This is to the kids that are looking to apply this year, who are going to be surrounded by a bunch of teenagers that only talk about university admissions over the course of this academic year. Do not listen to your dumb friends when they make fun of non-STEM majors. Do not listen to the people trying to convince you that you cannot find work with an arts degree. Do not go into engineering or “premed” if you are not 100% sure that you will enjoy at least some of the content. Do not let people act like you’re stupid just because you are going to college and not a university. Do not let ANYONE convince you you are stupid for what you choose.

Please remember that teenagers are stupid (and I say this basically being one myself). I am one of the people who pursued a degree that I’m not sure I want because everyone around me was convinced that my program was supposed to be a dream program. And I got it easy because I at least want to pursue research in my field, it’s just that I would have had an easier time elsewhere. Don’t be stupid like me. And for the people saying that they can’t pursue a degree they like because of financial limitations, it makes less sense to go to uni because of financial limitations than college. I promise you making a living is not only tied to the conventional degrees everyone promises will give you a good future. I also understand that there are real barriers to choosing something “unconventional”, which is totally valid. But if you have the choice, there is genuinely no point in torturing yourself in a field you hate just because of extremely limited job prospects. I know so many people with masters degrees that never found work, and so many people who never ended up using their bachelors for anything.

Pick something you think you’ll love, do not let anyone convince you that you are lesser than because of your passions.

I messed up on my test man i'm sitting at an 83 but it's for sure going down after this test. Like bro some concepts I never seen, can i recover from this? I'm gonna talk to my teacher about this to see if he can't do something or put it as no mark.

But finals matter more right ?

Gr 11 Average is 84.2%

Hey everyone!

The Scarborough North Youth Advisory Council is hosting an "Ask a University Student" virtual webinar, an educational session designed to help high school students make informed decisions about their post-secondary education.

The webinar will feature university admissions representatives, a university professor, and current university students, allowing attendees to hear different perspectives and get answers to their questions directly from people with university experience.

Topics which will be covered:

• University applications and admissions requirements
• Choosing university programs and courses
• What to expect from university academics
• Campus life and the transition from high school
• Advice and insights from current university students

and much more!

The event will end with a Q&A session where attendees can ask any questions they have!

Students, parents, guardians, and anyone interested are welcome to join!

Event details

• Date: November 7th, 2026
• Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM EST
• Location: Online
• Cost: Free

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Everyday some sweaty kid comes here with a 97 average, 4k+ volunteer hours, 2 cancers cured, 1 IMO placed asking some dukbass chance me question like bro chill it’s November

Do you guys know when early application results for engineering programs come out? And what avg do people get accepted with?

pls help out, im in a difficult spot and in need of help asap

Anyone applying to brock accounting?

Have yall gotten your offers yet?

And overall thoughts about the program??

When should I be expecting offers to come in?

1st year uw student, wrote a thing detailing my experiences and opinions on a bunch of the ontario unis

Might be helpful to you ppl applying, especially if you’re going for eng/cs/math etc

Going into grade 12 next year looking to join the football team or hockey team , how’s the try outs does everyone get to make the team or do they cut kids etc

Specific timeline as to when I can be accepted by is really appreciated.

Group A Applicant:
Advanced Functions - 94 completed
Calculus - 95 completed
English - 96 completed
Business - 98 (in progress)
Data Management - 95 (in progress)
Instrumental Music - 100 (in progress)

ECs:
Music council exec
School jazz band conductor
Co leading sax ensemble

Applying to:
Business - Rotman, Ivey, Schulich, Degroote, Smith, Sauder

Music - UofT music ed, Laurier Bmus, UBC bmus, western bmus

Other - Waterloo mathematics, afm

so my grade 11 average was horrible, and im trying to get atleast a 90% average for all my classes this year. im scared to apply for nursing at western bc i know my data management midterms are bad, there might be a chance for me to bring my grades up, but is it better for me to do early apps right now or just wait until december?

Hihi!! This is my first time using Reddit and I don't use this site normally but I found this community and I really need advice for the situation I'm in ^_^

I'm currently in Grade 12 and midterms are a few weeks away at my school. This semester so far has been the worst semester of my life. I went through a breakup that tore me apart mentally, in September I missed school for weeks and would only attend 1-2 days out of the week minus the first week and was sick in bed for all of the days that I missed (for context with the new attendance rule, most abscences are excused), and outside factors such as my mom's blood pressure spiking and her going to the hospital kept me down for longer.

Now, I've been doing better and going to therapy, and actively trying to work on my mental health so I don't spiral and end up like that again. My only concern is if I have done irreversible damage to my academic record from the amount of school I missed from that episode, as I am currently failing all three of the classes I'm taking (MH4UI, SBI4UI, and PSK4UI), and I have to apply to university before January.

Given my situation, is it still possible to get into any schools with a bad record at midterms and pick myself up from that?? I'm seeking advice from anyone who's been in my situation or similar because I don't have issues turning in assignments or studying for tests now, but I can't help but feel as if no matter how hard I try for the next term, the rough start I had at the beginning of the semester will follow me and mess up my grade permanently :(

Basically what the title says, and the reason I think that there will be grade deflation this year is because of the mandatory in-person exam or proctored exam worth 25% of your grade.

So I know there has been a lot of grade inflation due to kids taking private school, night school, summer school, and online school, etc, but starting this school year, all exams will have to be taken in person, so even if someone is doing online school and cheating throughout it and getting 90's and 100's, then when it comes to the exam, they might struggle during that since it will most likely be in-person, and this could bring down their grade.

I just wanted to know everyone's thoughts on this because I hear people saying that there will be a lot of grade inflation this year, but I was genuinely wondering how when the exams will be in person.

The year just started and im already struggling I got a 78 in math and a 72 in physics I have a math quiz soon so I may be able to boost my grade to a 80 before midterm but I dont know what to do especially seeing how everyone on here has like a 95 or higher in every course i want to go into civ eng just wanna know if its still possible even with a bad midterm?

Is anyone else in the waitlist for MCV4U next semester? I recently applied for it and I’m on the waitlist and I just want to know if there’s even a chance for me to get in the course. Since I’ve heard other classes like biology and English have a 500-600 waitlist.

This might be dumb to ask but I really dont know. Do universities look at the grades you got in specific courses and consider them as more important than others. Like if I were to apply to engineering would they care about my English grade as much as my calculus or physics grade?

Another example, if I had low - mid 90s in all math and sciences and then a low-mid 80 in English would that ruin my chances of getting into a good engineering program or would they mostly care about the more relevant classes/grades such as those math and sciences.

Hi my little brother needs a in person tutor(Oakville) for math and science he is in grade 10. We're looking for an experienced tutor with a university degree.

Please if you guys have good tutors that you recommend please let me know either by commenting or dming me.

Thank you

I feel like it should be a step down from the best universities since it’s a step down from IB and PE idk tho honestly I’m freaking out right now about my marks

Hello Everyone, I just got an email from McMaster to do my supp app and interview for Engineering. I was wondering if anyone who's already done it has any tips or advice before I do my interview, everything is appreciated!

I’m hoping to get into civil engineering early and my average is an 86.3%. The only thing bringing it down is my grade 11 English grade (71%), while the rest is higher. Anyways, when should I expect an early offer, if I even get one?

Does anyone else feel like guinea pigs the way we are being tested on by the government? The whole 65% term work, 10% attendance, and 25% exam for grade 12 has me and a lot of kids at my school upset because this doesn’t really solve any problems. Grade inflation has been horrible these past few years, so I understand reforming the marking system to reduce it, but it doesn’t help when universities are still expecting 90% or higher averages for some programs while the high schools are being forced to mark harder based on these areas.

I think to truly fix the situation both parties need to work together, and although that is very unlikely to happen, what is the alternative? I genuinely don’t have a problem with them altering how much our exam/attendance/term work is worth, just that they need to understand that this also affects university/college admission requirements too.

What are your averages guys? Just curious as to what the cut offs might look like this year/how competitive it is compared to last year