Advice RE: Application

Started by stan15
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stan15

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Here are my stats for applying to a few medical schools around canada for the upcoming year.

Any advice on what I try should to add or change would be greatly appreciated!

1st MCAT 2005: PS: 9
VR: 6
BS: 11
WS: N

2nd MCAT Jan 2007: PS:10
VR:10
BS:11
WS: O

Undergrad GPA = 3.6

Finishing my graduate degree by april 08 (MSc Medical Microbiology) ..... gpa should be roughly 4.0

Publications: Assisted in research and writting on 5 publications
Presented at 3 national conferences....hopefully add one or two more onto that by the time i graduate, with at least one more publication.

Numerous athletic awards: Club, Provincial, Varsity (well known canadian university)

Currently have a provincial graduate shcolarship and applied for 2 national science graduate scholarships.

Volunteering: Hospital work
Coached rugby team
CIHR synapse mentor program (scholarship mentoring stuff)
Currently doing ER volunteering.

Thanks for reading over.
Feedback will be well received...good or bad people, I have thick skin.
 
You got the 3.6/31 and the obligate clinical experience, so you should be fine as long as you don't limit your apps to, like, 5 places. Apply broadly and you should be fine.