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I'm a 26 year old graduate student from Quebec. During my undergrad years, I managed to get relatively good grades at a ****-tier university, meaning that my A- average translates to a 3.3/4.0 GPA. I then sat the MCAT, and got 10VR-11PS-13BS, which I understand is slightly above average. Some time after that I undertook a master's degree where I managed to get a GPA of 4.0.
Medical schools in Quebec are not made for graduate applicants. I managed to limbo under the grade cutoff this year at one of them on account of that particular school being the only one in the province to recognize the existence of graduate studies, only to be rejected during the CV review, seeing as I've basically done nothing except study, and work to pay for my education my entire life. There were 8 slots open for people with graduate degrees for the entire province, and apparently I was set up against returning professors and other people who understandably have much more interesting things on their CV than a 26 year old grad student that's worked for the army.
Getting into med school in Quebec would basically require me to undertake another undergraduate degree, which is in my eyes a total waste of time and money, and is thus not a viable approach to take. Last year, I applied to SGU, and got in. Seeing as I hadn't completed my master's at the time, I manages to have my application deferred another year.
The problem with my current situation is that A) I don't think I really understand the ramifications of graduating as a student of SGU in order to come back to practice in Canada. Will I be considered an IMG? Or will I be able to apply to CaRMS right away? I have complete faith in my ability to achieve outstanding grades at SGU, so I don't think that aspect will be much of a problem. B) The other facet of the problem is that my family is broke. I myself have amassed around 100k in liquidities, but other than that any possible cosigner I have has basically zero assets. I understand I am looking at about 300k in total costs for SGU, and even if I do manage to get scholarships and bursaries that's pretty steep for someone without valid cosigners.
Basically, I'm posting this thread in order to get some feedback on my future course of action. Should I go to SGU? Should I try my luck next year somewhere else in Canada (and be stuck as an out-of-province applicant everywhere?)? Should I try for a lower-tier US med school (in order to solve any IMG-related problems that would arise from the carribean approach)? Should I do something else?
I know a lot of you have an absurdly large amount of knowledge about these issues, and I would appreciate your feedback.
Medical schools in Quebec are not made for graduate applicants. I managed to limbo under the grade cutoff this year at one of them on account of that particular school being the only one in the province to recognize the existence of graduate studies, only to be rejected during the CV review, seeing as I've basically done nothing except study, and work to pay for my education my entire life. There were 8 slots open for people with graduate degrees for the entire province, and apparently I was set up against returning professors and other people who understandably have much more interesting things on their CV than a 26 year old grad student that's worked for the army.
Getting into med school in Quebec would basically require me to undertake another undergraduate degree, which is in my eyes a total waste of time and money, and is thus not a viable approach to take. Last year, I applied to SGU, and got in. Seeing as I hadn't completed my master's at the time, I manages to have my application deferred another year.
The problem with my current situation is that A) I don't think I really understand the ramifications of graduating as a student of SGU in order to come back to practice in Canada. Will I be considered an IMG? Or will I be able to apply to CaRMS right away? I have complete faith in my ability to achieve outstanding grades at SGU, so I don't think that aspect will be much of a problem. B) The other facet of the problem is that my family is broke. I myself have amassed around 100k in liquidities, but other than that any possible cosigner I have has basically zero assets. I understand I am looking at about 300k in total costs for SGU, and even if I do manage to get scholarships and bursaries that's pretty steep for someone without valid cosigners.
Basically, I'm posting this thread in order to get some feedback on my future course of action. Should I go to SGU? Should I try my luck next year somewhere else in Canada (and be stuck as an out-of-province applicant everywhere?)? Should I try for a lower-tier US med school (in order to solve any IMG-related problems that would arise from the carribean approach)? Should I do something else?
I know a lot of you have an absurdly large amount of knowledge about these issues, and I would appreciate your feedback.
