Hi Everyone!
I am currently finishing up my PhD at McMaster in Pharmacology and Physiology. I have a 3.2 GPA and my MCAT scores are 10/11/11. I originally applied for the 2015 intake but my committee screwed me and wouldn't let me finish on time (that is the way of the PhD life haha) so now I am re-applying for the 2016 intake. For the 2015 intake I applied and was accepted into: USyd, Melb, UQ, Griffith, Deakin, and Monash. I suspect that I will get accepted into these again for this year- but now I am faced with the question of which school is the best? USyd and Melb- as great the reputations are... they just don't seem to be financially feasible. With the tuition being over $70,000 and the cost of living being so high- yikes! Putting that aside though- my main priority is RESEARCH. In the future I would like to do a clinical practise and have a research faculty position so as the saying goes "Publish or Perish". I need to go somewhere that has a good reputation for research and possibly some place that has a combined MD/MSc program. I don't mind doing a MSc because the stipend would help supplement the med school tuition and I would be publishing...
Any thoughts guys? In the long run, I suppose I don't care where I end up after med school, either Canada, US, or Australia. Basically whatever will take me haha. I will say that UQ and Griffith seem to be appealing to me but I know there are a lot of hates for UQ.
I am currently finishing up my PhD at McMaster in Pharmacology and Physiology. I have a 3.2 GPA and my MCAT scores are 10/11/11. I originally applied for the 2015 intake but my committee screwed me and wouldn't let me finish on time (that is the way of the PhD life haha) so now I am re-applying for the 2016 intake. For the 2015 intake I applied and was accepted into: USyd, Melb, UQ, Griffith, Deakin, and Monash. I suspect that I will get accepted into these again for this year- but now I am faced with the question of which school is the best? USyd and Melb- as great the reputations are... they just don't seem to be financially feasible. With the tuition being over $70,000 and the cost of living being so high- yikes! Putting that aside though- my main priority is RESEARCH. In the future I would like to do a clinical practise and have a research faculty position so as the saying goes "Publish or Perish". I need to go somewhere that has a good reputation for research and possibly some place that has a combined MD/MSc program. I don't mind doing a MSc because the stipend would help supplement the med school tuition and I would be publishing...
Any thoughts guys? In the long run, I suppose I don't care where I end up after med school, either Canada, US, or Australia. Basically whatever will take me haha. I will say that UQ and Griffith seem to be appealing to me but I know there are a lot of hates for UQ.
