Engineering Level Cut-offs*
06-04-2010 at 04:37 PM
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If someone does want to know the exact required GPA as per their course load, multiply the above mentioned averages by 37 and then divide the answer by no. of units you have taken in the academic year.
eg. If you want management, your required average with 37 units would be 6.5.
But if you are taking 31 units, then 6.5x37=241. 241/31=7.75. Therefore, 7.75 would be your then required average.
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06-15-2010 at 10:06 PM
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Okay Im confused a little. I read on a thread sometime today that the cutoff for Biomed was 9.. i even remember someone else telling me that. Do cutoffs change year to year ?
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06-15-2010 at 10:20 PM
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Okay Im confused a little. I read on a thread sometime today that the cutoff for Biomed was 9.. i even remember someone else telling me that. Do cutoffs change year to year ?
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Yes, the cutoffs change every year based on the number of students who want to get into the program. If one year alot of people want to go into Tron, the average could be up at a 7 or 8, but if the next year, it wasn't a very popular choice, the average could be a 4 or a 5. Things like Bio-med tend to be higher averages in general because they are very small programs while things like chemical, which is large and has lots of spots, will tend to have a lower average. It all depends on what students want that year.
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06-15-2010 at 10:40 PM
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Okay Im confused a little. I read on a thread sometime today that the cutoff for Biomed was 9.. i even remember someone else telling me that. Do cutoffs change year to year ?
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Every year cutoffs change. more demand, higher average.
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06-15-2010 at 11:40 PM
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Ok guys im a little confused...does this mean that my CA wasnt high enough for the other 3 choices? or does what does it mean.
ELIGIBLE FOR
B ENG , ____ ENG
INELIGIBLE FOR
B ENG , ____ ENG
B ENG , ____ ENG
B ENG , ____ ENG
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It simply works like this :
You chose 4 of your fav Eng fields in order of preference! They look at your first choice, and see if you have a high enough CA for it. If you do, it stops there, and they don't even look at your other choices. But if for some reason your CA was low for the first choice; ONLY THEN they move on to the second choice.
Therefore to answer your Question: No, its not that you had a low mark that's why it says INELIGIBLE for the other 3 eng fields.
Hope that clears it up 
Rstevenson
says thanks to harshey13 for this post.
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06-16-2010 at 01:03 AM
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Wow, that's really different from the way the Sciences works... :O
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06-21-2010 at 05:22 PM
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Im guessing in science, it tells you all the program your eligible for and then you chose? [quote=resh.jyoti;1439 51]Wow, that's really different from the way the
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06-21-2010 at 06:00 PM
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I had it clear before but thats a good explanation thanks harshey13!
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07-16-2010 at 07:18 PM
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What is highest CA? Is it 10?
I am a first year student :(
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07-16-2010 at 08:34 PM
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No its 12. Mac uses a 12 point scale.
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07-16-2010 at 08:36 PM
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University Grading System
| Grade | Equivalent Grade Point | Equivalent Percentages | | A+ | 12 | 90-100 | | A | 11 | 85-89 | | A- | 10 | 80-84 | | B+ | 9 | 77-79 | | B | 8 | 73-76 | | B- | 7 | 70-72 | | C+ | 6 | 67-69 | | ↑ | | | | F | 0 | 0-49 |
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07-16-2010 at 09:36 PM
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wait a minute! for all those 4s and 5s, it means if you fail, you still get in??????? That makes no sense what so ever!!! I thought eng was a very difficult course. Is there like an average that you need to maintain to actually PASS first year?!
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07-16-2010 at 09:57 PM
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No. 4 is a C- and 5 is a C. You just have to make sure you have an average above a 4 or else you might get kicked out of eng for a year.
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07-16-2010
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07-16-2010 at 10:00 PM
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oh ok cool. that makes soooo much more sense. Thanks
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