Hi Aska,
I am in grade 12 right now doing my IB and have decided to come to UofT next year for mechanical engineering. Well, the thing is and very frankly the site says that you need to have more than a 30 to be considered for admission (should i get about 32 or 34?) also, i read that the university does not consider EE and TOK points, any idea about that I take Math and Physics HL and Chem and English at standard. My O level grades were decent with a 4A’s including Math and Physics, and 4B’s including Chem, English and Additional Mathematics. I will have a 5 in physics and Maths and will get close to 30 (that is what I am not sure of). My extracurricular are pretty good so the main question is . . do I stand a chance in getting accepted? Any thoughts you have
Future UofT
student
Furqan
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Yo yo Furqan!!
Here is what the engineering men with their suits and hard hats are saying,
International Baccalaureate Candidates must be completing the International Baccalaureate Diploma, with the following required courses:
- Mathematics (Math Studies is not acceptable)
- Chemistry
- Physics
- English
While most of our programs require higher scores, students with a predicted score of at least 30 will be considered for admission to the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. Applicants with a predicted score of below 4 in any of the pre-requisite subjects will not be considered for admission. Consideration is given for pre-requisite courses completed at the Higher level. Additional points awarded for theory of knowledge and the extended essay are not considered by the Admissions Committee.
Please note that the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering does not grant advanced standing credit for courses completed in the IB Diploma program.
If you apply with a predicted score of lower than 30, I can only imagine what they would do with your application.
Side bar Ted:
Top 5 ways to dispose of refused applications
1) The Burner
2) Larger Shredder
4) or … a baby
5) Most Likely Though … They Just Hit A Delete Button (we don’t even have bottled water on campus anymore, odds are they got rid of all paper ages ago)
… ok that might be a little dramatic, but you get the point
Unfortunately admissions is one of the more mysterious aspects of the university ride. The applicant pool changes from year to year. So if luck has it that you are in a pool of super geniuses your overall points will have to be much higher than 30. Saying that though, it could theoretically work the other way too. If you are in a year of all dummies or almost no one applies to the program, then they would have to start considering lower than 30 (this is so incredibly unlikely it pains me to even mention it)
I say to just work your ass of for the remainder of your IB and apply no matter what because you never know!
happy crawling into a cave and studying your life away like the rest of us,
aska