medtech Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 For anyone who interviewed at both schools or applied to both schools, what's your first choice Please no flame wars. These schools might do things differently but both programs are high caliber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larrivee Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I'll tell you after my U of A interview on the 20th. But U of C did a sweet job and seems like an awesome place to go, we'll see if U of A can out-compete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erk Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 There's also this poll: http://www.premed101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48695 in the U of A forum. Even had I got my interview at U of A, I would choose U of C... mainly because my wife and I have settled in to Calgary really well and I don't want to move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I'm still sticking by the post I made in the UofA thread. I wish there was an "Undecided until I check out the schools on interview day" option, because that's the one I would select. UofC did an excellent job selling their school/program, so I'm excited to see what UofA will be like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceWine Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 didn't apply to u of C (OOP cutoff is ridiculous). but i'd prefer U of C over u of A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurknomore Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 My main concern is the 3 year program and whether I'd have enough time to select the right specialty. I know there's mixed opinions about this but I've spoken to several current U of C students and they've all said that they felt a bit rushed. Basically if you know what specialty you want off the bat, then U of C is the way to go. However, if you would like some time in the summer to shadow and get a real feel for the various specialties, you will be better off at U of A. The problem w/ me is that there's like 15 specialties that interest me, and I don't think I'll have enough time to explore them all at U of C. I do like the school and the atmosphere there, but U of A just feels right for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I am pretty sure I know what specialty I want, and I like U of C's more innovative approach to the pre clerkship curriculum, so if I wind up choosing between those two, I will most likely choose Calgary, bearing in mind that I haven't seen U of A yet, but I have seen Calgary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larrivee Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 This may be a biased poll since it is in the Calgary forum. In the same poll but in Alberta's forum Alberta is favored... Afterall, if people favor U of C they may only apply to U of C and only view the U of C forum on Premed101, same goes for those favoring Alberta... I bet this would yield more accurate results if it went in general discussions rather than in a school specific forum. Not that it really matters anyways I guess... -Obsessing over May 13th- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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