If you could go back in time..

[VeronicaK]

If you could back in time to your high school graduation day, what would you do differently? Would you go to a different school? Different program? Different/more EC's? Let's share

[ellorie]

Honestly, I don't think I would do anything differently.

 

Maybe I would have done psychology instead of physiology for my second major. But I enjoyed my degree and the ECs that I did.

[shady]

I was accepted to Mac Health Sci and instead chose to do my undergrad at UofT. I did my high school outside of Canada, and had no idea what the Mac Health Sci program was. If I could go back in time, I might pick health sci so I have a better chance of getting into med school after 3rd year (instead of the 4 years of undergrad it took me)

[theroadtorads]

I was accepted to Mac Health Sci and instead chose to do my undergrad at UofT. I did my high school outside of Canada, and had no idea what the Mac Health Sci program was. If I could go back in time, I might pick health sci so I have a better chance of getting into med school after 3rd year (instead of the 4 years of undergrad it took me)

 

+1 I too was accepted to health sci but decided to go elsewhere. I got in after 3rd year, but could've done so with much less effort (and therefore more time to have fun!) if I had done health sci.

[NLengr]

Never would have done medicine.

[Hanmari]

Would've started buying lottery tickets religiously starting the day I turned 18

[Exocytosis]

Warn them about Fukushima.

[bloh]

Would have gone into nursing. Such an awesome job.

[EuclidsGeometry]

Warn myself of the hard work ahead and possibly to change careers.

[aaronjw]

Would have gone into nursing. Such an awesome job.

 

bit surprised to read this from you lol

[goleafsgochris]

Would not have gone to U of T for undergrad. Would choose Mac Health Sci or Western/Queens. I got into med school but it could have been less difficult.

 

Would still have gone to Mac for med school.

 

Might have done derm research in u-grad/early med school and just gunned for it. I like neuro, but I would take derm/opthal over it if enterance was less insane.

[dr-m-s]

Would not have gone to U of T for undergrad. Would choose Mac Health Sci or Western/Queens. I got into med school but it could have been less difficult.

 

Would still have gone to Mac for med school.

 

Might have done derm research in u-grad/early med school and just gunned for it. I like neuro, but I would take derm/opthal over it if enterance was less insane.

 

wait...to get in specific residency prgrams after med-school, even your undergrad research counts?

So, if you are interested in a specialty, the research you did in undergrad should be reflective of that?

(btw...im not even in med school yet...just a seriously aspiring person )

[NLengr]

wait...to get in specific residency prgrams after med-school, even your undergrad research counts?

So, if you are interested in a specialty, the research you did in undergrad should be reflective of that?

(btw...im not even in med school yet...just a seriously aspiring person )

 

Not really. Plus research is a small part of a much larger equation in CaRMS.

[ralk]

wait...to get in specific residency prgrams after med-school, even your undergrad research counts?

So, if you are interested in a specialty, the research you did in undergrad should be reflective of that?

(btw...im not even in med school yet...just a seriously aspiring person )

 

Some programs won't even consider research done before med school.

[hexonu]

Would have gone into nursing. Such an awesome job.

 

Who paged you at 3 a.m this time?

[SmokedSalmon]

Never would have done medicine.

 

NLengr: did you have other dreams?

Did you enjoy engineering in terms of undergrad?

[NLengr]

NLengr: did you have other dreams?

Did you enjoy engineering in terms of undergrad?

 

Engineering was a great undergrad. It was a good job too, when I look back on it.

[fugacity]

Engineering was a great undergrad. It was a good job too, when I look back on it.

 

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