<p>Me too… or even earlier come Oct when any new seniors are flipping cause they think their SAT scores arent high enough and they need advice :P</p>
<p>I think this thread deserves a bump.</p>
<p>I agree</p>
<p>So alam, what are you studying at Emory?</p>
<p>I am going into biology probably. I am eventually aiming for medical school. How about you?</p>
<p>Probably Economics. Im really interested in math as well, or maybe even poly sci. Thank god Yale is very liberal arts, cause I kind of want to take every class available, minus sciences, I HATE sciences lol</p>
<p>Oh my - this thread could be my life saver… as my guidance counsellor tells me to “do more research” whenever I ask her anything about applying to US.</p>
<p>Anyway…
One question that I asked my guidance and she actually ANSWERED (zomg!) was “how is my GPA for these universities I want to apply to - Stanford, USC, Boston C, Boston U, Wesleyan, Emory?” and she just told me “Most American universities want a 4.0 student - and I don’t know how to convert your average to the 4.0 scale.”</p>
<p>My average is around 93-94… and I have no idea what that converts to. Also, is it true that those universities just want 4.0 students?</p>
<p>Thank you :)</p>
<p>This is more of a general admissions question, but I’m Canadian, so I’ll ask anyway. I know that colleges look for the rigour of your transcript, but I’m looking to get into theatre or film in college. I’m very much into humanities and arts and I’m really not into math or science. Do colleges hold it against me if I don’t take many math/science courses? It’s not like I’m taking home ec or anything… But what if I’m just not a math person? Will this affect colleges’ view of my “rigour”?</p>
<p>mmmaythe, I wouldn’t say American universities only want 4.0 students. They want academically strong students, yes, and having an average in the mid-90s is more than adequate. They also want well-rounded students, or students who have excelled in certain areas. Does your school do letter grades? I think usually 90-100 is an A, 80-89 is B, etc, with subdivisions for +/-, so you could technically calculate your GPA using that…however, I wouldn’t worry about it.</p>
<p>canada, I guess it would depend on the type of program you apply to. If you’re applying to theater-type programs, I imagine you would need to submit an audition tape? And in that case, that would be the focus of your application.</p>
<p>In Ontario, 80-100 is an A, and other than in English (course that only 1-2 in the whole grade gets 90+), I have 93+. </p>
<p>How about for social sciences?</p>
<p>"Probably Economics. Im really interested in math as well, or maybe even poly sci. Thank god Yale is very liberal arts, cause I kind of want to take every class available, minus sciences, I HATE sciences lol "</p>
<p>Awwwww, but bio is so AWESOME. xDD</p>
<p>Which subject tests, based on our regular U-level grade 11 courses, would be easiest to prep for and score really highly in? I;m for sure going to write 2 SAT IIs, but maybe 3. I have taken all 3 science courses in gr.11 and the math functions course. I did/am doing well in all these classes. I heard physics for SAT II is impossible to score highly in unless you just rock at physics (which I don’t think I do), so I don’t think that’s an option.</p>
<p>Well, do math 2 (that one is a given), and one science that you’re willing to self-study for. Gr.11 courses in Canada will only cover at most half of what’s tested on the sciences. Another option is a language provided that you excel at them (e.g. French). I would hesitate taking lit or the histories just because they are hard for us Canadians.</p>
<p>ok, are the SAT IIs pretty easy to score 750+ on? how about 770+?</p>
<p>770+ is often one or two questions wrong. So, the question becomes… how well do you know not only the material on the SAT but the numerous tricks put into these tests to confuse you. </p>
<p>The SATs are unfortunately NOT made so every student can get a good score just by knowing the content covered.</p>
<p>^oh ok, I thought SAT IIs were straight forward</p>
<p>oh, and is it a big advantage to write the ACT and SAT I (if you score highly in both)? Or is just high on one test more than enough?</p>
<p>Hello fellow Canadians 
Eeee I love this thread! I remember struggling so hard to understand everything I needed to do to apply to colleges in the states, I think this thread’s gonna be really useful to a lot of people! If you have any questions, feel free to ask me too!</p>
<p>Viggy, you only need to send in one score, so choose the one you would do the best in. If you want to take both tests to see which you would do better in, that is your prerogative</p>
<p>And hey Perle! I think I saw your thread about your admissions process… and I think I congratulated you on Harvard already?? Either way, congrats!</p>
<p>I took Math I, Bio and Chem subject tests II without studying AT ALL… I got 760 on Math I, 720 on Bio and 690 on Chem… I didn’t have time to study but I had an IB background so I remembered a lot of it. The content isn’t difficult… if you study for it, you should be fine.</p>
<p>I took Math II, Bio M, and Chem, and unless you want to self-study a lot of the material, you definitely will need to be at least taking the Grade 12 U course (up to Advanced Functions for Math II)</p>