moneyking Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Hey guys, I'm in second year at UTSC in life science. Unfortunately I didn't take school very seriously, and instead I played video games all day. I crammed in everything the day before the exam (watched all the lectures cas they were online) and it didn't turn out too well. My cGPA (omsas) first year was 3.76, and first semester of second year was 3.78. I took full course load every semester. I don't have any ec's. However, I plan to do both, the MCAT and research this summer. I would like your opinion on what I should do and if there are any chances for me getting into med school. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 you're fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Specter Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 you're fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyking Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 you're fine Well, this does help me feel better, but all I have seen everywhere is that you need a 3.9 gpa minimum to even be competitive. I'm like way below and have no ec's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Selection bias, lying etc Work on your ECs, your grades are already close to competitive (3.8+), you'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyking Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Selection bias, lying etc Work on your ECs, your grades are already close to competitive (3.8+), you'll be fine. Thank you. One thing, where/what ECs can I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Thank you. One thing, where/what ECs can I do? Do a variety of things that you think you might enjoy. Do some things that you wouldn't normally do. There are a few posts floating around this forum about ECs - find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premed202 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Get 4.0s in your next 2 years. Problem solved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Go fuck yourself. Some of us work hard and can't manage that GPA. I kinda thought it was a subtle brag, but decided to give OP the benefit of the doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Go fuck yourself. Some of us work hard and can't manage that GPA. Calm down and take a step back. No need to get enraged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyking Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I kinda thought it was a subtle brag, but decided to give OP the benefit of the doubt lol thank you. It might be that my university/courses are easier. Get 4.0s in your next 2 years. Problem solved! That would be very difficult, but that is my goal as of now. only backup I got. Go fuck yourself. Some of us work hard and can't manage that GPA. lol it may be that your uni/course is very tough. Do a variety of things that you think you might enjoy. Do some things that you wouldn't normally do. There are a few posts floating around this forum about ECs - find them. lol there isn't much i can do. I'm not good at any instruments and can't play sports at a high skill level. the only thing that came to my mind is hospital work, but i'm not too sure if that will be enough. Thank you for the help tho, i really appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkepticalStudent Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 lol there isn't much i can do. I'm not good at any instruments and can't play sports at a high skill level. the only thing that came to my mind is hospital work, but i'm not too sure if that will be enough. Thank you for the help tho, i really appreciate it. Who cares?! Learn something! If finances are an issue, of course some instruments will be out... But seriously, if there was ever anything that you wanted to learn, do it! You don't have to volunteer at a hospital to have good ECs, but yes you should have some volunteering commitment dedicated to serving your community in some way. You can volunteer at a nonprofit of some sort, or a community health centre, or for an organisation that helps kids or certain populations... Anything. It's never too late to start (and then stick with something)! And yeah, definitely don't worry about your GPA. You're doing great (GPA-wise)! Don't let what you see on these forums make you think that you're not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arztin Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I don't think you're screwed at all. Now, try to change your attitude from negative to positive. Get ECs, stop video games, go out more, study harder, and therefore improve your application Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriveP Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 You're not screwed, As long as you have a 3.75+ and a good VR score, you'll get in. What most people don't realize is the low GPAs never post their grades on statistics page. Queen Class of 2018 have a below 3.8 GPA average (on their website somewhere) and McMaster has an average 3.8+ GPA. The key for both schools is to get a good VR score, which is very hard honestly speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premed202 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 You're not screwed, As long as you have a 3.75+ and a good VR score, you'll get in. What most people don't realize is the low GPAs never post their grades on statistics page. Queen Class of 2018 have a below 3.8 GPA average (on their website somewhere) and McMaster has an average 3.8+ GPA. The key for both schools is to get a good VR score, which is very hard honestly speaking. I strongly disagree. I applied to schools with a 3.85+ last year with a 10 VR and got rejected from everywhere pre-interview. I thought my ECs were pretty decent too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriveP Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I strongly disagree. I applied to schools with a 3.85+ last year with a 10 VR and got rejected from everywhere pre-interview. I thought my ECs were pretty decent too. 10 VR isn't high. If you had a 11 VR you would have gotten an interview from McMaster, Calgary, and Western (depending on your other scores). The key to get into Canadian Medical schools is to get a 11 VR, if you ever hit that you will eventually get in assuming you have a decent GPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyking Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Thank you very much for the replies, I really appreciate it. I have one more question: This semester I have 3 second year courses and 2 first year courses, will taking the first year courses in second year affect my med school application/ reduce the chances of acceptance? is it a bad idea? Thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Do some things that you wouldn't normally do. Honestly this is fantastic advice, not just for med school applications, but for life in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Thank you very much for the replies, I really appreciate it. I have one more question: This semester I have 3 second year courses and 2 first year courses, will taking the first year courses in second year affect my med school application/ reduce the chances of acceptance? is it a bad idea? Thank you very much. You're perfectly fine in this regard, don't worry. Western requires 3/5 full course equivalents to be at the appropriate grade level (300 and 400 courses are treated the same), but you satisfied that by taking 3/5 2nd year courses. This is of course assuming that you took 3 or more 2nd year courses last semester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aetherus Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 You're perfectly fine in this regard, don't worry. Western requires 3/5 full course equivalents to be at the appropriate grade level (300 and 400 courses are treated the same), but you satisfied that by taking 3/5 2nd year courses. This is of course assuming that you took 3 or more 2nd year courses last semester. Savac, why u no watching Salud?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyking Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 You're perfectly fine in this regard, don't worry. Western requires 3/5 full course equivalents to be at the appropriate grade level (300 and 400 courses are treated the same), but you satisfied that by taking 3/5 2nd year courses. This is of course assuming that you took 3 or more 2nd year courses last semester. Is that for only western? or does it apply to all/most med schools like queens mcmaster uoft etc Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Is that for only western? or does it apply to all/most med schools like queens mcmaster uoft etc Thanks That rule specifically applies to Western Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyking Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 That rule specifically applies to Western oh I see. so if i take a 3/5 course load, mcmaster, uoft, queens etc won't care right? btw is it a bad idea to do taht cas won't they think that youre taking the easy way out? I still have a couple of days to change courses up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruhh Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 oh I see. so if i take a 3/5 course load, mcmaster, uoft, queens etc won't care right? btw is it a bad idea to do taht cas won't they think that youre taking the easy way out? I still have a couple of days to change courses up Nope. Don't worry about that. The only school that I can think of which considers courseload difficulty is Calgary. Other than that no school cares (except western). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyking Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Nope. Don't worry about that. The only school that I can think of which considers courseload difficulty is Calgary. Other than that no school cares (except western). phew, thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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