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rosegold wrote: With the way the program is designed, many students who are healthsci graduates and are currently attending medschool actually feel unprepared and ill-trained. You do know that medschools accept people with music, dance and arts degrees right? If they can do it, I'm pretty sure a HealthSci is no less prepared. Preparation comes mostly in the form of work ethic (tested by GPA) and basic science knowledge (tested by the MCAT and by pre-req requirements). rosegold wrote:Also, McMaster is virtually unknown in the US, so if your plan is to head south for med school, you are FAR better off going to an internationally renowned university like McGill or UofT. Ivy Leagues would much rather accept a student with a lower GPA from McGill than a student with a 4.0 from McMaster... You do know that the fees are exhorbitant for a Canadian studying in a US med school, which is why it isn't an easy, simple backup that everyone takes. Most applicants will reapply in Canada multiple times. Also med schools in the US have in-state requirements so it isn't like Canadians can easily get in. rosegold wrote:
And anyway, there is something about McMaster that turns me off. There is a sort of exclusivity that surrounds the people in the healthsci program...perhaps it is an air of arrogance, as if getting into healthsci is a guarantee of getting into medschool.
Being in the program I can tell you that the people who perpetuate this attiude are those who get rejected. We get plenty of hate but the irony is that most of the people hating applied to the program themselves and would have accepted if they got the offer. As I said in my earlier post, most of the Hth Scis themselves are extremely humble, it's the bitter rejectees that give us a bad name. rosegold wrote:Anyway congrats on everyone who got in, I'm sure you deserved it; but to everyone who got rejected, you're seriously better off without the subjectivity.
This I agree with :) McMaster University Bachelor of Health Sciences '15
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I didn't get in, my life is over
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I got rejected lol. Debating between Mac Life Sci and Western Biomed? WHAT SHOULD I CHOOOOOOSE? APPLIED TO:
McMaster Health Science - Rejected, yay!
McMaster Life Science - Offer of Admission
Western BioMed - Offer of Admission
U of T Life Science - Offer of Admission
UTM Life Science - Offer of Admission
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Aeria wrote:rosegold wrote: With the way the program is designed, many students who are healthsci graduates and are currently attending medschool actually feel unprepared and ill-trained. You do know that medschools accept people with music, dance and arts degrees right? If they can do it, I'm pretty sure a HealthSci is no less prepared. Preparation comes mostly in the form of work ethic (tested by GPA) and basic science knowledge (tested by the MCAT and by pre-req requirements). rosegold wrote:Also, McMaster is virtually unknown in the US, so if your plan is to head south for med school, you are FAR better off going to an internationally renowned university like McGill or UofT. Ivy Leagues would much rather accept a student with a lower GPA from McGill than a student with a 4.0 from McMaster... You do know that the fees are exhorbitant for a Canadian studying in a US med school, which is why it isn't an easy, simple backup that everyone takes. Most applicants will reapply in Canada multiple times. Also med schools in the US have in-state requirements so it isn't like Canadians can easily get in. rosegold wrote:
And anyway, there is something about McMaster that turns me off. There is a sort of exclusivity that surrounds the people in the healthsci program...perhaps it is an air of arrogance, as if getting into healthsci is a guarantee of getting into medschool.
Being in the program I can tell you that the people who perpetuate this attiude are those who get rejected. We get plenty of hate but the irony is that most of the people hating applied to the program themselves and would have accepted if they got the offer. As I said in my earlier post, most of the Hth Scis themselves are extremely humble, it's the bitter rejectees that give us a bad name. rosegold wrote:Anyway congrats on everyone who got in, I'm sure you deserved it; but to everyone who got rejected, you're seriously better off without the subjectivity.
This I agree with :) Yes I know that you can get into med school regardless of your undergraduate degree, but that doesn't mean that some people from the health science program feel unprepared during med school. I am merely the messenger, I am not speaking of my own experiences, but of my friends'. Your point about the American med schools is valid, especially since there is a greater number of applicants from McGill and UofT than from McMaster anyway, so the probability of a McGill applicant getting an interview is higher than a McMaster applicant. And yeah I made a sweeping generalization about the arrogance of health sci students...but I still believe it to be true :P
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Congrats to everyone who got in!
Just out of curiosity, may I ask what the conditions have been for the past years to keep the offer? Like an average that needs to be maintained when graduating from high school?
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Whee I got rejected as well! Nobody from my school got it D: ah well, even if I got in, I wasn't going to go. Congrats to everybody who got in! University of Pennsylvania - International Relations/Finance [accepted]
Queen's Commerce [accepted]
Western Biomed [accepted] + AEO [accepted]
McGill Arts and Science [accepted]
McGill Biomedical Sciences [accepted]
Carleton Public Affairs and Policy Management [accepted]
McMaster Health Science [waiting]
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bakaneko434 wrote:Congrats to everyone who got in!
Just out of curiosity, may I ask what the conditions have been for the past years to keep the offer? Like an average that needs to be maintained when graduating from high school? 88% McMaster Bachelor of Health Sciences 2011
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Has anyone else not heard anything back yet- rejection or admission?
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mrdoctorsurgeon wrote:so I got rejected. But I don't feel bad. Queen's science is where I kinda wanted to go from the beggining and I convinced myself that I liked mac because health science was known for getting people into med school.
however, their admission is quite flawed. My friend who got in to stanford with a 2310 on his SAT just got rejected from mac health science..
they really should do interviews because you dont get a feel for the people you are letting in with 4500 words -_-.. you just dont.
however, mac's loss anyway. They just lost two Mensa members (me and my friend)..
queen's science 2016 here I come.. (kinda excited cause even though mac is a much better program, queen's has the best campus ever and the nicest atmosphere).
maybe mac med school :P (but John Hopkin's really) Me too, so make that 3 I'm also going to Queen's Science next year, which has been my first choice for the last few years. The only reason I considered Mac was for the Global Health program, but I'd like to go to Mac for med school I heard that for first years, it's like 40% live off campus
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averychristina wrote:Has anyone else not heard anything back yet- rejection or admission? I still haven't heard anything...I'm going to email them if I don't get an answer by Monday. McGill University - Chemical Engineering '16
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Got the good ol' boot just now, but I wasn't expecting anything else. Well Mac Health Sci hopefuls/rejects and future students, it's been a good run, I'm gonna miss checking this forum every day seeing what you crazy kids were saying. I actually have no doubt in my mind that you're all gonna go places. How passionate you were about even just getting into an undergrad program, imagine what you will be like when it comes down to getting into grad school and even a career. To my fellow rejects, are any of you going to McGill chemical engineering? McGill University - Chemical Engineering '16
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Just out of curiousity, for those of you who got accepted, what kind of average do you currently have (for your top 6 anyways). Western BiomedAccepted Trent Molecular Biology and Biochem Accepted Dalhousie Faculty of Science + Dalhousie Intergrated Science Program - Biomed
Accepted Laurier Health ScienceAccepted McMaster Health Science Rejected Dalhousie Faculty of ScienceDalhousie Intergrated Science Program - Biomed Accepted
Laurier Health ScienceAccepted
McMaster Health ScienceRegected
Trent Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Accepted
Western Biomed Accepted
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StephhSilva wrote:Just out of curiousity, for those of you who got accepted, what kind of average do you currently have (for your top 6 anyways).
For my top 6 (actually, the McMaster prereqs anyways) it's around 96.4% McMaster Health Science
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rosegold wrote: With the way the program is designed, many students who are healthsci graduates and are currently attending medschool actually feel unprepared and ill-trained.
And anyway, there is something about McMaster that turns me off. There is a sort of exclusivity that surrounds the people in the healthsci program...perhaps it is an air of arrogance, as if getting into healthsci is a guarantee of getting into medschool. Anyway congrats on everyone who got in, I'm sure you deserved it; but to everyone who got rejected, you're seriously better off without the subjectivity. This isn't a premed program and it's not designed to 'train' you for medical school. It does help you develop skills that aid you in the admissions process. However, everyone still has to work to make it, and not everyone will make it. Anyone who possesses an arrogance about the program would be one of the few outliers. During the beginning of the year there was some apprehension felt towards us as a program personally, but that dies down as people become more familiar with the university life. McMaster 2015
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accepted with a 95.3 or something like that :P trying so hard to decide between mac health or mac life D: or western biomed with AEO any advice from current healthscis? i love writing and researching and presenting to an extent, and absolutely dont mind subjectivity (english was my favorite class), but im not extremely confident of my ability to succeed in the program :/ med school isnt my dream, but some sort of graduate program is... agh so confused Mac Health Sci 2016
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Please tell me there's at least one debate kid on this forum? I'm honestly soo stoked to debate at a university level haha! :D It's going to be so tough the first few years, though. Also does anyone know if mac's debate union does british parliamentary or canadian parliamentary? McGill | Biological, Biomedical and Life Sciences
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also,, how does suite-style rooming work? is each suite all girls / all guys, or co-ed? McGill | Biological, Biomedical and Life Sciences
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Hughsam wrote:accepted with a 95.3 or something like that :P
trying so hard to decide between mac health or mac life D: or western biomed with AEO
any advice from current healthscis?
i love writing and researching and presenting to an extent, and absolutely dont mind subjectivity (english was my favorite class), but im not extremely confident of my ability to succeed in the program :/ med school isnt my dream, but some sort of graduate program is... agh so confused
I can only give you my perspective based on my own experience, of course, but from what you're saying, you shouldn't have any issue fitting into HSci :) You don't have to "know" that you're going to become a doctor--this isn't a premed program. I certainly have no clue what I wish to do come graduation--the beauty of HSci is that it is sufficiently flexible and adaptable that even if you have no clue what you want to do beyond "I like health sciences", you're in a good spot. There is so much support here, you can take non-math non-science electives, no problem, you can explore your own interests, you can discover fields and areas of research or "health sciences" that you'd never heard of before. There is no reason to think you won't succeed because you don't dream of med school. I'd even go as far as saying that that uncertainty, if you allow it to let you open yourself to the innumerable possibilities with which you are presented here, is in fact an advantage to getting the most out of your university experience. Feel free to pm me if you want to talk it out some more. McMaster BHSc 2015
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andrewk512 wrote:rosegold wrote: With the way the program is designed, many students who are healthsci graduates and are currently attending medschool actually feel unprepared and ill-trained.
And anyway, there is something about McMaster that turns me off. There is a sort of exclusivity that surrounds the people in the healthsci program...perhaps it is an air of arrogance, as if getting into healthsci is a guarantee of getting into medschool. Anyway congrats on everyone who got in, I'm sure you deserved it; but to everyone who got rejected, you're seriously better off without the subjectivity. This isn't a premed program and it's not designed to 'train' you for medical school. It does help you develop skills that aid you in the admissions process. However, everyone still has to work to make it, and not everyone will make it. Anyone who possesses an arrogance about the program would be one of the few outliers. During the beginning of the year there was some apprehension felt towards us as a program personally, but that dies down as people become more familiar with the university life. Andrew! I see you in the facebook chat thing :P Okay sorry creepy moment over. McMaster Health Science
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Can't wait for university next year! Excited to meet those who are going to McMaster Health Sciences in the fall!!!! Applied to:
McMaster Health Sciences - Accepted!
Queen's Science - Accepted
Waterloo Life Sciences - Accepted
Toronto Life Sciences St. George - Accepted
Windsor Medical Physics - Accepted
Western Biomedical Sciences - Accepted
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