Canadian Admissions

alwaysamom
Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:39:32 +0000

So people are not clamoring to go the the highest ranked school, like in America.



True to an extent. There isn’t the variation in quality of schools in Canada like there is in the U.S. All Canadian universities will provide a good education and there also isn’t the cost variation.



I have similarly heard that they go basically by grades and standardized test scores.



Grades, yes. This will vary province to province as to what grades that will be determinative. For U.S. students, the SAT will be required and most universities will look at all four years. Unless something has changed recently, U of T will look at all four years of H/S. If you have good grades, chances are that you will be accepted. The adage about U of T is that it isn’t necessarily difficult to GET in, it’s difficult to STAY in. :)

p.s. For U of T, and any other Ontario schools, you will apply through OUAC.