UOttawa HHS, Western Faculty of Science (Major in Biology) or Health Sciences Kinesiology (Undergraduate Programs)

[Avery Merovitz]

I got into honours health sciences at uottawa, western science (major in biology) and health sciences kinesiology. I eventually want to pursue a career in medicine, so I was wondering if anyone can rank those three schools and programs and see which one will be the best pathway to get into medicine. 

 

[TheFlyGuy]

The program itself doesn't really matter when it comes to admissions (except for some QC schools, but those looks to be fairly comparable far as I can figure). I would strongly encourage you to pick the program that a) you have the most personal interest and motivation to succeed in from the research you do on their courses, structure, etc, and b) allows you access to social and support networks that will keep you happy, healthy, and successful throughout your degree. Imo these are the two key things which give you the best shot of maintaining a competitive GPA, as from the admissions lens, the program/school really doesn't matter. I haven't been in any of those programs myself, so I'll leave comparing their relative "ease" to others who have the experience.

[medhopeful02]

I would agree with @TheFlyGuy. I am in uottawa human kinetics and I have a lot of friends in health science at uottawa. I can say that health sci is probably the easiest BSc. program you can take, at least at uottawa. Health sci is a great gpa booster program at most institutions. However, health sci programs often do not prepare you well for the MCAT because they do not leave many electives and do not incorporate most science courses ex. orgo chem, physics, bio etc. 

[Sunshine!]

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Edited December 15, 2023 by Sunshine!