Frequently Asked Questions
Standardized Testing
I am applying for Fall 2026. Are my ACT and/or SAT scores required?
No. 每日探花 is extending the option of excluding ACT and/or SAT scores to Fall 2026 applicants. This applies to students completing a US high school diploma in the USA or elsewhere and to most undergraduate programs*. Further information at听/undergraduate-admissions/apply/requirements/us听
*Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts, BA&Sc, Education (including Kinesiology), Engineering (including Architecture), Management, Nursing, and Science.
I have chosen to have ACT and/or SAT scores excluded from the review of my application. How will my application be considered?
In order to make the best-informed admission decision possible, 每日探花 Admissions will consider all academic aspects of your application. This includes grades, breadth of course choice, challenge level of courses (rigour), rank in class (if available), and completed examinations results, such as Advanced Placement (AP). You may be asked to provide a school profile.
How will I notify 每日探花 that I want to exclude my ACT and/or SAT and SAT Subject Test scores from the review of my Fall 2026 application?
If you wish to opt out of submitting ACT/SAT scores for admission consideration, indicate this in your application. This decision will apply to all your application program choices for Fall 2026. Please note that once the application is submitted, it will not be possible to make any changes to your decision regarding the 'out-out' policy. See also www.mcgill.ca/undergraduate-admissions/apply/requirements/us
I want to be considered for a 每日探花 Entrance Scholarship and have chosen to have my standardized test scores excluded from the review of my application. How will my scholarship application be reviewed?
I would like to self-report my AP exam results. How can I do that?
You will enter your AP exam results on your application for admission. Note that results for all completed examinations such as AP and IB are expected to be declared on the application, including the dates of any planned examinations.
If I am completing the IB Diploma, can I choose to exclude my SAT/ACT test results from my application?
If you are completing the IB diploma concurrently with the U.S. high school diploma at a high school located in the U.S.A., you are considered to be a U.S. high school applicant and can decide whether to 'opt-out' from providing ACT/SAT scores at the time of application. Should you not be admissible on the basis of your high school marks,听you will be reviewed for admission on the basis of IB requirements and your Predicted IB results may be requested.
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Self-Reporting Grades
Will I be required to self-report my grades?
Yes, if you are completing a U.S. high school diploma at a high school located in the U.S.A., you will be required to self-report your grades. If your school has an alternate grading scale (e.g. not A-F or percentage grades) or you studied outside of the USA in 11th听or 12th听grade, you will not be able to self-report and will need to upload your transcripts. This will be reflected in your application checklist. Please see mcgill.ca/undergraduate-admissions/apply/self-reporting-usa for more information.
Will I be able to self-report grades of 鈥楶ass鈥�, 鈥楽atisfactory鈥� or 鈥楥redit鈥�?
If you have received a 鈥楶ass鈥�, 鈥楽atisfactory鈥� or 鈥楥redit鈥� grade notation, you will have the option of choosing these notations on the self-reporting form.
How do I report college courses I have taken separately from my high school?
If you have taken college/university-level courses that do not appear on your high school transcript, make sure you indicate this on your application. If you have not done so, please contact听Service Point听to have this added to your application. If you are enrolled in an early college program where you attend college in the last few years of high school, you will be asked to upload a transcript for these courses.
How do I enter a course I do not yet have a grade for?
After selecting the Grade Type click on "Other Grade/Status," and select "In Progress (IP)鈥�
How do I report my in-progress 12th听grade courses?
There are several Course Length options in the self-reporting form. Please see below. If you have not graduated from high school, do not use 鈥楩inal Grade鈥� to report your 12th听grade courses.
Course length options:
Your school year is divided in two semesters or terms
- Your course lasts all year and you will receive two semester grades: select 鈥楩ull year 鈥� grades by semester鈥�
- Your course lasts one semester in the Fall: select 鈥極ne semester 鈥� Fall only鈥�
- Your course lasts one semester and is scheduled for Winter: select 鈥楽emester 鈥� Winter Only鈥� and leave this grade as IP
Your school year is divided in three trimesters or terms
- Your course lasts all year and you will receive three trimester grades: select 鈥楩ull year 鈥� grades by trimester鈥�
- Your course lasts one trimester in the Fall: select 鈥極ne trimester 鈥� Fall only鈥�
- Your course lasts one semester and is scheduled for a later term: select 鈥極ne trimester 鈥� Winter only鈥� or 鈥極ne trimester 鈥� Spring only鈥� and leave these grades as IP
Your school year is divided in four quarters, with or without a mid-year cumulative grade
- Your course lasts all year and you will receive four grades: select 鈥楩ull year 鈥� grades by quarter鈥�
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Why can鈥檛 I submit my self-reported grades?
If you are trying to submit your self-reported grades but the Submit button isn鈥檛 active, ensure that you are not leaving a required grade as 鈥業P鈥�.
In order to submit the form, you must have actual (not IP) grades for at least five 11th grade and four 12th grade courses for the Fall term. Wait to submit your grades until you have received progress grades for all of your current courses. If you are enrolled in fewer courses than this, please contact Service Point by completing the Applicant Contact Form.
If you are asked to submit updated mid-year grades, you will need to provide final or interim grades for the following terms:
First (fall) semester
First two quarters
First (Fall) trimester
Only subsequent 12th grade terms (second semester, second and third trimesters, third & fourth quarters) can be submitted with a grade of IP.
I self-reported a full year course as Fall only, do I need to correct this?
No, this will not affect the review of your file as long as the correct grade for that course was declared. If you are asked to provide updated mid-year grades, you will be able to update the course length at this time.
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Updating or Self-Reporting Mid-Year Grades听
I鈥檝e been asked for updated mid-year grades, but I already submitted these in my initial submission.
If you have no new grades to provide and won鈥檛 receive any new updated grades before March 1st, please contact听Service Point.
I have new grades to report for my 12th grade courses, but the self-reporting module won鈥檛 let me update my grades after my initial submission.
You will only be able to provide new grades if, after an initial review of your file, we request updated mid-year grades. At that time, you will need to return to the self-reporting module to submit your updated results.