Dream Catcher Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Hi everyone, I need some help deciding on universities. My choices are between McGill and Western. Which one is easier or better suited for a wannabe medstudent? Any help will be appreciated! Thanks:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutritional_lee Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Neither is 'easier'. I think most here will tell you to go with the university where you feel more comfortable. You're committing to 3-4 years of full-time education - if you're in an uncomfortable environment, it's going to make succeeding all that more difficult. Go with whatever's the best fit for you - in terms of environment, program(s) offered, feel, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerroger Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 If I got a loonie every time this was asked med school would be free. No offence, just check out the search function for your answers. This question is asked every other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest begaster Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Go to Western. It seems like a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutritional_lee Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Go to Western. It seems like a blast. In McGill's defence, it was the only Canadian school to make Playboy's top 10 party-school list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest begaster Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Really? Go there, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futuredoc Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 I also recommend that you try the search function. There was a rather recent thread about the topic, and I am sure there are others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon01 Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Do a search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream Catcher Posted April 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Thank you guys! This question is for people who attended McGill undergrad: Do you recommand the "anatomy and cell biology" program or the "biology" program? cause the course overviews look really similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jixe Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Hi everyone, I need some help deciding on universities.My choices are between McGill and Western. Which one is easier or better suited for a wannabe medstudent? Any help will be appreciated! Thanks:D If you go to McGill, you can get 25% off McDonald's menu items as a student. If you go to Western, you can get 25% off Best Western hotels as a student. You decide which is more important as a med student. Cheap hotel accomodation or fast food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supafield Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 If you go to McGill, you can get 25% off McDonald's menu items as a student. If you go to Western, you can get 25% off Best Western hotels as a student. You decide which is more important as a med student. Cheap hotel accomodation or fast food? I had no idea they got 25% off McDonalds.... I would have never chose Western! lol.... The program I imagine will be similar... when you're dealing with a mainstream science major I doubt that any program will be miles ahead of another when they're both coming from reputable schools.... Would you rather live in London or Montreal? I think that's where you'll notice the biggest difference.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooty Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 McGill has hotter girls. Therefore, McGill > Western. QED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest begaster Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 ^ My truthiness meter went off the charts. You speak much truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream Catcher Posted April 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 lol... Thanks alot, you guys are soo helpful! I'm just a bit concerned cause I dont speak french at all, so I might not find good work/volunteering opportunities. I heard med schools are big on extracurriculars...I'm a bit worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutritional_lee Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 lol... Thanks alot, you guys are soo helpful!I'm just a bit concerned cause I dont speak french at all, so I might not find good work/volunteering opportunities. I heard med schools are big on extracurriculars...I'm a bit worried. Extracurriculars are important, but there are no limitations as to what those can be - plenty of them can be done at school (in English), and there are still plenty of opportunities in the community where French isn't required. English is *very* prevalent in Montreal. You certainly won't be a minority. I'm afraid that I don't know the difference between the two undergrads you specified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspired17 Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Thank you guys! This question is for people who attended McGill undergrad: Do you recommand the "anatomy and cell biology" program or the "biology" program? cause the course overviews look really similar Biology is a very broad department, so it would allow you to take courses in fields extending beyond human biology (there are plant & animal bio courses, etc). From what I understand, anatomy & cell bio is more specialized. I have friends in both programs who enjoyed them. If you're trying to decide between the two, I suggest that you take a look at the upper year courses, since, indeed, first year courses in any McGill life sciences program are almost the same. Look at the 300-500 level courses in each department and see which program seems more interesting to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream Catcher Posted April 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Thank you so much guys! Just to double-check, Western has a pharmacy program right? Would you guys recommand enrolling in a pharmacy program, then apply for med school, or do a bio major then apply for med school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrne Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Thank you so much guys!Just to double-check, Western has a pharmacy program right? Would you guys recommand enrolling in a pharmacy program, then apply for med school, or do a bio major then apply for med school? Western has a "Medical Science" program and Pharmacology is one of the many majors you can pick from within this program. You don't have to really make that kind of decision until 3rd year (things are pretty flexible for the first two years of undergrad at Western -- whether you are in Biology or Medical Science), that way you can get a feel for what you like in your first two years. Western does not have a Pharmacy school, if that is what you were referring to. In terms of what is "better" for applying to Med school? It doesn't matter as long as you are in an honours program. An honours BSc degree is equivalent to an honours BMSc degree -- schools won't weight one above the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futuredoc Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 You know things are getting bad when people choose schools based on whether they will get a slightly higher GPA or not . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaymcee Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Hi everyone, I need some help deciding on universities.My choices are between McGill and Western. Which one is easier or better suited for a wannabe medstudent? Any help will be appreciated! Thanks:D Montreal is chock-full with French people. Arrogant French people. London is chock-full with rich kids from Toronto. Arrogant rich kids from Toronto. Take your pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futuredoc Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Time to stockpile canned goods and build a shelter in the backyard. Not to mention the tin hats......can't forget those tin hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC66 Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 i'm finishing my third year at McG. to answer your question about whether bio or anatomy and cell bio is better, i switched from anatomy to bio after 2nd year. i personally despised anatomy b/c it's full of pre-meds who try too hard and will have no problem doing stuff to screw you up (i.e. give you the wrong notes). that especially goes for the physio program. anatomy also has a lot of really crappy 2nd year courses they purposely make hard and boring to weed out the pre-meds and i know that 3rd year courses suck as well. bio's a lot more chill and as mentioned above, the breadth of courses you can take vary from molecular bio to medical genetics to neurobiology. you can take courses in anatomy, biochem, physio, etc with your complementary course list as well. i personally really like bio and if you want less pressure and less restriction on your program, go for bio. and a general word of advice, going into undergrad, everyone is stubborn choosing their programs and want to do the hardest ones so they can tell their friends and put it on facebook, but their gpa suffers in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC66 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 and i forgot to mention i'm a pre-med too. it sounded like i was bashing them in my last post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supafield Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Based on the last two days.... statistics will tell you that there are nearly 250% more riots in Montreal than London..... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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