<p>I was wondering for US High School applicants, what do you need to send in.</p>
<p>It says:
"You must arrange for your school to send McGill an official transcript of your complete high school record to date. Transcripts should show interim grades for the current year for courses in progress."</p>
<p>Are there any forms, like most American universities, that you need to include along with this? </p>
<p>Do you need teacher recommendations?</p>
<p>I haven't gone far in the application because I haven't decided what my majors will be, and if you click "continue" you can't go back and change it.</p>
<p>So i was just wondering if McGill is like an American university where you submit extra forms/information (besides SAT information)</p>
<p>and doesn anyone know anything about the different majors at mcgill?</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm in the same situation. I'm pretty sure that all they want from your school/counselor is your transcript. <a href="http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/undergrad2006-07/usa/%5B/url%5D">http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/undergrad2006-07/usa/</a> - scroll to the bottom.
They don't want any recommendations, and as far as I can tell there's no form to give to your counselor or anything.<br>
About the majors - I think that if you're entering as a freshman, you're not even allowed to choose a major yet, you're just in a general freshman program in whatever faculty you're applying to, but don't quote me on it.
Hope I've helped!</p>
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Yeah, I'm in the same situation. I'm pretty sure that all they want from your school/counselor is your transcript. <a href="http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/undergrad2006-07/usa/%5B/url%5D">http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/undergrad2006-07/usa/</a> - scroll to the bottom.
They don't want any recommendations, and as far as I can tell there's no form to give to your counselor or anything.
About the majors - I think that if you're entering as a freshman, you're not even allowed to choose a major yet, you're just in a general freshman program in whatever faculty you're applying to, but don't quote me on it.
Hope I've helped!
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<p>Actually you have to apply to two specific majors (they can be in the same faculty or different faculties though)</p>
<p>For instance, I applied for ChemE and EE/CompE in the Faculty of Engineering. This is one of the first steps in the online application though. Some are limited enrollment so some are more difficult to gain admission into then others. Maybe the faculty of arts has a general freshman program that I am not aware of though.</p>
<p>Really? That's weird - I'm applying to both the faculty of arts and the faculty of sciences, and on the application, the only option in the little pulldown menu for majors for both faculties was "Freshman Program." Although I guess it's different for you with Engineering.</p>
<p>Yes, that must be just the engineering faculty then. My mistake (I would edit my post above but it would appear that that benefit has not been afforded to me)</p>
<p>It did seem odd to make arts students choose like that. Also it should be noted that there is some combined arts and sciences option that some apply for that might be slightly harder to get into - but I don't know much about it.</p>
<p>All you have to do is fill out the online application. They don't want any extracurriculars, recommendations, essays or anything. You can send them in, but they honestly won't make a difference. It's really weird that the only option on the pull down menu was Freshman program because my first choice last year was Finance major in Management and second choice was East Asian Studies concentration also in Management. I know my friend applied to Microbiology and Immunology and another applied to Economics, so I'm pretty sure you can choose specific majors or at least areas of concentration. However, this isn't binding- you can move around and take pretty much whatever you want for most faculties, especially if you've been granted advanced standing..unless you're in science. You don't actually officially declare your major until the end of U1 (second year of a four year program). Although, if they don't give you any other choice, I guess it's ok. Good luck with scholarships too. Not many people get them.</p>