<p>I know that November SAT scores that are rushed will be considered for ED.</p>
<p>@Factum: I’ve checked some school websites and the number of days is not specified.</p>
<p>^ The Penn admission officer (who is in charge of Canada) I met today said that everything should be submitted by Nov. 1st.</p>
<p>^Did you meet him/her in an information session? If so, was it helpful?</p>
<p>^ I did meet him in person at an information session. The session was nothing special, basically a re-statement of Penn’s specialties and strengths. The Q&A period, on the other hand, was particularly helpful.</p>
<p>I was just wondering whether US universities look at grade 10,11 and 12 provincial exam marks. The provincial exam is nonexistant in US, so I was wondering whether it should go on my application along with my SAT score. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>They don’t look at it. Don’t include it, they’ll be like ***.</p>
<p>3 questions:</p>
<p>1)Do they look at marks you got in Gr 11/12, or marks at the gr 11/12 level even though you might’ve taken the courses in an earlier grade?</p>
<p>2)How much scholarships can I expect to get other than the ones given by the university?</p>
<p>3)Is EC’s and volunteering as important as they are in the US?</p>
<p>1) They look at courses in the grade 12/AP level no matter which year you took them in. They only consider grade 11 course marks if you are applying for early admittance.</p>
<p>2) Pretty much none.</p>
<p>3) Generally no. Some programs require a supplemental form, in which case ECs and volunteer work would be considered. Such programs would include Mac Health Science, Business/commerce degrees, etc. Also, if you don’t think your marks are good enough to be clearly admitted, sometimes you can fill out a supplemental form which could help your chances.</p>
<p>Suprisingly, its really difficult to find information for canadian students looking to apply to american universities, so I’m thrilled to find this.
Anyways. questions.</p>
<p>1) does anyone know specifically what academic marks will the universities we looking at? different sources tell me different things. is it only grade 11/12 or your entire transcript</p>
<p>2) how does our pecentage grading system convert to the gpa system</p>
<p>3) If I recieve a credit from outside of school, or through summer school etc. will the colleges be able to know how I got my credit?</p>
<p>4) I was reading up on collegeboard’s international student guide. Are Canadian’s considered to be internationals? </p>
<p>5) If I would like a catalogue from a school I’m interested in, how can I get a hold of one? Can I request one from the school?</p>
<p>thanks in advance:)</p>
<p>1) Varies from school to school but as a rule US schools <em>look at</em> all 4 years of HS. I think it’s pretty obvious that more weight would be placed on later grades though. Some schools (e.g. Princeton) don’t look at Gr. 9.</p>
<p>2) This is a classic question that has never really been answered. You could contact the schools you want to apply to specifically and ask them. Some people say that adcoms add anywhere from 5-10% onto Canadians’ HS grades because of the different system…but that’s never been proven. Nonetheless, adcoms hold the Canadian HS system in very high regard. Just remember that 80-100 = A, 70-79 = B, 60-69 = C etc… and then convert to letter grades, then get your “GPA”. (That’s the Ontario marking scale at least.)</p>
<p>3) I don’t think so, unless it’s a community college course or something. They see whatever is on your transcript. If you want them to know, include it in additional info on the Common App.</p>
<p>4) Yes, Canadians are internationals to US schools. Some schools treat them like US citizens in some aspects (e.g. financial aid).</p>
<p>5) Every US uni website I’ve visited has a form to “request info” or something like that. Some just send you emails and some will mail you actual viewbooks. If you can’t find something like that on the website, email admissions.</p>
<p>PS: Welcome to CC! :)</p>
<p>@itsinreach, thanks for replying so quickly:)</p>
<p>Question: </p>
<p>My school does offer AP courses, though the course name and such dont correspond with the one’s on college board. ex. the is grade 11 AP english, and grade 12, but on CB, there is only the choice of English AP.
I was wondering if there is a difference. </p>
<p>Also, how much is AP valued? and if I want to “self-study” some AP courses, how should I go about doing so?</p>
<p>^ No probs! I remember having a ton of questions about a year ago as well… I never took AP so it’s harder for me to answer these questions. For the name disparities, if you’re really not sure you could contact CB to double check, but I think 11 and 12 AP Eng would be the same as ENG AP…does that answer your question?</p>
<p>I thought about self-studying for AP because my school doesn’t offer it but in the end, I decided to focus on other things. If your school offers AP, just take as many of them as you can and no one can blame you. It is valued but with an understanding of your school’s limitations. That said, where you can take an AP course, take it. I wouldn’t bother self-studying unless your situation is unique.</p>
<p>thanks. Its difficult to finding information as I go to a school where students dont usually consider US schools, and guideance isnt much help either.
Really appreciate your replies. </p>
<p>I do have a question regarding the sat?
I have been taking lessons though I still dont feel very prepared.
Only recently have I been really taking time to study.
Im going into grade 11 after this summer, and my rents want me to try the test in october. </p>
<p>Do you suggest that I should wait until I feel more ready? Or should I just go for it since you are allowed to take as many tests as you want?</p>
<p>Haha no problem. Weird, I was in the exact same situation. I don’t think anyone from my school ever even thought of the US as an option…Guidance included.</p>
<p>its funny because I go to a top high school in Canada, and the students only consider UFT and Waterloo. .
Also, I went back to edit my post from before to add a question, and I think you might have missed it 
Sorry for the inconvience :)</p>
<p>I think October gives you plenty of time so long as you devote a fair chunk of time every couple days too pure SAT practice. Just do as many practice tests as you can - they’re the best way to prepare by far IMHO. So many ppl get screwed on the pacing when it comes to the real thing.</p>
<p>mhmms. this may be kind of a stupid question. but what’s the difference between a weighted and an unweighted gpa?</p>
<p>Some schools give more weight to grades received for tougher classes…I think this is mainly or only with IB? Someone correct me if I’m wrong.</p>
<p>that makes sense… because AP classes can revieve a 5 right?
I always thought that weighted gpas included “easy” classess. like drama, or photography.
thank goodness its not that. </p>
<p>If my overall average is an 85. what woulud be an estimate of my gpa?</p>