Admissions
Easy Courses
Academic rigor is a complex matter. Online and offline, we have heard a lot from applicants about their concern that new applicants to our program will achieve higher GPAs by taking easy courses instead of organic chemistry and biochemistry. Other people have pointed out that “easy” vs “hard” is subjective and differs from person to […]
Prerequisite Changes – GPA Concerns
We have received a lot of feedback around the idea that because the science prerequisites are no longer required, applicants will not take them and will take easy classes to boost their GPA instead. It seems that many individuals are worried about others finding ways to “game” the system. We think this is no real […]
Prerequisite Proposal Passed
The prerequisite proposal has passed! Final approval has been reached and we can confirm that starting with the 2016/2017 application cycle, the science prerequisites will be strongly recommended rather than required. A full year of English will still be required. This change will not affect applicants currently invited to interview. All applicants currently eligible for […]
Pre-Medical Diversity Symposium 2016
Some prospective applicants may be a bit hesitant about applying to medical school because they consider themselves “non-traditional” applicants – maybe they are a little older, have experienced some challenges in the past, or come from a different academic or personal background than the type of person they think typically applies to medical school. If […]
Prerequisite Proposal Timeline Update
Happy New Year! We are still hoping to post an update on the prerequisite proposal by the end of January. Sorry again for the delay – there is one final step that has taken longer than anticipated due to holiday-related cancellations and closures. A lot of you are trying to plan your courses, we know, […]
Interview Notifications Sent
We have sent all of the interview notifications. Whether you received an interview invitation or not, please accept our recognition and appreciation for the time and effort you have put into your application, your activities, and your studies. We wish everyone the best of luck moving forward.
Pre-Interview Scoring and FAQs 2015/2016
We have been impressed by the outstanding academic and non-academic achievements of our applicants this year and are sorry we cannot extend interview invitations to more of you. Those of you who were not invited to interview may want additional feedback on your application. While we are unable to give one-on-one feedback, this explanation of […]
Interview Notifications Approaching
Interview notifications are approaching! We plan to send application status updates to all applicants starting the week of December 7. Unfortunately we can’t say exactly when we will notify everyone, so please monitor your email starting on the 7th. We will update the blog when all of the notifications have been sent. The notifications will […]
Science Prerequisites – An Update
As you may or may not be aware, over the past year the Faculty of Medicine has been reviewing the science prerequisites for the MD program. The proposal is to remove all science prerequisites as strict requirements for the program.** To date, this proposal has been approved by a series of committees. However, final consideration […]
MED 2019 Class Finalized
Today the MD Undergraduate Program welcomed the new MED 2019 class to the first day of orientation. It was fun to meet the new students and share in their excitement as they began their medical education. Unfortunately, for applicants on the waitlist, the start of orientation also means the class is finalized, so there will […]