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Will I be able to get into McGill with this GPA?
newbie3000
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Hey guys, I just finished my first year of university and I have a 3.7 gpa (A-) Average. Will I be able to transfer to McGill with that gpa? My school uses a 4.3 gpa scale so I have a 3.7/4.3, nevertheless, it's still a (A-) average and I would think that it would be a 3.7/4 for McGill as well as most of the teachers at my university don't even count A+(4.3) as a real grade... Thanks for your responses and insight.
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Replies to: Will I be able to get into McGill with this GPA?
Reasons why so few people provide you information:
1) You aren't providing enough information
If you are from Harvard with a GPA 3.0, I think they will admit you.
2) Transfer has no set rules, it's mostly reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Even admission officers cannot tell your chance, not that they are not willing to, but that they are not able to. The transfer thing depends on not only your grade, but also your competitors of the year, who are very likely not the most orthodox students out on the street.
The criteria adopted by McGill are mainly just grades, unlike those US schools which consider a lot more factors in a holistic fashion. If you are not from a decent school, then get as high a GPA as you can.
Just apply, you have nothing to lose.
From what I've seen, a 3.7 should get you in!
But like stated before, transferring is screwy, and there are no guarantees!
The only original piece of information is I have is that last year I got waitlisted with a 3.4 on a 4.0 scale (U of MN).
This year I was at Concordia, and got a 3.8, so hopefully I'll be at McGill in the fall!
Good luck!
Like honestly, don't stop trying until Mcgill tells you otherwise:)
My guess is that a 3.7 transfer applicant from Princeton probably usually gains admission, but a 3.7 transfer applicant from a community college whose past transfers have all failed miserably after entering McGill probably doesn not gain admission. Not all 3.7's are created equal.
It's a shame, isn't it? A degree from an Ivy or other top tier school will get you far, as will applying transfer from the same schools. However, there is a TON of grade inflation going on in the top schools of the US. A 3.0 at McGill would likely be a 4.0 at Princeton, where as a 3.0 at Princeton would probably only be a 2.0ish at McGill.
Certainly a 3.7 at any 4 year college should gain admission to McGill, but not all do. Sometimes the name matters, and that's a shame.
Firstly Nicole, you and violindad are arguing two entirely different things. While he is simply discussing the fact that a 3.7 GPA can mean very different things depending on the rigor and reputation of a school, you on the other-hand are criticizing the current state of grading among top/prestigious schools.
While I, as well as most, agree with violindad, I take some issue with your post, Nicole.
Firstly, Princeton is actually notorious for grade DEflation. And top schools by no means have a reputation of fluffing up their students' grades. These schools attract some of the best and brightest in academia, and make their respective curricula appropriately difficult.
Hell, last time I checked, whenever someone finished Harvard college with a 4.0, it literally made national news.
So no Nicole, it's not a shame. While I do agree that some schools do unfairly inflate GPAs, Princeton and suchlike definitely do not.
A 3.7 from Princeton is quite impressive, and blindly wanting to reform Princeton's grading system (for some uninformed, emotional reason) is downright disrespectful.
The Boston Globe Online / Harvard's honors system
USATODAY.com - Ivy League grade inflation
Suffice it to say, GPA only matters when applying to college. Whether it be from high school or transfer or graduate school, that's pretty much the only time it'll matter. An employer is likely to hire someone with an ivy degree over someone with a non ivy degree, but it wouldn't matter whether the applicant had a 3.0 or 3.7, or even a 4.0.
Your argument is that it's a shame that 3.7s at all 4 year colleges don't count equally: "Certainly a 3.7 at any 4 year college should gain admission to McGill, but not all do"
My argument is that I find that rediculous because many 4 year universities have curricula that are multitudes more rigorous/difficult than others.
The end. I think that sufficiently shows in transparency how ill-thought and emotionally-based your argument is.
Seeing as you've argued with me on two different threads I have replied to, I'm not going to try to convince you that my replies aren't 'ill-thought and emotionally-based'. I'm especially not going to argue with someone who doesn't have correct spelling and grammar. Knowing the correct spelling of words and use of hyphens is pretty useful in setting up a solid argument.
/I/ was only talking about how much grade inflation there is in the 'prestigious' upper echelon of schools.
You, on the other hand, took it as a personal attack against yourself. Pot calling the kettle black, are we?
I think a 3.7 is a probable GPA of getting accepted transfer. However, McGill states that is on a case-by-case basis, so take it with a grain of salt.
Your constant flip-flopping and use of ad hominem in legitimate discussion is hilariously juvenile.
This forum is predominately full of honest answers and productive discussion. As evidenced by your 'chance me' thread among your other posts, any disagreeable opinion you encounter is countered by a personal attack on the espouser.
You offer nothing to these forums but compliment-fishing and insults to others.
And to anyone interested in the actual topic of this thread, I'm sorry for the digression, but if you look at Nicole's past comments and threads you'll see exactly where I'm coming from.