Wizard-22 Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Hey guys, I was fortunate enough to get off the waitlist today at UBC and was also accepted to UWO several weeks ago. I know both are great schools but I don't know which one I should go to. I thought about some of the Pros and Cons but would like to get everyone's opinions Pros UWO - surgery is something that I am interested in and the school has a good surgery program and I know a family friend who works as a prof at the department of surgery - familiar environment; hometown is near London - cheap rent and cost of living - two afternoons off/week - tight student body UBC - really nice city - large numbers of affiliated teaching hospitals - beautiful campus - better/exciting lifestyle? - prestige? Cons UWO - although London is a really nice city, it can't be compared to Vancouver UBC - rent is uber expensive and so is the cost of living - atmosphere - I did not get the same level of warmth or welcome at UBC as I did at UWO during the interview day. Don't know how indicative this is about the student/faculty. I should also add that distance is not really a concern for me. I am not familiar with UBC's curriculum as they don't post a lot on their website so if people can shed some light on this, that would be great. Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SooSk Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Vancouver is one of the best cities in the world and UBC is like the UOT of the west...yet both Western and UBC are very good schools ....I would have personally choose UBC (I wish I was in your position lol) but the decision is yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iicii Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 hahaa...someone who shares my analogy Vancouver is one of the best cities in the world and UBC is like the UOT of the west...yet both Western and UBC are very good schools ....I would have personally choose UBC (I wish I was in your position lol) but the decision is yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC5 Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 man, I went to UBC for Ice Bowl. The campus is just so isolated from everything else and it seems like a commuter school to me. Given what you've written I'd choose UWO in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnesium Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 UBC is still an honours-pass-fail system isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeX- Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 UBC is still an honours-pass-fail system isn't it? Yes. 10char Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharmingHedgehog Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 If UBC is like UT of the west, then the downside probably comes with it too? e.g. faculty very focused on profs and research, and less on student experience and so on. Having been to UT and UWO, I'd pick UWO in a heart beat. I went to UT for a professional program that's not medicine, so maybe faculty of medicine is different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 UBC. Both schools will give you an excellent education and give you an equal chance of matching to any residency. So it comes down to cities and where you wanna live. Personally, Vancouver is miles and miles ahead of London in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMarauder Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 I too consider UBC much like UofT. Having done research at UWO for a year, there's a great community of students, and this community can be seen in the medical program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 If UBC is like UT of the west, then the downside probably comes with it too? e.g. faculty very focused on profs and research, and less on student experience and so on. Having been to UT and UWO, I'd pick UWO in a heart beat. I went to UT for a professional program that's not medicine, so maybe faculty of medicine is different? Med schools aren't really like undergrad programs. From what I've heard, no matter where you go in Canada the faculty of med cares about its students very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard-22 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Hey guys, thanks everyone for their inputs. It was a really tough decision (coudn't sleep for several nights) but I decided to go to UWO! Best of luck to everyone! _____________________ Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Class of 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigM Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Great decision! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backtracedit Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Hey guys, thanks everyone for their inputs. It was a really tough decision (coudn't sleep for several nights) but I decided to go to UWO! Best of luck to everyone! _____________________ Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Class of 2015 You made the right decision. Sweet signature btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharmingHedgehog Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Med schools aren't really like undergrad programs. From what I've heard, no matter where you go in Canada the faculty of med cares about its students very much. I went to a professional faculty (pharmacy) at UT. The contrast between how much UWO and UT cared about its students was astounding. Most profs were very good, but the university as a whole (because no matter what, the faculty is in the university), especially the upper faculty admin, ie the deans, didn't make it feel like they valued the students. Obviously I wasn't in med, so I can't speak to any differences there maybe. Just putting in my two cents having came from a professional faculty of a large university Great choice, Wizard!! =) See you in September! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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