Trunkate Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 I'm new here and would appreciate any advice on whether I'd be better off doing a 5th year or a research focused masters program. Currently in my 4th year of undergrad. Ontario resident. Very low cGPA: ~ 3.32 (3.35/2.83/3.8) on the OMSAS scale. I'm confident going into this year and am aiming for 3.95+. On the right track so far. I wrote the MCAT this August and got a 516 (131/127/128/130). I'm likely going to retake to try and get a 129+ CARS. I applied to Western and McMaster this year but am not expecting anything. Will be applying to Queens, McMaster, Western and Dalhousie next year and potentially some USMD's. I was wondering what would be best to do next year to improve my chances. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 You want to increase your GPA to place it in the competitive range by a 5th year or second undergrad degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trunkate Posted October 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Bambi said: You want to increase your GPA to place it in the competitive range by a 5th year or second undergrad degree. Thanks for the reply, I'll be doing a 5th year next year then. I qualify for Western, Queen's and Dalhousie 2 year GPA weighting. With a 3.95-4.0 GPA this year, would that put me within a competitive range for these schools assuming I improve my CARS score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 4th and 5th year and keep improving non academics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady23 Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Yup, if you can bring your verbal to 129 and get another 3.7+ GPA year, Western definitely seems possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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