I absolutely bombed high school and never made it to university. Say I go back, and take the required 6 U/M courses and let’s say I get a 99% average to my name, and I’m applying to the Life Sciences program. Is there any reason why UofT still wouldn’t accept me?
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hey dude,
from the horse’s mouth: “[t]he Faculty of Arts & Science does not recommend that students repeat courses and reserves the right to give preference for admission and scholarship consideration to students whose marks are the result of a single attempt at each course.”
that’s uoft’s way of saying that they definitely take note of the fact that a course is repeated, and it does harm your chances, but it doesn’t rule you out completely.
plus, there is an opportunity to explain any less-than-stellar grades on your application, if there are any specific circumstances that may have?affected them.
obviously aska can’t guarantee anything, but, as with everything in life, sometimes you just have to dive head-first into the pool of crocodiles and pray you can swim fast enough. unless it is actually a pool of crocodiles. then you just need to get the heck out of florida already.
if you really want to do it, then go ahead and apply, is what i’m trying to say.
cheers,
aska
EDIT: if you have been away from school for some time, academic bridging could also be an alternative to going back to high school. just make sure you meet all the admission req’s before applying.