Dumbtit Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 1) What are the pro's and con's of the MCAT and why has the NOSM opted to not utilize it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Are you interviewing at NOSM this 'round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbtit Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Hi, Yes, i will be interrogated via MMI on the 28th. Are you interviewing at NOSM this 'round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbtit Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 OK I'll start! Side 1: MCAT creates an equal playing field...helps to weed out the "non-overachievers"... Side 2: MCAT does not deliver appropriate evidence that the MCAT over-achievers produce good clinicians.... 1) What are the pro's and con's of the MCAT and why has the NOSM opted to not utilize it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hike Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 1) What are the pro's and con's of the MCAT and why has the NOSM opted to not utilize it? Also try to think about how the use/non-use of the MCAT affects specific populations - people from Northern Ontario, people from rural areas, people from francophone backgrounds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbtit Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Yep, already have. Typically the mentioned populations do poorly. As to why this occurs, is quite complex and to some extent controversial. Thank you. Also try to think about how the use/non-use of the MCAT affects specific populations - people from Northern Ontario, people from rural areas, people from francophone backgrounds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernnurse Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Con: Those who completed degrees without organic chemistry, physics etc are at a complete disadvantage. A Nursing degree could be seen as a good stepping stone for medicine. However, there are no orgo or physics courses in the program which makes it difficult to perform well on an MCAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juba Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Also, you have to think about who has access to these exams. Most people in Northern Ontario would have to travel elsewhere to write this exam and do not have access to prep courses etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbtit Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Also, you have to think about who has access to these exams. Most people in Northern Ontario would have to travel elsewhere to write this exam and do not have access to prep courses etc.... For a select few this may be true, but anybody who can access an undergraduate degree can access an MCAT prep course, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbtit Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Con: Those who completed degrees without organic chemistry, physics etc are at a complete disadvantage. A Nursing degree could be seen as a good stepping stone for medicine. However, there are no orgo or physics courses in the program which makes it difficult to perform well on an MCAT. This is a good point. If certain medical schools do not have prerequisites how then can they expect an MCAT score which reflects prerequisite knowledge...good point. Spankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 For a select few this may be true, but anybody who can access an undergraduate degree can access an MCAT prep course, no? Depends....where you live, mature student/non-traditional app/ etc. are all factors. MCAT prep' courses are only offered in major centres (university cities). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loafy Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Not to mention they are incredibly expensive and often require an inconvenient schedule so that is becomes very difficult to work a full-time summer job. The MCAT itself has socioeconomic factors to consider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Time lost... Hours that I should be working through the summer that are spent studying for the MCAT Either way, it's a privledge to apply to med school. These are all part of the sacrifices we make: money, time, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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