Parents of the HS Class of 2024

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@NiVo

My daughter is applying to McGill as an international student, just wanted to confirm that SAT aren’t required for foreign students taking the IB, with the predicted IB being the main barometer for admission by department. For Environmental Science, the listed minimum are expected 30/42 for the School of Agriculture and expected 38/42 for the School of Arts and Sciences. She’s 40+/42 expected

@NiVo

The US college admission journey for unhooked applicants is stressful, unpredictable, and full of unknowns. But if you thinks that’s stressful, think about the process in Japan, Korea, China, or even elite French Engineering schools.

There is one series of exams, every test is mandatory without optional foofoo, after which results rank every single candidate. The choice of university is then assigned by rank as in a housing lottery, with the number one ranked picking first.

Some may argue that whilst it is not holistic at all, and stressful to the extreme, it is the ultimate in equal opportunity & fairness, giving everyone a shot.

One might argue that for the merely above average student, North America (USA and Canada) represent the easiest countries in the world to get into college.

Athletic recruiting, unusual/unique ECs, and/or URM/1st gen/low income are admissions paths one can follow for admissions success when a student only has above average grades/scores.

The only way to blow it in North America to set your expectations too high…