Get into Waterloo?

[Tony]

richcash wrote:

I mean, what if you have all easy courses in the first semester?

This is exactly why they look at your grade 11 marks.

[richcash]

But you don't have to apply at mid-term, do you? Can't you apply after your final report card. Then they wouldn't look at grade 11, would they? If there is no way for me to ever omit my grade 11 marks then I might as well give up!

[Tony]

richcash wrote:

Can't you apply after your final report card.

By that time all of the acceptances would already be mailed out. There are set deadlines for the whole procedure.

Though as it has been stated before, the awesome thing about Waterloo's AIF is that you get to explain why grade 11 marks are an inaccurate representation of your abilities (just don't say that you 'didn't know they mattered'), and show a clear improvement in your partial 12. They'll likely delay the decision and if your marks show to stay up, they'll overlook your 11.

[ZeroPaladn]

Whew! That is a releif. Anyways, what if im staying an extra year (woot, grade 13), do i still have to mail out my application before feb? or would it be next feb?

[Tony]

that I don't know about. It's best to speak with your highschool and the University of choice, to find out how they all handle such kind of an approach.

[ZeroPaladn]

Tony wrote:

that I don't know about. It's best to speak with your highschool and the University of choice, to find out how they all handle such kind of an approach.

Nice to see that Tony doesn't know everything. I was starting to think you were a robot.

Either way, thanks for you help. Nice to see that I can exclude my Grade 11 marks, because I wouldn't get into ANY college or university with those.

[josh]

As far as early acceptance goes, my guidance counceller told me that it is highly unlikely that you will get early acceptance unless you have english in your first semester of grade 12.

[jamonathin]

ZeroPaladn wrote:

do i still have to mail out my application before feb? or would it be next feb?

I stayed a fifth year at kennedy and never applied until my 5th year b4 feb. Its all really easy using COMPASS.

Side Note: My marks in highschool, well sucked in my mind (gr12 70 avg) gr13 (84 avg) and my university average was about 81 ish. And I still got into waterloo. Too bad im broke and could never afford (and seeing as I wouldn't get many scholarships), i elected not to go. But dont, not apply for waterloo if you feel your marks are low.

The only school I didnt get into was Western, mmmeh.

[richcash]

So universities will consider marks from courses that have been re-done? Does anyone know for sure if they actually adjust the mark of a re-done course (I heard they might drop the mark by 6%!)? Or by grade 13 do people mean that they take courses they haven't taken yet to boost their average?

[josh]

I read that they do adjust the mark a bit if you have repeated the course and they are taking the mark from the repeat.

I also found out that waterloo only lets you apply to one engineering program on your OUAC application. If I don't get into the program I applied for on my main application will they seriously consider the other programs i put down on the AIF?

Basically I really want nano-engineering and my marks are at the lower end of what you need to get in (90ish), but there are other types of engineering there I would like to do also if I don't get in, so I don't know what to apply for n e more. will they actually consider your other choices? does anyone know of ppl that have gotten in with their secondary choices?

[Andy]

yes. a friend of mine got rejected from nano and dropped to elec

[Null]

Well, I went to visit Waterloo last week and I did the general campus tour. I liked what I saw. I'll probably also do a tour of the engineering faculty in September (I'm looking at electrical).

I finished grade 11 with an 88% and I'd like to finish grade 12 with about a 92% so we'll see what happens. I can only hope for the best.

[Martin]

Got into CS with a 76% average. Go me.