hastin11 Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Hey all, Really sorry if this has been posted before, but I keep hearing the advice that Ontario med. is too hard to get into and I should apply to the US. What are the easiest US schools to get into? Extra points if they are in New York State. p.s. I have MCAT- 30S, GPA 3.68 (but ~0.15 higher if first year excluded), what are my chances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakaqel Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 I don’t think any Medical school is really “easy” to get into. I know that it is “easy” (in comparison with Canada) to get into an American medical school, but it’s only easier for the “American” kids. 50% of the Americans who apply get at least one acceptance. It’s really sad; I know a lot of Canadians with 4.00’s getting rejected by a medical school for an American with a 3.5. Remember, of all thousands of pre-medical students accepted, only about 180 are foreign (and only a fraction of those are Canadians who went to Canadian schools). Regarding your question, Rosalind Franklin, a private medical school in Chicago, is easy to get into if you have good stats. Its entering class last year barely had a GPA of 3.2…but then again, medical schools like this risk the lack of accreditation in the future (they have been disaccredited in the past). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Baller Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 yeah but does that accept canadians...u can look into meharry...they have a low entering gpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 meharry takes mainly african americans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnauzr Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 3.2 for Rosalind Franklin seems a bit of a stretch. the median average for last year was 3.61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Baller Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 median avg? that is simply wrong stats...they both are different words and mean different things...avg is the mean and median is the middle value...btw what does the website say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyDude Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Hey all, p.s. I have MCAT- 30S, GPA 3.68 (but ~0.15 higher if first year excluded), what are my chances? Your stats are competitive for US med schools. 3.83 without your first year? Whatever happened to Queen's and UWO policy of taking your last 2 or best 2 years? Apply here before States, that will at least give a chance. If your concerned (as everyone else) re-do your MCAT before heading to States if you must. And about the comment of 180 non-US citizens/resident being admitted to US med schools/year, may I ask for the source? I am skeptic to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supafield Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Wayne State..... SUNY Upstate they sell a giant book about this for U.S. students I imagine it would be useful to a Canadian.... I agree that a lot of good applicants get screwed by a rigorously competitive system here in Canada and especially in Ontario... but if you have a shot give it your best go here... There are often troubles coming back to Canada after being educated outside of it..... Personally I wouldn't leave Canada for med school.... my reasons for being a doctor stem from a health care system in Canada and I feel like it would be a cop out to go South or to the Caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notERDoc Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 median avg? that is simply wrong stats...they both are different words and mean different things...avg is the mean and median is the middle value...btw what does the website say? median average.. you know, the median of the average mark, per student? you have an average, I have one.. add few more and you can get a median average. Anyhow, I'm not sure that's what the op meant, but just saying they're not necessarily wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakaqel Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 And about the comment of 180 non-US citizens/resident being admitted to US med schools/year, may I ask for the source? I am skeptic to say the least. http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/2007/2007slrmat2.htm Check the stats under foreign..last year only 164 foreign students were matriculants ..way to be a skeptic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Baller Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 I dont know if this source is reliable but if you log onto kaplanmedical they give u a toold for searching the US med schools...there i saw that the least gpa starts around 3.5 ish and goes up and they also give u tons of other relevant info..u might wanna chech that out...but am not sure if there numbers are accurate gl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FockI'mOld! Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Albany (in New York state) Rosalind Franklin (Illinois) Wayne State (Michigan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakaqel Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 3.2 for Rosalind Franklin seems a bit of a stretch.the median average for last year was 3.61 The average GPA was actually 3.45 and 3.39 for the sciences... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futuredoc Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Depending on your GPA each year, you could take a fifth year and have a great shot at some places in Canada. If you have two years of 3.8 or more, you don't even need the fifth year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Baller Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 the avg for some of the US schools are around the 3.4 mark. According to my judgment i guess not everybody who gets in has 3.4 or higher because its an average so they might also have some students who would be around 3.2 or 3.3 mark thats prolly one of the reason that the avg tends to be low? thats just what i think...anyone beg to differ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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