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Hey everyone!

I'm deciding between:
Western University - Health Sciences
vs. Lakehead Orillia - Honours BSc Anthropology

My main goal is medical school, so GPA is a major factor for me.

At either school, 1 plan on taking first-year Biology and Chemistry.

At Lakehead, I would also have the required Anthropology courses and then use some of my upper-year electives for med/MCAT-related sciences.

For anyone familiar with either program:
Which program would you choose for maintaining a 3.9+
GPA / 85-90%+ grades?

How difficult are the required courses and marking?

Which has the more manageable workload?

Are Western Health Sci courses or Lakehead
Anthropology courses more difficult to score highly in?

If your goal was med school, which would you choose ano why?

I'm especially interested in hearing from current/former students from either program. Thank

Hey everyone!

I'm deciding between:
Western University - Health Sciences
vs. Lakehead Orillia - Honours BSc Anthropology

My main goal is medical school, so GPA is a major factor for me.

At either school, 1 plan on taking first-year Biology and Chemistry.

At Lakehead, I would also have the required Anthropology courses and then use some of my upper-year electives for med/MCAT-related sciences.

For anyone familiar with either program:
Which program would you choose for maintaining a 3.9+
GPA / 85-90%+ grades?

How difficult are the required courses and marking?

Which has the more manageable workload?

Are Western Health Sci courses or Lakehead
Anthropology courses more difficult to score highly in?

If your goal was med school, which would you choose ano why?

I'm especially interested in hearing from current/former students from either program. Thanks!

Hey everyone!

I’m deciding between:
Western University – Health Sciences
vs. Lakehead Orillia – Honours BSc Anthropology

My main goal is medical school, so GPA is a major factor for me.

At either school, I plan on taking first-year Biology and Chemistry. At Lakehead, I would also have the required Anthropology courses and then use some of my upper-year electives for med/MCAT-related sciences.

For anyone familiar with either program:

Which program would you choose for maintaining a 3.9+ GPA / 85–90%+ grades?

How difficult are the required courses and marking?

Which has the more manageable workload?

Are Western Health Sci courses or Lakehead Anthropology courses more difficult to score highly in?

If your goal was med school, which would you choose and why?

I’m especially interested in hearing from current/former students from either program. Thanks!

Hey! I’m considering the Honours BSc Anthropology program at Lakehead Orillia and wanted to hear from current students.

How do you like the program and the courses? How difficult would you say it is overall? If you’re comfortable sharing, what’s your GPA/average and approximately how many hours a week do you study?

If anyone is planning to med school after please let me know as I have some questions.

I’d also love to know what the workload is like (exams, essays, labs, readings, etc.) and whether maintaining an 85%+ average is realistic with consistent effort.

Any course recommendations or experiences would be really appreciated!

Hi everyone,

I'm an incoming Ontario student and my long-term goal is Canadian medical school. I'm currently trying to decide between two options:

1. Western University – Health Sciences
   Larger university
   More research opportunities
   Teaching hospitals nearby
   Bigger network and more extracurriculars

2. Lakehead University (Orillia) – General Science
   Only about 30 minutes from my home (vs. ~3 hours for Western)
   Smaller class sizes
   More access to professors
   Flexible program where I can build my own science curriculum

For Western, I would be taking Biology and Chemistry with labs along with the required Health Sciences courses.

For Lakehead, I'd build my degree around Biology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Psychology, Statistics, etc., so I don't think I'd be missing any important prerequisite or MCAT content.

My biggest concern is whether attending Lakehead instead of Western would put me at a disadvantage for Canadian medical school.

Some questions I have:

Does the undergraduate university actually matter for Ontario/Canadian medical school admissions?

Would a 3.95 GPA at Lakehead be viewed any differently than a 3.95 GPA at Western?

Did anyone here attend a smaller university (Lakehead, Nipissing, Trent, etc.) and get into medical school?

How much did having a teaching hospital and more research opportunities actually help your application?

If you were in my shoes today, which would you choose and why?

I'm trying to make this decision based on facts rather than prestige, so I'd really appreciate hearing from people who have gone through the Canadian med school application process.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I'm an incoming Ontario student and my long-term goal is Canadian medical school. I'm currently trying to decide between two options:

1. Western University – Health Sciences
   Larger university
   More research opportunities
   Teaching hospitals nearby
   Bigger network and more extracurriculars

2. Lakehead University (Orillia) – General Science
   Only about 30 minutes from my home (vs. ~3 hours for Western)
   Smaller class sizes
   More access to professors
   Flexible program where I can build my own science curriculum

For Western, I would be taking Biology and Chemistry with labs along with the required Health Sciences courses.

For Lakehead, I'd build my degree around Biology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Psychology, Statistics, etc., so I don't think I'd be missing any important prerequisite or MCAT content.

My biggest concern is whether attending Lakehead instead of Western would put me at a disadvantage for Canadian medical school.

Some questions I have:

Does the undergraduate university actually matter for Ontario/Canadian medical school admissions?

Would a 3.95 GPA at Lakehead be viewed any differently than a 3.95 GPA at Western?

Did anyone here attend a smaller university (Lakehead, Nipissing, Trent, etc.) and get into medical school?

How much did having a teaching hospital and more research opportunities actually help your application?

If you were in my shoes today, which would you choose and why?

I'm trying to make this decision based on facts rather than prestige, so I'd really appreciate hearing from people who have gone through the Canadian med school application process.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I'm an incoming Ontario student and my long-term goal is Canadian medical school. I'm currently trying to decide between two options:

1. Western University – Health Sciences
Larger university
More research opportunities
Teaching hospitals nearby
Bigger network and more extracurriculars

2. Lakehead University (Orillia) – General Science
Only about 30 minutes from my home (vs. ~3 hours for Western)
Smaller class sizes
More access to professors
Flexible program where I can build my own science curriculum

For Western, I would be taking Biology and Chemistry with labs along with the required Health Sciences courses.

For Lakehead, I'd build my degree around Biology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Psychology, Statistics, etc., so I don't think I'd be missing any important prerequisite or MCAT content.

My biggest concern is whether attending Lakehead instead of Western would put me at a disadvantage for Canadian medical school.

Some questions I have:

Does the undergraduate university actually matter for Ontario/Canadian medical school admissions?

Would a 3.95 GPA at Lakehead be viewed any differently than a 3.95 GPA at Western?

Did anyone here attend a smaller university (Lakehead, Nipissing, Trent, etc.) and get into medical school?

How much did having a teaching hospital and more research opportunities actually help your application?

If you were in my shoes today, which would you choose and why?

I'm trying to make this decision based on facts rather than prestige, so I'd really appreciate hearing from people who have gone through the Canadian med school application process.

Thanks in advance!

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