I'm thinking about transferring to a semestered school for my Senior year, it's been suggested to me by a lot of people I know. However, I'm pretty confused about how the University application process works at a semestered school. I understand that they only take 4 classes per semester, so how do they send "Top 6" grades if they only take 4 classes per semester? Do they apply for University at a different time than non-semestered schools, and is it in fact "easier" then a non-semestered school"

Thanks in advance for the advice

I come from a nonsemestered schools. I had most of my friends leave for semestered school. Every single one said that had it easier, not only because it was semestered but teacher had low expectation than my school

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McMaster- Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Class of 2015


..has sadly made the transition over to MacInsiders

I'm in a non-semestered school and every single other school in my school board is semestered.
They both have pros and cons. I actually think non-semestered is a bit easier UNTIL you get to may and june when all 8 summatives and exams start flowing in.. but hopefully I'll get accepted into uni by then so i don't have to worry TOO much

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Applying to:
Waterloo: Math/CA
Queens: Science (Math)
Toronto: Mathematical Applications in Economics and Finance

Do you get high 90s in non semestered schools?
Actually Ive never heard of non semestered school in Ottawa. Are you in IB class?

Yepp I'm in IB at Colonel By. yea usually ppl's marks are pretty high until the all the exams and summatives bring it down a couple %. for me, exams usually bring it up a bit though that's just me.

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Applying to:
Waterloo: Math/CA
Queens: Science (Math)
Toronto: Mathematical Applications in Economics and Finance

I personally think semestered is a reallyyyy good idea especially if you might want to change your idea about dropping a course or taking a different one. I knew someone who used to take science courses first semester in grade 12 after realizing she hated science. She's doing sociology in uni now.

Also, semestered courses are good in the sense that if you fail a course you can take it the next semester. AND teachers usually can't finish the entire book in 5 months, so less of a load at the end of the year. I'm positive semestered is better. UNLESS you're in like.. a musical band and don't have a lot of time for school or something. You know. Those extracurricular activities that keep you from work.

You read only 3 books. It breaks down like this, at least in my school.
For Grade 11:


Crosswords (not sure wats its called) - a reference about short stories and poems that we would have to read and analyze
Brave New World - novel we have to study and analyze and discuss with the teacher
Macbeth - same as BNW

we read close to that much in my semestered school for grade 11 english
we read othello, a separate peace, flowers for algernon, animal farm, hedda gabbler (a play), all of my sons (a play), and we had to write a comparative analysis on a fiction and non-fiction book so that's another two books (i did mine on 1984 and Propaganda and persuasion)
it was a lot of work, especially since we did maybe 3 weeks of analyzing short stories as well, but it's possible even in a semestered school

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Applied to: Windsor Electrical Engineering, U of T Engineering Track One, and McMaster Engineering Physics
Attending: U of T Track One

Are you from Colonel By? And have you decided if youre going to a semestered school yet?

LOL >.<" My bad.
I go to John McCrae. Dunno if you've heard of it?