McMasterHopeful Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 It is a bit of a mystery to me how Mac can get a student through medical school in 3 years, with no science requirements, when most other schools take 4 years and have many pre-req's. I know most students have science degrees and I am only talking about a small sample.... Can you tell me how year one was for you? If you do have a science degree, do you feel your knowledge was helpful or was a large portion of your hard work a waste of time (i.e. zoology?) My experience with psych / bio psych, sociology and philosophy has been amazing and I am glad I went that route. I just hope it does not hurt (much) Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojjanhorse Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 This only answers one of your questions. McMaster has a 3 year program, but there are no breaks in between the years. It's a continuous 3 year long program. UofT for instance, has summer vacations and Mac does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMasterHopeful Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Good point thanks for chiming in. I have not actually looked at the calendars yet to compare. I was under the impression the program was still a bit shorter though. Mostly I am interested in hearing about the first year experience from non-science students, if any of them exist out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w_robin Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 This only answers one of your questions. McMaster has a 3 year program, but there are no breaks in between the years. It's a continuous 3 year long program. UofT for instance, has summer vacations and Mac does not. This is correct. If memory serves me right, McMaster actually has one of the longest clerkship periods in Ontario. Think of it this way... U of T 4 years x 8 months = 36 months 36 months - 3 months (various weeks "off") = 33 months McMaster 2 years and 8 months = 33 months There are regulations in place to ensure everyone has the same amount of credit hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMasterHopeful Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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