Everlast Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Quick question regarding tuition, probably could be best answered by a current U of C Med student. It says in the application manual that tuition ~15000, but is this per semester or per year? Since U of C continues through the summer, is there any extra "summer fees"? What did you pay for books (was the ~500 estimate accurate?)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm88 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 I'm also curious, RedBooks list total first year cost as almost 20k! That's a little bit more than the advertised 14.6K.... http://redbooks.sus.mcgill.ca/index.php/University_of_Calgary_Medicine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobs Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 I'm a first year student... Tuition is $15,400 per year, split into two payments - $7700 for fall semester due in September and $7700 for winter semester, due in January. There are no extra summer fees Books are optional. There are no required texts, and sometimes no specific recommended texts, depending on the course. I personally don't learn well from texts, so I have only bought a few. I've spent maybe $120 on textbooks. I supplement class material with readings on UpToDate.com, and I have Toronto Notes on my computer (which I have opened maybe 3 times - but some of my classmates use it all the time). I've been really happy with the teaching and with my exam results so far, so a lot of texts really aren't a necessity, at least for the stuff we've studied up to this point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrogirl Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 I've probably spent like $300+ on books, but I really like books. You should see my parents' basement, which is full of my books. I buy random math textbooks for fun. I have a problem. But you could probably get by without actually buying any books, if you were so inclined. There are so many resources online, and they podcast almost every lecture, and a lot of people just study from the podcasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 I buy random math textbooks for fun. I have a problem. lol! I used to stop by book sales and pick up all sorts of textbooks. I had to donate most of them when I moved. To the OP: buy only what you'll actually read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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