I need some guidance - please!

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I am graduating from high school this year. I am still unsure what to do with my life - whether or not premed is the choice for me. I lived in both Toronto and UBC and am currently living in toronto, having just moved away from vancouver (BC).

1) Would it be better to go to UBC (BSc of Science) or U of Toronto physical and mathematical science(I didn't apply for life-science faculty) ? I've heard that U of Toronto is harder to get a higher GPA. Also: I can take life-science courses even if I'm not in the life-science faculty, right?

2)Is it necessary to have leadership positions for med? I've held a leadership position in a club in high school, but I don't know where I'll get that opportunity at such a large university.

3)How do you get to know your university proffessors better?

4)How does one get into research?

5) Could I possibly do computer science/buisness/not science, while taking reqs for med, and then apply?

 

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I am graduating from high school this year. I am still unsure what to do with my life - whether or not premed is the choice for me. I lived in both Toronto and UBC and am currently living in toronto, having just moved away from vancouver (BC).

1) Would it be better to go to UBC (BSc of Science) or U of Toronto physical and mathematical science(I didn't apply for life-science faculty) ? I've heard that U of Toronto is harder to get a higher GPA. Also: I can take life-science courses even if I'm not in the life-science faculty, right?

2)Is it necessary to have leadership positions for med? I've held a leadership position in a club in high school, but I don't know where I'll get that opportunity at such a large university.

3)How do you get to know your university proffessors better?

4)How does one get into research?

5) Could I possibly do computer science/buisness/not science, while taking reqs for med, and then apply?

1) Most members/regulars are americans - so good luck with this one.
2) Yes - find something whether it be tutoring/organization/work place/research. Canada is different though - who knows what they look for.
3) you wait until your not in giant lecture halls and have an opportunity to get noticed. I met the faculty really well from doing research my junior year.
4) cold email professors tell them you're interest. Try to find a summer research program and then join the big dogs your junior year conducting while in class. Sophomore year may be too early - plus you wont want to do more than 1-2 years of it.
5) In the US we're currently going through this lame culture shift that is pushing for irrelevant things, such as tbl/pbl/major diversity etc. that will "improve" the doctors the schools pump out (next step will be to require a perfect distribution of heights/hair styles). But who knows what canada thinks about this. In the US you'd be fine.

 

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Thanks, anybody else know about question 1?