Question on Qualifications to Top Tier Schools

Applying to College
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<p>Alright so im wondering what are the qualifications to certain top tier schools…i can tell you a little bout my first 2 years of highschool and a to a certain extent courses i plan to take and so on…i am not bragging or anything but i need to understand how to get into these great schools</p>

<p>mainly Johns Hopkins for BME and then Medicine</p>

<p>so i dont know what this GPA system is but i currently have about a A average</p>

<p>i had a A- average in grade 9/ A average in grade 10</p>

<p>courses i took:
(almost all of them were taught in french(my third language)</p>

<p>Grade 9-
Science
Math
PE
Geography
French Early Immersion
Drama
Integrated Technology
English</p>

<p>Grade 10-
(French taught)
french early immersion
French early immersion (grade 11 level)
math
science
history
english
Health Sciences/Foods
Civics/Careers</p>

<p>Grade 11-(current grade i am in)
Physics
Biology
Chem
English
Co-op/internship at CHEO hospital(2 periods)
Physics (grade 12)
math
Chem (grade 12)(over the summer)</p>

<p>Grade 12-(prediction)
Math adv function
AP calculus(combined AB BC)
AP Bio
AP Eng
Co-op/internship at cheo hospital again
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<p>i also found out canadian grading system is very very different from american system…our percentages are marked differently…according to canada 85-89 is a A, 90-99 is a A+, 80-84 is a A-</p>

<p>if anyone can give me aide on this topic id appreciate it…id like to know different extracurriculars that can give me a boost in strengthening my application and yah other programs i can do over the summer…if u would like to know our school only allows AP in grade 12 so no juniors are allowed to do AP Courses persay but i am self studying 4 APs currently just for the exam…</p>

<p>anyways hints and helpful comments…some words of encouragement perhaps?</p>

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<p>Just to comment on the grading system - I’m guessing you live in Ontario, because the Letter grade to Percentage grade varies in different provinces.</p>

<p>But yea, if your councilor hands in your percentage mark, I believe the admissions will boost it up a notch if you are from Canada.</p>

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<p>thanks for replying…very useful info i heard some schools did that but wasnt sure…so basically an A to u guys is a 90 or what?</p>

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<p>I’m Canadian. lol</p>

<p>Anyways, yea I think for America A is 90+</p>

<p>btw, Hurray for French immersion buddies! <em>High Fives you</em></p>

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<p>hell ya! <em>high fives back</em></p>

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<p>lucky i wanna be in french immersion…
thanks PA for thinking french immersion was elitism
(is that even a word)</p>

<p>im so glad to hear that admissions boost it up a notch… its so hard to get 90’s in my school.</p>