<p>Hey guys, I've found a bunch of scattered answers on what grades Canadian schools look at ranging from only 12th grade to all 4 years..
My 9-12 grades got me a 3.3 unweighted 3.7 weighted but I should have a 3.8 unweighted this year.
Someone
Anyone
Help:'(</p>
<p>In fact, it highly depends on the school… hence why you found a bunch of scattered answers. And, within a school, it also depends on the origin of the student. </p>
<p>Some schools will look at 9-12 grades, 10-12 grades (the former two are more likely to be what they look at for internationals), 11-12 grades (mostly for local students, although French-language schools may also look at 11-12 grades for some internationals as well) or, if you took IB or A-levels, these tests, depending on the student.</p>
<p>So given that and a 3.3 (3.7 weighted) 9-12 and a 3.8 (4.2 weighted) 12th grade and an 1800 sat where would I have a shot at for arts?</p>
<p>U Alberta…</p>
<p>hmm bit to far north for me…
and the “…” is discouraging /:</p>
<p>I’d say you’re a competitive candidate at most schools other than UofT & McGill.</p>
<p>Arts is a much easier department than most to get into at McGill or Toronto. If you wanted to go into Life Sciences, Business or Engineering with your grades I would say you are out of luck but you actually have a decent chance for arts at either of these schools. Be aware though, both McGill and especially Toronto are big research intense universities, so the atmosphere is not for everyone. Neither school is known for coddling their students.</p>
<p>The minimum admission standards for McGill Arts are:</p>
<p>B/B+ average in grades 10,
11 and 12; B/B+ in each
English; each SAT I and II
620 (SATI Math 600) or ACT 28 </p>
<p>[Admission</a> standards (US) | Applying to Undergraduate Studies - McGill University](<a href=“http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/admissionsguide/standards/unitedstates]Admission”>http://www.mcgill.ca/applying/admissionsguide/standards/unitedstates)</p>
<p>Toronto is not a given either…</p>
<p>@Catria:
Of course its not a given, but a 3.3-3.4 UW average will probably at least give the OP a fair chance of getting into Arts at Toronto</p>
<p>These schools both make their names off their graduate research programs particularly in sciences and their professional programs and they both accept a huge amount of new students each year because they are such big universities. Thus they are actually not super selective (compared to many of their reputational peers) in undergraduate degrees outside of the Business/Engineering/natural sciences (where it is dramatically more competitive).</p>
<p>Frankly in Canada the academic requirements vary more across subject than across major. For example the admission standards would be higher for life sciences at McMaster University then Arts at Toronto (at least they were when I was in high school), despite Toronto being a much more internationally known school.</p>
<p>Highest 6 grades in gr. 12 + SAT/ACT if you have</p>
<p>If Toronto or McGill is where you ultimately want to graduate from, get 3.5+ as an undergraduate and then attempt to transfer…</p>