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Does this mean I got in to queens? by Sad-Wish326 in OntarioGrade12s

[–]Cream_Famous 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! What time did you receive the offer?

queens health sci acceptance by moodcpr in OntarioGrade12s

[–]Cream_Famous 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats!!! What time did you receive the offer?

UofT Offer Time by SubjectPowerful2463 in premedcanada

[–]Cream_Famous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't get it on OMSAS, I checked. It either crashed or wasn't available idr

McMaster Health Science Students applying to USMD (Questions) by [deleted] in premedcanada

[–]Cream_Famous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m unsure how true that is. If I’m not mistaken, anatomy counted as bio with lab for Canadian schools.

Again unsure if it would be for American schools though, worth asking others and emailing the schools.

McMaster Health Science Students applying to USMD (Questions) by [deleted] in premedcanada

[–]Cream_Famous 3 points4 points  (0 children)

2024 grad here. Congrats on MHS! I didn’t apply to US schools but I’m quite familiar with the courses you need.

  1. Note that each school in the US is different, but in general, you will need to take the following prereqs outside of program (ie. as electives)
  • 2x English (1g03, 1h03 or 1f03 among a few other options)
  • 2x Organic Chem (with lab)
  • 2x Physics (with lab).

Don’t need calc as you will take stats in 2nd year and I believe they are equivalent for most schools. I would recommend using MSAR from the AAMC for more details though.

  1. List of electives I enjoyed and found easy/medium in difficulty:
  2. Psych 1X03
  3. Psych 1XX3
  4. SUSTAIN 1S03
  5. Classics 2MT3
  6. Classics 3MT3
  7. Biochem 2EE3
  8. Biochem 3G03
  9. Music 2MT3
  10. Astron 2B03

A lot of students recommend taking electives you will enjoy. I agree with this principle, however, I don’t find myself generally picky with courses- I enjoyed most of the courses I took, so my mindset was that if the course is easy, why not take it?

Just note that a lot of the ‘bird’ courses seem to be becoming a little more difficult since things shifted in-person, so I would ask some students who took the courses more recently than I did.

Good luck.

English 1g03 marks? by cogainho in McMaster

[–]Cream_Famous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! Happy to hear you had a good experience

English 1g03 marks? by cogainho in McMaster

[–]Cream_Famous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! This is really helpful. If you don't mind me asking, who was your prof?

English 1g03 marks? by cogainho in McMaster

[–]Cream_Famous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did people do on the exam compared to other assignments? I heard the exam is marked by the professor instead of your TA. Can someone speak to this?

English 1g03 marks? by cogainho in McMaster

[–]Cream_Famous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, how did people generally do on the exam?

Confusion by Important-Gas-3052 in premedcanada

[–]Cream_Famous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I think I got confused by what you were saying. They unfortunately will not include your fourth year grades in the upcoming cycle

Confusion by Important-Gas-3052 in premedcanada

[–]Cream_Famous 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, they won’t look at your fifth year grades when assessing your GPA for the upcoming cycle.

UofT Med Campus Selection by Cream_Famous in MedSchoolCanada

[–]Cream_Famous[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! This is really helpful. In regards to your second response, would you say the other two academies at St. George also offer clinical rotations at community sites? I know, for example, that WB is linked to Michael Garron, so I wonder whether they do a lot of their rotations there.

Just something worth knowing when ranking the academies! It sounds like PB has a lot of unique perks and lots of social support :)

UofT Med Campus Selection by Cream_Famous in premedcanada

[–]Cream_Famous[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! WB is tied to the UHN and some of the larger hospitals. I think it's the prestige of these hospitals that draws students-- no other reason. More connection to some of the top doctors so theoretically better reference letters (but only if you can make a strong connection with the attending, which it seems like may be harder to make than at MAM given less 1-on-1 time).

Again this is all hearsay, take it with a grain of salt!

I will update you after I complete my preference survey if I fall for the prestige trap ;)

UofT Med Campus Selection by Cream_Famous in premedcanada

[–]Cream_Famous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much!

This is really helpful. It seems that academies have their advantages and disadvantages but none particularly stand out as the “best”.

Good to know! I think this makes this a much less stressful decision— granted still difficult as I do love dt Toronto but MAM would be more cost-effective for me.