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It's possible, but they may not be willing to give you the same offers...so remember to get everything in writing. Though your original advisor won't be happy because they get credit when they sign you. But hey, do what's best for you. If they're all on vacation just sign with somebody who can get you what you want now.

Np Check out here for fees/cost: http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/sites/webpublish.queensu.ca.uregwww/files/files/Tuition_2014_2015_UG_Domestic.pdf Check out here for FAQs/How to make payments: http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/financials/tuition-fees You should be getting an email/package from Queens that also details this information later on in the summer.

Check out the Whats Up Doc? website (linked on the facebook group) and http://meds.queensu.ca/education/undergraduate/prospective_students/curriculum for more information on the courses. Don't really know how much you want elaborated - let me know if you have more specific questions! We have midterms and exams for each course. Midterms are usually formative and not worth more than 15-20%, with exams worth 50-60%. You need at least a 65% to pass each course (pretty standard for all med schools, but the course averages tend to be way higher than this cutoff so no worries in that respect. We're pretty diverse 1/3rd of the class is from grad programs. We have people from both coasts, the prairies, and even the territories! People come from science, music, engineering, and humanities programs. Age ranges from early 20s to early 30s. A few parents/parents-to-be in our class. Teaching style really depends on the prof teaching you, but they are all taking the time out of their busy practices to come and teach you. Therefore, not only are they experts in their field but they are genuinely excited to teach you. There's more of a focus on the big concept picture than minute details in med school (no memorizing of the Kreb's cycle yet!). There is a lot of anatomy because it's a foundation for every other subject you'll take; but all of us from non-life science backgrounds survived the course just fine! While they give some scientific, I would say there's more of a focus on clinical - they try to relate each concept to a real-life medical issue so we recognize the problem when we see it in clinic.

I have BMO LOC, but I'm one of the few in the class. I had a very good experience with it. It really depends on getting a good advisor because they can sometimes do more for you than advertised. I made sure I went with a bank that counted residency/fellowship as still in school so I wouldn't have to start making payments. I also got the best credit card I could that has travel insurance built in to it AND no yearly charge as long as I'm 'in school'. BMO gives the normal $250K loan at the normal interest rate. (I also got the perk for free lounge visits at the airport!) I bank normally with RBC, but I wasn't happy with the advisor they gave me and how inflexible he was. It's important to shop around not only between banks but between advisors!

^ Good question to ask the VP in the facebook group!

Congratulations to everybody who got acceptances today! To those waitlisted, don't give up hope - you never know what's going to happen Remember to keep the stats thread ONLY for stats. Ask any questions regarding waitlists/rejections/etc either on this thread or on the interview discussion thread or make a new one. We will continue to answer all your questions Edit: Answers to common questions (will keep updating with answers to questions you PM me or post on the forum): 1) Yes, Queen's does send out rejection letters 2) Queen's does not give you your rank on the waitlist. There is not good/bag waitlist.

It's ~$25K total for the year (Sept-May). The table is just showing that you pay ~12K per term unit (Sept-Dec and Jan-May)

As Savac said, we have a facebook group solely dedicated to people findings roommates. Many people will find a nice 2 or 3 bedroom place and ask if anyone wants to lease with them A lot of us did city-specific meetups all throughout the summer, so some people met roommates through that. Most people don't live in "student houses" in the sense that they aren't in the student ghetto area. A lot of the apartments in Kingston are units in Houses that have been sectioned off to become mini-apartments. Rarely do people rent a whole house together, they're more likely to rent 2-3 bedrooms units (own kitchen/bathroom/etc). Apartment buildings are harder to come by in Kingston just because there aren't many. There are a couple in the downtown core (by Princess) and many by the lakeshore (on Ontario) that are almost all solely owned by Homestead. Rent is ~$1400 (including utilities, which in Kingston can be >$100 in the winter) for a 1 bedroom and ~1600-1700 for a two bedroom. Edit: There are also mini apartment complexes above many of the stores on Princess St.

Congratulations to everyone that interviewed. You're done!!! From all of us to you, we loved having you guys here and showing you why we love Queen's so much. From the interview waiting rooms, to the campus/building tours, to the Dean's reception, to the coffee and dinner meet ups, and to the martini parties, we had a chance to get to know you guys and were so excited to meet all the potentials for the incoming class. Last year we were all in your shoes, anxiously counting down the days until the emails stroll in, running over all the 'silly' things we thought we said in our interviews, refreshing our emails and premed 101a thousand times a day. The best advice we can give you is to enjoy this last month and try to forget about all the pressure and stress (easier said then done, we know!). Study for exams, go to the movies, read a book, hang out with family/friends. If anyone still has questions about Queen's or the medical program, we will keep monitoring this thread. Congratulations for getting this far, and good luck in May!

Good luck to all the candidates interviewing this weekend!! We are very excited to meet you Event reminders: Coffee meet-and-greet at CoGro tonight, dinner at Megalos and Martini Party at MedsHouse tomorrow As always, if you have any questions feel free to ask us or email our interview team at queensmdinterviews@gmail.com

Sorry for the late reply, we accidentally missed your question! There are lots of different opportunities. We have a inter-year singing group (The Hippochromatic Notes), a yearly variety show (Medical Variety Night), many different open-mic events, and several people get together on a regular basis in our class just to jam

I will double check that this applies to the second weekend as well.

****Notice to all Sunday Interviewers**** We would hate for you to show up late to your interview this Sunday, so please remember that Daylight Savings Time starts Saturday/Sunday night. Aka on Sunday all the clocks are 1 hour ahead. If you're interview is at 9am, it'll be 8am+1 hour! Change your clocks Saturday Night!

Born and raised in Toronto (and did both my degrees there). Honestly, I was a bit skeptical in coming to Kingston because I was always used to a big city life, but I absolutely love it here. The city itself is gorgeous (maybe not so much now in the bleak winter lol), and there are a lot of outdoor activities offered - a lot of fun adventures on the lake. I actually feel like there is almost more of a night life here vs Toronto. Like aetherus said there's about 50,000 students living here, so there are always things to do - pretty much every club here is geared towards students and everyone has fun going (never found this to be the case in Toronto). There are pretty much enough restaurants here to rival downtown Toronto - although there are certain types of foods I miss and it's slightly more expensive (aka you can't find "cheap" sushi). But people from other big cities besides Toronto have rebutted me on these points. Big benefit: everything is within walking distance here, a lot of things crammed in together! Big disadvantage: a lot of things close earlier than Toronto, restaurants close at 9-10pm, stores at 6-7pm. Overall though, I think Kingston just narrowly ties with Toronto in terms of social life. I can't really comment on the academics because I'm coming back to Toronto to do my summer research. Although I know of a couple people in our class who are staying in Kingston to do research projects, and another few who are staying for observerships (small city means more opportunities to shadow and do hands-on work!).

Absolutely! Drop by whenever you're done your interview. You should be all finished up by then as I believe we scheduled them so that it wouldn't conflict