In terms of English, I'm not really sure what to say. If you really want to take English, I say go for it, but maybe take one course first to see how you like it, instead of taking two at the same time to start.

i'm also worried about my chances of getting into a med school, since i'll only be able to apply to those that dont require physics as a prereq.

Lastly, i've already enrolled in two english classes for this fall/winter semester, but after reading this, im a bit worried. Im quite good in english (was placed in enriched) but like you mentioned, its not a course that easy t ace, especially compared to people who are going to be better at writing than i am.

any advice at all would be helpful!

The offer is contingent on your son receiving getting his degree. If he gets his degree, then the notation may not matter, but I have no idea whatsoever.

Best of luck.

I have tried searching for an answer for so long but I just couldn't find an answer to this. Since this blog was so helpful I figured I could perhaps ask you and you might know something.

My son recently got into UofT medicine, and his conditional offer is based on him finishing his 4th year degree. He has the required amount of credits to finish his degree and will have completed it in time.

However, one of the elective course he has taken, a friend of his has copied his work and as a result the office decided to fail both of them in the course with a notation on their transcript. I know this is bad, and he is trying to appeal it because he feels he was treated unfairly, however the appeal is going to occur in september and will definitely be very late

I was wondering if you knew, if my son has completed all the required credits and the offer of condition, will this notation (which occurred in his final 4th year), be enough to revoke his acceptance? and since he has been given an acceptance based on his 3 year marks + EC's

I have tried searching the policy on their website but there was no mentioning of it anywhere.

Anyone who could give me some advice would be greatly appreciated. I am really stressed out about all this, and I just need someone to give me advice on how to go about handling this situation.

Thanks! Glad you are finding the blog helpful. As for your questions…

1. I would guess chemistry is the toughest, biology/biomedical sciences are in the middle, and kinesiology would be the easiest – but it depends on what your personal strengths are, of course. That's what it would be for me.

2. I don't really know anything about the undeclared science program to be honest.

3. Hey again, sorry, I don't know anything about Ryerson's program

Best of luck!

1. In terms of difficulty, how would these programs compare? Biomedical Science, Chemistry, Biology, Kinesiology. I'm in the process of choosing a program, and other than my interests, I would also like to consider the difficulty (because I would like to do well in uni as well XD)

2. Would it a good idea to go into the Undeclared Science program? Are the first year courses the same? How would this affect me if I choose this path (ie: missing out on info, opportunities, courses, etc…)?

3. In terms of difficulty, how would Ryerson's Science programs compare with York's? If you have any info or have heard about from friends experience, please let me know! It will be of great help!

Thanks for your time Joshua!

In all honesty, I know very little about applying as a graduate student, so I think you're best off asking this question on something like http://premed101.com/forums/index.php where there are students who applied to medical school with a similar background as yourself.

I'm not sure how graduate students are evaluated, but I think there are some schools that don't even look at graduate school grades. I think most people would suggest you pursue another two years of undergrad and aim for a 3.70+ GPA over those two years so you can apply to Western and Queen's, unless you really want to do the Masters personally – but that doesn't sound like it would be the case.

Again, I'm not a good person to ask, and I suggest you ask your question on that forum.

Best of luck!

I was just wondering what your thoughts are on getting into medical school with Graduate (MSc) degree. I have recently completed my Honours Bachelor's with an average GPA of around 3.65 (excluding my poor first year – so I am taking this average only from second year onwards and it was pretty much consistent across the three years). I have not yet done the MCAT but given my grades – I am still deciding whether to write the MCAT now and take a chance with applying to medical schools or should I just do a Master's before even trying for the admissions. Do you think that by having a Master's degree, it would help me get in? I would like to do a Master's only if it makes it easier for me to get in and will be beneficial for me in the long run. Please advise and share your thoughts about this matter.

Unfortunately, I didn’t take any upper year Psych courses, so I honestly wouldn’t know what to recommend. :S

Don't take my word on this, but I believe that if your 3rd year marks meet the cutoff but your 1st/2nd years don't then they would give you a conditional offer, on the basis that your 4th year marks end up meeting the cutoff. Again I'm not sure though, so I would suggest calling them directly.

I think applying outside of Ontario is a perfectly reasonable option, so long as you don't mind spending your 3 or 4 years there far from home. There are many good medical schools outside Ontario, and are definitely good options if you don't mind traveling.

As for EC's, as I wrote in another article, I don't think what you do matters as much as how you use those experiences in your application essays/interviews. Though I would definitely suggest getting some leadership experience if you don't have that much already, as well as perhaps shadowing a physician or two if you can.