<p>I applied to York University (freshman in undergrad), and I'm still waiting for the decision to come in. But as days go by, I'm thinking that I made a foolish decision. My SAT I scores weren't all that great (a little above 1400), and I've heard that admission to York could be quite competitive. Does anyone here go to York? Or at least know something about how selective York may be? Perhaps someone can tell me about my chances of getting in. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance :)</p>
<p>York is not competitive at all they will seriously take in anyone (Schulich is a totally different case however). The school is total crap. All the lazy and rich kids from my country go there and just party around. I would suggest you definitely not go there. Btw is your SAT score 1400/2400?</p>
<p>yeah, it was out of 2400. :(
Quite pitiful, I know -- my math scores brought everything down, unfortunately.
But everything else is quite alright, I think. I've joined a sufficient amount of clubs and my GPA is around 3.5 .... well ... under the American system. I heard that Canada follows a different one. While our A's are in the 90 - 100 range, I heard that Canada considers 85+ an A. ... Do they do any grade conversions there? </p>
<p><em>gasp</em> you're actually the first person who told me that York is pretty bad. I only hear good stories about it, and so far I've heard that it's moderately difficult to get in. I heard it ranks right above Simon Fraser. It's hard to believe it's actually that bad.</p>
<p>Besides Fine Arts and Business, it is not a competitive admissions process. The reason being that most of the upper-tier students in Ontario go to U of T, McMaster, Queen's or Western. Though some of the more "stacked" candidates choose to go there as well. To be honest, the undergraduate experience is pretty much uniform across Canada. Just because U of T houses the more competitive student does not mean you'll get a better education out of it. </p>
<p>I wouldn't say that it's bad by any means---you'd be surprised how many successful alumni York has. The youngest billionaire in Canada graduated from there. Their inter-disciplinary curriculum is really interesting and the student population is very diverse.</p>
<p>I'm biased (I'm a graduate of the University of Toronto). However, I personally know some people that were getting 70's at UofT, transfered to York, and ended up getting 90's in the same courses.</p>
<p>Also, check out </p>
<p>OUAC:</a> News and Stats</p>
<p>if you want more info on the Canadian universities.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the replies -- </p>
<p>Since I'm aiming for the [liberal] arts department, I wouldn't have to worry about the competition, it seems.
U of T is known for its successful students and its challenging courses. But like yuying said, I think everyone has their own "fitting" place, where they're most comfortable to accomplish their tasks. </p>
<p>And btw, does anyone know about grade conversions in Canada? I'm worried about how they will evaluate my grades, since I'm coming from an American system.</p>
<p>Definitely. I don't see why people decide to go to schools solely based on reputation---if it's not a fit for you, those four years are going to be long.</p>
<p>Grade conversions in Canada shouldn't be a problem. Anything above an 80 is considered an A. Different variations (A-, A+) depends on different school. But basically, if you have a 75% average, you can get into York. I think their average entrance mark is around there. </p>
<p>70-80 = B
60-70 = C
50-60 = D
<50 = F</p>
<p>So I take it that they look at percentages, instead of letter grades?
I surely do have something over a 75 (which is considered a "C+" here) ... but I do hope they convert it.</p>