Brief Profile:
2 years Research (one paper to be submitted) President of Campus Science Society Frosh Week Coordinator Member of Varsity Rugby team President of University Rugby Club Captain of High School Rugby team Volunteered in Hospital Meal Assistance Program Volunteered at CNIB for an entire summer working with visually impaired kids A bunch of academic awards
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2000
Undergraduate college: University of King's College
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 522
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 131,
C/P 130,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.75
Science GPA: 3.80
Summary of Application Experience
Due to the more than significant bias against Out of Province appplicants at most med schools in Canada, and the fact Ottawa and Mac's selection procedures seemed random, I chose only to apply to three in Ontario schools - Queen's, Western and U of T. I was quite unimpressed with U of T's attitude and organization. . . wasn't too upset when I didn't get an interview. Interviewed at Queen's and Western - both schools impressed me, but was a little worried about the layout of the Queen's curriculum (clerkship electives at the END of 4th year) and the small size of the Queen's Patient base. Was accepted by Western and I was ecstatic about it!
Applying to med school is a stressful process. But so is med school - you need to learn how to be able to relax and let things happen, once you've done the necessary groundwork. And it's definitely worth it, though there will be times you don't think so when your debt statements reach the tens of thousands and the work piles up. There's also a certain amount of randomness/luck/bs to applying so if you don't succeed the first time DON'T give up - it might just have been a case of getting a wierd interviewer or essay evaluator and not a testament to your worth as an applicant.
Good Luck and hopefully I'll see you on rounds!
Applied, Rejected
University of Toronto
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
Took the longest time to get back to me. Disorganized.
User #203 took the old MCAT and scored a 38 which is in the 99th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 522 on the updated scale which is in the 99th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #203’s section scores as follows:
User #203 scored a 14 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 131 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #203 scored a 13 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 130 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #203 scored a 11 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
