• admissions,  arts & sciences,  engineering,  math,  switching,  transfer credits

    doozer blues

    April 3, 2009

    Hi, I’ve been browsing through this site and it looks great.
    But there’s a question that I haven’t seen.
    I’m in second year engineering (computer). But as I have found out, I’m not cut out for the engineering life. Which is why i want to transfer to Arts and Science for a Math Major.
    I was wondering, will I get the transfer credits required, and is engineering math on the same difficulty as a math major program? I took MAT196/MAT 197 and looked at the math course website, and there are equivalent for some first year courses.
    Sorry, One more question, I have a CGPA of 2.52, what are my chances of getting in?
    Thanks

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  • admissions,  trinity college

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!

    April 3, 2009

    Hi! Sorry to bother you, and I know this sounds a little too late, but I’m just curious if I have any chance of getting into Trinity College… These are my marks:

    English: 93
    Advanced Functions: 70
    Chemistry: 83
    Biology: 88
    Physics: 81
    Music: 91
    Calculus: 92
    Also a side note, I handed in my application, the one with pertaining questions, 10 minutes before my assigned due date. Will this affect my chances of becoming accepted at Trinity?
    Also, when is the last round of admission offers? (The last time Trinity will look at your marks)

    Thank you so much for your time!

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  • admissions

    over the hill my @$s

    March 27, 2009


    I have recently applied for the undergraduate sociology program at UTM and I am wondering/nervous about my chances of being accepted. Here is my situation:

    I am 24 and dropped out of high school with two credits left before graduating with plans to take correspondence or night school. The years went by and I only ended up taking one night school course, which means I am one credit short of completing high school.

    A year and half ago I began taking classes at Sheridan in Gen. Arts and Science (University Profile) and am presently completing my last semester. My grade point average is 3.5, and I am hoping to raise it this semester, although I am positive I can maintain it.

    My question is, do I have a shot in hell of being accepted?
    People have told me that because of my age, I may have a better chance than someone younger or less mature, although I am sceptical.

    Please let me know your opinion. Thanks!!

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  • admissions

    no, I’M sorry

    March 20, 2009


    I’m a student attending high school in Ontario, most universities look at the “Top 6” 4U/M courses specifically but do they look at your final grade 11 marks as well right?

    Also, from what I’ve heard from my friends our school doesn’t give a lot of information on the application process. What happens, you submit an online application to the universities of choice sometime before mid-January and the school takes care of sending grades to OUAC which sends them to the universities? Students in Ontario don’t need to self-report their grades or worry about submitting grades on deadline right? If you could that up that’d be great, I’ve looked around on uoft.ca and a few other sites and I’m sort of confused about it all.

    Lastly, in grade 12 I’m thinking of taking just 6 courses (five being 4U level and the last being 4M) and taking two spares so I have more time to concentrate on the core courses and less of a course load. Would this effect my application negatively at all, only taking a total of 6 grade 12 courses?

    Sorry for rambling on, thanks in advance.

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  • admissions,  english,  grades

    like, how particular is particular?

    March 20, 2009


    So, I stumbled across this website while Googling (Google is your best friend…sometimes) and found the answers to my questions. Well, most of them anyway. There is just one thing I want to clarify. I applied to the Humanities Program at UofT. The Viewbook says that the university pays particular attention to my English marks. Now, I ended up with an 82 in the course (bear with me, I know you don’t like to hear about marks), and with my teacher that is about the best mark ever (according to my guidence councilor). With a different teacher, I could have ended up with a 90. So, what are my chances? Is 82 considered scratch-my-eyes-out horrible or passable? I know that it isn’t spectacular, so I’m not even going to go there. I have exhausted all possible resources available to me. So, please help me out. Before I hemorrhage out of sheer anxiety.

    Thanks much.

    Cheers.

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  • admissions,  business

    why, together you and i could rule the world!

    March 20, 2009


    Hi guys, thanks or putting up and running this fantastic website! Hopefully you’ll have some advice for me too. I have a bachelor in liguistics from the county of my origin (diploma translated by an authorized interpreter) plus I have an Import and Export Business Certificate from Seneca. What educational options would there be at u of t for foreign trade / supply chain / import export professionals? I dont supose I can transfer many credits from the credentials above but perhaps some?
    apologies if this info’s somewhere on the u of t website, if so, could you kindly send a link?

    many thanks,
    Katrina

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  • admissions,  IB,  trinity college

    i’d accept you!

    March 6, 2009

    Hey I am a grade 12 student at Upper Canada and I would like to know what my odds are at getting into Trinity College life sciences. I am in the IB so ill give you my mark breakdown

    Hight level biology = 5+ (87%)
    HL history = 6 (93%)
    HL English = 5 (85%)
    Standard level math = 4+ (79%)
    SL chemistry = 5 (85%)
    SL latin = 6 (93%)

    Extra curriculars
    Public speaking – did many keynote addresses
    debating club
    cross country team member
    volunteering at a walk in clinic
    Tutoring – havent done a tonne but have done some

    I just want to know what my odds are at getting it…maybe some comparisons to other people’s acceptance marks and such. Thanks!

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  • admissions,  architecture,  medicine

    and that’s kinda it

    March 6, 2009

    heyy

    I was wondering of what to choose, at the moment i kinda want to go into the medicine field, but at the same time i kinda want to do architecture as well, but i don’t have physics 12 and apparently U of T doesn’t offer architecture design. So im kinda lost. please help! =)

    Thanks

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  • admissions

    sorry about this one

    March 6, 2009


    Do you know if AP classes will replace the Sat II requirements for US students, or is it only AP tests?

    And how easy is it to change programs at UofT from the one you listed on the OUAC form?

    thanks

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  • admissions,  IB

    it’s the 4th dimension

    February 20, 2009

     

    I’m a full IB student and I’d like to get into english at st george, but im becoming quite nervous about my IB scores. I’d say that with a reasonable dose of optimism my predicted scores will probably be in the 30-32 range, including bonus points. Would this get me in? And of course, if i were to be accepted with say a 31, but somehow manage to royally screw up my exams in may, and instead get a 28, would I still have a chance??

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