<p>Hey Guys,
As I've mentioned I am a student from India looking to get into Canadian Schools for Computer Engineering. I received 84% in my Final exams that the universities require. My individual scores are as follows :-
Physics-90/100
Chemistry-84/100
Mathematics-85/100
Computer Science-76/100
English-85/100</p>
<p>What are my chances in these schools?
1) McGill University
2) University of Waterloo
3) University of Toronto
4) McMaster University
5) University of Alberta
6) Simon Fraser University
7) Queen's University
8) Carleton University
9) University of British Columbia
10) University of Ottawa
11) University of Calgary </p>
<p>P.S- I might not apply to all schools. Only to those where my chances seem maximum. </p>
<p>McGill: Match
U Waterloo: Low match/Match
U Toronto: Match
McMaster: Low match/Match
UAB: Low match
SFU: Safety
Carleton: Low match
U Ottawa: Low match
U Calgary: Safety
Queen’s: Low match (ECs pending)
UBC: Low match (ECs pending)</p>
<p>For Queen’s and UBC, what extracurriculars do you have? Not that UBC or Queen’s asks for ECs that can get one into MIT or CMU but just having an EC pertaining to computer science or engineering is a plus. Plus I hope you can pay full-freight to any of those; it can run you $40k+ yearly…</p>
<p>I don’t know what you mean by Low match or match. So tell me what it means .Safety is self explanatory. And yes, I have a handful of ECs. I learned few comp sc languages myself and was an executive member of school’s computer club. Represented school in competitions and all. Anyway, please let me know what my probability of getting in is.</p>
<p>You can increase your chances by increasing your grades. That is all Canadian universities care about. </p>
<p>Honestly, Toronto, McGill and Waterloo for engineering are probably low reaches. At my convocation for at the University of Toronto this past spring, we were told that the entry average (across all faculties) for the graduating class was 85% coming from high schools. Engineering is one of the most competitive programs to get into, so the entrance average was probably even higher. In addition as a international applicant you need even stronger grades than a Canadian applicant to be accepted.</p>
<p>Still you should be able to get into schools like Carleton or Ottawa with your grades so I definitely don’t think you will strike out on your list.</p>
<p>If you say so…
Why in your opinion are Ontario high schools so easy marking?</p>
<p>All I know is that only a select few of my high school’s top students top students got into UofT engineering and they all had 90+ averages. If he were applying to another major (say a humanities like philosophy or a social science, like sociology) I would say he would easily get in at almost any Canadian university with his grades but engineering is one of if not the toughest programs to get into, at least at schools like Toronto. The fact that he wants to do computer engineering with only a 76% in Computer Science also doesn’t help.</p>
<p>If McGill had to use higher cutoffs from Ontario applicants than they would for, say, a Nova Scotia or a Manitoba applicant, then, at least in McGill’s mind, Ontario is at least somewhat easier-grading. But McGill still asks for a 82% average or better for CompE.</p>
<p>U Toronto: High match</p>
<p>Improving ECs will really only help at UBC and Queen’s to a lesser extent, unless the OP banks on the waitlist (which is never a good thing to do).</p>
<p>See, to be honest I don’t want to give any excuses to the universities for my comp science marks: I was really sick and I had just one day to prepare. Anyway, that’s exactly what’s going in my head. How do they rate the Indian grades?. See, it’s tough here. Over 1 million students sit for the board exams all over India so you can have an idea how competitive it actually is. UofT, McGill and Waterloo are hard schools to get into and now after a point the decision is not in my control.
So I don’t exactly know what my chance are coz I haven’t been in touch with any Indians who are there.</p>
.Safety is self explanatory. And yes, I have a handful of ECs. I learned few comp sc languages myself and was an executive member of school’s computer club. Represented school in competitions and all. Anyway, please let me know what my probability of getting in is.</p>
Really want to go to McGill</p>