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Thank you so much!

In the second year of the biomedical engineering program, there is an Engineering Biology course. If I recall, I believe they go through a fair amount of biology from high school. It would be better to take bio in high school beforehand but it's not the end of the world if you don't take it. Hope that helps!

I did actually! I got accepted into schools like UMichigan - Ann Arbor. But I chose Waterloo since I would have paid international student fees if I went to an American school.

@@athavang5 Nice! Did you take SAT or ACT and if, what did you get? My freshman year my average was 84 and this year its going to be around 92. Do you think I can still get into UMichigan-Ann Arbor, like what will my g11 and g12 marks need to be... Thanks.

I took the SAT and I ended up getting a 1450 (out of 1600). In terms of getting into UMichigan Ann Arbor, I applied to UMichigan with the same grades I mentioned in my Waterloo video (around 94% average in grades 11 and 12) but other factors were taken into account such as the Common Application essay. I guess aim to get a mid-90’s average for grades 11 and 12 to boost your chances but again, keep in mind other factors such as extracurriculars and essay responses play a role in whether you get into these American universities. 
 Hopefully that helps and apologies for the very late reply.@@chosenone182

@@athavang5 Thank you!! And finally, what were your grade in 9 and 10?

They were above a 90% average if I recall.

Hello Fredrick, Great to hear you’re interested in engineering! Based on your interests, I feel as if software or electrical engineering would be more suited for you. But nonetheless, I could definitely try answering your questions. Just to let you know, for engineering they also tend to look at your Grade 12 grades as well so you have an opportunity to still improve your grades up to 90% or higher in the near future. As for tips to get better grades, it all depends on the subject. For math, it mainly comes down to solving more practice problems from a textbook or any other resources that are provided to you. Practicing difficult problems especially could help you learn from your own mistakes in order to fix them and improve your ability to solve more problems. For the sciences (physics, chemistry, etc.), I would recommend watching more video tutorials on TH-cam that explain concepts in subjects such as chemistry and physics in better detail. I would recommend watching videos from The Organic Chemistry Tutor and Khan Academy. By understanding the concepts more, it leads to a better understanding of the topic you are trying to learn. What also could help is creating flashcards of certain definitions that can help with your understanding of certain units in science. You could either make them online or handwrite them depending on what you prefer. Hopefully that helps!

I personally have never applied via early admission but I think applying via early admission should not be a problem especially since you go into regular admissions if you don’t get in early (like you said).

@@athavang5 so would that mean that the universities will check my updated marks that I receive in grade 12. Or just view the same marks again like they did during early admission. Thats the reason why I’m hesitant since it wont make that big of a diff then no?

In all honestly, I’m not sure about that part. In Canadian universities, there aren’t really early admissions. There’s only one deadline for applications for Canadian university programs. From what I recall, early admission only really occurs if you meet all the requirements to apply early in which they will accept people early. Otherwise, applicants have to wait until April or May to hear on whether they got accepted. Hence, you should just try to get that better English mark and apply before the deadline. It doesn’t matter whether you get in early or not as long as you maximize your chances of getting in via your grades, extracurriculars, etc. My bad for confusing you before.

@@athavang5 No problem man. Thanks alot

Great to hear that the video resonated with you! And glad to hear the biomedical engineering video was helpful as well! 👍🏽

Hi Olga, I’m pretty happy being in BME. Our cohort’s smaller compared to most others so I have really great relationships with everyone. I don’t regret picking BME since I have still learned a variety of skills associated with software and programming in my classes. And I’m interested in going into a field associated with designing medical and/or sport equipment.

Congratulations! Hope your experience goes well!

Congratulations on your acceptance! Great to hear that the video helped!

What was your average???

No, it is not required to take high school biology to be eligible for the biomedical engineering program at Waterloo.

This link shows the probability of you getting into every engineering program at Waterloo based off your average: uwaterloo.ca/engineering/undergraduate-students/application-process/admission-averages Hope this helps!

Thank you man, same to you! 💯

Hi Mohammed from what you told me, those are some good things that can boost your chances of getting into Computer Science at Waterloo. If you want to try boosting your chances, try participating in a Waterloo math or computing contest (if available) since CS is a math-based program at Waterloo. Hope this helps!

@@athavang5 thank you brother 🙂 can i get your Instagram Id ?

My email's now in the description of this video. You can also find it in the 'About' section on my main channel page. I tend to look more at my emails tbh

@@athavang5 ok brother 🙂 thank you

@@athavang5 brother I have sent you a mail. Can u check it out please 🙂

Great to hear that these videos are helping you!

Thanks Hubert 💯I upgraded my editing software

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Thanks bro

Hi Niketh no I did not do the optional demonstration video for the SHAD application

@@athavang5 Thank you for the reply!

Hey Aaren, congratulations on getting accepted into BME! Hope first year is going well and yeah, I'm down of meeting someday.

I think I was trying to say Phys.Ed or physical education.

Thank you!

Glad the video helped! From what I remember, I studied at Spirit of Math Schools for a fair share of years and I think that they offered it to any high school student who studied there. When I first applied, I received an application that had questions asking about your strengths, your reason for becoming an assistant teacher, your time and day preferences, etc. Then I believe they just choose the best candidates that are available. Hope that helps.

I don’t believe your average matters in the application that much. I know that people with 70% averages got accepted into SHAD.

I would say not taking Waterloo contests such as the math contest is not going to lessen your chances of being accepted in engineering. For math programs, it would be helpful to do a Waterloo math contest to show your abilities in math.

First, congratulations on getting accepted into BME @ Waterloo! That's a heck of an accomplishment. If I could give you any tips, it would be to not procrastinate on studying for tests or doing assignments. University moves at a faster pace compared to high school, so getting work done is essential. Also, if the opportunity arises, try joining a club that you're interested in so you could make new potential friends in university. Hope that helps!

@@athavang5 thank you!! you too! thank you for the advice :)

Thanks for the support man

Thank you for the support bro

I'm not sure if you meant high school or university calculus, but I'll try my best to explain both hopefully. In general, the reason as to how I got good grades in calculus was primarily due to a lot of practice. Calculus involves doing a lot of derivatives, which result in a lot of problems to solve as a result. I would suggest trying to do a lot of textbook or online problems to help improve your knowledge on some concepts that you have difficult on. You should also try writing up good notes about certain concepts. I know calculus does not have a lot of terms to memorize, but trying to write down certain examples or getting images of concepts can help improve your understanding of something in calculus. Also, going through videos on Khan Academy helps as well. Hope this helps.

For the AIF, I believe that you could put any awards and extracurriculars from the past 5 years. Hence, I believe you can put awards and activities that have you done in 8th grade but it’s mainly for high school activities and awards.

@@athavang5 Thank you! One last thing brother, what do u think is the hardest course out of the 5 required so ik what to expect :)

@@lookatcurryman7861 In my opinion, I would say the hardest was grade 12 physics