Unsteady GPA and its affects on Admission

Applying to College
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<p>Hey guys, </p>

<p>I had a question about GPA, and i really need your input on some of my problems (shall we say). First of all, i'm from Canada, so our GPA system is a little bit different. It is as follows:
86-100 A 4
73-85 B 3
and the rest doesnt' matter because i've never really gotten anything lower than a "Canadian" A. So i calculated my GPA through 4 years (starting in our sophomore year as Canadian High schools run for 5 years).</p>

<p>I then used the conventional American GPA system...
90 - 100 A 4
80-90 B 3</p>

<p>My equivalent Freshman GPA was 3.7
my equivalent Sophormore GPA was 3.8
My equivalent junior GPA was 3.5
and my equivalent Senior GPA was 4.0</p>

<p>THe majority of my courses have been honours, and in parrticular, half of all my courses in my junior and senior year are APs. However, in my junior year, i received 5 Bs, from AP Macroecon, AP Microecon, Physics 12, AP Physics, and English lit 12. (All of which were 88/89<-- really kills me). In terms of rank, i was 20/450 in grade 11, and i'm 1/450 in grade 12. </p>

<p>The schools i'm applying to include:
Brown
Northwestern
University of Chicago
Washington U in STL
Johns Hopkins
Cornell and Princeton</p>

<p>Despite my slip up in 11th grade, how much will the admissions office care about my GPA?
my overall GPA over all 4 years is 3.76. Relatively, the marks are hard-earned, as my school is Canada's most academically challenging. </p>

<p>Daniel</p>

<p>Ps. I got into McGill (Top school in Canada and 20th in the world) by early admission</p>

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<p>daniel hahah we really shouldnt have used our email addresses haha</p>

<p>but dont worry, they take in our school’s system. so and 86 will be an A!</p>

<p>so i guess you have a 4.0 you lucky bum :P</p>

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<p>Sorry, but it’s a myth that they will consider your Canadian B’s as A’s. Frankly, with a slate of B’s in junior year admission to these schools will be tough.</p>

<p>It would be helpful to know the full picture with SAT and AP scores and EC’s. Some other than Brown and Princeton may be possible if everything else is stellar.</p>

<p>What is Canada’s most academically challenging school, I can think of several that might claim the title and what’s your overall rank?</p>