JonasNegm

That's not true. A 3.7 is an A- average. And I quote... "All applicants must have a four-year University of Toronto bachelor’s degree (or its equivalent from an approved university—20 full course equivalents, not necessarily an “honours” degree) with at least a mid-B standing in the final year (or last five full-course equivalents)." Mid-B = B = 3.0 GPA. So the cutoff on the site actually even lower than I thought! No idea where you read the 3.7 minimum from. Not even their medical school has that high a cutoff.

You guys want to know what I find quite misleading (and perhaps purposefully so) about these SLP programs? The required minimum GPAs. U of T's is a B+, which is a 3.3, and Western's is a a mid-B which is just a 3.0. But God knows that basically no one is getting in either school with those grades, given the current trend of applicants. I just feel that these university sites should raise their minimum to around 3.5, or state very clearly and up-front that you need A-range grades to be competitive. Because if people don't read forums like these (which they shouldn't have to), I'm sure you've got tons of applicants with a 3.4 thinking that they're a whole 0.4 above the requirement at Western, or perhaps going through their undergrad careers feeling as though they have a good shot at SLP, without realizing that a 3.4 is actually way below average! It's just dishonest, and with applications costing hundreds, you can imagine how much the universities make in just app fees... It's also just disheartening to see that money is a barrier to education, even if you're just applying! I've paid over a thousand bucks in application fees so far this year, and just for getting someone to read a few letters and transcripts, that's just ridiculous and a bit exploitative IMO (ie ORPAS charging $300 for one application).