Hey wondering if there anyone out there who can recommend what courses I should take while in kin to get to meet school. Should I take bio physics chem? Some people say that bio is covered in anatomy or another course and it's pointless. Basically any info you can give me would be great and if any one took this route to med school who would like to give me some of their thoughts and wisdom! Thanks !



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Sigh. Talk to your academic adviser.

Look up the requirements for the med schools you're interested in, as well as the material covered on the MCAT, and make your decisions from there. It's not hard. You don't even need to see an academic advisor, this can easily be solved yourself by taking the time to do your research.

Most medicals schools want you to do both Organic Chemistry 20a3 and 20b3 twice each. The second time has to be blindfolded though. They also want a 13.0 GPA if your school is on a 12.0 GPA scale like McMaster. You should be able to bench press over 300 pounds. Win 4 Super Bowls, a World Cup and several MLB World Series all blindfolded and you should be a fairly competitive applicant.

first year you get 5 electives in kin. id suggest taking chem 1a03, and 1aa3 in first year. worry about the other med school prereqs in future years/summer. most important thing is to do your best to get as high a gpa u can since every year counts for most med schools in north america.

Originally Posted by GeorgeLucas

Sigh. Talk to your academic adviser.

This wave of students at Mac seem to be getting less resourceful by the second...

the reason i posted this was there was a previous post made in 2008 and everyone seemed helpful. Seeing that it was little while ago I thought i might as well post again. I have done many hours researching med school requirement and know the general idea. However thought that if there was people who have gone through this might have some secrets (like taking bio is pointless because anatomy covers most of it) it be worth posting again. Thanks for discouraging me as a potential mac student... Thought this was going to be a community of helpful students wanting to lead a hand to others. I don't think we are getting less resourceful, I think people are getting more mean and don't want to help. If you have nothing to help me don't bother posting...

Originally Posted by leavealegacy

the reason i posted this was there was a previous post made in 2008 and everyone seemed helpful. Seeing that it was little while ago I thought i might as well post again. I have done many hours researching med school requirement and know the general idea. However thought that if there was people who have gone through this might have some secrets (like taking bio is pointless because anatomy covers most of it) it be worth posting again. Thanks for discouraging me as a potential mac student... Thought this was going to be a community of helpful students wanting to lead a hand to others. I don't think we are getting less resourceful, I think people are getting more mean and don't want to help. If you have nothing to help me don't bother posting...

i agree with you. its just a few active users who are consistently posting disparaging comments in threads. most people know they should see an academic adviser (if possible) but would still like some advice online or to see if somebody else has gone through a similar situation.

i bet you've probably already looked at this link before but just in case,

http://www.oxfordseminars.ca /MCAT/mcat_profiles.php

this is a fair source to start with. gives you a general idea of which medical schools there are in canada, the minimum MCAT and GPA scores, as well as tuition costs and admission numbers.

i would give you better advice however i am not in the same field. if its any help my brother finished an hnrs life science degree at mac and then a kin degree at york to attempt to enter a canadian medical school, from what he says he wouldve prefered to have done kin in the first place, hes told me before an mcat score of 33+ is good for most canadian schools. like silver has posted above, the most important thing is your GPA, after completing his kin degree at york he received an interview at 2 different schools(including mcmaster!) and is starting medical school in the fall.

goodluck and dont let a few users bring you down, mcmaster is a welcoming school with generally friendly people.

Thank you Jitnikovi, my faith is restored some what. That is very good information about your brother and makes me more confident in my decision with mac kin. One of my teachers mentioned the kin is a very good route to med school and that he had friend that who are doctors who wished they had done kin in the first place. Mind you he went to school a very long time ago so it is nice to hear your brother's story to reassure that. The website I have not see so thank you very much! and congrats to your brother! This is the advise I am looking for