***Official McGill University Class of 2020 Results Thread***

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Hey everyone! I couldn’t find a thread for results for the class of 2020 so I decided to create one. Good luck to all applicants! :slight_smile: Here’s the format:

Remove the spaces after each initial bracket.
For example, change [(space) text] to [(no space) text] before posting. If you aren’t sure of the format, click “preview” before you submit. The decision should be in color, and there should be bullet points for each of the qualifications given.

[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size]
[ size=3] color=brown[/color][/size] ← get rid of this line if no QuestBridge.

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Common App (X/10), Princeton Supplement (X/10), Princeton Engineering (X/10)
[ *] Teacher Recommendations:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported):
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported):
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.):
[ /list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
[ *] Where else are you applying for RD:
[ /list]

[ b]General Comments:**

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

  • []SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (Math 800, Reading 780, Writing 690)
    [    ]ACT: 35
    []SAT II: French (Without Listening) 790
    [    ]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
    []Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/404
    [    ]AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 5, US Government 4, Chemistry 5, Language and Composition 4, []Biology 5, Statistics 5, US History 5
    [    ]IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    []Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Literature and Composition, AP Psychology, AP Physics 1, AP French Language, AP European History, and a course through Kent State University
    [    ]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Baking Club (Treasurer 9), French Club, French Honors Society (we still haven’t elected but I’ve been nominated), Psychology Club (President 12), Book Club, Math Club, others but those are the main ones, also these are from various years as I moved after my sophomore year
[]Job/Work Experience: N/A
[]Volunteer/Community service: Used to be a Girl Scout, Volunteer tutor at school, volunteer assistant to the French teachers
[]Summer Activities: I don’t really know what this category is going for, but I went to a high-school credit French camp I guess?
[]Essays: N/A
[]Teacher Recommendations: French and English Teachers
[]Counselor Rec: N/A
[]Additional Rec: N/A
[li]Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
    [    ] Intended Major: Honors Linguistics
    [] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
    [    ] Country (if international applicant): N/A
    [] School Type: Highly Ranked Public
    [    ] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): N/A
    [] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
    [    ] Gender: Female
    [] Income Bracket: Prefer not to say
    [    ] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): N/A

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades and test scores
[] Weaknesses: Leadership and the move between schools
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: The grades and test scores
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to University of Edinburgh, University of St. Andrews, University of Glasgow, and University of Aberdeen
[li] Where else are you applying for RD: See above[/li][/ul]

General Comments:
I’m very glad I got in, it’s my first choice. I can’t wait to meet you all next/this year!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
ACT: 29
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 50-59 percentile
AP (place score in parenthesis): apush (4), art history (5), us gov (4), english lang (4), seminar (3), english lit (n/a), human geo (n/a), research (n/a).
Senior Year Course Load: ap english lit, ap human geo, ap research, honors sound engineering, honors horticulture, honors german 3, discrete math

Subjective:
Extracurricular (place leadership in parenthesis): none lol
Job/Work Experience: summer 2014/spring 2015 internship at a urban farm, summer 2015 internship at field museum
Volunteer/Community service: none/minimal

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
Intended Major: geography urban systems & german (fac of arts)
State (if domestic applicant): illinois
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: highly ranked public
Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): hispanic
Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 70,000-90,000
Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: not sure. i applied early, upward trend of grades, strong english grades, strong reading/english ACT
Weaknesses: low.average math/science ACT and average math/science grades
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: competitive high school maybe? good course load, mostly related to my intended major
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted at university of minnesota, depaul, loyola, fordham & likely accepted to university of illinois urbana champaign
Where else are you applying for RD: i only applied to mcgill + the above schools

General Comments: PUMPED for mcgill

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@marvelousmars I have applied, but am waiting to submit my midyear reports once they become available. I also live in Ohio. Small world! I hope to hear back from McGill quickly. Congrats guys!

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@margotisntmyname I hope you get in! It would be really nice to know someone before university starts.

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Since when does subjective stuff (like extracurriculars and recommendations) matter for McGill? If they do this year, where are we supposed to express all of the subjective things listed here?

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Last year’s thread has this format (only objective stats were discussed):

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted **[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected **[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ *] High school in Canada? (yes, no):

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If you are applying for a major scholarship then the subjective stuff is required (separate application).

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] ACT: 34
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8-3.9ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chem (4), Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (5), Calc BC (4, AB Subscore 5), AP 2D Design (4), Computer Science A (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Gov/Creative Writing, AP Psych, Advanced Computer Graphics, AP Stats, AP Bio, CP English
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): I mean I got honorable mention in the scholastic art show but that’s about it besides honor roll[/li][/list]

Subjective: I’m skipping cuz I didn’t apply for a major scholarship, I did get the one time 3k entry scholarship though.

Other
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Computer Science and Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] Country (if international applicant): I’m Canadian but go to school in the states, so I’m judged based on US credentials but treated as a Canadian student once admitted
[] School Type: Public US High School
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): No
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Asian
[] Gender: Female
[/list]

Reflection
[] Strengths: My school had no +/- system, so looking at the transcripts it kinda looks like I have all As except for two Bs, one in 9th grade and one in AP Chem
[] Weaknesses: If or school did have a +/- system, my average would be around a 92, so I’m kinda actually borderline
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: The strength stated, a ton of Honors/AP classes
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Didn’t apply anywhere else (ik so smart)
[/list]

General Comments: Putting all my eggs into one basket actually PAID OFF, how bout dat

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**Decision: Accepted to Chemical Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (710M) (700CR) (650W)
ACT: 33 (33 English) (35 Science) (29 Math) don’t remember writing
SAT II: (780 Chem) (720 Math2)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st Decile
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), BC Calc (5), Physics C, English Lit, French, Macroeconomics
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP English Lit, AP French, AP Macro, Principles of Engineering, Linear Algebra H
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
High school in Canada? (yes, no): No, US High School

I heard back in December

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Heard back a few weeks ago, was accepted to the Faculty of Arts

SAT: 2250 (770M 750CR 730W)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Art Drawing Portfolio (5), AP Gov, AP Spanish, AB Calc

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: International Affairs
State (if domestic applicant): MA
School Type: Public US High School
Race(s): White
Gender: Female

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (Math 780, Reading 670, Writing 750)
IELTS: 7.5
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
A-level: Mathematics(A), Economics(A), Physics(A)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Music club, Career planning Club, Debate Club, Model United Nation
Job/Work Experience: 2 month full-time
Awards: NSDA National Debate Competition International Semi-finalist; NSDA Korean Debate Competition International Octa-finalist

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Honour in Economics and Accounting
Country (if international applicant): China
School Type: Highly Ranked Public
Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): N/A
Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Asian
Gender: Male

Reflection
Strengths: no particular strength
Weaknesses: SATI CR
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:Test scores (since they don’t take others into account)
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to University of Warwick, University of Birmingham, University of Sheffield
Where else are you applying for RD: University of Virginia, University of Toronto…

General Comments:
I am really happy to get in! See you in September.

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Decision: Accepted

ACT: 32 (Reading: 34) (Math: 33) (English: 34) (Science: 28 whoops)
SAT: (self-reported, not formally submitted) 2180, CR=700, M=700, W=780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank: 4/~350
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4), Lang&Comp (5), Stats (3), Calc AB (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit&Comp, AP Physics 1, AP MicroEcon, Gym, Statistics at local college, Spanish 5
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): 2X Scholastic Writing National Medal Winner, 2X YoungArts Writing National Award Winner

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Honours applied mathematics
Country (if international applicant): USA but with Canadian Citizenship
School Type: Inner-city public
Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White/Middle Eastern
Gender: Female

Reflection
Strengths: My GPA and overall courseload, many classes taken at local ivy league college
Weaknesses: My ACTS weren’t that great
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: strengths I stated + I applied super early
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: no other early applications so I haven’t heard back yet

General Comments: Just wanted to say that the McGill application process is a little confusing. For all those who haven’t heard back or are generally confused by all the different application statuses, I feel you. I got an email yesterday saying I needed “additional files.” Turns out they wanted my first quarter senior grades (not midyear, they specified first quarter which was strange) and I submitted them this morning. This afternoon I checked back to make sure it had gone through (there was shoddy internet connection) and I had already been accepted! It was probably only about 6 hours after I had put in my grades. Never heard of this happening before, but the whole process with McGill is very random from what I have read up on. I thought I would share my experience because yesterday while I was searching the forums it seemed that many had to wait a long time to get results despite seeing promising application statuses and I was very disheartened. I want to let people know that there is another side. Also, no email was sent to say I was admitted so check Minerva often! Congrats to all those who got in and good luck to those who haven’t heard yet!

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[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): N/a
[ *] ACT: 30 (Math 35, Reading 30, Writing 28, Science 25 [Never practiced oops…])
[ *] SAT II: n/a
[ *] Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.3
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US 3, WH 3, AP1 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 2, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calc AB, Aeronautics, Aerospace Engineering, AP Physics 2, Gothic Literature
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): n/a
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars: None required for McGill
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None required for McGill
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: None required for McGill
[ *] Summer Activities: None required for McGill
[ *] Essays: None required for McGill
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: None required for McGill
[ *] Counselor Rec: None required for McGill
[ *] Additional Rec: None required for McGill
[ *] Interview: None required for McGill
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Comp Sci
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):USA
[ *] School Type: Public Urban (1.3k graduating class)
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): N
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Jewish
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 100k+
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.):
[ /list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: They asked me to upload my second quarter grades, then they will further review the app
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: deferred from case western, northeastern, accepted to University at Buffalo
[ *] Where else are you applying for RD:
[ /list]

[ b]General Comments:**

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Dude, you weren’t deferred. They make their decision after you upload second quarter grades.

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It said my app was reviewed- pending decision then to awaiting further action

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Waiting to hear back after my 1st semester grades are submitted. I have high test scores but a very low CGPA because of my freshman year (really nice that they don’t look at freshman year grades). Hoping McGill & UofT accept me based on high grades in the subject and related subjects to what I plan on majoring in (Russian/Russian Studies/IR) or maybe Visual Studies at UofT if I want to transfer programs as a freshman. Best of luck to all!

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Oh, and to add to the theme of this being a stats comparison, I’ll add that of my friend who was accepted. Same US public high school that I go to, only she applied in October. 3.8 GPA, 2100 SAT, 34 ACT - stronger stats than mine, but I believe she applied as an undecided major, and actually doesn’t have that much interest in going to McGill. It was more of a safety for her.

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Does it take longer for them to review an international student’s grades ? I am from Singapore Polytechnic. Haven’t heard from McGill since Sep when I submitted my application.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (Critical Reading 720, Math 700, Writing 700)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: Chemistry 690, Math 2 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10th Percentile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AB Calculus 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP Computer Science, AP Statistics, English, Ethics, Engineering, Independent Study
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): n/a[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Undeclared - Applied to Interfaculty B.A. & Sc. and to Faculty of Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[] Country (if international applicant): United States
[] School Type: College Prepatory
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): n/a
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Redacted
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): n/a
[/ul]