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Hello!
I'm new to the forums, although I have lurked for quite a long time. I have done some research and found it very hard to find someone in the same circumstances as myself.
I am Canadian and have been recently heavily considering medicine as a career path. As a candidate I feel as if I shot myself in the foot. When I was 18, I went to my first university and attended for two years, doing very poorly. I wouldn't know my overall marks, but I am certain I failed multiple classes with very low grades. Looking back at this point in my life I was not mature enough to take my education seriously, but went because my mother wouldn't have it any other way.
When I was 20, I was no longer in attendance at my first school, I probably would have been removed anyway. I had applied and got into an aviation program which would have been my end goal, except that I was very prone to motion sickness and there was nothing I could do to remedy the situation.
I am 22 now, and in attendance at my second university. I had approximately 3 years of school required to complete my undergraduate after transferring the few credits that I had attained, about 2 left now. After my first semester I managed a 4.1 GPA at my new school as at my new university, transferred credits play no part in calculation of cumulative GPA. I also expect that I did well this semester, likely maintaining my GPA, which we shall see when marks are released.
Do I have any chance at getting into a medical school in Canada, or have I screwed myself over? Assuming I have not, what can I do to improve my qualifications to be a good candidate for medical school?
Thanks for all your help
I'm new to the forums, although I have lurked for quite a long time. I have done some research and found it very hard to find someone in the same circumstances as myself.
I am Canadian and have been recently heavily considering medicine as a career path. As a candidate I feel as if I shot myself in the foot. When I was 18, I went to my first university and attended for two years, doing very poorly. I wouldn't know my overall marks, but I am certain I failed multiple classes with very low grades. Looking back at this point in my life I was not mature enough to take my education seriously, but went because my mother wouldn't have it any other way.
When I was 20, I was no longer in attendance at my first school, I probably would have been removed anyway. I had applied and got into an aviation program which would have been my end goal, except that I was very prone to motion sickness and there was nothing I could do to remedy the situation.
I am 22 now, and in attendance at my second university. I had approximately 3 years of school required to complete my undergraduate after transferring the few credits that I had attained, about 2 left now. After my first semester I managed a 4.1 GPA at my new school as at my new university, transferred credits play no part in calculation of cumulative GPA. I also expect that I did well this semester, likely maintaining my GPA, which we shall see when marks are released.
Do I have any chance at getting into a medical school in Canada, or have I screwed myself over? Assuming I have not, what can I do to improve my qualifications to be a good candidate for medical school?
Thanks for all your help
