Has anyone been accepted to the Faculty of Science yet? If you have, do you mind sharing your stats? Mine has been marked “Reviewed - Decision Pending” for several weeks and I’m trying to figure out how close I am to the threshold.
Hello McGill forum, I’m an applicant this year to Desautels and Arts/sciences. My status changed from decision pending to “further review required” requesting mid-years which I self-reported and more importantly AP results from student I didn’t know exactly what this meant but decided they wanted to confirm my AP results?? (4 tests total sophomore & junior) so I payed to have them sent from College Board to Mcgill. Now I am considered because on my application it reflects that they have received those 4 tests as they are all listed under tests received, yet on my checklist the status of AP results from student still says not yet received/processed. I sent them a little less than 2 weeks ago so it is possible they are yet to be processed but I was hoping for feedback, especially from someone who experienced the same condition on their checklist
My son was accepted to the Faculty of Science (Math, Science, Comp Sc) and Faculty of Engineering (SW Eng) two weeks ago.
He uploaded his quarter grades on Nov 27 (when portal opened for US students). his semester grades ended up being the same as his first quarter grade, so he did not change anything on the portal. He was accepted in mid January.
His stats are 4.0 UW, and 6 APs with score of ‘5’ (we sent the official scores from College Board and also put the scores when filling out the application): Physics C Mech, Physics C E&M, Stats, Comp Sc A, Calc BC, and Spanish Lang. SAT I 1510; SAT II math 800. Applied Test Optional as could not take SAT Physics but it did not matter as he had the AP results
does anyone know how long after you submit mid year grades it usually takes for the status to update from “further review required” to a decision?
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It feels like we have been waiting forever!
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anyone heard back?
No. Were you able to enter your midterm grades? We are going to try to upload first term grades today but weren’t asked for them- still ready for review since applying in October
I uploaded my grades a few days ago and was asked for them about a week ago. I’m sure everything will work out they take a while with these things
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So we tried to upload midterm grades ( she had three from first semester final and just finished the other three) but since they didn’t request them she couldn’t change them from IP. Called McGill and they said if they didn’t request them you can’t add them- still ready for review…
The McGill application and admissions process is the most unique I have experienced.
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admitted to faculty of science today! went test-optional, 13 total APs + multiple honors and straight-A student except for 1 B 2nd semester in physics, 4.97 uw/5.76 w GPA (school does it on 5.0 scale)
very grateful!
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Congratulations on the acceptance!
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That means that they reviewed your application and decided you weren’t good enough to be accepted or bad enough to be denied. Once they figure out their cutoff, you’d get a decision. It’s essentially a waiting game
How long did it take for him to hear after he reported his grades?
This is Canadian English for “the most chaotic and nerve-wracking.”
Check the last year’s forum, with many people waiting for McGill replies long past the US decision date!
I’m following up because no one responded last time but does anyone know about how long after reporting mid year grades it usually takes for the status to change from “further review required” to a decision?
It is really tough to say we have been ready for review since November with no change. Some tend to hear quickly after mid term grades and some just wait. Were you requested to enter in your grades? Also what department did you apply for, are you US student?
My twins heard a few days after submitted mid-year grades.
yea, i’m a US applicant (I applied with ACT scores and SAT + AP test scores). I applied October 1st and entered my grades as soon as the self reporting portal opened (like Nov 30). My status switched to Further Review Required a few weeks ago and prompted me to enter my mid year grades. My semester ended last week, so I updated the portal last Thursday. Oh and I applied to the faculty of arts and desautels faculty of management.
My daughter has had further review required since late Jan and has submitted updated midyear grades and her final semester one report card. Still waiting.
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