College/University questions

[Autumnday00]

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Hello,
I am a Canadian high school student in my junior year of school. I am interested in pursuing a career in medicine as a doctor. My grades weren't the best for the first two years of hs so I'm making it up now.

I'm wondering when next year as I apply for college, how many years does one usually take for their under-grad before going onto university?

Is it possible to apply for medical school with a college degree only?

 

[_ Aquarius _]

By "college" are you referring to community college?

 

[Thomato]

I'm not entirely sure how the Canadian education system works, but I'm going to assume that it's not vastly different from the United States. This is the simplified, traditional version of becoming a doctor in the US:

1) 4 years of high school
2) 4 years of undergraduate school (AKA college/university)
3) 4 years of medical school
4) X years of residency (varies by specialty)
5) X years of fellowships (if applicable)

 

[AttemptingScholar]

What country are you planning to go to college/med school/practice in? Do you intend to stay in Canada for everything?

 

[Turkishking]

Hello,
I am a Canadian high school student in my junior year of school. I am interested in pursuing a career in medicine as a doctor. My grades weren't the best for the first two years of hs so I'm making it up now.

I'm wondering when next year as I apply for college, how many years does one usually take for their under-grad before going onto university?

Is it possible to apply for medical school with a college degree only?

Undergrad is four years. Then you put your eggs in a basket, and apply to medical school. Before you do that, you need to take the MCAT. If you go to a Uni in Canada, and plan to apply to a U.S. MD school, you better have some top numbers.

 

[Autumnday00]

What country are you planning to go to college/med school/practice in? Do you intend to stay in Canada for everything?

I intend to stay here, yes

 

[Turkishking]

I intend to stay here, yes

Then in that case, you must do extremely well during your time in UG in order to be competitive in the states.

 

[Autumnday00]

By "college" are you referring to community college?

No just regular

 

[AttemptingScholar]

If you aren't going to med school/residency/practice in the States, then it's slightly easier b/c international students need higher stats than those staying in their country.

Here's a helpful link I found detailing requires for different Canadian medical schools. Canadian Medical School Profiles - McGill, UBC, UofT, UWO, UofO,

 

[Autumnday00]

If you aren't going to med school/residency/practice in the States, then it's slightly easier b/c international students need higher stats than those staying in their country.

Here's a helpful link I found detailing requires for different Canadian medical schools. Canadian Medical School Profiles - McGill, UBC, UofT, UWO, UofO,

Thank you.