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Old 10-22-2011 at 09:53 PM   #1
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Transferring into Life Sciences
hi i am currently in my first year at western. I am in the biomed program and want to switch into Life Sciences for second year at mac. If i get transfer credits are they used to calculate my average for admission into the second year life science programs? I really don't know how this works so any information would be helpful thanks
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ooooooooooooooooooooo why are you transfering?
Old 10-22-2011 at 10:51 PM   #3
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Seems kinda rare to transfer from a specialized program to a general program like life sci.
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ooooooooooooooooooooo why are you transfering?
im transferring because its a lot closer to home therefore i can commute and save money. i have 2 siblings attending university as well next year so i need to save all the money i can. I don't really mind going to McMaster it was my first choice originally, looking back now i don't know why i choose western. lol
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Seems kinda rare to transfer from a specialized program to a general program like life sci.
It's not specialized first year, your not actually in biomed until second year. First year is just general science courses same as first year life science.

If i were to transfer i'd want to apply to a specific program in life science like honors molecular bio or honors bio.
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It's not specialized first year, your not actually in biomed until second year. First year is just general science courses same as first year life science.

If i were to transfer i'd want to apply to a specific program in life science like honors molecular bio or honors bio.
Honours molecular bio or Honours bio doesn't fall under life science though. As for your original question. I had a roommate last year who transferred from UofT. I don't think they count =/. Only for credits though
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Honours molecular bio or Honours bio doesn't fall under life science though. As for your original question. I had a roommate last year who transferred from UofT. I don't think they count =/. Only for credits though
So I'll get into life sciences for sure as long as i have the appropriate transfer credits? If my marks don't count what do they base my admission on? If i wanted to go into honors life science for second year won't i need a certain gpa? Thanks
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So I'll get into life sciences for sure as long as i have the appropriate transfer credits? If my marks don't count what do they base my admission on? If i wanted to go into honors life science for second year won't i need a certain gpa? Thanks
My roommate who transferred into nursing from physical science had to apply with her highschool grades :s. I'm not sure, you should email the admissions office. Goodluck
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Old 10-23-2011 at 04:29 PM   #11
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wth i just got a reply from mcmaster saying it's really competitive and i need B+ to A marks in every course i am currently taking to be considered. I should be able to get above 80% in most of my courses except calculus which im probably going to get a low 70 in. Does this mean i won't have much of chance? From previous transfers i have contacted they said it was really easy....guess not this year
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you definitely need somewhat decent marks. I know someone who was/still is in engineering at U of T and wasn't doing so great- she tried to transfer to mac bio but didn't get accepted so she had to stay in her program...so i wouldn't slack just in case
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do you think a 78%-80% will be enough. I currently have some personal issues (homesick, depression) that make it really hard to study.
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that should hopefully be enough- but keep in mind that the averages change every year
in terms of acceptance into certain specialized programs in bio, that should be good enough, i have heard that the highest GPA you need is an A- for one program, and the rest are B-B+ range

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im transferring because its a lot closer to home therefore i can commute and save money. i have 2 siblings attending university as well next year so i need to save all the money i can. I don't really mind going to McMaster it was my first choice originally, looking back now i don't know why i choose western. lol
so you didn't realize this before you started school this year?
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