum of 1300 is required for admission to most programs in engineering.</p>
<p>In addition to meeting the above requirements, students seeking admission to Applied Science and Engineering must include AP or IB Calculus, as well as AP/IB or SAT II (Subject Tests) in both Chemistry and Physics.</p>
<p>Students seeking admission to Engineering after one year of university in the US are required to present a GPA of at least 3.5 with two semesters of Math, Physics and Chemistry.</p>
<p>Transfer credit towards arts, business and science programs is given for some AP tests with scores of 4 or 5. Further information is available at <a href="http://www.adm.utoronto.ca/adm/adm_pdf_files/usa.pdf%5B/url%5D">www.adm.utoronto.ca/adm/adm_pdf_files/usa.pdf</a></p>
<p>Note: No transfer credit is awarded for AP courses by the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering."</p>
<p>here in ontario, U of T is seen as prestigious but also is seen as reasonably easy to get into, largely because of its size. most people with an 80%+ average can get in for the less selective faculties. other faculties, like engineering, are more difficult.</p>
<p>Hey how selective is UoT in the economics department? I applied as an Math/Econ in the Physical and Mathematical Sciences division
as a 3rd year transfer student with a 3.61 GPA.</p>
<p>It shouldn't be too hard for anyone who's quite a bit better than average. I think it gets harder to get into the colleges such as Vic, University and Trinity, and that's what counts. I have heard that at the end of the day, you're not really a student of UofT as much as a student of one of the colleges.</p>
<p>hmm i've heard that colleges only really determine residences and a "home base", while you can take classes all over campus and all graduate with a U of T diploma...but i agree that selection of a college is important, especially when you live on-campus.</p>
<p>I got into University College (transfer) with a grade 12 unweighted GPA of 4.0, 1st semester college grades in the B, B+, and A- range, and (old) SAT of 1240. I'm not sure how much my SAT and SAT II scores counted, though.</p>
<p>Hope that T has some bright kids, else DS will be one ticked TA.</p>
<p>katiebee...colleges also determine the people around you. Every college is going to have it's smart people, but UC, Trin and Vic are going to have a few more. Plus, a lot of the top CEOs and lawyers that came out of UofT came out of V,UC and T. (Don't get me wrong, plenty came out of the other ones). As long as your not in 89 chesnut street, it's okay.</p>
<p>i'm not offended...i was accepted to vic (changed my mind about trin after i realized i had to do a supplemental app...lol im lazy and have noo intention of attending U of T)...my point was just that since you don't even take all of your courses at a specific college, you aren't absolutely restricted by the members of it...my main point was that colleges don't absolutely determine your uni experience, though they certainly do to some extent. my good friend's older sister is in 3rd year at st. mike's, but many of her friends are in UC or vic (can't remember which) so she never spends any time at st. mike's any more...she told me that colleges don't matter THAT much.</p>