lite_on Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Any ideas? I have about a 3.5 GPA, and I'm drawing dead in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zetandu Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Maybe it's your MCAT and EC score. There are people with lower GPA who've gotten into UofC. Mebbe you should look at grad school, or taking a year off to travel to boost your personal attributes. In terms of American schools, wayne state and rosalind franklin are the two off the top of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retsage Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Only IP people get into U of C with a 3.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastriss Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 We would need to know your MCAT primary, and also a brief list of your ECs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 I wish there were safety schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lite_on Posted September 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 just arrived 33R, 13P 9V 11B R and enough extracurriculars to make your hear spin? Any ideas PLEASEE?! GPA by year 3.0 3.3 3.9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Are you applying this year? If yes, it's getting late so you should submit your app like asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lite_on Posted September 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 amcas has been completed and ready to go, just need to know a couple schools to apply to asap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I'd like to know as well seeing as how I might add a couple schools. Are there any mid-low tier Canadian-friendly schools that have easy/no secondaries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 And check the Sticky in this forum. It's pretty useful for a good list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTeight7 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I'd like to know as well seeing as how I might add a couple schools. Are there any mid-low tier Canadian-friendly schools that have easy/no secondaries? here are a few schools that I applied to that require no essay / offer relatively easy secondaries, and they accept Canadians regularly: Howard (easiest & cheapest at just $45US!) Medical College of Wisconsin NYMC Thomas Jefferson (they have u write an "optional" blurb with a 500char limit .. easy sneezy) Worst secondary I've seen thus far is Wayne State (3 essays, and they're toughies). Rosalind Franklin also requires quite a bit of writing, though the essays aren't as long and they're a bit easier to answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippie Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 here are a few schools that I applied to that require no essay / offer relatively easy secondaries, and they accept Canadians regularly: Howard (easiest & cheapest at just $45US!) Medical College of Wisconsin NYMC Thomas Jefferson (they have u write an "optional" blurb with a 500char limit .. easy sneezy) Worst secondary I've seen thus far is Wayne State (3 essays, and they're toughies). Rosalind Franklin also requires quite a bit of writing, though the essays aren't as long and they're a bit easier to answer. You're making getting into med school sound like a walk in the park, you send a secondary, they call you the next day to offer an interview and while you are there they offer you an acceptance! It doesn't quite work that way! adding schools in September is more like a waste of money! And yes those schools do accept Canadians, but when was the last time they accepted one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTeight7 Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 You're making getting into med school sound like a walk in the park, you send a secondary, they call you the next day to offer an interview and while you are there they offer you an acceptance! It doesn't quite work that way! adding schools in September is more like a waste of money! And yes those schools do accept Canadians, but when was the last time they accepted one? Whoa, no need to bite my head off there hippie. I guess you'll have to excuse me for sounding optimistic in my post .. can you really blame me for happening to be in a good mood today? I never said it was "easy" to get in, I was just mentioning the "easiest" secondaries that I've dealth with. And by "regularly", I'm sure they accept someone from Canada every year? Sorry to have led anyone on if I'm wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastriss Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 You're making getting into med school sound like a walk in the park, you send a secondary, they call you the next day to offer an interview and while you are there they offer you an acceptance! It doesn't quite work that way! adding schools in September is more like a waste of money! And yes those schools do accept Canadians, but when was the last time they accepted one? I can see how he came off like that but it seems he was alluding to hassle-free secondaries. Adding schools in september is most certainly not a waste of money, given that you have competitive numbers. It is late as you will probably be complete in october, but being late is not a rejection, just a harder time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THX Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 here are a few schools that I applied to that require no essay / offer relatively easy secondaries, and they accept Canadians regularly: Howard (easiest & cheapest at just $45US!) Medical College of Wisconsin NYMC Thomas Jefferson (they have u write an "optional" blurb with a 500char limit .. easy sneezy) Worst secondary I've seen thus far is Wayne State (3 essays, and they're toughies). Rosalind Franklin also requires quite a bit of writing, though the essays aren't as long and they're a bit easier to answer. Your logic is waaay off dude! First of all the schools you mentioned are not especially Canadian friendly (except maybe Howard if you are black), none of us have received any interviews from those schools yet and we were early. On the other hand, the two schools you seem to be off-put by because of their essays are the two MOST Canadian-friendly institutions out there by a large margin. So you should be putting as much effort as you can into those essays. Check the interview thread, most of us have received interview offers from WS. Other Canadian friendly schools would be SLU, Syracuse (if you have research and a good MCAT) and the Virginia schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 How is everyone planning to pay the massive tuition for these schools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashmetoo Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 I was thinking along the lines of robbing a bank.. or maybe a casino? Selling your extra kidney for 70,000 dollars is another popular option... Maybe bone marrow! that stuff just grows back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siobhansiobhan Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Only IP people get into U of C with a 3.5. yes, and alberta is one of the quickest places to prove residency - that's important.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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