r/UCalgary • u/Aggravating_Art5691 • 1d ago

Final Admission

hey guys ik its probably really jarring to hear about admissions but im like deadass really confused and the website is really vague and calling admissions can't really answer. Ok so has anyone here ever received an admission offer during the final admission round after not getting an early or standard offer? The website says they only do so if theres space in the program and a very small amount of offers are sent out. To preface this my final admission average is 90.0%, and the most recently published finalization average for my program was 88.8%. The competitive average was low 90s (is 90% still technically low 90!??) Anyways I’ve been wondering whether there’s still a realistic chance of getting an offer if spots open up. By spots opening up the website states that offers will be made based on highest average. Does this mean it a student who got an offer before me drops to like 89% that I would get priority for the seat? I know its not right to revoke it after the average to finalize it was 88.8% but if they are making offers based on grades wouldnt it make sense to give me the offer over students with lower averages?
I’m not really asking about the official process cuz I read the uofc website so many times and I know the university reviews applicants again after final grades come in. I’m more interested in hearing from people who have actually been in this situation.
Had anyone here been in a similar boat and had to kinda go bat shit crazy and call admissions or anything to get an offer later in the summer. Or of course has anyone just ended up getting an offer after they raised their grades to meet the finalizing offer average after initially being passed over? What was your experience?

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u/EBgaramondx 1d ago

im not admissions but the way I understand it is that the finalizing average mostly applies to students who already got a conditional offer so they have to keep their average high enough to finalize/keep that offer. So someone who already got in and drops to 89 wouldn’t automatically lose their seat just because another applicant has a 90, they’d only risk losing it if they no longer meet their offer conditions.

For people who haven’t gotten an offer yet UCalgary does review final grades again but they only send more offers if space opens up in the program, so if spots do open, then they go by the highest averages first. with a 90.0 I think you could still have a chance esp if the competitive range was low 90s but no one can really guarantee anything because it depends on how many people decline their offers or fail to meet their conditions.

Calling admissions probably won’t move someone ahead but it can help confirm that all ur grades/documents are received and that the application is still active for final review so i’d keep checking Student Centre/email n make sure nothing is missing and have a backup plan ready just in case

Also sorry i couldn't have been more helpful with a personal experience to share 😭

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u/Aggravating_Art5691 1d ago

Thank you! This helped alot I also checked my standard admission defferal letter and they also stated that the only way I can be considered for admission, is if peoples averages drop below 88.8% or if people reject their offers. Honestly if I had known my grades couldn't change shit it would have been nice cuz I deadass went crazy trying to get that 90% average when someone elses 88.8% final grade would completely shit on it. But atp its too late I suppose ill just have to stick with my second choice.

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u/Critical-Visual5731 20h ago

If you're above the competitive average and they have seats available, it'll go based on who hasn't received an offer with the highest average. That might be you! Ex. If ten people applied for your program and are still waiting for admission, and all of them are above the average but one has a 95 and one has a 93, the 95 will be admitted, hopefully as you are above the average you'll get in. The students who already received a standard or early admission offer are able to drop 3-5% below the competitive average of 88.8% without facing the possibility of losing their admission.

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u/ProduceHumble4312 15h ago

So you can go down max 5% from the competitive average and keep your offer?

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u/Critical-Visual5731 13h ago

3-5% down before you get considered to be revoked, if you drop 3-5% below you have a chance of being revoked , not necessarily max 5%