Hi
I am in grade 11, but i took my advanced functions this year. I am in the AP class, and I currently am only getting an 81 in it. Since it is AP, we have already finished all of the work for the course, all that is left is the exam. Is an 81 good enough to be accepted into u of t life science if all of my other courses are in the 90s? or will that one mark ruin my chance of being accepted, since it is a required course for the program?
Thanks
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hey there,
first of all: this is an inherently flawed question, because there’s no way to even?guess at whether you’d be admitted based on one mark. that being said, this answer is going to be limited to GENERAL PLATITUDES that will hopefully calm your soul a little bit in this troubling time of exams and winter slush.
FIRSTLY:?an 81?is not a bad mark,?especially in AP. it may lower your average a little bit, but?if the rest of your courses will be?in the 90s (or even the high 80s), you’re still on the right track.
SECONDLY: it is very hard to say every year what the cut-off for admission will be in every program, because so much of it depends on the competition – how good is everyone else who’s applying compared to you? however, there are trends, and they might be more comforting than you would imagine.
the admission grade range in life science for?Fall 2015 was in the low to mid 80s?- which means that even your ‘bad’ mark is within the admission range for this past year.
this does not mean that i am guaranteeing that you will be admitted to life science, or even to uoft. i have no way of knowing that. all i am saying is that you are doing well, and if you continue to work hard, you will likely have a good chance of being?admitted.
finally: university is four years of non-stop stress. i don’t want to invalidate the stress you are feeling in high school – because it is very real – but i do want to give you a gentle reminder to stop and smell the roses, when you can. acknowledge your successes. try and enjoy what is left of high school. allow yourself to be at least a bit excited about university, along with being anxious about it. have a cookie. go for a walk in the crunchy fall leaves. take four deep breaths in and out after finishing this post.
and best of luck 🙂
cheers,
aska