loren93 Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Hello, I'm studying science at an english Cégep in Montréal. I'm Dominican, I came to live here a year and a half ago, so I didn't do my high school here. I had to do some pre-requisites before going into cégep. So I'm 19 and this is my second semester. I got my R-score and it was 29.228, pretty low. I almost failed calculus I (62), because our teacher got sick and the sub came in super late and we lost a lot of time, and at the end we had to learn everything super fast. So no matter how hard I tried I didn't understand anything. So my R-score in cal was 23, that brought my global CRC down because in everything else I'm doing quite well (not so much in physics, 75). Everybody tells me after the first semester it is super hard to improve your R-score and because I didn't do my high school here it's even harder because they don't have any reference. This semester I have better teachers. I think I'm more adapted and it's easier for me now. So, I think I will do a LOT better than last semester. So what are my chances of improving my R-score? and if I do, what are my chances of getting into pre-med (Mcgill)?. Thank you so much! Ps. I do a lot of volunteering too. I volunteered in a hospital last year, in an NGO as well. I am also doing an internship with an NGO abroad (Peru), for the whole summer. Back in the Dominican Republic I went on a mission and did a LOT of volunteering. I'm also French so Dominican-french. That meaning that I'm trilingual. I'm trying to give you a little bit of background so you can give me some good advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Assuming you are not Canadian, are you a permanent resident of Canada? I am asking as I think you need to be Canadian or a permanent resident, but am not sure. In any event, is it your intention to do undergraduate studies if you cannot get in from Cegep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loren93 Posted February 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Yes I'm a permanent resident. Yeah, of course, if I don't get in I will do a bachelor first. But I just want to know what my possibilities are at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 try your best to bring up your R score, at the end of cegep if you can't get into med, it will still help you get into a wider variety of university programs. The most important thing is that you learn from your mistakes, work out the kinks, so that if you have to do undergrad studies, you can attack them at the top of your game and apply to med in the university category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loren93 Posted February 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 But what I want to know is if it's true that it is really hard to bring up your R-score after your first semester and if me being Dominican and not doing my high school here really affects my results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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