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Hey, I also went from practicing law into going into medical school after working a few years. Based on the info you have, your best bet is McMaster (just less than 3 years), and alternatively Calgary. You only need to do the CARS section (reading comprehension), and practice well for McMaster's CASPer. Your masters degree will give you a small edge at McMaster for admission. I'd recommend you take a look at the various schools' admissions criteria and go from there. If you study occasionally for the next few weeks/months, you could write the MCAT and apply this fall!

In my opinion, there's a few factors that you should include in your decision: 1) Academic center vs community site: do you enjoy working at a big academic site with lots of residents, CTU with potentially lots of overnight call? Or do you want to be in a site where it is mainly/only family medicine residents? 2) Location: do you have a preference which area you will be in for a good amount of time in the next two years? 3) Interest in certain rotations: some sites have a lot more OB that others (i.e. more rotations, their family medicine rotations are combined with OB call), some sites that are in downtown Toronto have more of an inner-city health focus, etc. All the sites have their pros and cons depending on what is most important to you!

Consider applying only to McMaster first without having any science prereqs / taking only CARS on the MCAT. This is assuming that you'll do decently well on the CARS section. But one factor to consider - doing some of the science courses / doing some volunteer/work in the healthcare field can give you a somewhat better sense whether medicine might be the right fit for you! The world of business is quite different than healthcare/medicine. I made the same jump and it can be quite eye-opening!

Hey - I also worked in law before getting into med school. I would agree it's a bit of change going back to school after having worked for some time. And as you're a solo practitioner, you could definitely continue working (maybe part-time hours) while you're in medical school - that's something I wish I did during pre-clerkship at least. It keeps things interesting and can be a good source of income! Perhaps you should consider applying, studying for the MCAT etc, and see how you feel about it during the process. The whole process will take at least a year - you could write the MCAT this summer and apply in the fall. It is possible you'll realize better whether it is something you want to do or not; however, no matter how much you've looked into the profession and how many others you talk to about it, in my opinion its hard to really know what being a medical student/physician is really like until you're there. For me, so far I do find the subject matter more interesting and I enjoy working with patients (a lot more than sitting in an office and drafting documents and reading caselaw), but the cost (both financially and personally) was higher than I originally imagined.

Would you say that it is a lot easier to book residency in community hospitals (as opposed to academic center), especially where there are not many residents?

OP, are you in Ontario? Assuming you are, this website from Legal Aid Ontario can give you some ideas. Or maybe your university's legal aid clinic can give you some pointers. https://stepstojustice.ca/questions/housing-law/what-can-i-do-if-my-landlord-does-not-use-standard-lease-form - if your lease isn't on the standard Ontario lease form this might be helpful https://stepstojustice.ca/questions/housing-law/how-can-i-get-out-my-rental-agreement - some general Ontario legal information Hope this might help!

Check the OSAP Aid Estimator to check what happens with and without getting married. Perhaps this would give you an idea!

Lol just don't use your name and use a different phone number

Result: Accepted to Hamilton Time Stamp: 8:30am cGPA: 3.9 Year: Graduated CARS: 128 Interviews: I thought I missed the point and bombed one of them, but great on the rest. Geography: IP Glad to have got the acceptance this year! Spent a lot of time during my commute reading up on health policy, current issues, ethics and interpersonal skills. More importantly, every week, I prepped with a few people I met through this forum. I think it helped a lot talking about interview topics with people who I didn't know well, to better simulate the MMI process and to receive different feedback. I'm happy to have made some friends through the interview process!

Waitlisted 8:22 AM GPA: 3.99 VR: 128 Casper: Thought it was okay Interview: Thought it went quite well, though I knew I could have given better answers for a few.