flinfire Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 i got big family issues:( cant afford to sit back one whole year..hell no, i cant...im just goin to apply,im doomed anywayz but lets hope for the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 3.5 at U of T I don't think it makes sense to apply that late with a low GPA. If you had like a 3.8+, I'd say give it a shot, but with low stats, it'd just be a waste of $$$ and energy (it is a VERY laborious process, much more so than Canadian applications). Just wait till next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 im pretty confident in doing well on the mcat, practise scores are well over 35, when does the 2nd cycle start? It starts in June, the application becomes available for you to work on it in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bane Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 i got big family issues:( cant afford to sit back one whole year..hell no, i cant...im just goin to apply,im doomed anywayz but lets hope for the best I would have also said wait till next year and you'll have time to make yourself a very very strong applicant, but....If your mind is set, just do it man. The decision is made so dont hold back. Hope it all goes great. Its good that your scores are >35. Nice! So here what you should do now... -Get your transcript sent to AMCAS TODAY. Yes, TODAY. -Ask for some LORs TODAY-- 2 science profs (who had you in class), 1 non-science prof (who had you in class) -Write your PS tonight, give it a week (max) for editing by peeps you can trust, and while theyre doing that, decide on the schools you want to apply to -Submit primary -While you wait to get verified, get the prompts for your secondaries of interest from SDN, and fill em out, but dont submit them until youre asked to If anything comes up, just let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flinfire Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 thanks for all the feedback guyz, really really appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madz25 Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 how do you guyz get your MSAR, is online shopping from AAMC website the only way to get it shipped from US to canada? that asks for $25 shipment cost, totals upto $50, should i go for it?sorry, newbie:( did you try amazon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flinfire Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 amazon is okay, but we cant buy it from any local bookstores like indigo , right? i mean u'd have to order it online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 amazon is okay, but we cant buy it from any local bookstores like indigo , right?i mean u'd have to order it online? I haven't seen it at my local Chapters store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madz25 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 amazon is okay, but we cant buy it from any local bookstores like indigo , right?i mean u'd have to order it online? have you tried your school's academic advising/career centre? they usually carry a copy. it probably wont be the latest edition, but hey, it's free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flinfire Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 thankyou , these things are really helping me out, will go for it right away:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flinfire Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 when filling in your transcript on amcas, they ask if you want to be considered disadvantaged for any reason. the only reason i think i would consider myself disadvantaged is because i come from a background where i was totally controlled by people in my family and that has lot to do with me not getting involved enough in school/college life since it was looked down upon. and i really do think that such circumstances have greatly reduced my chances of getting in, i mean i would have had a great application if i was allowed to do certain things. do u think i should mention all this? and tell them to consider me disadvantaged? plz dont laugh lol, i really need your help, have been sleeping under a rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 when filling in your transcript on amcas, they ask if you want to be considered disadvantaged for any reason. the only reason i think i would consider myself disadvantaged is because i come from a background where i was totally controlled by people in my family and that has lot to do with me not getting involved enough in school/college life since it was looked down upon. and i really do think that such circumstances have greatly reduced my chances of getting in, i mean i would have had a great application if i was allowed to do certain things. do u think i should mention all this? and tell them to consider me disadvantaged? plz dont laugh lol, i really need your help, have been sleeping under a rock I don't think this qualifies as disadvantaged. Stories you read on SDN really put this into perspective - people with parents addicted to heroin, having to work full-time to pay all the household bills on their own at age 16 because their deadbeat parents just snort coke all day, people jumping from one foster home to another starting with age 4, refugees, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madz25 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 when filling in your transcript on amcas, they ask if you want to be considered disadvantaged for any reason. the only reason i think i would consider myself disadvantaged is because i come from a background where i was totally controlled by people in my family and that has lot to do with me not getting involved enough in school/college life since it was looked down upon. and i really do think that such circumstances have greatly reduced my chances of getting in, i mean i would have had a great application if i was allowed to do certain things. do u think i should mention all this? and tell them to consider me disadvantaged? plz dont laugh lol, i really need your help, have been sleeping under a rock plain and simple answer to your question: NO dont mention this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flinfire Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 how do you calculate credit hours? for half courses and full year courses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madz25 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 how do you calculate credit hours? for half courses and full year courses dont worry about credit hours. i just filled it in as 0.5/1.0 for half/full year courses (exactly how it is on my transcript) and AMCAS took care of the rest. generally 3 credit hours is half year, 6 credit hours is full year. similarly, some schools use the 4/8 system where 4=half year, 8=full year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingirl Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Okay. I'm plan on applying to 4 or 5 US medical schools and I am just starting to set up my AMCAS now :S I know it's late...that darn MCAT took my summer away (lol)....I wrote August 16th, so I won't get my scores until the end of September. If I am correct....there would be no point in applying to a school that has a deadline in October (i.e. Oct 15th), right? Would I made the deadlines in Nov and Dec? Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bane Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 Okay. I'm plan on applying to 4 or 5 US medical schools and I am just starting to set up my AMCAS now :S I know it's late...that darn MCAT took my summer away (lol)....I wrote August 16th, so I won't get my scores until the end of September. If I am correct....there would be no point in applying to a school that has a deadline in October (i.e. Oct 15th), right? Would I made the deadlines in Nov and Dec? Thanks so much! I wouldn't apply, period. If you don't get in this cycle, you will always have to say that you applied previously, which never looks good, even though you only applied to 4 schools. Its best to just go all out ONCE. Not to mention, doing a primary now is pretty much asking for wait-list spots. Do you have appropriate LORs? Check out the responses other people have given for people in similar situation to yours. That should give you some idea of what to do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgmed23 Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 I have a low gpa because of my first year (3.4) and waiting to get my results for the mcat. I do believe i have strong EC's with research and stuff but would i still be competitive at top schools with low gpa? If so, what kind of MCAT score would I need? As suggested before, I am just going to hold out from applying this year since I am late and just concentrate on some Canadian schools only. But if i don't get in anywhere this year, I would just like to be ready to apply to AMCAS next year with a good application. Any advice would be helpful. This forum has been great to help me familiarize myself with the American system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worriedandwaiting Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 But if i don't get in anywhere this year, I would just like to be ready to apply to AMCAS next year with a good application. Any advice would be helpful.QUOTE] If u're nor applying this year, then use the time to create a perfected AMCAS essay. knock their socks off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgmed23 Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 If u're nor applying this year, then use the time to create a perfected AMCAS essay. knock their socks off! what constitutes as a "perfected" AMCAS essay? I did read a couple of books on essays that will get you into medical school. They do help a bit but the sample essays are of clients who are already well qualified. I wonder how many of them had low gpa's and used essay to make their application look more appealing. Any ideas as to what MCAT score might be competitive at some of the top schools wit 3.4 gpa? Or is it a VERY long shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uofthopeful07 Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Not to mention, doing a primary now is pretty much asking for wait-list spots. for all of those worried, i think this comment is a bit of a generalization. it really depends on the applicant/school. i had a few interviews in the states and i was complete very late (early dec)..submitted my primary october 16th (once i got my mcat scores)..but was accepted/waitlisted (but withdrew) from some US schools. would i have applied earlier if i had to do it again? absolutely. it is getting late, but its definitely not over in august. just get on those secondaries right away...then you can focus on all your canadian apps. i did it the other way aroudn (focused on canada, and then US...since it was my back up). applying early not only would have helped my application, it also reduces the stress/anxiety, esp if you get an acceptance earlier than may 15th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastriss Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Okay. I'm plan on applying to 4 or 5 US medical schools and I am just starting to set up my AMCAS now :S I know it's late...that darn MCAT took my summer away (lol)....I wrote August 16th, so I won't get my scores until the end of September. If I am correct....there would be no point in applying to a school that has a deadline in October (i.e. Oct 15th), right? Would I made the deadlines in Nov and Dec? Thanks so much! I haven't set up amcas yet and I won't get my scores until october 7th but I am still aplying to wayne, suny and MSU, my gpa is 3.80s and my mcat score is looking around low 30s but im still going to give it a shot..so its all depending on ur stats kingirl!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uofthopeful07 Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 I haven't set up amcas yet and I won't get my scores until october 7th but I am still aplying to wayne, suny and MSU, my gpa is 3.80s and my mcat score is looking around low 30s but im still going to give it a shot..so its all depending on ur stats kingirl!! make sure you'll be complete on oct 7th - all references, essays, fees etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingirl Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 thanks for the encouragement. I am currently working my butt off on the personal statement and the rest of the applications. I may be blind, but for the primary apps, I couldn't find a link on my AMCAS that shows I need references from people. I am going to my university tomorrow to talk to some of my profs and I can't find a reference for the American schools... Are the references due for the secondaries (sorry if this is a stupid questions...I'm all new to the American system) Thanks sooo much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 thanks for the encouragement. I am currently working my butt off on the personal statement and the rest of the applications. I may be blind, but for the primary apps, I couldn't find a link on my AMCAS that shows I need references from people. I am going to my university tomorrow to talk to some of my profs and I can't find a reference for the American schools... Are the references due for the secondaries (sorry if this is a stupid questions...I'm all new to the American system) Thanks sooo much! Yeah, all the references are for secondaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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