moistbeef Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Hey everyone! I know these chance me type posts are pretty looked down upon but I just wanted to get a good sense if I should apply to McGill or not. My CGPA with McGill is 3.83 with my option 2 science prereq at around 3.93. I have pretty great ECs, played american football (team captain) for almost 10 years, played ultimate frisbee, have about 1.5 years of research experience (got an acknowledgement on a paper), research award (basically NSERC but for glycobiology), a lot of volunteer opportunities in my old neighborhood (daycares, clothing drives, teaching STEM to racialized youth of Toronto) I just hear that OOP is pretty competitive since it is only like 10 spots.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keener12345 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Give it a shot! you never know! Your cGPA of 3.83 will be used 70% for pre-interview. Your 3.93 will be only used if you get an interview. It may be a bit of an uphill battle, especially if your academic context is weak (easy undergrad, no Masters). But your chances are 0% if you don't apply, so why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moistbeef Posted October 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Thanks, I think I might as well! Do you know if academic context also considers full course load and such? I've always taken five courses a semester (never taken summer school for a certain course to lighten my load) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamteam22 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 20 hours ago, moistbeef said: Thanks, I think I might as well! Do you know if academic context also considers full course load and such? I've always taken five courses a semester (never taken summer school for a certain course to lighten my load) That can be part of the academic context review, along with the types of classes you took (ex. lower vs. upper level) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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