EngrGuy

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I've heard from McGill but not Calgary... but I guess Calgary doesn't send a notification for non successful...

Hey Guys, I just thought I'd post my non-trad success story. I couple years back I decided I wanted to try and get into medical school - a dream I've always had but never tried for due to lack of confidence. I knew I didn't have the GPA to get in, nor was I considered in province anywhere at the time (I had just moved to Halifax). I was married and working to support my wife who was doing her undergrad degree. I decided to take a fulltime course load (5 courses) through Athabasca while continuing to work fulltime. It was a difficult year but I managed to get a 3.98/4.00 GPA for the year. This (along with my other years) brought me up to a 3.65 for Alberta schools. I didn't have all the prereqs, so that also limited the amounts of school I could apply to. Since I was taking classes, I was considered a student and still not considered in province in Nova Scotia. My wife decided to move to Alberta to apply to University of Calgary as it seemed like my best chances. We picked up and moved. During the summer I self-studied for my MCAT and got decent on it (not great - 11/10/9VR). I submitted my application and was incredibly surprised to get an interview. As a non-trad, I believe we are given a leg-up in the MMI as our life experience and people skills can easily shine through. I did my first MMI and felt confident and loved the experience. On May 15th, the first day, I got an admission offer to the University of Calgary (my only school). I was ecstatic. For all those looking ahead to more school / moving / being and older applicant keep up hope! It's worth it, and it does pay off. I'll be 31 during the majority of my first year of medical school, and that's fine by me

thanks guys! I have sent them an email and am just awaiting reply. I did not apply this year but will next year (well, was hoping too). Somebody mentioned to me that it had to be yearly consecutive which made me panic and realize that I might have either waster 1 year; or committed to an additional year of undergraduate courses. I just wanted some clarification / hope as soon as possible Thanks again!

Hey, Can somebody clarify what Dalhousie means on their admissions page by "two most recent consecutive years of study prior"? Does it mean that you can't mix year 2 and year 4 or does it mean that the years have to be consecutive (IE, 2006, 2007)? I have an undergraduate degree and a masters but have took one year off in between. I'm doing an extra undergraduate year at Dal now to increase my GPA to be a better applicant. Does consecutive years mean that they will use my 4th year and this current year; or my 3rd and 4th year since this year isn't consecutive to my last? Thanks J