Ivy League Schools

Puddingcup. · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject:

thanks meg-san! that helps A LOT. =D
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Meg-san · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject:

^I should add, if you have 2 courses you do really bad in you should take 6 provincials.

OH! And if you're planning on studying Arts at UBC/SFU, take a language through grade 12. To graduate from Arts, you're required to learn a language. However, if you took one through gr12 (and did the provincial) you're exempt. You'll save yourself a couple of years worth of language classes (and big bucks).

Sorry to be getting off topic!

Puddingcup. · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:05 pm Post subject:

^thanks. since I went to a french imersion elem. school, I skipped a grade for french, so I'll complete french by grade 11 (including the optional grade 12 class)
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emcee · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject:

meg-san:
Really? At SFU you don't need a language for Arts, at least that's what I think...it's not a degree requirement for me. Then again I'm not even sure if my degree is an arts degree...Comm is an arts program but it's in the faculty of applied science.

But I'm pretty sure you actually don't need a language for SFU Arts.

Meg-san · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject:

^Really? Well for UBC it's for people in the faculty of arts. It's in our degree navigator and everything. Maybe I'm wrong! lol

Puddingcup. · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject:

^yep, it's only UBC that needs a completed french course from you to get in.
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Meg-san · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:50 am Post subject:

^You don't need french to get in to UBC, but to graduate from UBC in the faculty of arts you need A language (anything from French to Arabic to Japanese).

Puddingcup. · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject:

^really? hmm, my french teacher told me that, but heh..

right now. school can just... I'll keep it as G as possible. explode.
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lemondiva · Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 5:25 pm Post subject:

Kimmy: My essay was about a French exchange trip I went on and its effects on me. The Ivies I applied to were Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, and Dartmouth. I'm Asian and live in an urban area. As for interviews, I had them for Princeton, Brown, and Dartmouth. But keep in mind that interviews don't make or break your interview, they are meant to tell you great things about the school so you decide to go there if you get accepted.

Kimmy · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 7:09 pm Post subject:

lemon_diva: Thanks. I have another question. What activities/clubs were you involved in during your years in high school? I would like to know what school-related activities you were involved in, as well as community service.

electricpearls · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:55 pm Post subject:

What role does race play?

From what I've heard, it might be easier to get in if you're black (which I am), and now a lot of Ivies and even Stanford are very generous with financial aid. UPenn is like my dream school... the likelihood of me getting in would be slim, but I'm curious.

My grades are average, grade 9 was excellent (all 90s), grade 10 and first semester grade 11 was mehh (80s), 93 second semester, but I have 93 in one grade 12 course and 98 in AP math, 92 in AP Chem... ahaha. I think I could do well on SATs and I have too many leadership/ECs to count. Provincial field hockey, mayor's youth council... the list goes on.

Though my chances are pretty much slim to none... I'd like to know, considering the info on UPenn's site is kind of vague.
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emcee · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:27 pm Post subject:

^ I think because of affirmative action. In Canada at UBC and SFU if you're First Nations I think there are certain concessions that are made...? I remember filling out the forms and there being a special section if you were of First Nations ancestry. I think the general gist of affirmative action is that minority/disadvantaged groups are given concessions to increase their chances of attending a university, or getting a certain job.

Kimmy · Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:33 pm Post subject:

Do American universities look at marks from grade 9, for students out of the United States? The reason I'm asking this is because in Canada, only the marks from grade 10 to 12 are recorded in the transcript, so the marks from grade 9 are not considered when applying to Canadian universities.

dbee · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject:

^i have a friend that lives in texas and she says for university your overall gpa is taken into consideration, and that is from grades 9-12..also youre misinformed about grade 9 marks not showing up on your transcript..i just graduated high school and had my transcript mailed to me and ALL my grades from 9-12 were on there, universities only look at 11 and 12 marks though...unless its for a scholarship, sometimes they look at your overall gpa. but everything appears.
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Kimmy · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject:

I guess it's different in Saskatchewan. I received my transcript (as of right now) in July from Sask Learning, and it only listed my courses and marks from grade 10.

I finished grade 10 in June by the way and will go on to grade 11 near the end of this month.

dbee · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:30 am Post subject:

^yeah that is weird. it must be different from province to province..i was just speaking about what i know about ontario and the states. you should definitely check it out online (one of the university websites...try clicking links like "international students) or ask your guidance counsellor!
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