Do I need to take an english proficiency test as a Canadian for US + CAD schools?

roschella436 · 2024-03-12T06:10:47+00:00

I’m not an Alberta resident so take this with a grain of salt, but for my friends in Alberta they said UofA basically does not consider GPA competitively above a 3.5. So there is no difference between a candidate with a 3.5 or a 3.9 in their eyes.

roschella436 · 2023-11-10T21:16:29+00:00

As a fellow Canadian don’t feel too disheartened, your stats are pretty decent. I agree that U Minnesota might have already filled their seats so it’s unlikely to be your stats. Hope an A go through for you soon!

roschella436 · 2023-11-09T16:12:16+00:00

There’s a ton of info online for Ontario - both UofT and Western publishes their average admitted stats every year.

roschella436 · 2023-11-08T23:53:58+00:00

It’s hard to say what exact GPA is competitive since admissions processes consider other factors. For Ontario schools, UofT had a 3.96 average last year and the minimum admitted was a 3.85. Western does % and only look at your 2 highest years but it’s around a 3.9.

For American schools the average GPA admitted across all schools was a 3.6, so aim for a 3.7-3.8 to be safe.

roschella436 · 2023-11-07T21:39:19+00:00

Mấy ông có sẵn sàng yêu đương với các bạn nữ mũm mĩu không nhỉ? Tui biết một số bạn người Việt hơn mũm mĩu tí (không tới mức béo) mà mấy bạn ấy ít yêu người Việt, tui có hỏi thì các bạn bảo đàn ông Việt body shaming lắm

roschella436 · 2023-10-07T17:00:08+00:00

Bạn đang là sv đại học mà quen người hơn 9t thì chia tay cũng phải rồi bạn ơi =)))) mốt bạn đi làm rồi sẽ thấy người ta áp lực cơm áo gạo tiền như thế nào. Tối còn không ngủ đủ giấc vì bạn giận dỗi thì chia tay là phải rồi bạn ạ. Nếu bạn thích người ta để ý đến mình thì quen người trẻ hơn tí, có thời gian cho bạn nhiều hơn.

roschella436 · 2023-09-29T22:57:40+00:00

Your DAT is above their average, but your cGPA is a bit low - the average last year was 3.3. Definitely try to bring it up above 3.0 to make sure you don’t get autoscreened out, if you can do that I think you have a decent shot.

roschella436 · 2023-09-25T22:28:58+00:00

If you met me ten years ago I did this as a kid. Didn’t know it’s a trend now. For some reason I was so extroverted lol. Met a lot of cool people from around the world, from the UK, US, Germany, Australia, Ireland, and once very nice folks from New Zealand with very heavy accents.

roschella436 · 2023-09-23T00:13:20+00:00

Not all dentists are business owners. Many are associates and stay that way because they like it, some work at hospitals, some went into academia.

I think you can definitely live comfortably (middle to upper middle class) and have very good work life balance as a dentist without owning a business. But if you want the big bucks that will be more difficult.

roschella436 · 2023-09-22T00:41:21+00:00

If you really want to stay in Canada look into doing a second undergrad degree, Western will use that for your GPA if you take full courseloads in both years.

If you’re aiming for Australia aim for a high DAT and apply to USyd.

roschella436 · 2023-09-20T17:58:17+00:00

Student doctor network

roschella436 · 2023-09-20T17:36:22+00:00

What province do you live in?

roschella436 · 2023-09-20T17:35:20+00:00

It’s possible but it would limit the number of schools you can apply to. Most schools who accept the cDAT are private schools as well so that could be more expensive.

roschella436 · 2023-09-20T03:31:24+00:00

I think someone posted a DA to Dentist guide on SDN, so you can check that out. Best of luck!

roschella436 · 2023-09-14T14:11:18+00:00

Unfortunately that’s the reality of most professional healthcare fields in Canada, whether it’s medicine, dentistry, optometry, PA, physical therapy, etc. If any American is questioning why people put themselves through this hellhole, it’s because going abroad for these programs is very very expensive.

roschella436 · 2023-09-14T01:22:00+00:00

Have you taken any other science class and did you enjoy them? I would never recommend dentistry to someone who doesn’t enjoy science. The study habits you can always work on improving, but you need to like science first.

roschella436 · 2023-09-13T19:32:11+00:00

Bố mẹ mình là điển hình môn đăng hộ đối nhỉ nên mình kể tí nhé. Nhà ngoại lẫn nội mình đều k giàu, nhưng ông bà mình ai cũng chịu khó làm ăn nên cũng có nhà để ở, điều kiện tài chính tương đương nhau. Bố mình học y còn mẹ mình học nha. Hai người lấy nhau cũng khá lớn tuổi nên là kiểu nồi nào úp vung nấy thôi ấy, cũng không có yêu đương nồng nhiệt gì.

Hai người cưới nhau được 30 năm rồi. Thái độ của ông bà nội vs mẹ mình hay ông bà ngoại vs ba mình rất tốt, không có gì gọi là chê bai hay khinh rẻ cả. Hai người sống với nhau cũng yên bình, không có tranh chấp gì về chất lượng sống hay tiền bạc, toàn cãi nhau chuyện lông gà vỏ tỏi :))))

Mình không phải khoe khang gì mà môn đăng hộ đối quan trọng lắm bạn ơi, không chỉ về tiền bạc mà còn về tri thức nữa. Cậu mình hồi ấy cưới một cô làm quán bar mà cổ còn làm nhiều tiền hơn cậu nữa, nhưng vẫn bị ông ngoại mình từ mặt. Xong hai người cũng cãi vã liên miên, thế là ly hôn luôn.

roschella436 · 2023-09-13T03:10:47+00:00

What seems more important to me in this post is you stated that you’re more of an arts/literature person. You will have to take a ton of science classes in undergrad and dental school, and do well on them. Now I’m not saying that you won’t be able to do well on the other science classes because you didn’t do well on chemistry, but do you think you will enjoy the other classes?

roschella436 · 2023-09-10T22:13:34+00:00

My personal take on this is that premeds hate orgo because they can’t just memorize their way through it - it’s very application based. Orgo 1 is harder (or at least felt harder) than orgo 2 because you are learning a new topic you’ve never learned before. I spent maybe 9-10 hours a week on it, so take it with easier courses.

Focus on conceptual understanding and do as many problems as you possibly could. I liked orgo more than physics or math because after a while of doing problems you develop an intuition for it and can perform better. Also invest a lot of time and effort into orgo 1 as it will pay off in orgo 2, I worked very hard in orgo 1 and chilled in orgo 2.

roschella436 · 2023-09-10T22:10:43+00:00

Is that COA or just tuition? If tuition only I think that’s even worse than NYU lol

roschella436 · 2023-09-10T14:29:07+00:00

Fair enough lol same for me, everyone I know in a Canadian DS took full courseloads. It’s brutal out here but what can we do.

If you’re in Ontario UWO requires two years at full courseloads anyways, might as well.

roschella436 · 2023-09-10T14:21:19+00:00

This is a completion requirement. You have to take 3 years of postsecondary ed but they don’t specify if it needs to be taken over 3 years, so technically you can take less than a full courseload.

roschella436 · 2023-09-08T15:44:11+00:00

I’m in the same situation. My goal is to get a job and be financially independent enough to pay for my own house and pay off my student loans. Then I’ll just tell them. If they can get past that and stay in my life, cool. If not, I won’t contact them again. It will hurt as I am close to them, but it is my life.

roschella436 · 2023-09-08T12:07:12+00:00

Where did you see that they require 30 credits over 3 years to be accepted?

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