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asad04 wrote:
Nice man, congratz on that! How difficult was it to maintain your GPA so that you could have the choice of what type of Engineering you want to major in?
Actually i may have spoke to soon considering i recently found out i bombed one of my exams xD I could probably get into anything excluding a Management minor, but i didn't even take the pre-req for it anyways, so not like i was planning on it haha. It's difficult, but very attainable. The problem most people have first year is actually a really ironic twist to what our high schools teachers tell us. They all said "expect your marks to be lower, and it's all okay!", but tbh this attitude causes a lot of complacence. People aim just to skid by instead of putting in a little more effort for like a B average. Vincentwzu wrote:
Is materials engineering anything like chemical engineering? I've applied to MacMaster and got early acceptance, in addition to some sort of letter saying I was guaranteed my choice of engineering, due to my admission average.
Congratulations! Yes, it's very similar to chemical engineering. In fact you do more chemistry in Materials Engineering than Chemical Engineers do haha. Materials is all about bonds of atoms and their structures. Chem Eng is more about chemical systems and processes. Not too much of the stereotypical pouring beakers into each other and seeing an explosion that you'd usually see in Chemistry courses haha. If you're interested in specifically what you'd learn in Materials Engineering vs Chemical Engineering, here are the courses you'd take, and yes, there is some cross-over. http://mse.mcmaster.ca/undergraduate/courses.php
http://chemeng.mcmaster.ca/ug_courses.htmlMcMaster Engineering 2016 Materials Science and Engineering and Society with a minor in Biochemistry McMaster Enineering 2011 Applied -> Accepted
Waterloo Mechanical Engineering 2011 Applied -> Accepted
Western Engineering 2011 Applied -> Accepted
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i got accepeted today with 88 average. UofT - Computer Engineering - Waiting
McMaster - Engineering I - Accepted
Waterloo - Computer Engineering - Accepted
Western- Engineering - Accepted
Ryerson- Computer Engineering - Accepted
UOIT- Software Engineering - Accepted
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gs1994 wrote:i got accepeted today with 88 average. gratz i have a 85 average guessing i should get accepted in three days
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gs1994 wrote:i got accepeted today with 88 average. Congratulations, at least we now know for sure that they are sending out admissions on a rolling basis. Will you be accepting that offer? ousia wrote:gratz i have a 85 average guessing i should get accepted in three days I really hope so, as I also am sitting at an 85. University of Ontario Institute of Technology: 1st year Software Engineering & Management (co op)
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chatmike wrote:asad04 wrote:
Nice man, congratz on that! How difficult was it to maintain your GPA so that you could have the choice of what type of Engineering you want to major in?
Actually i may have spoke to soon considering i recently found out i bombed one of my exams xD I could probably get into anything excluding a Management minor, but i didn't even take the pre-req for it anyways, so not like i was planning on it haha. It's difficult, but very attainable. The problem most people have first year is actually a really ironic twist to what our high schools teachers tell us. They all said "expect your marks to be lower, and it's all okay!", but tbh this attitude causes a lot of complacence. People aim just to skid by instead of putting in a little more effort for like a B average. Oh well that's not too bad then. Congratulations on a successful year! Do you know, by any chance, what CA you had to attain to choose Electrical Engineering as your major? University of Ontario Institute of Technology: 1st year Software Engineering & Management (co op)
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Got accepted today for macmaster with 88 average. Waterloo Computer Engineering
Class of 2017
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computerengineer wrote:Got accepted today for macmaster with 88 average. MehGah wrote:Accepted today with 86.5 avg. Congratulations to the both of you! Will either of you be accepting your offers? It seems as McMaster is accepting people on a rolling basis, only after the marks are arranged from highest to lowest. Hopefully people with 86% and under will be accepted tomorrow or the day after, definitely by the end of the week. Keep in mind, this is all speculation. Here's to the rest of us getting accepted, soon. The anxiety keeps building  University of Ontario Institute of Technology: 1st year Software Engineering & Management (co op)
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asad04 wrote:
Oh well that's not too bad then. Congratulations on a successful year! Do you know, by any chance, what CA you had to attain to choose Electrical Engineering as your major?
Well, they technically never release the cut-off averages to the students, plus it's based off of demand (therefore it varies a heck of a lot year to year), but word around the watercooler is its usually between a 4 and a 6 which is low to high 60s, which i guess isn't that useful, but that's the best i can give you haha. McMaster Engineering 2016 Materials Science and Engineering and Society with a minor in Biochemistry McMaster Enineering 2011 Applied -> Accepted
Waterloo Mechanical Engineering 2011 Applied -> Accepted
Western Engineering 2011 Applied -> Accepted
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chatmike wrote:asad04 wrote:
Oh well that's not too bad then. Congratulations on a successful year! Do you know, by any chance, what CA you had to attain to choose Electrical Engineering as your major?
Well, they technically never release the cut-off averages to the students, plus it's based off of demand (therefore it varies a heck of a lot year to year), but word around the watercooler is its usually between a 4 and a 6 which is low to high 60s, which i guess isn't that useful, but that's the best i can give you haha. Oh, okay. I was under the assumption that the CA would have been posted as exam marks began to come back. Thanks for the info though, it was helpful. University of Ontario Institute of Technology: 1st year Software Engineering & Management (co op)
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Got accepted today with a 87.3% average. I also know of at least two others that were accepted today as well.
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laxfish76 wrote:Got accepted today with a 87.3% average. I also know of at least two others that were accepted today as well. Congratulations, are you going to accept the offer? What were the averages of the other two people that were accepted, if you don't mind asking them. EDIT: When did you apply to McMaster? University of Ontario Institute of Technology: 1st year Software Engineering & Management (co op)
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asad04 wrote:laxfish76 wrote:Got accepted today with a 87.3% average. I also know of at least two others that were accepted today as well. Congratulations, are you going to accept the offer? What were the averages of the other two people that were accepted, if you don't mind asking them. EDIT: When did you apply to McMaster? I am very likely going to accept the offer. I plan on going to the May@Mac tour, but I have been to Mac many times and have a good friend that just finished first year engineering that has pretty much swayed me on going. As for the others that got accepted, I believe both had averages similar to mine, maybe a little bit lower (85-87%). I applied in November or December I believe.
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laxfish76 wrote:asad04 wrote:laxfish76 wrote:Got accepted today with a 87.3% average. I also know of at least two others that were accepted today as well. Congratulations, are you going to accept the offer? What were the averages of the other two people that were accepted, if you don't mind asking them. EDIT: When did you apply to McMaster? I am very likely going to accept the offer. I plan on going to the May@Mac tour, but I have been to Mac many times and have a good friend that just finished first year engineering that has pretty much swayed me on going. As for the others that got accepted, I believe both had averages similar to mine, maybe a little bit lower (85-87%). I applied in November or December I believe. Okay, thank you! I wanted to attend May@Mac but I don't know if I'll have an acceptance now.  I have an 85 and applied in December. University of Ontario Institute of Technology: 1st year Software Engineering & Management (co op)
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Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be hearing in the next 2 or 3 days max. University of Waterloo: Systems Design Engineering
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jelly wrote:Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be hearing in the next 2 or 3 days max. Hopefully, I am just worried about the program filling up! Thanks for the motivation though. University of Ontario Institute of Technology: 1st year Software Engineering & Management (co op)
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I applied to McMaster engineering too, but have heard nothing back. At all. 87% applying average, and nada. I already accepted another program from ther ebecause I got tired of waiting - I didn't think, however, that accepting another offer would instantly make them not give my other considerations a chance.
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rightsaidfred wrote:I applied to McMaster engineering too, but have heard nothing back. At all. 87% applying average, and nada. I already accepted another program from ther ebecause I got tired of waiting - I didn't think, however, that accepting another offer would instantly make them not give my other considerations a chance. I called McMaster today and spoke to someone in admissions. She told me that if you are a 101 applicant, the computer will assess your file and if you are above the cut off then you will be given an acceptance. If you are a 105 applicant then an admissions officer has to manually review your file and if you are above the cut off, you will be given an acceptance. She also told me that if you are above the cut off for the program, you will be accepted. McMaster will not reject you. She said the program won't fill up. I don't think it's possible for the program not to fill up. Anyone else call them and receive similar information? University of Ontario Institute of Technology: 1st year Software Engineering & Management (co op)
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Okay now THAT is interesting to hear, I think. I am a 105 applicant - so yeah, I guess my form is being manually reviewed. What's the cut off? I have a repeat grade. With the repeat, it's 91. Without, I'm at a 87. So let's say 87. Is that above the cutoff? Or is it just that it's STILL taking them time to figure it out?
I wonder if me having accepted another program there is having any bearing on this particular offer?
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rightsaidfred wrote:Okay now THAT is interesting to hear, I think. I am a 105 applicant - so yeah, I guess my form is being manually reviewed. What's the cut off? I have a repeat grade. With the repeat, it's 91. Without, I'm at a 87. So let's say 87. Is that above the cutoff? Or is it just that it's STILL taking them time to figure it out?
I wonder if me having accepted another program there is having any bearing on this particular offer? I don't think that accepting an offer will affect your chances of being accepted. You have until June 01st to accept any offer, if you choose to accept an offer earlier you can also cancel that acceptance and then accept another offer, as long as it's before June 01st. If the program, however, is another program at McMaster, then it may affect your chances of receiving another offer from them. If that is the case, you should contact them to see if that is true. This is all speculation though, you should contact the universities that you applied to, and are still waiting for an acceptance from, just to be on the safe side. By the way, I am also a 105 applicant. The representative from McMaster admissions also told me that if I don't get an acceptance by the end of next week that I should call them back. I will let you guys know what happens with that. Hope this helps a bit. Good luck with your admissions! University of Ontario Institute of Technology: 1st year Software Engineering & Management (co op)
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Ahh yes, okay. Maybe I will call them. We have basically two weeks to wait before we call though. Thanks for the information! Very helpful. +1
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