<p>Unfortunately I dont know… If you live on a border town, why not try contacting the community colleges in the states and asking about their research oppourtunities. As well, depending on how bold you feel, email the top unis in Canada… the worst they can say is no.</p>
<p>If you’re in or near the Toronto area, University of Toronto has this mentorship program every fall for students in grades 11 and 12. You have the chance to do research with UofT professors in a variety of fields. However, some of the projects are really selective and only take one or two students, but look it up when the application comes out and see if there’s anything that interests you.</p>
<p>There’s a summer research opportunity through the Canadian heart and stroke foundation.</p>
<p>For Albertans the AHFMR had a research program open to high school students at one point (don’t know if they still do…I heard rumors the program might be closed due to changes in funding?) I think the Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto might also have some summer programs for high school (they definitely do for undergrads…) During the school year there’s also the Sanofi-Aventis Challenge.</p>
<p>Another program I really enjoyed was the Shad Valley program, which combines science, technology and entrepreneuralship. You spend 1 month at one of several university campuses across Canada and you work with a team to create a product and a business plan for said product. You also have the opportunity to work at a company for a 1 month internship following the program.</p>
<p>Deep River research. Look it up</p>
<p>@ Perle Hi, I’ve been studying in a French high school for the last 3 years and I am planning to go college in US in 2011.
What did you do with the School Report Form? I don’t think schools in quebec weigh their classes.
And did you send your Bulletin scolaire or ask the ministry to send an relev</p>
<p>about BC exams…
BC requires some provincial exams like English 12
so I took the English 12 Provincial exam and my mark dropped (i didn’t do so well on English 12 prov)
if I send my grades to university, will I still be able to send the grade before I took the prov. exam? </p>
<p>Thx</p>
<p>The transcript will have both your school mark and your blended mark. It is not possible to send only your school mark. This is only for grade 12 provincial courses, though.</p>
<p>British Columbian universities will consider the higher one for admissions, but American universities will likely consider the blended one.</p>
<p>Im entering Grade 11 this year and am considering applying to an American university. However, Im panicking right now because my school does not offer AP, IB, or honours courses. Thats placed me in a bit of a predicament, and Im not sure what I should do.</p>
<p>Will American universities take into account the fact that said courses were not offered? What other alternatives are available to me? Do Canadian college offer dual enrolment like their American counterparts?</p>
<p>Yes, the schools to which you apply will take that into consideration. You won’t be at a disadvantage if you take the hardest courses available to you. You can check with your counselor if he/she would check that “most rigorous courseload available” box for your schedule.</p>
<p>If you wanted to gain an advantage, perhaps, then you could self-study some APs and take the tests at another school. If you are entering Grade 12 though, it won’t really make a difference.</p>
<p>^^ just saying, I never took AP or IB and didnt even know what they were until I met other admits to Yale that had taken the AP curriculum</p>
<p>@ guitar19: Hello 
If I remember correctly I had my counselor send scans of all my official bulletins scolaires (starting from secondaire 3) in french and in a translated version. All scanned copies had been stamped by a school official to certify they had not been altered in any ways. I’m not sure I get what you mean about weighting classes, but I wrote my cegep R score on my resume which helped the admission officers to get an idea of where I stood in my classes. I guess we could say this score was weighted since doing IB automatically gets you a .5 pt bonus.</p>
<p>Hey, I have a question! I am a perminent residence in Canada, but on the common app I don’t see a space to put that, but only citizenship…Should I say Canada for one of the citizenship options??</p>
<p>hmmm, dont think so.</p>
<p>Do universities in Canada have early decision? I’m specifically asking for McGill, Queens, Toronto.</p>
<p>Also, when is the normal time to apply.</p>
<p>Hmmm… for McGill and UBC, no. So that probably includes Toronto and Queens too.</p>
<p>The normal time to apply would be after your first semester/term? I know McGill has an application process where you just self-report your grades and then get accepted/rejected. I think it is in May but I’m not sure.</p>
<p>All this info, though, can easily be gleaned from their websites.</p>
<p>Okay so what kind of grades exactly would I need to get into McGill? Like would mostly 90s and a few mid-high 80s get me into the Art/Science program? </p>
<p>Do they consider URMs or no? I’m African-American which is why I’m asking.</p>
<p>The average SAT score for enroled students at McGill is 2060/2400. The average GPA is 3.8/4.0 UW according to their website. You should apply in the fall, same time as for American schools. There is no early decision process. Admission is most selective for Management and Life Sciences, least selective for Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.</p>
<p>There is no affirmative action hook at McGill.</p>
<p>A 92+ average should be adequate. If you went to school in Canada you don’t need to submit SAT scores, only grades. If you score well, though, you can include it for consideration (say if you don’t know if you’ll be admitted based on grades).</p>
<p>Just a general question here: Is early decision at Upenn and early action at UChicago allowed?</p>