McGill Admissions???

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<p>I'm currently in grade 11 at an Ontario high school, thinking of applying to McGill next year. I just have a few questions, and if anyone could answer them I would GREATLY appreciate it. I'm very confused.</p>

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<li><p>Does McGill consider course rigor? I'm taking grade 12 Advanced Functions and Calculus & Vectors, both at the advanced level. If I can only manage to pull off about 82-87% in these courses (I want to go into sciences, then med), should I drop down to the regular Academic (4U) level so my marks will be better??? Or should I stick with the hard class? How do they weight the course?</p></li>
<li><p>Do they look at grade 9, 10 and 11 marks? And do they consider your situation? In grade 9 I went to a school that didn't put much emphasis on math and after that I switched to a school that is reputed for its math program (advanced even at regular level, very difficult). I was in grade 11 math in grade 10 and I only got 80%, but the teacher said it was the best mark he'd seen from a transfer student, both at the advanced and regular level. Will this count for anything? I don't want them to see those marks.</p></li>
<li><p>Are extracurricular activities only a factor for scholarships, and not admission? What if you have something HUGE like founding an organization? Would this help you like it would for US schools admission?</p></li>
<li><p>Is being from Ontario a huge disadvantage? I know about half the students selected are from Montreal, but is Ontario a bad place to be from in this case?</p></li>
<li><p>Will they consider my AP courses? I've heard they sometimes take them for university credit... are they a factor in admissions though? AND if I drop to regular Calculus & Vectors but still right the AP and get a 4 or 5, will this help? </p></li>
<li><p>If you are from Canada, will they still consider your SAT scores if you take them? Or do they just not look at them?</p></li>
<li><p>For next year in grade 12, I am considering doing co-op instead of some useless classes at the university. If I do this, I'll be working in the research lab. Would this help me, or should I just stick with classes? I'm volunteering in the lab anyways, just not as co-op.</p></li>
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<p>THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING THIS.
My GC is new to the job and doesn't really know... but that's why we have CC! :)</p>

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<li><p>For US students they don’t look at 9th grade at all, and it should be the same for you, if I remember correctly. Unfortunately, I don’t think McGill will heavily consider your transfer. Not sure how this works, but perhaps your GC can put in a note about it. Also, how were your other grades the same year? </p></li>
<li><p>I already sent my application in, and there wasn’t a single place to put any extracurricular. I’m pretty sure extracurricular is a scholarship thing. McGill is numbers-school (they care about grades more than anything), and quite frankly, founding an organization doesn’t make you a smarter person. But that would be extremely impressive nonetheless… and I feel that would be good for scholarships. </p></li>
<li><p>I don’t think McGill is heavily biased in any way when it comes to location. Personally, I find that it’d be unfair and ridiculous to base admission on where you live, and even more so if it’s just Quebec vs. Ontario. </p></li>
<li><p>What do you mean by considering AP courses? I know that if you score a 4 on any AP test, you should receive credit for it. As for admissions, I’m not entirely sure if they will consider them.</p></li>
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