<p>@sspdsk8a I was waitlisted by sciences, rejected by engineering today.</p>
<p>Aw ■■■■ dude… I’m sorry. You gonna want for science? </p>
<p>Any US students still RDP like me?</p>
<p>My son has not heard from engineering yet. I can’t believe they have dragged this out so long!!</p>
<p>mom?..</p>
<p>Haha. Apparently, there are at least 2 of you out there who haven’t heard from engineering I guess…</p>
<p>Maybe it’s just us two</p>
<p>It’s alright, my other options are OK. Just really disappointed. And I think it’s kind of crazy that it said “Refused-Academic requirements not met”. So about 4-5 questions on critical reading cost me admission? Doesn’t seem right to me, but every college has their own process.
And I accepted the waitlist, but now that I think about it I’m not waiting until May 15th.</p>
<p>McGill admits by the numbers and it denies by the numbers. The minimum requirements are published, unlike most US universities. </p>
<p>Well if you commit all that means is you paid a deposit. If you commit to one school and later get accepted to McGill then it’s only costing you an extra couple hundred bucks. If this really is your first choice then that extra cost is trivial.</p>
<p>With regard to the waiting list, does anyone know if McGill maintains huge waiting lists, as do selective US schools? If the latter, then chances of getting off the waiting list are extremely low, but perhaps McGill has a more “realistic” waiting list and it’s truly worth a shot.</p>
<p>Admittedly, I am of a different college generation, but as someone who got off a waiting list and into a school I loved, I am pre-disposed to giving it a chance…</p>
<p>Mcgill’s waiting list is definitely more generous than most American schools. This is because McGill is often treated as a safety due to the relative certainty as to whether someone will be accepted, compared to American schools. I would suggest waiting. If you commit to another school then it’s only a few hundred dollars of additional cost to switch over to McGill because you lose the deposit.</p>
<p>After seemingly interminable delay, my son was rejected from McGill engineering. 2230 SAT, all 5s on APs, strong EPs, etc. Not too upset, in part because we were getting seriously annoyed about the way in which we were treated throughout this process (these delays seem really unprofessional) and more importantly, he got into his top choice school already. (Although McGill might have won us over based on cost.) Good luck to everyone else!</p>
<p>@TravelMom2014, I felt exactly the same way about this whole process! I was rejected from engineering a few days ago, and as a result of McGill just delaying this whole process I began to lose interest in the school. Seemed very unprofessional. Good luck to your son!</p>
<p>It’s weird though, I applied for both Electrical and Chemical Engineering. Electrical Engineering accepted me like WAYYYYY back, but Chemical Engineering still hasn’t given me news yet (all it says on Minerva is “Ready for Review”. I kinda want to do chemical engineering over electrical, (although I wouldn’t mind electrical, I have a true love for both), so I’m still hesitating on taking the McGill offer. </p>
<p>@clausius I’m not completely sure about this but I think if you accept your offer at one department and are later admitted by another department, you can transfer your acceptance to that dep.
I think I heard about this during the McGill webinar but I’m not 100% certain so contact McGill before you accept anything.</p>
<p>Hi I’m a new user here. I was waitlisted to B of Arts at McGill in late march when McGill finally responded, but I was wondering how reasonable it would be to realistically think of myself as having a shot at getting in, and if there’s anything you all think I should do to help myself (such as call admissions, etc.). Also, when should I expect to hear back by, not till August or could it be sooner?</p>
<p>My scores are as follows:
SAT I - 2000 (superscored) w 710 writing, 640 reading, and 650 math
SAT II - USH (640), Math II (680)
APs - USH (5), and I’m taking AP US GOV, AP French, AP Calc BC, and APES this year
I don’t think there’s any other scores worth commenting here.</p>
<p>One other thing. I’ve kinda narrowed down to Macalester, BU, GW, and McGill (?). Would you all pick McGill over Mac in the case that I get in??</p>
<p>Again thanks for any and all responses and I hope I get in!!! </p>
<p>Forgot my GPA sorry!! It’s unweighted 3.7 and not sure about weighted.</p>
<p>Thoughts???</p>
<p>@img498 It depends greatly on your preferences. Macalester is a liberal arts college. It will have a much stronger focus on its undergrad programs. Also at Mac, you classes will be significantly smaller (10-20 students max) while at McGill, most classes will have more than a 100 students. I think brand and reputation wise, McGill is the winner. It is highly ranked and is quite well known especially among medical circles. However if you are looking for the perfect learning experience, Mac is better.</p>
<p>Also Montreal is Francophone and colder while Minneapolis is English-speaking. The McGill vs Mac debate is very much a liberal arts vs university debate. You can Google 'liberal arts vs university" and you will find plenty of pros and cons of both types of institutions. </p>