Ontario Medical School Requirements
07-29-2009 at 09:30 AM
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hey,
Is there a way where med schools do not see ur first year marks or GPA???
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You should look into the specific requirements for each school. Some schools take a couple of your best years under consideration while others look at all your undergrad work. There is no way to 'hide' your first year marks, but some schools may not even be concerned with them.
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07-29-2009 at 10:13 AM
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hey,
Is there a way where med schools do not see ur first year marks or GPA???
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For more information on GPA calculations and course eligibility, see here (http://www.macinsiders.com/showthread.php?t=2191 6).
Some schools take everything. Some, like Ottawa, weigh your upper year courses more than first year courses. Some, like Queens and Western, take your two best years.
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07-29-2009 at 05:21 PM
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I heard english was a requirement for medschool, so I wanted to take first year english cause I assumed that would be the easiest. Any suggestions on which english course I can take?...I'm planning to take english for term 3. Thankss!!
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07-29-2009 at 05:37 PM
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I heard english was a requirement for medschool, so I wanted to take first year english cause I assumed that would be the easiest. Any suggestions on which english course I can take?...I'm planning to take english for term 3. Thankss!!
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I don't think that it's a requirement for Canadian Med Schools. However it is requirement for most American med schools.
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07-29-2009 at 06:22 PM
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I don't think that it's a requirement for Canadian Med Schools. However it is requirement for most American med schools.
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Actually, there's an English requirement for UBC and UofA.
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07-29-2009 at 08:12 PM
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Actually, there's an English requirement for UBC and UofA.
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yeah but not for ontario med schools
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07-29-2009 at 08:35 PM
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thanks I think I'm going to take it just incase I go abroad..so...any suggestions for first year eng. courses that were particularly easy to attain marks?
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07-29-2009 at 09:05 PM
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I heard english was a requirement for medschool, so I wanted to take first year english cause I assumed that would be the easiest. Any suggestions on which english course I can take?...I'm planning to take english for term 3. Thankss!!
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Term 3 is a full year course. The only full year english course is 1C06 A History of English Literature. Course Review: http://www.macinsiders.com/showthread.php?t=1831 8
You can take 2 half year courses though.
Here are some reviews:
1BB3: http://www.macinsiders.com/showthread.php?t=1843 1
1B03: http://www.macinsiders.com/showthread.php?t=1845 7
1AA3: http://www.macinsiders.com/showthread.php?t=2113 4
There's also English 1A03, but no reviews.
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07-29-2009 at 10:47 PM
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If I were aiming for med school, taking english would be last of my worries haha.
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07-30-2009 at 04:09 PM
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thanks for the info
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07-31-2009 at 03:02 PM
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You should look into the specific requirements for each school. Some schools take a couple of your best years under consideration while others look at all your undergrad work. There is no way to 'hide' your first year marks, but some schools may not even be concerned with them.
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oh ok...but i think mac only looks at the last two years academic record...correct me if i'm wrong!
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
MD/PhD Degree in Medical Sciences or Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences - 4 year Honours B.Sc. or BHSc with a minimum academic standing of 10.5/12 (on the McMaster scale) or 3.8 on a 4 point scale in the final two years of the Bachelor’s degree study in courses relevant to the program. An appropriate biological sciences background for the PhD program may include a Master's degree.
[ link: http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/grad/meds...D%20admiss.htm]
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07-31-2009 at 03:49 PM
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oh ok...but i think mac only looks at the last two years academic record...correct me if i'm wrong!
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
MD/PhD Degree in Medical Sciences or Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences - 4 year Honours B.Sc. or BHSc with a minimum academic standing of 10.5/12 (on the McMaster scale) or 3.8 on a 4 point scale in the final two years of the Bachelor’s degree study in courses relevant to the program. An appropriate biological sciences background for the PhD program may include a Master's degree.
[ link: http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/grad/meds...D%20admiss.htm]
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That's for the MD/PhD program, not the undergrad medical program.
http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog/
Q: If I have a bad year, will it be used in the GPA calculation?
The GPA is calculated on all undergraduate university course work you have ever done. No allowances are made for how many years ago the work was done or circumstances that may have caused you to have lower marks. If you feel that a mark on your transcript is low because of circumstances beyond your control, you must address this with the Registrar of the university you attended. If the mark is removed from your transcript, we will not use it. Our academic assessment is based upon the information on your transcript.
Source: http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog/as...estions. html
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If you're looking for schools that do not look at every single course you have taken, look into Western (best 2 years) and Queen's (last 2 years). They both have alternative ways of calculating your GPA if your cGPA don't meet the cut-off. Although their MCAT cut-off is also quite high.
Also UofT will consider dropping up to 6 credits per year if you have completed at least 3 years of undergrad.
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If you're looking for schools that do not look at every single course you have taken, look into Western (best 2 years) and Queen's (last 2 years). They both have alternative ways of calculating your GPA if your cGPA don't meet the cut-off. Although their MCAT cut-off is also quite high.
Also UofT will consider dropping up to 6 credits per year if you have completed at least 3 years of undergrad.
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In addition, to taking a full course load every year!
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oh right..so what was the degree that I was looking at? It is MD as well!
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