<p>So is it true what i've been hearing?</p>
<p>for us students, mcgill cares mostly about sat scores?</p>
<p>that would be phenomenal.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if McGill favors SAT scores over GPA, but SAT scores are definitely more important at McGill than US schools for two reasons:</p>
<p>1) Other than law, McGill does not use holistic admissions. Most admissions decisions are made based on grades and standardized testing; references etc. are only consulted in rare case, e.g. if someone’s right on the cusp. Therefore, your SAT is a much larger component than at US schools.</p>
<p>2) McGill is less likely to have established relationships with US high schools, so SAT scores are more likely to be used to help put a school and an applicant in context, because a 4.0 at HS X is a 5.3 at HS Y is a 3.6 at HS Z. (This is one of the reasons we still have the SAT - it, like the ACT and AP scores, is one of the few measures that is the same for all applicants.)</p>