RapedByLifeSci Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Is it more difficult for Canadians to apply into American Med Schools? I was just looking at the AMCAS scale for my University (Queen's), and 80 and above are 4.0. If this is true, then my GPA is much higher for applying to American med schools rather than Canadian. I was also wondering: - what are some processes that are implicated in applying? - besides the MCAT, what else needs to be done for American med schools? - Are American schools better? Thanksss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermen85 Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Is it more difficult for Canadians to apply into American Med Schools? I was just looking at the AMCAS scale for my University (Queen's), and 80 and above are 4.0. If this is true, then my GPA is much higher for applying to American med schools rather than Canadian. I was also wondering: - what are some processes that are implicated in applying? - besides the MCAT, what else needs to be done for American med schools? - Are American schools better? Thanksss Answer to your questions: - Write MCAT, finish your undergrad, fill application, get reference letters, pay your fee, mail your transcripts, wait for application to be verified, wait, more wait, secondary application, wait for interview, wait, interview, more wait, acceptance/rejection/waitlist. - see above - depends the schools you are thinking about and the ones you are trying to compare to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapedByLifeSci Posted May 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Answer to your questions: - Write MCAT, finish your undergrad, fill application, get reference letters, pay your fee, mail your transcripts, wait for application to be verified, wait, more wait, secondary application, wait for interview, wait, interview, more wait, acceptance/rejection/waitlist. compare to thanks silvermen those were some really good directions. But just to specify, what is this "secondary application"? Me no likey the waiting process... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 This might help. http://www.premed101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 and to have the US$60,000 a year to cover all your expenses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapedByLifeSci Posted May 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 and to have the US$60,000 a year to cover all your expenses! THAT expensive? oh my goodness... well i was looking at Canadian med school fees and they were also around 40000$ a year. Wtf? why are we paying so much??? this is like the entire undergrad campaign in one payment... and they expect me to pay it 4 x over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microbiodude Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 from what I recall the most expensive school in Canada costs roughly $18K/ year...much less than your US counterparts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAS Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 minimum tuition is ~$45K in the US (SUNY Upstate being the exception @ $36K)... averaging upwards of $50K + health + books... let alone living (which in NYU or Boston can be atrocious)... you're looking ~$80K-$100K per year... better have the funds i'm skipping on the states this year. the numbers don't add up for $$$ australia here i come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parachutes Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 ^ Upstate increased tuition this past year and is now around $40K. Increases are expected for next year to around $43K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
token Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 One thing I don't get about Canadian schools is financial aid apparently doesn't cover the whole cost of attendance? On UofT's website for e.g. they say CoA is ~40K, but the average grant/loan amount is only 18K. Are you expected to come up with 22K every year on your own? Still no comparison to a private US education ofc. On SDN there was this dental student talking about how he'll end up paying $900K-1 mill to finance his education. Granted even on a PCP salary a doctor could pay it down faster/cheaper, but holy crap that's scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a41 Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Still no comparison to a private US education ofc. On SDN there was this dental student talking about how he'll end up paying $900K-1 mill to finance his education. Granted even on a PCP salary a doctor could pay it down faster/cheaper, but holy crap that's scary. $1mil seems like a lot, but I know that dental school tuition is disgusting in the US. It's almost double of what medical school costs on average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennethToronto Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 One thing I don't get about Canadian schools is financial aid apparently doesn't cover the whole cost of attendance? On UofT's website for e.g. they say CoA is ~40K, but the average grant/loan amount is only 18K. Are you expected to come up with 22K every year on your own? Still no comparison to a private US education ofc. On SDN there was this dental student talking about how he'll end up paying $900K-1 mill to finance his education. Granted even on a PCP salary a doctor could pay it down faster/cheaper, but holy crap that's scary. Financial aid isn't expected to cover the entire cost of tuition. Between OSAP(both the interest free $7K portion and any additional amount above that which is considered a grant...typically $5-$6k) / and Bursaries, the average UofT tuition goes down from $18K to $8000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermen85 Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Some US schools give financial aids to foreign students as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
token Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Financial aid isn't expected to cover the entire cost of tuition. Between OSAP(both the interest free $7K portion and any additional amount above that which is considered a grant...typically $5-$6k) / and Bursaries, the average UofT tuition goes down from $18K to $8000. Yeah I just remember mentioning that to a FA person in the states and she was shocked that the full cost wasn't covered here either through the school or federally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Based on this link the COA for dental is $ 93 745 vs $ 64 000 for med. Seems like a pretty big difference to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 64 000 for meds?? which school are you looking at? Some figures for some US schools I was considering was in the 70s and 80s. As I said, NYU is the 'wayne' state of dental schools. But i should note that I don't consider an additional 10k-15k to be "that much more". I was comparing NYU med to NYU dent NYU MED COA is $ 64 003 for 2009- 2010. I see what you mean though if you're comparing dental school to med schools like Wayne State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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