your stats, please?-Canadians aiming for US schools

<p>Oo, fun
xD</p>

<p>I got my round of e-mailing today as well… and heard that some top colleges would separate Canada into Quebec and the rest of Canada… which seems pretty unfair to me ><;
but at least most would keep Canada as a whole</p>

<p>in my opinion, canadian students usually have higher gpas but lower sat scores than our american friends. our ecs are also often weaker since there r, lets admit, often more opportunities for high school students in the us…</p>

<p>@kelloggss, i’d be very surprised if you didn’t get into a couple of those schools. phenomenal stats, but those ECs are very unique and incredible. Awesome work. Are you a junior of senior? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I didn’t see it anywhere on your post. </p>

<p>@hinderpanda, I wanna go to Brown too, but if I get into UT and into one of their honors programs I think I might just go there, since it will be cheaper and the honors programs are said to be just as prestigious as going to an Ivy (they are just as competitive). And the warm weather is a bonus. (y)</p>

<p>^ I love when people ask me why I applied to the States and I can rant about getting away from the cold weather (as a joke, of course). Dumb Alberta winters.</p>

<p><em>pokes stats on page 6</em>
anyone willing to chance me?</p>

<p>^ Dude, like seriously, your stats are pretty phenomenal, stop worrying and just do a really good app.</p>

<p>Everyone’s posting all these awesome stats on CC and then saying “omg I’m so worried I won’t get into anythinggg”…while it’s pretty clear that they are more than competent stats-wise in the race. So just try to enjoy what’s left of your high school career and have fun with the apps. If you don’t get into your dream uni or whatever, there’s still grad school. Canadian schools aren’t horrible. ;D</p>

<p>amen…</p>

<p>hey. did i hear someone talk bout alberta winters?? i can def relate to that…</p>

<p>@hinderpanda
Well Quebec’s educational system is so different than the rest of Canada that it might as well be a different country, so it makes sense.</p>

<p>@Kelloggss
Our SAT scores are lower because it’s an integrated part of the American system. Our courses aren’t based around the SATs</p>

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<p>I got my round of e-mailing today as well… and heard that some top colleges would separate Canada into Quebec and the rest of Canada… which seems pretty unfair to me ><;
but at least most would keep Canada as a whole "</p>

<p>Were you referring to 2Yina2?
I didn’t mention anything about Quebec
Or are you talking about futurephysician?</p>

<p>Well Quebec’s education system is WAY different. It IS like a different country in so many ways. I almost feel like Quebec is like a part of Europe, while the rest of Canada is… the rest of Canada. And I’m no sovereignist.</p>

<p>Our system is totally different. The educational system is much harder than elsewhere - hence one of the highest dropout rates in the country (I think as a province it has the highest dropout rate). High school is 7-11 - there is no middle school. After high school there are 2 years of CEGEP in which some programs (such as mine) are super-hard and getting a 90 is rare, and some not so much. In the rest of Canada, if you meet all expectations you get 100. In a Quebec CEGEP, you have to go ABOVE AND BEYOND in terms of critical thinking, originality, and coursework to get a 90. If you meet all expectations you should expect about 75.</p>

<p>At my school, which is hardest school to get into and has the strongest students in the province, out of almost 2000 students, only about 60 have 90+ averages. Most are in social sciences 'cause it’s the easiest, and only 3 are in my program (the hardest to get into - you basically need a 90+ h.s. average). </p>

<p>Now do you think Quebec should be counted as part of the rest of Canada?</p>

<p>well in that case, u better hope that admissions ppl in the us are aware of the situation!</p>

<p>@kelloggss - yup. Alberta winters SUCK! Although where I live we get chinooks. So sometimes it’s not that bad.</p>

<p>I sincerely hope so. My CEGEP has admitted quite a few people. Out of the 20 people who apply to ivy league schools, only about 5 get in. Personally, i know two people who got in last year very well - one into Cornell and another into Princeton. The latter was from my program and she had an average in the high 80’s but stellar SATs (way better than mine and 2400 on the subject tests). However, unlike me, she got a 2330 and 2400 SAT I and II in multiple sittings while I got 2210 and 2340 in one sitting for each.</p>

<p>Fingers crossed!</p>

<p>wow! high 80s…and she got into princeton. unheard of…
where i’m from, u had to have AT THE VERY LEAST a 95 to even start considering anywhere in the us… guess admissions ppl really do no bout quebec…</p>

<p>^^ CEGEPs are significantly harder than normal high schools. I’m assuming that you’re from the GTA though, so when you say 95+ average, are you referring to cumulative high school average of 95+ because daaamn thats tough lol.</p>

<p>I graduated from high school with the governor general and a 95 average. The girl who got into princeton didn’t even manage that.
She had insane ECs, but no social life. I had a lot of both. Plus a job.</p>

<p>futurephysician - I’d be careful about posting that much info on CC. Anyone familliar with the Quebec CEGEP system knows what program you are in and what CEGEP you attend. </p>

<p>Being accepted into Ivy league schools is a crapshoot for anyone, especially for international students. Having some Cs and being average in your class certainly does not help (I know you have reiterated that your program is the toughest in the province with the brightest kids). Nevertheless, your ECs are incredible, and I think they compensate for the weaknesses in your overall application. </p>

<p>There are a ton of bright kids applying to these schools, including others from Quebec. Hope I don’t sound “too braggy”, but a segment about me on TV has already aired. You virtually have a 100% chance at getting into McGill, so don’t sweat it.</p>

<p>“In the rest of Canada, if you meet all expectations you get 100. In a Quebec CEGEP, you have to go ABOVE AND BEYOND in terms of critical thinking, originality, and coursework to get a 90. If you meet all expectations you should expect about 75.”</p>

<p>Umm…That’s actually the case with the Ontario curriculum too…if you read the grading system that the TDSB put out, level 4 is above the expectations…
Getting a 90 in the Toronto isn’t exactly as easy as you make it out to be…and getting a 95 average usually requires working your ass off (that’s the case with all the ppl I know that are getting 95+ AVERAGES – it’s easy to get 99s in musics and maths and some sciences, but getting above 90 in english, v.arts, and humanities are pretty hard)</p>

<p>"I graduated from high school with the governor general and a 95 average. The girl who got into princeton didn’t even manage that.
She had insane ECs, but no social life. I had a lot of both. Plus a job. "</p>

<p>No offense but you sound like an a** here</p>

<p>Futurephysician. Unless you’ve been in an Ontario school, you don’t have the right to just make that generalization. My course medians are in the low 70s.</p>