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Hi.
I am a canadian premed who will be graduating in 2011...so one more year to go. I applied to many many (30 roughly) med schools last summer. The funny thing is that my biochemistry program is now a 5 year program because i am doing COOP education. so basically, I apply at the end of my 3rd year in UBC, but my actual graduation date is 2011 instead of 2010
Here is my stat
GPA overall 3.86 GPA science 4.0
MCAT 35O. Verbal sucks at 9
I got i would say average plus EC.
I don't know what my recommendation letters are like...but i think they are average.
so I only had 2 interviews this year after 30 applications, and, I am waitlisted for both schools (wayne slu)
I would love to apply again this year..., but, knowing that I wouldn't be able to get better or newer recommendation letters, I don't know really what to do.
What should I do??
Should I just graduate and go find a master program to go into (which means i will have to do GRE and subject tests)?
Should I just delay by another year?
Should I just manage to work in lab for an extra yaer (giving the current economy conditions..i dont' know how that will work out)?
Honestly, I had a few mental breakdown already during my coop time because of med applications.
when I didn't get invite for UBC med, I locked myself in my room for a whole week...i didn't understand why...my ec was average plus and grades were awesome.
I just had another mental breakdown this weekend because one of my friends who had pretty much the same stat (if not lower)as me got in ubc med.
During my coop time, I find out that I really don't like research. It is very cool, but it is terribly slow.
what should i do...
I have given up everything in the last 3 years to go to med. When I say everything, I meant it...i didn't go party...study everyday everynight...aside form my volunteer work and such...I devoted myself on studying to get grades up. I am really shattered...I don't have the energy to live on anymore. I feel like that the purpose in my life is pretty much lost. What i live for and fight for has no meaning anymore.
help me.
what should i do...i don't want it to end now. I want to go to med.
please.
btw, is there some kind of master programs that allow you to get into med very easily after? I heard something along the lines of this for Boston University.
I am a canadian premed who will be graduating in 2011...so one more year to go. I applied to many many (30 roughly) med schools last summer. The funny thing is that my biochemistry program is now a 5 year program because i am doing COOP education. so basically, I apply at the end of my 3rd year in UBC, but my actual graduation date is 2011 instead of 2010
Here is my stat
GPA overall 3.86 GPA science 4.0
MCAT 35O. Verbal sucks at 9
I got i would say average plus EC.
I don't know what my recommendation letters are like...but i think they are average.
so I only had 2 interviews this year after 30 applications, and, I am waitlisted for both schools (wayne slu)
I would love to apply again this year..., but, knowing that I wouldn't be able to get better or newer recommendation letters, I don't know really what to do.
What should I do??
Should I just graduate and go find a master program to go into (which means i will have to do GRE and subject tests)?
Should I just delay by another year?
Should I just manage to work in lab for an extra yaer (giving the current economy conditions..i dont' know how that will work out)?
Honestly, I had a few mental breakdown already during my coop time because of med applications.
when I didn't get invite for UBC med, I locked myself in my room for a whole week...i didn't understand why...my ec was average plus and grades were awesome.
I just had another mental breakdown this weekend because one of my friends who had pretty much the same stat (if not lower)as me got in ubc med.
During my coop time, I find out that I really don't like research. It is very cool, but it is terribly slow.
what should i do...
I have given up everything in the last 3 years to go to med. When I say everything, I meant it...i didn't go party...study everyday everynight...aside form my volunteer work and such...I devoted myself on studying to get grades up. I am really shattered...I don't have the energy to live on anymore. I feel like that the purpose in my life is pretty much lost. What i live for and fight for has no meaning anymore.
help me.
what should i do...i don't want it to end now. I want to go to med.
please.
btw, is there some kind of master programs that allow you to get into med very easily after? I heard something along the lines of this for Boston University.
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