<p>I am a rising high school senior from Massachusetts who is completing my last two years of high school by taking a full college course load at Harvard Universitys Extension School. I am a ballet dancer and dance professionally with a company in Boston. I am also a competitive figure skater and compete at fairly advanced levels in individual free-style and ice dancing. </p>
<p>My first year of high school was completed at a very competitive public high school where I took the maximum number of honor courses and received all As. In my second year I attended a well-respected arts conservatory (for ballet) with a very good college preparatory program and again received all As.</p>
<p>This last year at Harvard I completed a program that included Calculus A and B; a 300-level World History class; Expository Writing; a 300-level Conversational Spanish course; Bio-chemistry and Earth Science courses and a course in the English novel. My unweighted GPA is 3.75. </p>
<p>In addition to my ballet and skating, I have participated actively in a Model UN program for home-schooled students. In August I will travel to lecture at several Model UN programs in Puebla, Mexico. I also tutor 4 high school students in Spanish and participate regularly in 3 volunteer community groups.</p>
<p>This summer I have a paid internship as a research assistant in a highly respected molecular biology laboratory at Tufts NE Medical School, a position I held last summer as well. </p>
<p>My SAT score (first time) was 2100+ (700s across the board). I took the biology SAT II freshman year and received a 710. Recently I received at 760 on Spanish Sat II and a 690 in Math2. </p>
<p>I am beginning to look at colleges for the fall of 2008. I intend to enter as a freshman. There are few things important to me in a college The school should have excellent biology and language programs. It should also present me the opportunity to partcipate in either dance (ballet) or figure skating. A cohesive school spirit would be great. The only school I've looked at to date has been Dartmouth, which has a great skating program and an interesing and flexible curriculum (the D-Plan). I am interested in both LACs and universities in the northeast and west coast.</p>
<p>I would like your feedback on the attractiveness (or not) of my application at McGill with suggestions as to whether or not this a fit for me academically and extra-curricularly.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, McGill don't look at extra-curricular excellence. For your information, your SAT 1 and 2 scores are above the median scores given and therefore you stand a chance to get into McGill.</p>
<p>I'd say, based on your scores, your chances are pretty good. But I'm drunk right now, and there are probably a number fo other mitigating factors that play into this, so I'm not the most reliable source.</p>
<p>AFAIK, bio and languages are pretty good (not in a position to judge whether they are "excellent") at McGill. And it should be possible to accommodate some ballet schedule (it could be outside of McGill, I know at least two people who went [url="<a href="http://www.cdmtl.org/%22%5Dhere%5B/url">http://www.cdmtl.org/"]here[/url</a>] while pursuing their undergrad at McGill), though you'll probably have to figure out how to do that yourself. McGill expects independence: for extracurricular and other things, it's your job to take the initiative and seek those out if you wish to. </p>
<p>You won't find a sports culture or schools spirit to the extent of what is seen in the US, so it may not be exactly what you are looking for or expecting from a "college experience". That being said, McGill and Montreal have a lot to offer, and it's a great experience, it just happen to be a different paradigm.</p>
<p>Ballet Divertimento is very close to the McGill campus. They offer open classes as well as a schedule for their pre-pro students. How do you dance ballet and ice skate? Ballet- point toes, ice skate- in boot?</p>
<p>Do you go to CCHS? You're probably accustomed to being coddled and surrounded by rich kids and thus would be better off going to some waspy, rich kids school like Dartmouth or Williams, if you can get in. The progressive, hyper-sexual nature of Montreal would probably scare you. Just playing, I went to CC back in the day, but I didn't graduate there. Boston native. </p>
<p>Anyhow, for whatever reason, as others have stated, there's a lot of ballet students in Montreal. I'd put your chances at around 80%. Would be higher, but admissions is kind of random at McGill.</p>
<p>I don't know how to feel about this thread. Clearly the OP knows little about McGill (which is fine, I guess, this early in the game). I'm just put off because this whole thing feels like the OP is saying, "find a school for me", veritably divvying the task of finding out for herself, onto us. </p>
<p>Your chances at McGill? Good, though anything can happen. </p>
<p>Your fit at McGill? Academically, probably well (assuming you aren't a grade inflation baby). Socially though, I don't know you so I can't judge. McGill, I've heard, has low "school spirit". You have the luxury of proximity, though, so a weekend trip should be no problem. </p>
<p>For the future's sake, I'd visit a school to find out if your a fit instead of asking a bunch of forum dwellers. Also, chances thread's are rather pointless; looking at the previous year's median scores, you should be able to figure it out from there without the help of someone stroking you.</p>