Guest sweetstuff25 Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 does anyone have info regarding the number of students that apply from u of winnipeg to medicine each year...in 2003 only 14 got in, does that mean there were only 30ish applicants? i'm in uofm but if a higher % get in from uofw "premed Program" what am i waiting for, i'll switch anyday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jackiedirks Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 I'm in med1 at U of M (although we just finished our exams- does this mean I'm in med2??) and I went to the U of W for my undergrad. Doing a quick flip through our class directory, I think about 10-12 people in our class attended U of W. I wouldn't switch solely for the numbers, but I did have a great time during my undergrad. I did a biology degree with a focus in microbio at U of W. In my last year, my thesis supervisor only had one other student- a masters candidate- and so I was treated like a grad student. He gave me a lot of responsibility within the lab and had a lot of time for my project. (Where as when I went to the labs at faculty of medicine for a summer job, I was lucky to get 1 hour a week with my supervisor.) I'm not sure if you care about stuff like this- but I'm sure the reference really helped me. Being a student in a smaller faculty lets you be a bit of a "big fish", especially once you are in your upper years. I had a lot of opportunity for jobs and summer work, and a lot of the profs knew me and the other upper-level students. I had a fantastic experience at the U of W, so of course I am a bit biased in my response, but I would recommend the science program to anyone (if that is what you are taking). U of W is known to be a bit alternative- they not huge on beer bashes, formal dances, or fraternities, but they do protest a lot. (I went to most of the EBCs with my friends from U of M- its not like they check your student ID when you buy a ticket). After that glowing review- I have to say that if you work hard enough where you get your undergrad won't matter a whole lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sweetstuff25 Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 yea, i agree with with in many ways. the biggest problem for me, as a uofm student, is that i can't find any prof willing to give me time to gain some experience in research and lab work. i still can't figure out how ppl get all those fancy jobs, i know most of my friends had hook ups through relatives but that doesn't really help me in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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