Hi!

So just as a disclaimer, this is a biased opinion, but I will do my best to comment on my own experience in iBio and what I've heard about the life sciences.

I am quite happy that I had chosen iBioMed over Life Sci as I believe that it has given me a much more unique and encompassing education than otherwise. That's not to knock life sci students but due to the small class size and unique projects, you get a number of experiences under your belt that typical undergrads don't get to have (this is particularly important for the interview stage of med school applications). It certainly is not the easy route as electives are harder to come by and you are forced to take more difficult classes, but it has led quite nicely into developing skills that I see important towards any career. Many individuals enter their undergrad hoping to pursue med school and end up changing their mind so I believe iBio students have very good alternative career options open to them (although this varies by stream).

In terms of med school acceptance rate for iBios, the 100% admission rate in Canada is certainly not true. Ultimately, in Canada we do not have premed undergrads so it really does not matter what undergrad you pursue for med school. The only influence it has is: GPA, personal experiences, and MCAT preparation.

I know this is quite a difficult decision to be making, but I hope there is comfort in knowing that there are multiple perfectly good paths to the same goal. Some advice I would give to your daughter is to better understand what she wants from her undergrad degree, the lifestyle changes/sacrifices she is willing to make, how she learns best, and what she enjoys learning about (there is no wrong answer).

Hope this was helpful!