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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I am reading it seems to be mostly grades and SAT scores above a certain threshold, so if you qualify based on those, would you be in automatically?[/quote]

No if you are above their GPA/SAT threshold cut-off, you still have only a 45% chance of getting in. So roughly 50/50 if you meet the cut-off.[/quote]

I don't think that's true at all. There are no essays, no extra-curriculars under consideration. This is a European-style uni. They don't want to get to know you. They only judge based on scores, grades and types of courses you've taken.

If you meet the requirements for that particular program, then you do have a good chance. But I've never seen an actual probability attached. My understanding was that it was way more than 50% if you were at the threshold.

We did not actually put this to the test, since my kid was way above the threshold. Also, we're French, and we love Montreal. Some words aren't the same as in France, and the Quebec accent sounds a little peculiar to our Parisian ears, but it's rather endearing.
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Is your child there? How do they like it? We're French as well so the tuition discount is very attractive. I am just worried it will feel European in a bad way: not as much campus spirit and fun as a US school.[/quote]

No, he decided to go elsewhere because he realized he'd be too cold :-)
But his younger siblings are considering it.
The lack of campus spirit doesn't bother us in the least - we visited some US schools that had, in our opinion, way too much campus spirit! [/quote]

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