mdtobe97 Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Hi all, I went to school OOP (still a SK resident) and I am going to be taking a 5th year to boost my average (currently at ~81ish) I've been offered a position to work as an RA under my previous supervisor but I was planning on taking 5 classes each semester to shoot my shot at Western and Queens. Taking a full course load + this RA-ship might be a death sentence and I might only be able to pull grades between 80-86 However, if i took 4 classes + RA-ship --> i should be able to get 85+ in all my courses If I do the above, I can only apply to Sask and Queens; but will either school view this badly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Columbus Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 no they don't care btw your grades in the second term of the year you apply aren't considered as part of your admissions average unless you're wait-listed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridian Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 You are taking the 5th year to boost your average for med applications. The RA adds to your EC's but not important if you do not have the GPA to start with. You also want to keep open every school possible to apply to. If you already have full course load in year 1-4, I would keep that going. You might be surprised to find your weighted wGPA for U of T is pretty decent as well. After a 5th year you can drop 10 half-credits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankbla Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 Did you already graduate and are taking classes after that? i read that they don’t consider courses taken in order to get a better average if you are delaying your degree in order to do so. is that true? Can anyone confirm that for me? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbellsAndBicarb Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 On 8/28/2019 at 11:56 AM, Blankbla said: Did you already graduate and are taking classes after that? i read that they don’t consider courses taken in order to get a better average if you are delaying your degree in order to do so. is that true? Can anyone confirm that for me? thanks This is true. Was brought up at the admission information session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universal_Dr Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 19 hours ago, BarbellsAndBicarb said: This is true. Was brought up at the admission information session. That is NOT true. Students delaying the completion of a degree and taking additional credit units in order to meet application requirements must be enrolled in upper level courses. https://medicine.usask.ca/documents/ugme/admission/Applicant-Information-Document-for-Entry-2020.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbellsAndBicarb Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Universal_Dr said: That is NOT true. Students delaying the completion of a degree and taking additional credit units in order to meet application requirements must be enrolled in upper level courses. https://medicine.usask.ca/documents/ugme/admission/Applicant-Information-Document-for-Entry-2020.pdf Sorry I may have interpreted this incorrectly. It was stated at the admission information session that if you have GRADUATED.. and are taking another year to "boost" your GPA; they will not count those classes towards admission. Only the classes that counted towards your degree will be counted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universal_Dr Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 1 minute ago, BarbellsAndBicarb said: Sorry I may have interpreted this incorrectly. It was stated at the admission information session that if you have GRADUATED.. and are taking another year to "boost" your GPA; they will not count those classes towards admission. Only the classes that counted towards your degree will be counted. Yes. This statement is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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