Can you guys give me some reasons? 1 of my friends (seniors) gave up and the other went to UK to pursue medical career.
c_zhan said:Can you guys give me some reasons? 1 of my friends (seniors) gave up and the other went to UK to pursue medical career.
DropkickMurphy said:They are especially hard to get into for those who apparently were out sick (or truant, take your pick) the day the teacher went over the proper conjugation of irregular verbs, the use of indefinite articles, and basic sentence structure.![]()
c_zhan said:Can you guys give me some reasons? 1 of my friends (seniors) gave up and the other went to UK to pursue medical career.
lol, ditto...DrHusky said:Harsh, but warranted.![]()
Panda Bear said:Why are Canadian medical schools so hard to get into?
Simple. Like most other third world countries, in Canada you have to either know someone in the government or bribe somebody in the Ministry of Health to get accepted.
Glad I could help.
P. Bear, MD
Emergency Medicine Resident
Actually Living Quite Close to Canada
Panda Bear said:Why are Canadian medical schools so hard to get into?
Simple. Like most other third world countries, in Canada you have to either know someone in the government or bribe somebody in the Ministry of Health to get accepted.
Glad I could help.
P. Bear, MD
Emergency Medicine Resident
Actually Living Quite Close to Canada
braluk said:because their prerequisite, in addition to the core sciences, is moose hunting, something save for a few, really aren't well versed in.
Glad i could help
-B
tiger_lily said:There are only 17 Canadian schools in total, and they are all good schools... so imagine it sort of like trying to get into the "Top 15" US schools. Granted we have a much smaller population base, but there are only 17 schools in total! I know we had over 1700 applicants at UBC, for only 224 spaces. Plus, it's extremely difficult to get into most schools outside of your own province, and many provinces have only one school (all but Ontario, Quebec and Alberta, I think?).
So, there are a lot of applicants competing for very few spaces, which is why it's difficult. BUT, it's definitely not impossible, even with some low scores.
jojo_1981 said:sorry, i don't buy that argument. just did a little number crunching:
population of canada = 35 million
population of USA = 295 million
35/295 = 11.9 ---> so canada has about 12% of the population of the USA.
number of canadian med schools = 17
number of US med schools = 125 (from AAMC)
17/125 = 13.6
so, by the looks of things, it should be slightly EASIER to get into canadian med schools, not harder.
not to put down canada or their med schools, i'm just sayin'...
tiger_lily said:There are only 17 Canadian schools in total, and they are all good schools... so imagine it sort of like trying to get into the "Top 15" US schools. Granted we have a much smaller population base, but there are only 17 schools in total! I know we had over 1700 applicants at UBC, for only 224 spaces. Plus, it's extremely difficult to get into most schools outside of your own province, and many provinces have only one school (all but Ontario, Quebec and Alberta, I think?).
So, there are a lot of applicants competing for very few spaces, which is why it's difficult. BUT, it's definitely not impossible, even with some low scores. Each school varies, but I know UBC puts quite an emphasis on extracurriculars, so if you do HUGE amounts of volunteering and have really interesting life experiences, it's possible to overcome lower GPAs or MCAT scores. Hope this helped![]()
jojo_1981 said:sorry, i don't buy that argument. just did a little number crunching:
population of canada = 35 million
population of USA = 295 million
35/295 = 11.9 ---> so canada has about 12% of the population of the USA.
number of canadian med schools = 17
number of US med schools = 125 (from AAMC)
17/125 = 13.6
so, by the looks of things, it should be slightly EASIER to get into canadian med schools, not harder.
not to put down canada or their med schools, i'm just sayin'...
jojo_1981 said:sorry, i don't buy that argument. just did a little number crunching:
population of canada = 35 million
population of USA = 295 million
35/295 = 11.9 ---> so canada has about 12% of the population of the USA.
number of canadian med schools = 17
number of US med schools = 125 (from AAMC)
17/125 = 13.6
so, by the looks of things, it should be slightly EASIER to get into canadian med schools, not harder.
not to put down canada or their med schools, i'm just sayin'...
rup47 said:Most US schools get between 5000 and 10000 applicants for a class size between 100 and 200 spots, so those numbers would imply canadian school are easier to get into compared to US schools. But that does not take in to account the stats of the applicants. But I have heard candian schools are pretty tough to get into
Maybe it really is because you have to be a skilled moose hunter. I wonder if canadian adcoms frown upon reindeer hunting.....![]()
rup47 said:Most US schools get between 5000 and 10000 applicants for a class size between 100 and 200 spots, so those numbers would imply canadian school are easier to get into compared to US schools. But that does not take in to account the stats of the applicants. But I have heard candian schools are pretty tough to get into
Maybe it really is because you have to be a skilled moose hunter. I wonder if canadian adcoms frown upon reindeer hunting.....![]()
Biostats.moore said:Out of the country is the way to go