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[quote=Anonymous]My dual-citizen US-based DD is applying to McGill this year.

FYI the one thing that is so different about McGill (and maybe other Canadian Universities, but I haven't researched) is that you apply for a BA, or a BS (or a joint BA&BS) and those programs are very separate.  Once admitted, there is a whole process to deal with if you want to switch from a BA to a BS.

And the requirements are different for the BA and BS.  My DD qualifies in the BA department, but didn't make a cut in one of the BS requirements.  She wants to keep her options open for medical school--which, in the US could mean either a BA or BS, as long as you take the requisite science courses.  I called McGill and they said if she was in the BA program, she likely would not be able to get those science classes.

Therefore, I don't think McGill is the right school for her.  (However she applied to the BS program anyway just in case they admit her.)

The other thing is they look at GPA and don't take into account if your kid went to the super-hard college prep school, or an easier school.  So that can be frustrating, at least it has been for us; if my kid went to our local public, I'm pretty sure she would have made the grade cut for the BS program.[/quote]

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