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[Shay-]

Hi !

I'm a Montrealer and I just finished 2 years of Cegep in Health Sciences at Marianopolis so I basically have my pre-requisites for med school. However, I did not do good so I have no choice but to do undergrad. I'll be doing my UG in Civil Engineering at Concordia (it's my back up plan). I plan on attending med school after my UG in either U.S or Canada. I'll hopefully be doing my MCAT this summer. So here are my questions:

1. Will U.S Med schools look at my Cegep grades? If so, should I redo them ?
2. Should I do the MCAT since it isn't requires for Quebec Universities ?
3. Do I have a better chance in Quebec? Canada? or U.S ?

Thanks !

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[trev5150]

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[Goro]

International applicants to US med schools need to be Harvard/Stanford class applicants.

 

[gyngyn]

1. What is your AMCAS gpa (or AACOMAS)? Nobody here is familiar with Cegep.
2. The MCAT is required here. The median for successful internationals is the 92nd percentile (about a 514).
3. It depends on your personal qualities, accomplishments, MCAT and gpa.

 

[Shay-]

1. What is your AMCAS gpa (or AACOMAS)? Nobody here is familiar with Cegep.
2. The MCAT is required here. The median for successful internationals is the 92nd percentile (about a 514).
3. It depends on your personal qualities, accomplishments, MCAT and gpa.

Cegep is basically doing all the requirement for med schools. So it's Bio 1/2, Chem 1/2, Organic 1, Humanities (2 years), Physics (Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Waves Optics and Modern Physics), English (2 years), French (1 year) and such. After Cegep we enter University (at 19 y/o)
So my AMCA gpa is 3.3 (I had a disorder during these two years and it affected my grades strongly. I wasn't treated for it until a few months ago). Should I retake them ? Thanks for letting me know about the MCAT score
When it comes to experience is it necessary to shadow a physician ? It isn't allowed in Canada so the only thing closest to it is volunteering at a hospital.

 

[trev5150]

International applicants to US med schools need to be Harvard/Stanford class applicants.

H1B

 

[Goro]

umm, your point?

H1B

 

[gyngyn]

H1B

This is a preferred work visa. It has little to do with the medical school application.
International students have an F1 visa.

 

[gyngyn]

Cegep is basically doing all the requirement for med schools. So it's Bio 1/2, Chem 1/2, Organic 1, Humanities (2 years), Physics (Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Waves Optics and Modern Physics), English (2 years), French (1 year) and such. After Cegep we enter University (at 19 y/o)
So my AMCA gpa is 3.3 (I had a disorder during these two years and it affected my grades strongly. I wasn't treated for it until a few months ago). Should I retake them ? Thanks for letting me know about the MCAT score
When it comes to experience is it necessary to shadow a physician ? It isn't allowed in Canada so the only thing closest to it is volunteering at a hospital.

The mean gpa for an international matriculant is 3.77, SD is 0.21.
Retaken classes will merely be averaged into the total.
A strong trend is still a factor, though.