RyGuy123 Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 Just wondering what marks you need to get in percentage wise? a ball park number? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLS Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 Just wondering what marks you need to get in percentage wise? a ball park number?Thanks Don't focus on that, my friend didnt get in with a 97 this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyGuy123 Posted June 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 Don't focus on that, my friend didnt get in with a 97 this year No way, your telling me there was people getting in with over 97 thats a bowl of **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinity28 Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 90% to be considered, after the 90% they just look at your supplementary application, which includes several "unique" questions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 No way, your telling me there was people getting in with over 97 thats a bowl of **** You might not want to do that to people trying to help you. A minimum of 90% is required for consideration. Admission is by selection So he's not necessarily lying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strategy99 Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 Someone from my school got rejected with a 99% average. I got in with a 94% average. So really, once you get past the 90% cutoff, its all about your supplementary application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 99% average = grade inflation to the max. No way anyone should be getting near perfect in English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC_Ma Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 99% average = grade inflation to the max. No way anyone should be getting near perfect in English. This, but could also be that particular high school thats super easy to get high marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicoMaki Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 another reason why I believe that (as much as i dislike them), standardized testing should become a component of high school and entering university (either SAT like, or BC like with 40% final exam standardized across the country). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mig174 Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 you have to be an arrogant jackass that likes things handed to them on a plate to get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strategy99 Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 you have to be an arrogant jackass that likes things handed to them on a plate to get in. What? How insulting.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strategy99 Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 99% average = grade inflation to the max. No way anyone should be getting near perfect in English. And I wouldn't say my school has grade inflation. There are only three people in Gr 12 with above 90 averages (out of 180 kids). Probably a result of the strict teachers/hard marking teachers we have. This kid is just really, really smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLS Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 No way, your telling me there was people getting in with over 97 thats a bowl of **** Your asking for help. Why would I lie to you? C'mon now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 And I wouldn't say my school has grade inflation. There are only three people in Gr 12 with above 90 averages (out of 180 kids). Probably a result of the strict teachers/hard marking teachers we have. This kid is just really, really smart. Regardless of how smart you are, it's impossible to achieve a 99%. Impossible. As HBP mentioned, it's isn't possible to score 100% in subjective courses such as English and Literature, which have no mark-to-mark marking scheme and whose mark depends on the teacher's analysis of the student's writing skill. Teachers that give out 99% or 100% in such courses are beyond bad. IMO, standardized testing in the last two years of high school is something that should be implemented in Ontario asap. It's very unfair to base university admission on such shaky statistics as High School average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedLurker Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 you have to be an arrogant jackass that likes things handed to them on a plate to get in. A little bitter there I see. IMO, standardized testing in the last two years of high school is something that should be implemented in Ontario asap. It's very unfair to base university admission on such shaky statistics as High School average. Agreed. I should think that's why there is such heavy weighting towards supplementary applications once you meet a certain mark cut-off. Then again, if two students score equally well on their supplementary applications, it goes back to marks. I was thinking though: if standardized testing was in fact implemented, there lies probable exposure of an imbalance in the quality of education across different high schools. That is, if the teachers at one school are just terrible, it serves to suggest that students from those schools would continually do poorly. I do suppose this could be a good thing, as these teachers would eventually be implicated. Then again, they might not be. ...I'm all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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