Heyy Maryam! Big fan of yours and like you I applied to U of T, Waterloo, Queen's, Ontario Tech, York and UWindsor and so far got in to all of them for computer science except for Waterloo (waiting). Congrats to you and hope your studies are going well:)
As a current grade 12 student, I was wondering if you participated in any of the Waterloo Contests, due to the pandemic I was not able to write the contests for grade 11 (not provided by the school), and I am just planning to write the Euclid this year. Do you think that Waterloo looks at the scores of these contests (if you don't mind sharing, have you gotten any distinctions?) and is it alright if I do not write the CCC (I don't feel ready for it). Thank you for the lovely video!!!
Hi Maryam, Thank you for posting these informative videos. If I may ask, how do unis like U of T, Waterloo look at spares in Gr 12 or do they prefer a full course load? Is it ok to take 6 subjects instead of 8 or does it affect negatively on the application? What are your thoughts?
Glad you enjoyed the video :) the questions were something like "tell us about yourself and your interests" "tell us about a time you failed to accomplish something, what did you learn". I would suggest to go on Reddit and look up the questions.
Hi Maryam! Loved your video and It was very helpful! I just subscribed :) I have a question...what were your marks for English in Grade 12? Thanks in advance!
Well I’m in grade 12 and moved to Ontario in August 2020. I think in U of T, the deadline to submit the English proficiency test result is February 1st. I have not done the test yet since it starts on March ... so what should I do?
hey! first of all thanks for this super useful video for uw and uoft when i list my references for clubs i’ve been a member in or past jobs, there’s just this small fear that the references i list won’t respond/answer(?) back if any of these universities contact them for confirmation 😅do you think i should still list them (i heard they ignore anything they can’t verify?)? & also, due to covid my ecs are kind of limited- do you think for engineering two past work experiences at part time jobs and exec of a club is decent? along with being members of others of avg low-mid 90 thanks so much if you respond:)
hey, glad you enjoyed the video! I would say list everything even if you think your references won't respond (I believe uoft verifies but Waterloo doesn't). Also, don't worry if you have limited ec, many students are in the same boat as you and I think Universities will take that into consideration. Past work experience is always impressive. I hope I answered all your questions and best of luck!
Note that this is 2yrs ago. Demands for cs rises significantly and uw/uoft sg cs competition is insane right now. My friends with 99.5 avg didn't get into uw cs and my friends who got into uw cs didn't get into uoft sg cs.
Hi Maryam What marks did you get in physics and chemistry? Also, in your opinion, what lowest percentage can a person have that can almost guarantee them an admission to Waterloo Computer Science?
hey, I had a 92 in chem and a 88 in physics. I'm not too sure for the lowest percentage to get into UW cs. Waterloo accepted a lot more people this year. I would say aim for a 95+ average but nothing is guaranteed.
In grade 12, my overall avg for engineering was a 92 and for CS it was a 94. My grade 11 avg was very similar to my grade 12 avg. Grade 11 marks do matter if you're applying for early acceptance but universities will mostly look at your February and April grade 12 marks.
Maryam Afshar hi, is this the same for all the universities around Canada (esp Alberta) or just Ontario? My grade 11 average is not good at all it’s in the low 80s and UofA is my dream university so please help me out 🥺
Hey, I'm in grade 11 right now and this quadmester system gave me chemistry functions and nightschool physics this quad and my marks are not good at all, how much will my grade 11 marks matter? These are my 3 main courses as well but just happened to all be squished in one quad. I'm planning on redoing all three courses through tutor over to summer to get a better understanding, hopefully to do much better in grade 12. I understand grade 11 marks won't matter as much if I do regular acceptance but is that a disadvantage compared to early acceptance?
hey William, many competitive programs like Waterloo and UofT engineering/computer science don't give early acceptances (or they give out very few). Grade 12 marks are more important so try your best in grade 12 and good luck!
Hi I was just wondering that the mc master supplymentary application virtual interview is with some professor or we just have to see the video and record ourself. if you can answer then it would be really helpful. thank you!
yup, once you pay, you will receive a link to set up an account for your university portal. Then on the portal, you will be able to see the supp questions.
@@MaryamAfshar how long did it take for them to send that to you? I’m worried I won’t get mine in time for the early supp application deadline. Also, did the video interview get uploaded to your portal right away? I’m doing on for the Rotman program but I would assume they’re on the same platform, Kira Talent right? Because for me it says it’s gonna take 5 days, so would I have to get the Supp app done 5 days prior to the deadline? When did it get uploaded for you?
@@AR-kl1uk I got the email within a week I applied. Don't worry, you have time, last year the supplementary application was due in February. Yes, the video interviews were uploaded to Kira Talent. I believe we could do them any time we wanted before the deadline.
@@MaryamAfshar Ok thanks so much! I submitted my OUAC on Friday with the final supp app deadline being this Thursday, so hopefully, I can still get access to the portal and meet the early deadline if the email comes within about a week. Otherwise, I will opt for the final Feb deadline, which I assume wouldn't hurt my chances too much? Did you apply by the early date or the final? Ooh okay because it said on the site that it MAY take some time to upload the video from Kira talent to the portal, but perhaps that's just the worst-case scenario? Haha Idk I think I'm freaking out too much over this without needing to.
