Grade 12's applying this year...

[Dark-Colonel]

I got mine two days ago.

haven't received mine yet

[masta_mindz]

me neither, pretty crappy of them to give us only 1 month.

[blizzah]

Did you guys get your Pin #s yet? A bunch of my friends from other schools already have theirs . . .

Got it last week.

[maebach]

got mine last week as well. im not sure when Im gonna apply.

[Dark-Colonel]

got mine last week as well. im not sure when Im gonna apply.

Got mine today, I'll probably apply this weekend or the next.

I'm gonna make visits for local universities (York, UofT, and Ryerson).

It's best to go with somebody you know that goes to those schools (luckily I do) on random days. I'm just assuming that on tour days they make the school look nice so its best to catch them when they're off guard

[maebach]

Got mine today, I'll probably apply this weekend or the next.

I'm gonna make visits for local universities (York, UofT, and Ryerson).

It's best to go with somebody you know that goes to those schools (luckily I do) on random days. I'm just assuming that on tour days they make the school look nice so its best to catch them when they're off guard

good idea, lol.

[Essence89]

Best advice for grade 12s....learn as much as u can in grade 12 cause u have the time...if u dont u will regret like me this year....shouldnt have wasted that much time in grade 12....


getting into university is not hard...surviving in it and adapting its environment is the hardest..

most of u wont believe me...i understand i didnt believe it last year...but u guys will learn it the hard way next year.

ESPECIALLY IF UR PLANNING TO GO ENGINEERING....STAY AWAY!!

[ktan09]

Just got my pin. But my history teacher gave me a 65 on my essay AND I GOT IT ASSESSED 3 TIMES AND HE SAID IT WAS GOOD!

Pissed off... Don't want to goto school anymore

[xtcnrice]

Does anyone know what the cut off mark is for the ECE program at U of T? And if possible, how many electives does one usually take per year? (reading through a few pages i've read that a biotech/CA student at UW only had 2-3 within 4 years!) I want to really get into that program but at the same time enjoy myself at university (like all of us would like to). I'm currently in Grade 12, and my average stands as 87% right now... hopefully to go up. Will I be rejected from the ECE program? Should I apply for TrackOne instead or is that even harder (i heard that there's less spots in that program)? Thanks to anyone who can reply to this... and the discussion in this thread really answered a lot of my other questions.

[Dark-Colonel]

You can check their website?

[xtcnrice]

well, i mean an exact number for cut off %ages, because i've talked to this person presenting a seminar on ECE earlier this year and i've asked him about the previous year's acceptance numbers, and they were in like mid 80s to high 80s, and he said they dont correspond with the website/pamphlets. so i was just looking for someone who has been accepted to the ECE program or has been rejected from it before, thanks

[xtcnrice]

Just got my pin. But my history teacher gave me a 65 on my essay AND I GOT IT ASSESSED 3 TIMES AND HE SAID IT WAS GOOD!

Pissed off... Don't want to goto school anymore

hey, a lot of us get that crap all the time. i just had an English content test on a novel we read, and the day after we had to do seminar presentations on specific chapters. i mean, she wont give us a break, and she favours people. it really depends on your teacher.. i hate my english teacher, she's so unfair its ridiculous..

edit: oh, and i did bad on the seminar because there was literally NO time to prepare for it.

[Dark-Colonel]

well, i mean an exact number for cut off %ages, because i've talked to this person presenting a seminar on ECE earlier this year and i've asked him about the previous year's acceptance numbers, and they were in like mid 80s to high 80s, and he said they dont correspond with the website/pamphlets. so i was just looking for someone who has been accepted to the ECE program or has been rejected from it before, thanks

Well I don't know anyone but (you probably heard this a million times) just to be on the safe side its always best to go above their expectations.

See the thing is that they don't give you a final cut-off grade because they don't know if a lot of people will apply or not. So they say mid 85% is recommended just so you can be a potential candidate. For all you know, you can get lucky and all the applicants have high 70s and low 80s.

I know friends who have gotten into programs (more than 1 friend) that said "Recommended High 80, low 90" but their finally average was a low 80. I don't know how but its because they don't have a set cut off grade (which is dumb in my honest opinion, stop giving us recommendations and just give us a final set answer).

[epy]

Best advice for grade 12s....learn as much as u can in grade 12 cause u have the time...if u dont u will regret like me this year....shouldnt have wasted that much time in grade 12....


getting into university is not hard...surviving in it and adapting its environment is the hardest..

most of u wont believe me...i understand i didnt believe it last year...but u guys will learn it the hard way next year.

ESPECIALLY IF UR PLANNING TO GO ENGINEERING....STAY AWAY!!

i completely agree with this statement. i was in eng at u of t this year and have dropped out because of my bad work ethic and my lack of grade twelve knowledge. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR GRADE TWELVE MATH. you wont have time to relearn it in uni.

[sPiKyAZN]

Anyone else getting killed by the new gr12 math? I'm pretty worried now...all my courses are high 80s or 90s, but my math is really killing me at around 70%.

If I don't finish functions above 70% I think i'll be screwed...is there anything I can do if that happens? Night school? Problem is my school is a term school so I can't just retake it next semester :/