<p>I've heard McGill only looks at test scores and grades, no ECs, so here are all my scores.
SAT: 2000 (Retaking in October)
Critical reading: 710
Math: 620
Writing: 670
Subject tests:
World history:640
Literature: 700
GPA (weighted): 4.20
GPA (unweighted): 3.91
What do you think my chances are? I want to be a history major! Thanks!!</p>
<p>McGill Arts: Aim for 650+ on each SAT subscore (and get another subject test at 650+)/28+ on the ACT</p>
<p>Do you think an applicant with a 2250 but with only a 3.4 (weighted) GPA have a shot?</p>
<p>@soze: Are you sure that the 3.4 weighted is without freshman year in high school?</p>
<p>Perhaps in dietetics or in agronomy… and later change the major.</p>
<p>Catria: Are you saying McGill re-calcualtes GPA excluding freshman year?
If so, It’s likely lower as freshman year I believe had slighter better grades.</p>
<p>plus, dietetics or agronomy are not going to fly, even a little bit.</p>
<p>Here are the admission standards for American applicants to McGill</p>
<p>[Admissions</a> Standards - U.S. High School | Applying to Undergraduate Studies - McGill University](<a href=“http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/standards/unitedstates]Admissions”>http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/standards/unitedstates)</p>
<p>Aim for the standards listed for the department you are applying too, the university wide minimums will generally NOT be enough.</p>
<p>@Schweiz12
I believe history is in the faculty of arts, so if you can get all your SAT scores over 650 McGill is a full safety, otherwise, since your lowest score is lower than what the department wants but above the university minimum and your gpa is stellar I would say McGill is a high match.</p>
<p>Getting into McGill is kinda like completeing a list of requirments rather than the traditional US admissions process, and it is heavily marks based so the line between safety and reach is very narrow.</p>
<p>@soze
It isn’t quite as bad as Catria says, a 3.4 gpa will give you a decent shot at getting into a several of departments at McGill (not just nutrition) provided you fulfill the other requirements of admission:</p>
<p>With a 3.4 (in addition to your SATs)you have a shot at Arts, environmental science, Kinesiology education, nursing, civil engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, materials engineering, physical sciences and computer sciences. </p>
<p>Unfortunately you will not be accepted the following majors based soley on your gpa: life sciences, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, management, Arts & Science, Architecture</p>
<p>Good luck to you both</p>
<p>If dietetics or agronomy are not going to fly, perhaps a better bet would be to attend another college, get 3.6+ at that college and then transfer…</p>
<p>Soze said 3.4 weighted (likely with some honors/AP courses on hand)… if it was 3.4 unweighted then Soze has far more options.</p>
<p>I think @NamelesStatistic is right when he says, “Getting into McGill is kinda like completeing a list of requirments rather than the traditional US admissions process, and it is heavily marks based so the line between safety and reach is very narrow.”</p>
<p>I recently e-mailed the McGill admissions officer about completing each and every requirement. While he/she did say you won’t automatically be rejected for not meeting the requirement, you run a risk of being rejected being that McGill is such a competitive school. So I would recommend trying to improve your math score.</p>
<p>@soze </p>
<p>My bad I read that as a 3.4 unweighted. In that case Catria is right, anything less than a 3.3 unweighted would significantly cut down your chances for getting into most departments at McGill.</p>
<p>@kyle76</p>
<p>The one nice thing about McGill’s laundry list approach is that although they want consistent quality across grades and test scores they don’t necessarily require you to be absolutely outstanding in any one particular area, like many other top north American universities meaning an A- or in some departments a B+ students can have a very good shot at getting in, in addition to all the 3.8-4.0 UW super-students who populate the CC forums.
The numerical focus on admissions also means it is a good school to apply for for those who really don’t have a ton of impressive ECs.</p>
<p>It also means that once you complete the academic standards of admission you will very likely get accepted, which is kinda nice, because in a way it means that whether or not you get admitted is largely in your own control and the admission process feels a lot less random than many of the comparable US schools, where getting in even if you have the requisite grades can feel like a crapshoot.</p>