Canadian Applicant

[LiconC]

Employment Record:

1. Yacht maintenance 400hrs

2. Carpentry, 200hrs

3. Treeplanting, 1000hrs

4. First Aid Attendant, 100hrs


Awards: (unlabelled for identity protection reasons)

1. highschool academic achievement, $1’200

2. university academic achievement, $1000

3. scholarship to study philosophy in China $2’500

4. award for leadership, $5’000

5. award for disability rights, $2’000


Leadership Roles:

1. Leadership diploma, 400hrs

2. President of a disability rights student group, 200hrs


Volunteer Work:

1. Stroke Research, 200hrs

2. Disability rights group, 200hrs

3. Farm/ rural education summer camp, 100hrs


Diversity of Experience:

(Activities that have defined you, verifiable hours, commitment)

1. Around the world travel, 6’500hrs (?)

2. Learning mandarin, 250hrs

3. Ultramarathon Running

5. Treeplanting

6. Exchange to Quebec for 3 months

7. Shadowing various specialties (psychiatry, GP, ER, neuro) 100hrs

8. Honors Thesis (honours degree in philosophy) on biomedical ethics

MCAT and cGPA:
cGPA is 3.79
MCAT is 510, 125/125/130/130

To who ever is reading: Thank you very much for your time and energy. It is greatly appreciated.

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[gyngyn]

Are you applying US?
If so, Buy MSAR. Identify the schools that consider Canadians.
Eliminate those that matriculated 3 or less.
Eliminate the mission-based schools where you don't fit the mission.
Identify those where your stats are at or above the median.
Apply to them.

 

[LiconC]

Are you applying US?
If so, Buy MSAR. Identify the schools that consider Canadians.
Eliminate those that matriculated 3 or less.
Eliminate the mission-based schools where you don't fit the mission.
Identify those where your stats are at or above the median.
Apply to them.

Thank you for your comment, however I plan to only apply to Canadian universities.

 

[gyngyn]

Thank you for your comment, however I plan to only apply to Canadian universities.

Relatively few of us have any experience with that process...

 

[pms_testosterone]

Province(s) of residence?

 

[LiconC]

Province(s) of residence?

Province of residence is Alberta.

UAlberta and U of C are my first choices based on their admission requirements that favour in-province applicants, and also because I like AB. However, like many applicants, I am open to anywhere that will take me. All Canadian schools are good schools.

 

[pms_testosterone]

Yes, most of your efforts should be directed at the Alberta schools. Your chances at both are good!

Your GPA and CARS make you a weak (but not hopeless) applicant elsewhere, but I would recommend reading this document and applying anywhere where you meet minimum admissions standards:

https://afmc.ca/pdf/AdmissionRequirementsfor2015_en.pdf

If you are unfortunately unsuccessful in your first year of applications, you might consider re-taking the MCAT aiming for 128+ CARS

EDIT: this document is a few years old - the updated one costs money - so verify admissions requirements and MCAT cutoffs on each program's site, of course

If you have questions about a specific program, it may help to ask on Premed101, much as that site scares me

 

[AVSS HDS CSM]

There is a Canadian pre-med forum called premed101. I'm not endorsing it, but check it out and see if it helps. Good luck!

 

[LiconC]

If you are unfortunately unsuccessful in your first year of applications, you might consider re-taking the MCAT aiming for 128+ CARS

Thank you very much for your response. I believe I may have listed by MCAT scores in an improper order. My CARS score was 130. Anyways, thank you for your time.