endoplasmic Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 hi i will be taking 5 years (graduating year 2012-2013) to complete my 4 years honors program in canada since i switched majors in year number 3 and was wondering what schools i should be considering (if any). GPA: year 1: 3.11 year 2: 3.42 year 3: 3.55 year 4 3.94 i am fairly confident that i will be getting greater than 3.94 in my final year of the program so i think any schools that uses the wGPA scaling will be advantages to me. i will be taking the MCAT this summer and hoping to get around 33+ and my extra curricular are only average i think. i volunteer at a couple of places throughout my latter years of university but kept a part time job during school and summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nychila Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 hi i will be taking 5 years (graduating year 2012-2013) to complete my 4 years honors program in canada since i switched majors in year number 3 and was wondering what schools i should be considering (if any). GPA: year 1: 3.11 year 2: 3.42 year 3: 3.55 year 4 3.94 i am fairly confident that i will be getting greater than 3.94 in my final year of the program so i think any schools that uses the wGPA scaling will be advantages to me. i will be taking the MCAT this summer and hoping to get around 33+ and my extra curricular are only average i think. i volunteer at a couple of places throughout my latter years of university but kept a part time job during school and summer. Upward trend is always good, but they won't see your 5th (coming) year of GPA this application cycle, & with a 3.5 GPA as a Canadian - it's a complete uphill battle my friend. Aim for 35+ on the MCAT. Consider applying next cycle, so they see another near-perfect year (which might well be the deciding factor in your profile). US schools also require (not just prefer) lots of clinical experience and physician shadowing; just some ideas to boost your application if you decide to wait a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidslit Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 I have around a 3.8 cgpa (amcas), 4.0 scgpa( but doing physics this summer) a 32Q, lots of ecs, a summer of clinical research and a full year of volunteering at an endocrinology clinic with direct patient contact. But no shadowing! Just wondering people's thoughts on if I should wait til the end of August when I can include shadowing but will be applying late in the cycle and losing that advantage? Oh.. and I'm a dual citizen so will be applying as an American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slashsev Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 its all about ur mcat now if u do well..a 5th year will do well for canadian schools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.