LackingPhysics Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 can anyone post a link to the admission requirements to U of C's medical school? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LackingPhysics Posted October 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Nevermind I found it. But why are there "recommended" courses and not "required" courses listed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadzillar Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Because of the approach UofC has taken towards pre-medical study requirements. They want to encourage applicants from different backgrounds (ie. not just biology majors) to apply, and recognize that people coming from non-science backgrounds might not be able to easily take all of the courses but could still be very strong applicants. For that reason, the courses are very strongly recommended, but not absolutely required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LackingPhysics Posted October 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Thanks for the reply! So, how would it affect your admission score if you don't have some of those requirements? I think I have them all except I don't have any physics, statistics, and I only have first term first year calculus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadzillar Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 I honestly couldn't tell you, unfortunately. I'm not even sure if there would be some sort of standardized deduction, or if it's just up to whoever is reviewing your file whether or not they give you a lower score. Your one term of calculus actually completes that recommendation, since the calculus/statistics is an either/or thing. Not having physics might give you a slightly lower score, but I doubt it's much to really worry about. Hopefully another student who's sat on the adcom can tell you more about what happens when a course isn't there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy0118 Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Hi ... I called admissions and asked the same question. And unfortunately the honest answer is "it's hard to say". I was in Electrical Eng, and consequently didn't have the Bio/Org chem courses; so that would put me in a bit of disadvantage. On ther other hand, my other recommended courses are pretty strong (physics, calculus, chem) so that could be an advantage. While I am not sure if it's a completely subjective/objective process, I do think the adcom will be given some guidelines regarding how that 50% should be assigned. And come to think of it, we are all graded by 4 people for a total of 400 points. I do feel that it's as fair as it can get; given some schools assign only one person per application! Fishy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grobz Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 I was missing a couple courses and i got the nod. I say go for it. grobz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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