diamondintherough 0 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Year 1: 2.0 Year 2: 3.0 Year 3: 3.95 Year 4: 4.0 Year 5: 3.98 My MCAT and Non-academics are fine - GPA is the main concern with my entire application. Any further suggestions on improvement? Would I be better off with USMD/USDO? How many schools in Canada would I be competitive for ONLY considering GPA requirements? Thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edict 674 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Year 1: 2.0 Year 2: 3.0 Year 3: 3.95 Year 4: 4.0 Year 5: 3.98 My MCAT and Non-academics are fine - GPA is the main concern with my entire application. Any further suggestions on improvement? Would I be better off with USMD/USDO? How many schools in Canada would I be competitive for ONLY considering GPA requirements? Thank you Western, Queens, Ottawa At Ottawa only your last 3 years are counted so you will have a very outstanding GPA and it is weighted towards your last year so somewhere around a 3.98 or 3.99. Western takes your best 2 years and Queens last 2 years and you will do very good there. https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/admission/after3years_MD.pdf for Western I wouldn't even consider US at this point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
diamondintherough 0 Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Western, Queens, Ottawa At Ottawa only your last 3 years are counted so you will have a very outstanding GPA and it is weighted towards your last year so somewhere around a 3.98 or 3.99. Western takes your best 2 years and Queens last 2 years and you will do very good there. https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/admission/after3years_MD.pdf for Western I wouldn't even consider US at this point. Appreciate the post, so are those schools all I have a decent shot at? Wouldn't it be reasonable to apply USMD/USDO as well as Western/Queens/Ottawa to include other options as well as reasonable back ups (USDO), for AMCAS I have a 2.6, 3.2, 4.0, 4.0, 4.0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edict 674 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Appreciate the post, so are those schools all I have a decent shot at? Wouldn't it be reasonable to apply USMD/USDO as well as Western/Queens/Ottawa to include other options as well as reasonable back ups (USDO), for AMCAS I have a 2.6, 3.2, 4.0, 4.0, 4.0 Yeah, I think its definitely reasonable to apply broadly. I take what I said back earlier about not considering the US. I would fully consider the US and apply. I meant it more in the way of you really have a good chance here in Canada esp because your weighted GPA is going to be very high at these schools. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
diamondintherough 0 Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Yeah, I think its definitely reasonable to apply broadly. I take what I said back earlier about not considering the US. I would fully consider the US and apply. I meant it more in the way of you really have a good chance here in Canada esp because your weighted GPA is going to be very high at these schools. Would you recommend a sixth year maybe? as applications are going on. Also, after all said and done, do I still have a chance at M.D. admissions? a reasonable chance? (sorry I need something to make me feel a bit better) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notyetapharmd 7 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Are you a resident of Ontario? Best chances are there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
guitarcoffee 6 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Year 1: 2.0 Year 2: 3.0 Year 3: 3.95 Year 4: 4.0 Year 5: 3.98 My MCAT and Non-academics are fine - GPA is the main concern with my entire application. Any further suggestions on improvement? Would I be better off with USMD/USDO? How many schools in Canada would I be competitive for ONLY considering GPA requirements? Thank you Look at how different schools will calculate an adjusted GPA - it may be favourable for your circumstances: For example, here is how UofT does it: http://www.md.utoronto.ca/gpa-and-gpa-weighting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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