<p>I'm a junior, and I currently have some questions regarding applying to a Canadian College.</p>
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<li><p>First off, I'd like to say I have some extenuating circumstances that impacted my Freshman and Sophomore gpas (namely my Mom being diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, and not being able to function as a mother, thus I have a great responsibility at home).</p></li>
<li><p>I have dual - citizenship (U.S. and Canada)</p></li>
<li><p>I'm VERY into academics, learning, and knowledge, consider myself a nerd and an intellectual.</p></li>
<li><p>I was told by my Canadian relatives that Canadian colleges only look at 11th and 12th grade GPAs.</p></li>
<li><p>As a junior, I'm currently enrolled in: AP Calculus AB, AP U.S. History, AP Literature and Comp., University of Washington Geology, and Chemistry.</p></li>
<li><p>I plan on taking (senior year): AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Psychology, AP Music Theory</p></li>
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<p>MY QUESTIONS:</p>
<p>Do Canadian colleges only look at 11th and 12th grade scores? (My primary reason for wanting to apply to UBC (University of British Columbia).</p>
<p>Do they accept AP credits? UW credits?</p>
<p>I currently have friends going to MIT, Harvard and UW...if I didn't have family issues, I'm sure I'd be along the same track...But it seems I'm forced into a college that omits my 9th/10th grade GPAs...Considering I get a perfect (or near perfect) SAT AND ACT, is there any hope in my applying to MIT with...say...a 3.1x GPA w/ 9 APs and an explanation as for my first two years?</p>
<p>Thanks for the read, and (hopefully) the response!</p>
<p>Please give this a little time before you bump. Your thread was posted at 3 in the morning and you’re bumping at 6am. Most people will be off at school or work on a Monday morning and won’t look at CC until later in the day.</p>
<p>Also, most students here are applying to American schools, so you might not get many resposes.</p>
<p>Lastly, even if you do get responses, you should be getting information about specifics like what years they use to compute gpa from the primary source, the college. So if you can’t find it on the UBC website, give their admissions office a call or email so that you can be assured that you have the correct information.</p>
<p>Do Canadian colleges only look at 11th and 12th grade scores? (My primary reason for wanting to apply to UBC (University of British Columbia).</p>
<p>Yes. Mainly gr 12 marks. They also look at IB marks. Also keep in mind that some majors require more than others. A major in business/economics/commerce will usually demand a mark of a 92 average because of the competition to get in. </p>
<p>Do they accept AP credits? UW credits?</p>
<p>Yes. I don’t know what UW means. </p>
<p>I currently have friends going to MIT, Harvard and UW…if I didn’t have family issues, I’m sure I’d be along the same track…But it seems I’m forced into a college that omits my 9th/10th grade GPAs…Considering I get a perfect (or near perfect) SAT AND ACT, is there any hope in my applying to MIT with…say…a 3.1x GPA w/ 9 APs and an explanation as for my first two years?</p>
<p>Explain your circumstances on the essay, and what you learned from it. That’s actually a good topic to write about imo.</p>
<p>I don’t have any information about Canadian universities, but have you discussed your GPA and college option limits with your HS guidance counselor? You may have in-state public university and other options, especially taking into account the hardships you apparently faced during your first two years of high school. I would recommend talking with your GC if you haven’t done so already.</p>
<p>MANY CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES DON’T HAVE ESSAYS.
And I’m pretty sure most major ones look at grades from all four years (I also have dual, also am applying to Canadian Universities, and have many friends who attend McGill and Toronto).</p>
<p>However, if you wrote about situation that drastic in your essays/the space many colleges give you to talk about such circumstances to American schools, you would definitely have a chance of getting in.</p>