Guest alsex Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Canadian Citizen 3.0 cGPA in a Specialized Honours BA in Information Technology degree. (York University) MCAT 10/10/10 1 year post undergrad degree for science courses (physics/chem/bio) - 3.6GPA for that year! 2 years of non-stop part time work expirience as a medical research student in Cardiology for University of Toronto, during last 2 years of undergraduate studies in my degree. Is there any chance for any US medical school for someone like me? I do not hold US citizenship I think my main problem is that I was a really bad student in first / second year of univ... (a whole bunch of D+'s and C's... however I did have an A+ in Discrete Mathematical Structures haha! its just that I got really unlucky with my own major that I hate alot!)... and then *suddenly* the 3rd year marks jumped to A's, B+'s! I had a really hard time studyin first 2 years...but oh well gotta pay for that now i guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pyhw Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 I think you'd have a pretty good chance at the mid-range medical schools. The fact that you have a high post undergrad GPA might help, although the you have a rather low cGPA from your undergrad years. The main issue I would have is that US medical schools cost a considerable amount more than Canadian ones. (UofT CN$17,000 vs. average US med school US$45,000). I really don't know if it's worth going to a medical school in the US unless you are going to a TOP-tier medical school, like Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Yale. That, or you just happen to have lots of money sitting in the bank. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alsex Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 i dont think it matters what school u graduate from does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VwDubber Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 I think you'd have a pretty good chance at the mid-range medical schools. The fact that you have a high post undergrad GPA might help, although the you have a rather low cGPA from your undergrad years. The main issue I would have is that US medical schools cost a considerable amount more than Canadian ones. (UofT CN$17,000 vs. average US med school US$45,000). I really don't know if it's worth going to a medical school in the US unless you are going to a TOP-tier medical school, like Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Yale. That, or you just happen to have lots of money sitting in the bank. Good luck!. med school tuition in the US is a lot more expensive compared to Canada but it is not quite $45K on avg. There are very expensive schools like Tufts where it will cost about $45K per yr but for the most part, I would say the avg tuition is roughly $35K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VwDubber Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Canadian Citizen 3.0 cGPA in a Specialized Honours BA in Information Technology degree. (York University) MCAT 10/10/10 1 year post undergrad degree for science courses (physics/chem/bio) - 3.6GPA for that year! 2 years of non-stop part time work expirience as a medical research student in Cardiology for University of Toronto, during last 2 years of undergraduate studies in my degree. Is there any chance for any US medical school for someone like me? I do not hold US citizenship I think my main problem is that I was a really bad student in first / second year of univ... (a whole bunch of D+'s and C's... however I did have an A+ in Discrete Mathematical Structures haha! its just that I got really unlucky with my own major that I hate alot!)... and then *suddenly* the 3rd year marks jumped to A's, B+'s! I had a really hard time studyin first 2 years...but oh well gotta pay for that now i guess! a cGPA of 3.0 is on the low end and will put you at a disadvantage especially since you don't have any citizenship status in the US. It's worth a shot applying but remember to apply as early as possible. G'luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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