University of Toronto Application Thread

[lala8867]

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For those who wrote the pcat yesterday, how did you guys find it?

 

[Pharmaniac]

Oops

 

[mochaswirl]

By the way guys, lets not forget this forum is a pre-pharmacy forum...

If any of the current pharmacy students want to talk (or vent) about their program, why don't you guys use the pharmacy student forums?

I personally don't think we should discuss any other pharmacy related issues (regarding current students), and I can assure you that this will NOT, in any way, steer my focus away from my pharmacy application.

From now on, lets just focus on pharmacy application process, pcat cut offs, interviews, etc.

Cheers and good luck everyone 👍

I agree.

It's a little disheartening though, to see that some potential and some current students are so immature. I would've thought that coming from 1-2 years of undergrad and going into a prestigious university for a professional program, people would be a little bit more mature.

I'm sorry if this offends anyone, but there are better ways to deal with faculty related issues than to discuss them on this discussion board.

To be honest, seeing this thread does actually make me reconsider uoft. If I end up being fortunate enough to get accepted at both uoft and waterloo, I might actually consider waterloo over uoft, despite uoft being so much more convenient for me...

 

[Hot Pot]

I agree.

It's a little disheartening though, to see that some potential and some current students are so immature. I would've thought that coming from 1-2 years of undergrad and going into a prestigious university for a professional program, people would be a little bit more mature.

I'm sorry if this offends anyone, but there are better ways to deal with faculty related issues than to discuss them on this discussion board.

To be honest, seeing this thread does actually make me reconsider uoft. If I end up being fortunate enough to get accepted at both uoft and waterloo, I might actually consider waterloo over uoft, despite uoft being so much more convenient for me...

Please don't make such immature comment, you don't know the bug until
you get into the bed.

Do your mature research before you make the final choice.

Personally I like the show of current pharmacy students to scare away some one like you therefore the others would have better chance to get in.

 

[mochaswirl]

Please don't make such immature comment, you don't know the bud until
you get into the bed.

Do your mature research before you make the final choice.

Personally I like the show of current pharmacy students to scare away some one like you therefore the others would have better chance to get in.

Sorry if I've offended you, I did not mean to make judgements about the current students and my comments could have been better worded.

I don't know if you're a current student or not, but you yourself are not demonstrating much maturity either...so please don't make comments directed like that at me or anyone else because that is downright unnecessary and uncalled for...

I do believe that this "pharmaniac" poster is a current student, and I don't know about anyone else, but that long post of videos certainly spells out immaturity to me..

 

[Hot Pot]

Sorry if I've offended you, I did not mean to make judgements about the current students and my comments could have been better worded.

I don't know if you're a current student or not, but you yourself are not demonstrating much maturity either...so please don't make comments directed like that at me or anyone else because that is downright unnecessary and uncalled for...

I do believe that this "pharmaniac" poster is a current student, and I don't know about anyone else, but that long post of videos certainly spells out immaturity to me..

Don't say sorry if you still offended, things are not simples as you though.

Don't make judgments based on performance of one pharmacy student and the rest of pharmacy students would be the same with that shows how immature you are.

Beside you don't know who is Pharmaniac if you know him well enough you would have never saying thing like that.

I wish you could go to UW and tell me when you came back with the different story.

 

[PhArMaCiSt1]

I agree.

It's a little disheartening though, to see that some potential and some current students are so immature. I would've thought that coming from 1-2 years of undergrad and going into a prestigious university for a professional program, people would be a little bit more mature.

I'm sorry if this offends anyone, but there are better ways to deal with faculty related issues than to discuss them on this discussion board.

To be honest, seeing this thread does actually make me reconsider uoft. If I end up being fortunate enough to get accepted at both uoft and waterloo, I might actually consider waterloo over uoft, despite uoft being so much more convenient for me...

I agree with mochaswirl up there. This is a pre-pharmacy forum where pre-pharm students can come and discuss admission related issues. It is not a place to critisize others or discuss the current events at uoft. If you are a current student and have a problem with how the faculty is handling the situation then bring the matter up to them. If don't think you're opinions are being listened to then re-apply to a different school. I'm pretty sure most of you will be facing more difficult choices in life and you should try and handle the situation in a more responsible and mature way.
Despite these circumstances, all of you should be honored to be learning at uni of toronto, it is one of the best universities out there. Besides from reading the previous posts it doesn't seem like any of this cheating situation is going to be affecting you in the future in any way. You will still be getting you degree and no one will even know it happened.
I'm not trying to single anyone by this post, I know that you guys are just really frustrated with how this semester has started out but you really aren't going to be solving any issues on here!

 

[druggeek]

lol @ people caring so much about what people say in this thread... immature or mature.. who cares. its a online forum.


With that being said, my question about being hired in the future.. was cause that will dictate what path I take next year... I'm not going into life sciences if pharmacy is no longer a goal...
So aside from the fact that the GTA/toronto is saturated with pharmacists, how likely will it be to get hired in like... 2017? Given baby boomers retiring and more n more people over 80 years old... which = more pharmacies etc etc

 

[mochaswirl]

lol @ people caring so much about what people say in this thread... immature or mature.. who cares. its a online forum.


With that being said, my question about being hired in the future.. was cause that will dictate what path I take next year... I'm not going into life sciences if pharmacy is no longer a goal...
So aside from the fact that the GTA/toronto is saturated with pharmacists, how likely will it be to get hired in like... 2017? Given baby boomers retiring and more n more people over 80 years old... which = more pharmacies etc etc

I don't know that anyone can give you an absolute answer, but from the way I see it by your logic of baby boomers retiring and that creating a greater need for health care and drugs, the job prospects could really go either way.

On the one hand, with an increase in need for drugs you could have pharmacists playing an even greater role than they do right now and serving as front line health care professionals and taking on responsibilities such as prescribing drugs. I know there has been talk about this in some of the provinces. I was talking to a pharmacist at the pharmacy I worked at and she seemed to think that prospects were good, and that this is where things were heading. For example, she graduated quite a few years ago from pharmacy school and was now having to take courses on diabetes management to further her understanding of how to manage patients with diabetes and their drugs.

On the other hand, the need for more drugs may just push towards a more computerized approach, where things are handled with presumably less error. One example off the top of my head would be the recent push towards drive through pharmacies. This really limits some of the patient-pharmacist interaction, and may push towards less requirements for an actual pharmacist. With the budget cuts that have recently been implemented, this scenario isn't too far fetched.

Again, I don't think anyone can give you a concrete answer and it really is all just speculation. Also, with the budget cuts - that was only Ontario so that's not to say that other provinces won't have good jobs available. So if you are willing to be flexible upon graduation and perhaps explore opportunities outside of Ontario or even outside of Canada that probably increases the prospects.

One more thing to consider is that life sciences is a very broad field and it can open doors to many many many things. So don't limit your decision to go into life sci based on pharmacy job prospects, unless you are really passionate about some other field. With life sci you can obviously go into the professional programs (pharm, med, optometry, dentistry) but you can also go into research, which is something you may find interests you once you are in university. I've had friends graduate from life sci and go into business (i.e. pursue their MBAs), so you would by no means be limiting yourself.

 

[1ive2die]

I will finally make a post that is on topic:

Anyone know if we get any type of confirmation that are transcripts/PCAT scores have been received at U of T or do you have to call and ask? Also do they get annoyed if you call?

 

[helloeveryone]

I will finally make a post that is on topic:

Anyone know if we get any type of confirmation that are transcripts/PCAT scores have been received at U of T or do you have to call and ask? Also do they get annoyed if you call?

I emailed Heide to ask whether they received my transcript... Her response was that "no we haven't got your transcript" and then she said that they usually do NOT confirm transcripts being received because it slows down their processing of application.

She also mentioned that if they were ever missing anything, they would contact you ASAP, so you don't need to worry!

 

[1ive2die]

She also mentioned that if they were ever missing anything, they would contact you ASAP, so you don't need to worry!

Really, I know of someone last year who did not get an interview because her PCAT scores were not received. I think she ended up calling the faculty and getting things straightened out but no one bothered to contact her.

 

[druggeek]

I don't know that anyone can give you an absolute answer, but from the way I see it by your logic of baby boomers retiring and that creating a greater need for health care and drugs, the job prospects could really go either way.

On the one hand, with an increase in need for drugs you could have pharmacists playing an even greater role than they do right now and serving as front line health care professionals and taking on responsibilities such as prescribing drugs. I know there has been talk about this in some of the provinces. I was talking to a pharmacist at the pharmacy I worked at and she seemed to think that prospects were good, and that this is where things were heading. For example, she graduated quite a few years ago from pharmacy school and was now having to take courses on diabetes management to further her understanding of how to manage patients with diabetes and their drugs.

On the other hand, the need for more drugs may just push towards a more computerized approach, where things are handled with presumably less error. One example off the top of my head would be the recent push towards drive through pharmacies. This really limits some of the patient-pharmacist interaction, and may push towards less requirements for an actual pharmacist. With the budget cuts that have recently been implemented, this scenario isn't too far fetched.

Again, I don't think anyone can give you a concrete answer and it really is all just speculation. Also, with the budget cuts - that was only Ontario so that's not to say that other provinces won't have good jobs available. So if you are willing to be flexible upon graduation and perhaps explore opportunities outside of Ontario or even outside of Canada that probably increases the prospects.

One more thing to consider is that life sciences is a very broad field and it can open doors to many many many things. So don't limit your decision to go into life sci based on pharmacy job prospects, unless you are really passionate about some other field. With life sci you can obviously go into the professional programs (pharm, med, optometry, dentistry) but you can also go into research, which is something you may find interests you once you are in university. I've had friends graduate from life sci and go into business (i.e. pursue their MBAs), so you would by no means be limiting yourself.

Ya I see what youre saying.
I'm just really interested in pharmacy... and on top of that the starting salary seperates it from other jobs for me...

 

[helloeveryone]

Really, I know of someone last year who did not get an interview because her PCAT scores were not received. I think she ended up calling the faculty and getting things straightened out but no one bothered to contact her.

Oh that's unfortunate :/

Maybe we should start bugging them to tell us whether they've received our stuff or not. I know Waterloo always emails you to tell you they got your things, why can't UofT do the same?

 

[pharmacy0]

I guess we would be slowing things down if EVERYONE decided to follow up with U of T.. but when I asked them about high school transcripts a month back they said "no news is good news" .. but that doesn't make sense to me because "no news" could mean they didn't receive anything!

As for the PCAT.. I hate standardized tests, they feel so rushed and I feel all scatter brained at the end of it all. All I can say is that it is one intense test!

Essays - both were easy topics..so its hard to say which one they will grade.. although I would find it unfair they grade the 2nd one since you are pretty fatigued at that point

Verbal - easy

Reading - easy

Bio - average ..there was A LOT of microbio IMO ..random diseases

Chem - not too bad!

Math - (O_O) .. I was skipping a bunch of really random ones.. have no idea how I did

 

[mochaswirl]

I guess we would be slowing things down if EVERYONE decided to follow up with U of T.. but when I asked them about high school transcripts a month back they said "no news is good news" .. but that doesn't make sense to me because "no news" could mean they didn't receive anything!

As for the PCAT.. I hate standardized tests, they feel so rushed and I feel all scatter brained at the end of it all. All I can say is that it is one intense test!

Essays - both were easy topics..so its hard to say which one they will grade.. although I would find it unfair they grade the 2nd one since you are pretty fatigued at that point

Verbal - easy

Reading - easy

Bio - average ..there was A LOT of microbio IMO ..random diseases

Chem - not too bad!

Math - (O_O) .. I was skipping a bunch of really random ones.. have no idea how I did

It's really hard to say how you did coming out of the PCAT, but if you had a good feeling about the sections then thats definitley a plus! I remember feeling really crappy about the math section, like i must've left atleast 10 questions blank because I ran out of time, but I still ended up getting above 80th percentile in that section, so hopefully things will work in your favour 🙂.

Standardized tests are really crappy...i feel like they test your ability to react under stressful, timed situations as opposed to true knowledge. I mean really, when would you be required to do 30+ math problems in a ridiculously short amount of time?

 

[helloeveryone]

I guess we would be slowing things down if EVERYONE decided to follow up with U of T.. but when I asked them about high school transcripts a month back they said "no news is good news" .. but that doesn't make sense to me because "no news" could mean they didn't receive anything!

As for the PCAT.. I hate standardized tests, they feel so rushed and I feel all scatter brained at the end of it all. All I can say is that it is one intense test!

Essays - both were easy topics..so its hard to say which one they will grade.. although I would find it unfair they grade the 2nd one since you are pretty fatigued at that point

Verbal - easy

Reading - easy

Bio - average ..there was A LOT of microbio IMO ..random diseases

Chem - not too bad!

Math - (O_O) .. I was skipping a bunch of really random ones.. have no idea how I did

Haha, no news is indeed good news 😛

anyways, just a side note about PCAT, the Math portion is usually the hardest part for most people and hence it has a lower average than most other sections... for this reason, your percentile ususally ends up being higher than what you think it should be... so don't worry too much about math 😉


BTW, I was thinking that, should we all just agree to be honest this year and share stats? Or do you guys wanna be "competitors" ?

 

[mochaswirl]

Haha, no news is indeed good news 😛

anyways, just a side note about PCAT, the Math portion is usually the hardest part for most people and hence it has a lower average than most other sections... for this reason, your percentile ususally ends up being higher than what you think it should be... so don't worry too much about math 😉


BTW, I was thinking that, should we all just agree to be honest this year and share stats? Or do you guys wanna be "competitors" ?

I'd be cool with sharing stats.

 

[RocketJumper]

I took the exam back in June, when there were only ~15 examinees in the session😱. Was the winter exam packed?
I'll share my results as soon as I can find them (it's been a few months so I'll have to dig around 😛). Hope everyone did well! Try not to stress too much as I know waiting for your results can be pretty taxing. I think mine took about 7.5 weeks to arrive.

 

[iicecream]

I took the exam back in June, when there were only ~15 examinees in the session😱. Was the winter exam packed?
I'll share my results as soon as I can find them (it's been a few months so I'll have to dig around 😛). Hope everyone did well! Try not to stress too much as I know waiting for your results can be pretty taxing. I think mine took about 7.5 weeks to arrive.

WOAH! 7.5 weeks must have been such a long wait! Doesnt it make you feel paranoid?

I took the pcat once in august and once in october. They were both fairly empty...I heard that Jan wasn't as packed as last year!

 

[RocketJumper]

Yeah after the 6th week rolled by I really started to sweat myself thinking that my exam got voided somehow, so I called up Pearson and the person on the other end wasn't surprised at all. They just sent out another copy and it arrived a week later. So I guess it got lost in transit.

 

[druggeek]

If I have 1st year university physics and NOT grade 12, then im 100% fine right?

Why the need for a high school transcript anyway? If you dont have gr 12 english... you wouldnt be in university anyway lol.

 

[helloeveryone]

If I have 1st year university physics and NOT grade 12, then im 100% fine right?

Why the need for a high school transcript anyway? If you dont have gr 12 english... you wouldnt be in university anyway lol.

that's a very good question! I never thought about that. 🙄

 

[druggeek]

that's a very good question! I never thought about that. 🙄

lol...so....

 

[helloeveryone]

lol...so....

well I say that you have to send your highschool transcript anyways, since they ask for it (as pointless as it may be).

 

[ld2]

Hey guys. I'm currently in the 1T4 class. Last year my transcript got lost in the mail and Heide did e-mail me about it. It was later on in the year (I just checked .. March 5th). It definitely did not not cost me an interview. Good luck everyone!

 

[fungikid]

It is perhaps a bad idea to post about current events in the faculty, but I fail to see how this is totally irrelevant to prospective students in light of the need of them/you to at least catch a glimpse of the culture/environment you may possibly be entering upon admission.

My message may sound cryptic but it may become clear over time.

 

[helloeveryone]

It is perhaps a bad idea to post about current events in the faculty, but I fail to see how this is totally irrelevant to prospective students in light of the need of them/you to at least catch a glimpse of the culture/environment you may possibly be entering upon admission.

My message may sound cryptic but it may become clear over time.

You are absolutely right that we, as pharmacy students-to-be, should have a sense of what's going on since we will be most likely part of the faculty next year. And I personally do care a lot to know what, REALLY, is going on without hearing any biased opinions. But the problem is that the messages that we've been hearing tend to be overly pessimistic and loaded.

To conclude, it would be highly appreciated if you current students can let us (pharmacy applicants) know what is happening in the faculty without trying to be biased or without trying to scare us from joining the faculty etc. 👍👍

 

[pharmacy0]

I guess I'll break the ice..since I'd like to get to know you guys! Some of us will be classmates.

Here are my stats:

Current CGPA: 79% average ~ 3.3
Will be graduating with a Bsc. Neuroscience (I feel so OLD) 🙂
PCAT: I did the October one..without much prep so that was a disaster. I redid the January..and will post stats soon.
I go to U of T

I would also like some (unbiased) updates from current pharmacy students.. If it does relate to this cycle

 

[iicecream]

HMMM. I have a question 😀
I did take a full course load last year. But if i don't do so this year would that put me at a disadvantage? Would students with a full course load throughout their years of study be more favored?

 

[loolynx]

HMMM. I have a question 😀
I did take a full course load last year. But if i don't do so this year would that put me at a disadvantage? Would students with a full course load throughout their years of study be more favored?

I did 3 years of undergrad before pharmacy. first year I had 4 courses, second year i had 5 courses, and third year I only had 3 courses. I still got in. They only require at least one year with a full course load

 

[druggeek]

i did 3 years of undergrad before pharmacy. First year i had 4 courses, second year i had 5 courses, and third year i only had 3 courses. I still got in. They only require at least one year with a full course load

gpa?

 

[druggeek]

Any word on the average acceptance GPA the last couple years? And the low/high accepted GPA?

 

[helloeveryone]

Any word on the average acceptance GPA the last couple years? And the low/high accepted GPA?

I've heard some stats from last year's class (1T4)... The average acceptance GPA tends to be in the low 80's (they don't tell specific stats.)

The upper end of acceptance average tends to be high 90's (there's always a few people with super high GPA's) and at the low end it's somewhere in the mid 70's... so you have a very diverse range of GPA's but I have a feeling that most people will be somewhere in the high 70's, low 80's.

Don't quote me on any of these numbers though, it's just based on what I've heard.

 

[helloeveryone]

I guess I'll break the ice..since I'd like to get to know you guys! Some of us will be classmates.

Here are my stats:

Current CGPA: 79% average ~ 3.3
Will be graduating with a Bsc. Neuroscience (I feel so OLD) 🙂
PCAT: I did the October one..without much prep so that was a disaster. I redid the January..and will post stats soon.
I go to U of T

I would also like some (unbiased) updates from current pharmacy students.. If it does relate to this cycle

Wow, I love your attitude 😀

Ok, I guess I'll break the ice even more! Hope rest of you guys do the same thing.

So I go to Western and I'm in second year of medical sciences. I already applied last year to UofT but didn't get an interview because of my (super unlucky) 19th percentile in reading comprehension of PCAT.

So far, my GPA is somewhere in the low 80's (I'm still in process of completing prerequisites... so I don't have a final GPA yet)
Last time I took the PCAT was in August with a composite score of 88.

I personally don't believe that sharing my stats would decrease/increase my acceptance chances... so if you guys believe in the same philosophy, be honest and share as much as you like 🙂

 

[druggeek]

I've heard some stats from last year's class (1T4)... The average acceptance GPA tends to be in the low 80's (they don't tell specific stats.)

The upper end of acceptance average tends to be high 90's (there's always a few people with super high GPA's) and at the low end it's somewhere in the mid 70's... so you have a very diverse range of GPA's but I have a feeling that most people will be somewhere in the high 70's, low 80's.

Don't quote me on any of these numbers though, it's just based on what I've heard.

Seems to make sense,I'd heard high 70s from somewhere but I thought it didnt sound quite right.

Which is given more importance, PCAT or GPA? Is there a clear cut answer or no?

 

[helloeveryone]

Seems to make sense,I'd heard high 70s from somewhere but I thought it didnt sound quite right.

Which is given more importance, PCAT or GPA? Is there a clear cut answer or no?

From last years patterns, it seems like PCAT is mainly used to assess applicants to grant interviews (i.e. used for pre-interview purposes)... and then they use your interview score along with your average (and maybe your pcat) for acceptance decisions. And from what I've heard, interview seems to be a very important factor.

 

[druggeek]

From last years patterns, it seems like PCAT is mainly used to assess applicants to grant interviews (i.e. used for pre-interview purposes)... and then they use your interview score along with your average (and maybe your pcat) for acceptance decisions. And from what I've heard, interview seems to be a very important factor.

It's the multi mini interviews right?

 

[helloeveryone]

It's the multi mini interviews right?

yup... if you're doing research make sure you read all the information on UofT's website. They've got some useful information up there for new applicants.

 

[pharmacy0]

Wow, I love your attitude 😀

Ok, I guess I'll break the ice even more! Hope rest of you guys do the same thing.

So I go to Western and I'm in second year of medical sciences. I already applied last year to UofT but didn't get an interview because of my (super unlucky) 19th percentile in reading comprehension of PCAT.

So far, my GPA is somewhere in the low 80's (I'm still in process of completing prerequisites... so I don't have a final GPA yet)
Last time I took the PCAT was in August with a composite score of 88.

I personally don't believe that sharing my stats would decrease/increase my acceptance chances... so if you guys believe in the same philosophy, be honest and share as much as you like 🙂

Whoohoo, I was beginning to feel lonely. I would love to hear more stats, just so we can gather our own demographics about this applicant pool.

So just a general question to everyone: why are you choosing to get into pharmacy?

There's a lot of talk floating around the pharmacy forums.. and its very "doom and gloom"..(its actually a thread name) does any of this worry you? I hope its just an over exaggeration.. I'd like to hear some opinions..

I've read a lot about this and I do think about it.. but I'm still determined that this is what I want to do. I love everything about pharmacy!

 

[mochaswirl]

GPA: 3.2, finishing up 4th year in a BSc Biology program at McMaster and extremely excited to graduate!!

PCAT: 82% composite, also took it in August

I've applied to UofT, Waterloo and UBC and I'd pretty much be willing to go to any three!

I kinda didn't know what I wanted to do until the end of my 3rd year so my decision to apply for pharmacy was a bit spontaneous when I decided to write the PCAT last summer.

Definitely not enjoying meeting all these chemistry requirements of phys chem/organic chem!

 

[helloeveryone]

GPA: 3.2, finishing up 4th year in a BSc Biology program at McMaster and extremely excited to graduate!!

PCAT: 82% composite, also took it in August

I've applied to UofT, Waterloo and UBC and I'd pretty much be willing to go to any three!

I kinda didn't know what I wanted to do until the end of my 3rd year so my decision to apply for pharmacy was a bit spontaneous when I decided to write the PCAT last summer.

Definitely not enjoying meeting all these chemistry requirements of phys chem/organic chem!

oh tell me about it... I don't think I've came across any other professional program that has this many prerequisite courses 🙄

btw, does UBC have the same prerequisites as UofT? How would you compare UBC and UofT (just out of curiosity)?

 

[PhArMaCiSt1]

I posted my stats a while ago but I guess I can do it again 🙂

cGPA is 3.8, I graduated in june with biochemistry degree.
pcat was 83, 3/3 on writing section

I applied to toronto last year but didn't do well on interview so I'm re-applying again and this time I'm actually going to prepare for it lol.
I am also applying to university of waterloo and I applied to university of london as a back-up and I got acceptance there so I'm going into pharmacy next year for sure somewhere 😀😀

 

[helloeveryone]

I posted my stats a while ago but I guess I can do it again 🙂

cGPA is 3.8, I graduated in june with biochemistry degree.
pcat was 83, 3/3 on writing section

I applied to toronto last year but didn't do well on interview so I'm re-applying again and this time I'm actually going to prepare for it lol.
I am also applying to university of waterloo and I applied to university of london as a back-up and I got acceptance there so I'm going into pharmacy next year for sure somewhere 😀😀

Bravo on your amazing GPA 👍 and congrats for getting into univ. of london 🙂

Just a question though, did UofT specifically mention that it was the interview that was the problem last year? It just seems they care about the interview way too much. Also, would you be able to, kindly, give us some advice about the interview (how to prepare, what to do and what not to do, etc) if you don't mind?

 

[helloeveryone]

GPA: 3.2, finishing up 4th year in a BSc Biology program at McMaster and extremely excited to graduate!!

PCAT: 82% composite, also took it in August

I've applied to UofT, Waterloo and UBC and I'd pretty much be willing to go to any three!

I kinda didn't know what I wanted to do until the end of my 3rd year so my decision to apply for pharmacy was a bit spontaneous when I decided to write the PCAT last summer.

Definitely not enjoying meeting all these chemistry requirements of phys chem/organic chem!

Since you go to Mac, I thought I ask you this: do you know if there are any MMI practice sessions at Mac since they also use MMI for their med school?

I've heard that they had something like that in previous years, and I'm very interested in participating in one, if there's going to be a session this year.

 

[mochaswirl]

Since you go to Mac, I thought I ask you this: do you know if there are any MMI practice sessions at Mac since they also use MMI for their med school?

I've heard that they had something like that in previous years, and I'm very interested in participating in one, if there's going to be a session this year.

Yup, they do have a practice session. It's hosted by the McMaster Medicine and Health Society. Personally, I haven't been to it but I have seen advertising for it in previous years. Typically it's held around early March. I will keep an eye out and post here if I happen to hear anything.

Also you can follow the website and see if it pops up in the events section.

http://www.mmhsweb.ca/

 

[mochaswirl]

oh tell me about it... I don't think I've came across any other professional program that has this many prerequisite courses 🙄

btw, does UBC have the same prerequisites as UofT? How would you compare UBC and UofT (just out of curiosity)?

To be honest I don't know too much about UBC, so I couldn't provide a fair comparison. In terms of pre-reqs:

First-year university Biology with a lab*
First-year university Chemistry with a lab
First-year university English (for which UBC gives transfer credit)
First-year university Calculus, and
First-year university Physics with a lab. Or, also acceptable, is a one-semester Physics course that has a prerequisite requirement of PHYS 12, and that includes a lab.

I actually don't have the english requirement but I talked to them today and they said they are willing to waive that if you have your degree conferred by the time final transcripts are sent it. This is why I actually just applied there today. Applications, luckily, aren't due until the 28th of Feb.

Also they've got a bit of an awkward way of assessing GPA. So (from what I understand), they assess your GPA based on the above 1st year courses, and then if you've taken some of the upper level courses (Microbio, Organic I, II) then they also include those into the GPA calculation.

 

[iicecream]

Wow, I love your attitude 😀

Ok, I guess I'll break the ice even more! Hope rest of you guys do the same thing.

So I go to Western and I'm in second year of medical sciences. I already applied last year to UofT but didn't get an interview because of my (super unlucky) 19th percentile in reading comprehension of PCAT.

So far, my GPA is somewhere in the low 80's (I'm still in process of completing prerequisites... so I don't have a final GPA yet)
Last time I took the PCAT was in August with a composite score of 88.

I personally don't believe that sharing my stats would decrease/increase my acceptance chances... so if you guys believe in the same philosophy, be honest and share as much as you like 🙂

I know EXACTLY how you feel. I got 19th percentile last year for reading as well. It felt SUPER UNLUCKY. But everything's give or take.

As for my stats. Not outstanding :S.
cGPA: 3.6
pcat: 80, 3/3

 

[helloeveryone]

Yup, they do have a practice session. It's hosted by the McMaster Medicine and Health Society. Personally, I haven't been to it but I have seen advertising for it in previous years. Typically it's held around early March. I will keep an eye out and post here if I happen to hear anything.

Also you can follow the website and see if it pops up in the events section.

http://www.mmhsweb.ca/

Thanks for the link... I'll be trying to figure out if they will have a session this year but if you heard anything it would be much appreciated if you let us know too 🙂

 

[helloeveryone]

To be honest I don't know too much about UBC, so I couldn't provide a fair comparison. In terms of pre-reqs:

First-year university Biology with a lab*
First-year university Chemistry with a lab
First-year university English (for which UBC gives transfer credit)
First-year university Calculus, and
First-year university Physics with a lab. Or, also acceptable, is a one-semester Physics course that has a prerequisite requirement of PHYS 12, and that includes a lab.

I actually don't have the english requirement but I talked to them today and they said they are willing to waive that if you have your degree conferred by the time final transcripts are sent it. This is why I actually just applied there today. Applications, luckily, aren't due until the 28th of Feb.

Also they've got a bit of an awkward way of assessing GPA. So (from what I understand), they assess your GPA based on the above 1st year courses, and then if you've taken some of the upper level courses (Microbio, Organic I, II) then they also include those into the GPA calculation.

Oh nice, that's a sweat deal... I'm sure a lot of people would dread to take university english. Good luck with admissions and let us know where you are most likely to go next year 😉