As long as your not r-tarded, I heard you can easily get a job at silicon valley.
As for your chances, I am not so sure, I know that I am almost guaranteed based off of my math marks alone(I applied for Math). I got a 97 in Advanced Functions and Data Management, and they REALLY like your math marks and Physics and Chemistry marks as well. Do well in those classes and you should be in. I don’t know your grades or your marking system so… sorry.
Let me just mention that Waterloo is a TOP notch school. I’d prolly put it on par with CMU. The only disadvantage is the student faculty ratio, which is lower than UofT but still high, and the fact that the kids there may not be as smart as those you would find at a CMU.
@manas1997
I have a 98 average in AP Calculus and received mid/high 90s in chemistry and physics. I don’t know why they rejected me if you say that you are guaranteed acceptance. But who knows. Nobody can tell what they are thinking when they made their decision.
@zach1198 You already got rejected? I thought nobody gets rejected until the very end, but that could be because I am Canadian. You must be international, so your 98 would be like 90(the difference between a Canadian A and a US A is about 8 percent) in Canada. Again take what I said with a grain of salt as I don’t know. From what I DO know, for Canadians at least, grades are pretty much all that matter.
@manas1997 Yea Didn’t really bother me much because I want a big city for a school. But yea, that is why i like Mcgill’s application so much. They don’t even care about your EC’s lol.
This is the very first time I have ever heard this. Why would you say this? I am curious what makes you think so?
U Toronto is very good at math; you can see, for example in the Putnam results. And with the College system, I would think doing Math at U Toronto would not feel like you were part of that Massive student body.
Engineering- no argument, I simply do not know. But Math? Really? I am curious to hear your logic.
@manas1997 what do you mean that 98% of US is 90 in Canada? How do the grades get converted. For example what is a 3.8 gpa. What is a 3.5 gpa? What is a 3.3 gpa?
@ItsJustSchool It has the largest math faculty in North America, meaning there will be plenty of research opportunities. Their Math program is supplanted by a GREAT Computer Science and Engineering Programs. This is an Applied Mathematicians dream. What’s more is that you have a world class theoretical physics institute as a neighbor. On top of all of that, you have got the best co-op program in the world(and there is no argument there). As for the Putnam results, you need to understand that Waterloo was founded in 1956, UofT much before that, meaning the top mathematicians would have went to UofT during 1938 till past the 1960’s(due to Waterloo starting up and what not.) . HOWEVER, since that time, Waterloo has had the same amount of top 5 performances as UofT. I should also mention that UofT hasn’t gone into the top 5 since 2006, Waterloo since 2010. In terms of the world, Waterloo has the best combo of research and internships/co-ops than schools like MIT(GREAT math program, don’t get me wrong, but they are very heavy into research). IMO, the only school that has such opportunities is NYU(GREAT applied math program). Again, this is only my opinion, some will say that MIT is the best, and he/she will have a good argument, but Waterloo I heard is the only school that gives a Bmath, so one would realize how invested they are into math.
@arkm110 I said that because an A in Ontario is an 85, while in the US it is a 93, so you can see that the US marks are inflated compared to ontario. Again I said take it with a grain of salt because I truly do not know.
You can just as easily say that Ontario has letter grade inflation and by making the cutoff for an A 85% they are making it easier for Ontarians to get an A.
@arkm110 Thank you. I have about a unweighted 93 average(9-11) in all honors classes, except for English. I got a 33 on the act. And This current year’s average is currently a 95 and all honors and AP.
@TomSrOfBoston Yes, but you are assuming that the way one marks in the US is exactly the same as in Canada. What if it is just as hard to get an 85 in Canada as to get a 93 in the states. From my experience, it is difficult to get a 90 in canada. My friends have gotten 90’s in grade 9,10,11 but as soon as it came to grade 12, they dropped. Now I got good grades, 9- 90, 10-90, 11-87, but in 12 I am getting a 95, definitely an outlier.
My point is that no one can compare the two marking systems nor claim that one is more stringent than the other. Maybe someone can do a doctoral dissertation on the issue.
Didn’t really bother me much because I want a big city for a school. But yea, that is why i like Mcgill’s application so much. They don’t even care about your EC’s lol.