I am a bit confused on this school - if someone could give me some answers, I'd be very appreciative!!!
- Am I too old to apply as a 26 year old Canadian who already did undergrad and masters degree? My grad date was sep 2024. If not too old, I am guessing I would be put in the 5 year program?
- When do applications usually open if I plan to apply for sep 2027 entry? This August?
- Is MCAT required?
Thank you!
I'm 28 y/o. I was waitlisted at the 1 Ontario school I applied to.
If I don't get off the waitlist, should I:
Option 1: Take the Ireland offer instead. Start med this fall. Now, if I do this, I am lucky to be able to pay most of my tuition expenses out of pocket (around $380k), which would all come out of my savings account but still leave me with a 6-month emergency fund. I would obviously go into debt for all other living and school expenses.
Option 2: Apply again in Ontario (apply to 5 schools total this time) and continue to work full-time while I try my luck next year. If accepted, I would be able to do med school here and graduate with no debt at all.
GPA is 3.80. MCAT is mid. ECs extremely good (probably my only big strength, though none are related to research and clinical). Also, FM is my goal regardless of where I go.
What would you choose?
Is the majority of your ABS composed of full-time work?
I am turning 28 and applying for the first time. I have 20+ great and very diverse and meaningful ABS entries until my graduation year 4 years ago, because I was involved in so much during undergrad/grad school, but after that, all I've been doing is pretty much work full time and volunteer couple hours a week. Will this look bad on my application?