@lyricsop,
she just kept checking Minerva and her status changed eventually.
when did you audition? Her’s was March 30th.
she did not get an letter but an email came about 12 hours later.
Fingers crossed!
I auditioned January 27, I’ll keep checking. Thank you!
Waitlisted to faculty of life science and faculty of natural science 
smh this was my first choice. What should I do way to get off the waitlist?
Where on Minerva do you find the admission decision/status?
Just got waitlisted, had to check Minerva!. Oh well
Hi @steelbeamdreams My D is applying from US. Scores-- 4.31 W GPA. SAT 2190 (750 M) 33 ACT (which she only took for McGill because she needed it to fulfill their requirements- she isn’t going to take her AP physics test until later this year) 9 APs. Good amount of ECs.
Here are the admission standards for American applicants to McGill: http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/how-we-make-decisions/minimum-grades-used-admission-previous-years/unitedstates
First off, ECs are irrelevant, acceptance is pretty much a numbers game: they take the applicants with the best grades and test scores (in addition to having the required credits for the area they are applying to). Grade 9 marks aren’t counted, only 10, 11 and 12. Admission has a bit of a reputation of being a checklist: none of the standards are individually super-high but they want a successful applicant to pass all of the standards. If you meet or exceed all the requirements listed you should get in with little difficulty, if you miss one or two you might end up getting wait-listed.
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
ACT: 32-English 31 Math 29 Reading 32 Science 35
SAT II: Chemistry(710) Math 1(720) U.S. History(790)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10th Percentile
AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics 1(4) U.S. History(5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Government and Politics, Calculus, AP Chemistry, Honors English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Not required for McGill
Job/Work Experience: Not required for McGill
Volunteer/Community service: Not required for McGill
Summer Activities: Not required for McGill
Essays: Not required for McGill
Teacher Recommendations: Not required for McGill
Counselor Rec: Not required for McGill
Additional Rec: Not required for McGill
Interview: Not required for McGill
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Poltical Science
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public Suburban
Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): Not Hispanic
Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Difficult and recognized High School, High income bracket, Rigorous course load
Weaknesses: So-so GPA and Test Scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected-Tufts, Accepted-William and Mary, Northeastern, Rutgers, GW, American, Fordham
General Comments: Applying to McGill wasn’t as easy as applying to most schools, but it wasn’t extremely difficult. I am excited to see everyone come this fall!!
Decision: Accepted
The Faculty of Science: Earth and Physical Sciences
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (M 720, CR 720, W 700)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math II 770, Physics 650, French 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/220
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:
Other
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Physics
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[*] School Type: Public Suburban
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! 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][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/size]
[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 760 math, 600 writing, 580 critical reading
[ *] ACT: -
[ *] SAT II: 800 math II, 800 chemistry
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP chemistry (5), AP calc BC, AP statistics
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):-
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP calc BC, AP statistics, AP biology, A-levels English, A-levels chemistry
[ b]Other**
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:no
[ *] Intended Major:biochemistry
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Lebanon
[ *] School Type: American high school
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported):
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): white
[ *] Gender: male
[ b]General Comments: life goal achieved
did you have to submit your grade 11 marks???did u apply before or after u got your grade12marks???
You need to submit your grades for junior year and likely sophomore year as well. What start date are you applying for? I believe he fall term for 1026 is done as far as applications. They also will want your grade 12 grades, SAT/ACT scores etc.
@jmathew034 - sorry for all those typos. Not even sure how 1026 happened. If you are applying for this coming fall, I do believe it is too late because there are people waiting to get off of the waitlist. If you are an American student, you will need your junior year grades to be followed up by your senior year when they are available. Since that sounds weird to you, I’m thinking maybe you aren’t in the US.
Decision: Accepted
Faculty of Arts
ACT: N/A
SAT: 1930 (highest sitting), 1990 superscore
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank: NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (4), Human Geo (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro, AP Macro, AP US Gov, AP Comparative Gov, AP English Lang, AP Calc, AP Euro History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Economics and Political Science
School Type: Private
Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White/Middle Eastern
Gender: Male
Reflection
Strengths: My GPA and overall courseload in the subjects related to the faculty I was accepted to
Weaknesses: SAT wasn’t above 2000
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: strengths I stated
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: University of Toronto (accepted), UBC (accepted), Univeristy of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (rejected), University of Wisconsin Madison (accepted)
Guys, I was waitlisted. I’m wondering if there’s any point in/any way that I can go ahead in updating the university with new grades and relevant academic accolades?
Go ahead, @haprstya0jC019 !