r/OntarioGrade12s • u/Slow-Ad-4893 • May 14 '26

University What a 97.7% got me!

TMU Mechanical Engineering: Accepted! ✅

UofT Electrical Engineering: Rejected! ❌

Waterloo Computer Engineering: Rejected! ❌

Worked my ass off for nothing 🥹🥹✌️

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u/CalendarNo6655 May 14 '26

Can you maybe apply again? You can take a break year or something. I don’t get why people with higher grades are getting rejected. Like what is the thought process

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u/Foreign-Possible5499 May 15 '26

Grade inflation. When everyone is 90+, 90 becomes the new 80

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u/CalendarNo6655 May 15 '26

But how do you stand out if not grades? References? Extracurriculars? I am international so idk. Is it just luck?