<p>I am an hopeful but probable IB Diploma student and I was wondering:</p>
<p>a) How much does it hurt you if you take SL Math Studies but want to do McGill Sciences?
b) How much does McGill care about your 9th and 10th grades or your grades before you enter IB?
c) Does McGill only look at your IB grades, do the 9th and 10th grades not matter at all?
d) Does it look bad if you didn't do well in French and are planning on dropping it?
e) If take my three strongest subjects for highers does that make it seem as if I am not challenging myself?
f) Does McGill highly recognize IB? As in, do IB students have an advantage when it comes to McGill?</p>
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<li>Yes. Don’t do it. Take Math SL at the very minimum is my recommendation. </li>
<li>They look at them, as all schools do. For American IB students, they look at all grades on your transcript. They probably weight them a little less than they do the IB grades. </li>
<li>9th and 10th grade matter. McGill does not discount grades from the first two years. </li>
<li>It’s probably not a dealbreaker, but considering McGill’s location, knowledge of French is certainly a plus. (Also, if you’re doing IB, there is a foreign language requirement. Unless you are taking another language, you must at least take French SL if you want the diploma.)</li>
<li>No.</li>
<li>Students with an IB diploma enter McGill with sophomore status. It is one of the most generous schools when it comes to IB credit.</li>
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<p>If you have some C’s/4’s in your 9th or 10th grade how much will it affect McGill considering you? I am trying hard to raise my sophomore year grades but hypothetically if I improve and I reach McGill’s IB requierments and the SAT requierments then would that mean that they will still consider me? Will my 9th or 10th grades put me at a disadvantage compared to other students in my school or region?</p>
<p>Yes! You’re actually required to enter with second year status, which means you’d graduate in three years. I know this is the case for US IB Diploma students, but I don’t see why the policy wouldn’t hold for Canadians/other internationals.</p>
<p>I don’t know what McGill’s exact admissions process is - no one does! C’s are not the best grades to have on your transcript for any school, but my advice to you is to do better during the rest of high school and then apply. I know that for Americans, McGill is very numbers-oriented - the application asked for my personal information, grades, and test scores; that’s it.</p>
<p>because i’m applying for transfer into second year for management. but managed a 33 for IB and mcgill’s asking for 35. Do you think I still stand a chance? especially when my HL Math scored a 4 But my first year university grades were pretty good. </p>
<p>Chance me please!
IB predict: 40 points.
GPA: 3.6 Unweighted (senior grades)
sophomore / junior - between 3.3 and 3.4
SAT score: 1650 out of 2400. I know its low! but I heard McGill focuses more on IB points than SAT scores. I probably won’t send them in at all!
Applying to faculty of education! thanks!
and I am an international applicant.</p>
<p>I’m admitted to McGill, Science faculty, with predicted IB 43. However, I’m still worried about the final IB grades, kinda pressured and don’t have good feeling about it. What do you think is the minimum final IB grades that I could have so that McGill still accepts me? What if I get… 30 for the final results :(</p>
<p>@McGillnewbie I have the same feeling… they didn’t specify what the minimum final IB scores should be to get accepted? I was admitted to desautels faculty of management. I was predicted 37/42 but i’m not sure about IB exams. Maybe a 5 or above on all subjects and a minimum of 35? (that’s what their minimum requirement is for applying)</p>
<p>I’m in the exact same boat. I got in McGill with a predicted 41/45, 38/42, but i have no idea how much my grade can fluctuate without jeopardizing my acceptance. I’ve heard a lot of people say that the minimum is 35/42, but that only allows me for a 3 point drop- something I’ve extremely worried about.</p>
<p>Will McGill really rescind someone’s offer??
What happens if they do? You just don’t go to college??</p>
<p>I’m having the same problem… I was predicted a 40/42 but there’s no way I’m getting that with my level of senioritis right now. Do I just have to pass IB or will they withdraw my offer if I score below a certain score?</p>
<p>Hi, I’d also like to know if I have any realistic chances of getting into these same schools: Mcgill (first choice), UofT, and UBC
Currently a Junior, I take the IB diploma course, and attend a school which sends only students’ cumulative sophomore-junior gpa’s to colleges (unless asked for others/more). Although my sophomore gpa was a horrific 3.22, I managed to bring it up this year to, hopefully a weighted 4.2. But even so, my GPA will obviously average out to be very poor and unappealing.
I still don’t know my predicted IB score but I heard that it is crucial in the admissions process as well. Is it perhaps more important than your GPA? </p>
<p>Other questions:
Does Mcgill (and others, but mainly Mcgill)…
-Ask for senior grades (GPA) and take it into account for your cumulative gpa?
-Observe and acknowledge improving grades and take that into account?
-Put more emphasis and give more attention to your progress in your HL courses?
-Do the following questions’ answers vary depending on the faculty you are applying to? (I want to apply in the arts, psychology) </p>
<p>These are all inside questions that I find difficult to clarify from the website and/or other sources. I would appreciate it if any of you may answer, thank you!</p>
<p>@Anniehaha You are still well above the minimum for arts so I can say with 99% confidence that they won’t. you could always call them if you wanted but don’t worry.</p>
<p>Hey guys,
I’m currently a junior doing the IB diploma program. I’m really interested in applying to Mcgill University next year. From what I know, Mcgill’s requirements say that I need at least a 5 in each class…I’m struggling in Physics sl at the moment. I fear I won’t even get a 5. Do you think Mcgill will worry about one grade?</p>
But my first year university grades were pretty good. </p>