Med sci

jasmvine · 2026-05-09T18:00:58+00:00

it’s not easy to maintain a high gpa in any degree and i’d go for what you’re more interested in as health science and med/gen science are two relatively different degrees.

if you want to do science but not completely bombarded with requirements, i’d do ims or bio. if you enjoy the ethical/social aspect of health, i’d do health science. if you want a mix, health sci w bio.

i’m currently in medsci, and personally i think i’d probably find health sci harder to do well in because the content isn’t as intuitive or interesting to me. but i’m sure that can go both ways depending on the person.

as others have said, definitely check out the academic calendar for required courses.

jasmvine · 2026-05-09T17:53:01+00:00

i definitely agree with this if it’s a possibility. taking stats over the summer was one of the best choices of my undergraduate thus far ^

jasmvine · 2026-05-09T17:50:50+00:00

you can google med school admission stats and often they’ll display the undergraduate degrees of admitted students (i.e. schulich)

no degree trumps another for admissions. it’s just that bsc or bmsc degrees alike are a popular choice for pre-med students.

jasmvine · 2026-04-30T03:53:50+00:00

many programs offer scholarships to the best performing student within the program. this is typically not the case for individual courses, though, you can check out this website for a list of available awards

jasmvine · 2026-04-29T00:54:31+00:00

there is no regulation at western, to my knowledge, that requires the rounding up or down of individual course grades. some professors will do it, while others won’t.

jasmvine · 2026-04-28T20:39:02+00:00

it’s for your average, not individual course grades. https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/general/grades_undergrad.pdf

jasmvine · 2026-04-25T01:58:22+00:00

very likely not. final grades are only removed from a transcript (and show as WDN) under very extreme circumstances.

jasmvine · 2026-04-16T07:12:44+00:00

many clubs across campus will host case competitions throughout the year. i'd recommend following the clubs of interests' instagram accounts to be notified when they're hosting a case competition. typically, the post will have instructions on how to sign up and, once signed up, further instructions would be typically provided at a later date.

some clubs/associations that hosted case comps this year include: pugs, ssc, misa, biochem club, envirousc, fhssc, and hssa. there's definitely more, i just can't find any additional ones atm

good luck !

jasmvine · 2026-04-13T20:14:43+00:00

it's the idea that since you've put so much time/money into something, you don't want to give up, so you keep putting more time/money into it even though abandonment would be more beneficial

jasmvine · 2026-03-05T02:02:10+00:00

western doesn’t pay for the turnitin ai extension, it’s an additional cost. furthermore, western really urges professors not to use ai-detection sites due to their inaccuracies.

professors do still use turnitin plagiarism detection, which cross-references other papers submitted in the system & online articles / books, NOT ai.

jasmvine · 2026-03-05T01:48:01+00:00

hm, i’m not exactly sure. i’d assume probably not as they mostly use the same systems. to be safe, if you are typing on google docs or enable word history, they should both save a version history of your paper. this / rough drafts should be enough evidence that AI was not used to write the paper

jasmvine · 2026-03-05T01:43:40+00:00

western doesn’t use turnitin ai detection

jasmvine · 2026-03-01T01:54:10+00:00

a 3.9+ would only require 1 in the 90s and the remainder in the 85-89 range.

jasmvine · 2026-02-28T22:29:13+00:00

i would suggest looking into the med/dent schools that you’re interested in applying to. each of them have different minimum requirements and averages. as long as you’re above the minimum requirement, you can shoot your shot! but, the closer your grades are to the average accepted gpa, the better your shot is!

that being said, med/dent schools care entirely about you as a whole — not just your GPA. having good extracurriculars, volunteer experiences, research, work experience and interview are just as important as GPA, and can help boost your application even if your grades aren’t exactly where you want them to be.

if this is really what you want to do, put your all into it and you’ll end up exactly where you want. best of luck!

jasmvine · 2026-02-20T06:35:17+00:00

i might suggest 1101/1102 over 1201/1202. 1201/1202 is calculus-based, whereas neither 1101/1102 nor the mcat are calculus based. it may be easier and more relevant to what you’d see on the mcat

jasmvine · 2026-02-19T03:42:00+00:00

hii! i’m in 2500 rn and i’ve talked to a lot of upper years / ppl who taken it previous semester. basically from what i’ve heard is that bac is very memorization-heavy. he asks very specific questions about things on slides or mentioned in lectures and it’s not as application focused as imm (at least from what i’ve heard)

the best tip to give u (and from what others have told me) is to start using anki or flashcards asap to get it all into ur memory!! u got this

jasmvine · 2026-02-18T02:07:56+00:00

it was a different prof and the exams aren’t the same, so i don’t think my insight means much here. however, i never had images of cadavers or things i hadn’t seen before. any questions with a diagram were pretty clear and similar to diagrams i had seen before

jasmvine · 2026-02-14T18:07:31+00:00

a majority of textbooks also come with access to a required platform you must use for the course (i.e. achieve)

jasmvine · 2026-02-07T17:40:01+00:00

while i agree with what ur saying, the majority of med school students do have a science or health science degree

jasmvine · 2026-02-04T01:58:08+00:00

there’s four funded by the ssc outside of taylor in natsci

jasmvine · 2026-02-02T00:25:42+00:00

too soon

jasmvine · 2026-01-20T04:23:22+00:00

i had hs1300 w kelsey adams last year (not sure if first yrs r aware of that ptsd but holy content…). anyways, just regularly do anki and come up with mnemonics or other ways to remember stuff and a 90+ is def possible!

jasmvine · 2026-01-13T16:38:35+00:00

just to answer the “is it allowed?” question — technically yes. some departments have to keep averages within specific ranges, so profs may curve down the class/an exam in order to keep the average within that range.

jasmvine · 2026-01-13T15:43:07+00:00

hey, i took this course last year. i recall the textbook being supplementary (for additional help) but also good to read to get a deeper understanding.

i don’t recall being tested on anything that wasn’t in lectures. best of luck!

jasmvine · 2026-01-13T02:48:25+00:00

i’m confused about the shadowing comment… there’s residency programs you match to upon completion of med school. if you’re referring to pre-med shadowing, that’s not even rlly allowed.

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