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

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (Critical Reading 610, Math 720, Writing 670)
[] ACT: NA
[] SAT II: Math 2 650, Biology M 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I take IB so my school doesn’t give us a GPA
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted Grade: 40
[] Senior Year Course Load: Biology HL, Chemistry HL, Physics HL, Math HL, English Literature SL, French AB initio SL
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Cambridge Outstanding Learner Award[/li][/list]

Other
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: IB School
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Asian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/list]

Comments: I applied on January 8th and got accepted on the 29th:) Good luck to everyone!!

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Anyone got accepted for engineering this weekend?

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 math, 800 critical reading, 720 writing)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 US History, 790 Latin
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.58
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), Computer Science A (5), US History (4), English Language/Composition (5), Calculus BC (5), US Government/Politics (N/A), English Literature/Composition (N/A), Latin (N/A)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Latin, AP Us Gov, AP Lit, Multi-variable Calculus, Cybersecurity & Cryptography, Criminology, Military History
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): A semifinalist for the Presidential Scholarship, but that’s about it[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): N/A
[] Job/Work Experience: An Internship with my school writing press releases
[] Volunteer/Community service: N/A
[] Summer Activities: N/A
[] Essays: N/A
[] Teacher Recommendations: N/A
[] Counselor Rec: N/A
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    [    ] Intended Major: Linguistics
    [] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
    [    ] Country (if international applicant): US
    [] School Type: Charter school
    [    ] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): Not Reported
    [] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
    [    ] Gender: Male
    [] Income Bracket: N/A
    [    ] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): N/A

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Test Scores
[] Weaknesses: My grades were somewhat lower than the average
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Pretty much my test scores
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Nowhere else yet
[li] Where else are you applying for RD:[/li][/ul]

General Comments: I’m glad to have been accepted, even to the lesser of the two programs I applied to. (I also applied to the interfaculty BA &Sc, and my application there says “Decision pending”)

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size=4]Decision: Accepted[/
[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2210: 680CR 760M 770W
[ *] ACT:32
[ *] SAT II: 800math 680USH
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5: euro, calc ab, USH, English language 4: physics C mechanics
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 5APs
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): n/a
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Job/Work Experience:n/a
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:n/a
[ *] Summer Activities:n/a
[ *] Essays: n/a
[ *] Teacher Recommendations:n/a
[ *] Counselor Rec: my counselor sent a really good recommendation in but I’m not sure if it had affected my decision
[ *] Additional Rec:n/a
[ *] Interview:n/a
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no, international
[ *] Intended Major: Faculty of Arts&Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): US
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] 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:**
Feels to nice to have it in the bag

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

  • SAT: Didn’t submit
    ACT: 32
    Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
    Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
    AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (3) Environmental Science (5) Calc AB (3) APUSH (3) comp sci (3) Chem (3) Lang (5)

    Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Physics C: Electromagnetics, AP Calc BC, AP World History, AP Statistics
    Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None

Subjective:

  • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Junior olympic track and field,
    Job/Work Experience: Intern at local tech company
    Volunteer/Community service: Taught kids how to program
    Summer Activities: Worked
    Essays: None
    Teacher Recommendations: None
    Counselor Rec: None
    Additional Rec: None
    Interview:

Other

  • Applied for Financial Aid?: No
    Intended Major: Computer Engineering
    Country (if international applicant): International
    School Type: Public
    Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): Not reported
    Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Not reported
    Gender: M
    Income Bracket: >500k USD
    Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): None
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**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2320 - 800 CR, 800 W, 720 M
SAT II: 720 Lit, 740 US history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.57
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank, just outside of top 10% at very competitive high school
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (4), US History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calculus AB, AP Psychology, Honors English, Honors Science
High school in Canada? (yes, no): No - US

Comments: Faculty of Arts, prospective Psychology major, US high school, applied in December, admitted in February a few days after sending my first semester grades

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@lolalollipop When did you send your first sem. grades in? I got mine in yesterday.

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@xfiles4life I sent my grades in about 3 days before I got in

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My daughter sent her term 2 grades in a couple of days ago…So now McGill has yes grades history, term 1, and term 2…still no answer…the prompt is “Further Review Required”. McGill has Term 1 already, there is no “new files” to upload, they just got Term 2 uploaded… Anyone still have those links to upload new files?

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@Nikos87 I’ve also submitted my midyear report, and the checklist suggests that my file is complete, but the status is still “further review required”. I’ve also called the admission office and they say that my application is already under review. So i guess there is a mismatch between the webpage and the real status.

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[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[ *] ACT: 30 (superscore 31)
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 83
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): predicted grades 40/42
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: HL psychology, english literature, visual arts, SL maths, ESS and french
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): DELF B2 french certificate
[ /list]

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I have so much that I can’t even remember… MUN, president of my own club, member of theatre club, have a food blog etc…
[ *] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Make-A-Wish foundation
[ *] Summer Activities: camp counsellor, intern at a kinder garden, spend a week in Syrian border teaching English to children
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: 10/10, favourite teachers who know me very well
[ *] Counselor Rec: 10/10
[ *] Additional Rec: 8/10
[ *] Interview: no
[ /list]

[ b]Other**
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: Business
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Turkey
[ *] School Type: private
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): white
[ *] Gender:F
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): n/a
[ /list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: IB predicted grades
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:IB predicted grades
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted Bath, Nottingham, Manchester, Warwick (UK), deferred from UVA, rejected from Northwestern
[ *] Where else are you applying for RD: UMich, USC, BU, Emerson, Babson, NYU, Emory
[ /list]

[ b]General Comments:** Happy :slight_smile:
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Just Received offer of admission for major(s) Mechanical and EECS. Ditto for my twin sis:)
My SAT score:
Math:740
Writing:700
CR:690
Total= 2130
SAT Subject Scores:
Math: 760
Chemistry: 760
Physics: 720
Total = 2240
IELTS = 8
Grade 9: CGPA: 10/10
Grade 10: CGPA: 10/10
Grade 11: 94%
Grade 12: 96% (YTD)
International, Female, Curriculum: CBSE, Country: Qatar

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Posting with son’s results (we’ve appreciated others sharing their data):

Decision: Accepted

Objective: Computer Science / Artificial Intelligence
SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (Math 730, Reading 740, Writing 680)
ACT: 32 best sitting, 34 superscore
SAT Subject: Math Level 1 (750), Chemistry (620), U.S. History (780)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/175
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (4), Computer Science A (5), U.S. History (5), English Language and Composition (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP English Composition, AP Statistics, AP Physics 1, AP European History, other classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, NTHS, Lettered in several individual sports as freshman and sophomore, football team statistician, Math Team, programming competitions
Job/Work Experience: Entrepreneurial – programming Android games
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered to create and manage non-profit Facebook presence; supporting local non-profits etc.
Summer Activities: ID Tech Camps, St. Paul’s Advanced Summer Program (NH)
Essays: N/A
Teacher Recommendations: Programming and Math teachers
Counselor Rec: Yes
Additional Rec: Informal meeting with CS professor on campus

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: N/A
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): New Hampshire
Country (if international applicant): USA
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: Male
Income Bracket: Prefer not to say
Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): N/A

Reflection
Strengths: Grades and test scores
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, maybe
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: The grades and test scores
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: So far, University of New Hampshire Honors program
Where else are you applying for RD: UCBerkeley, UC Santa Barbara, Harvey Mudd, USC, Carnegie Mellon, Boston University

General Comments:
My son was pleased; I was very happy – I think McGill is a great school in a great city (and I get to visit him).

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For those who got their decision already, when did you submit your application? I submitted mine mid-December but haven’t heard back yet.

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Decision: Accepted - Bachelor of Commerce

SAT I (breakdown):did not submit
ACT: did not submit
SAT Subject: did not submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis): 40 predicted
Senior Year Course Load: Highers (Bio,Econ, History) Standards (Spanish, Math, English)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):variety soccer, varsity hockey
Job/Work Experience: internship at hedge fund
Volunteer/Community service: tutor english
Summer Activities: n/a
Essays: N/A
Teacher Recommendations:Math and English
Counselor Rec: Yes

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Commerce
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):Canada
School Type: Private
Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): N/A
Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Prefer not to say
Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): N/A

Reflection
Strengths: Grades
Weaknesses: ECs?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: grades
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Queen’s Commerce, Western Ivey AEO
Where else are you applying for RD: Tufts, Cornell, Pomona

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Decision: Accepted!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 700 CR 560 W 650 M
]ACT: 30 Compsite
SAT II: 690 USH, 690 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.28
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis):Env.Sci (4), Microeconomics (4), English Language (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, Humanities, Calculus, WW2, FY Russian 220, Honors Art 1, Honors art 2

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Russian? Poli Sci?? Theatre???
State (if domestic applicant): n/a
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): White
Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: n/a
Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): n/a

** Reflection**
Strengths: Taking college level Russian and 5 years of Latin. Also really high grades in humanities.
Weaknesses: Every math and science class - I’ve gotten straight Cs/C+s in honors classes though. My school has almost no grade inflation.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Languages classes
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at UMass Amherst, University of Pittsburgh, and University of Toronto. Rejected at Barnard College and the University of Bristol (UK).
Where else are you applying for RD: A lot (Edinburgh, St Andrews, Durham, Exeter, Macalester College, Smith College, American University)…but I’ll probably go to Mcgill. :slight_smile:

**General Comments: Did not expect to be accepted!!! **

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What faculty?

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@panicattheapp Russian, pol sci, and theatre are all in the faculty of arts.

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Totally missed that, congrats though!!

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for people who already received decisions: did you get it in the email or did you have to go on minerva? i’d like to save myself some anxiety from constantly refreshing minerva