I really need some genuine advice from the wise and experienced ... I applied to MUA for it's basic sciences and I was sent an email to interview for PreMed as they feel it would be more appropriate for me... "The Admissions Committee feels that you are only competitive for the PreMed Program"
I was really taken aback and almost started tearing up when I saw their email .... they did not think I'm suitable for the basic sciences program just based on the pre-req courses that unfortunately I have struggled with in my three summers of undergrad...what about everything else I've taken and done to get me where I am.
I am afraid now that if I have reached this stage in the admissions process that I wont even stand a chance for any of the other med schools like saba, smu, st.james etc.
Just to give you some background, I am a 4th year nursing student at one of the top 5 universities in Canada. I have completed all the med school pre-reqs as summer school courses and yes my marks in those are not stellar - they are in the 60-69% range, consistently for all these pre-reqs. I had to repeat Organic Chemistry as well but did better the second time.I admit I'm not perfect and my science gpa could be a lot higher epecially seeing the competition for medical school but trust me... I am a very hardworking individual and did all this even while working and looking after my disabled mom.
Either way, my overall medical school application was decent, my current gpa is a 3.0, with tons of extra curricular activities, work experience, tonnes of clinical experience (as I'm coming from a nursing background), great LOR's and moreover I've taken courses in Microbiology, Pharmacology, Anatomy, Physiology etc. It would be painstaking to repeat all this.
Anyone with some suggestions or words of guidance, plz share... I am open to honest feedback and but plz be nice, constructive feedback will be well received.
I was really taken aback and almost started tearing up when I saw their email .... they did not think I'm suitable for the basic sciences program just based on the pre-req courses that unfortunately I have struggled with in my three summers of undergrad...what about everything else I've taken and done to get me where I am.
I am afraid now that if I have reached this stage in the admissions process that I wont even stand a chance for any of the other med schools like saba, smu, st.james etc.
Just to give you some background, I am a 4th year nursing student at one of the top 5 universities in Canada. I have completed all the med school pre-reqs as summer school courses and yes my marks in those are not stellar - they are in the 60-69% range, consistently for all these pre-reqs. I had to repeat Organic Chemistry as well but did better the second time.I admit I'm not perfect and my science gpa could be a lot higher epecially seeing the competition for medical school but trust me... I am a very hardworking individual and did all this even while working and looking after my disabled mom.
Either way, my overall medical school application was decent, my current gpa is a 3.0, with tons of extra curricular activities, work experience, tonnes of clinical experience (as I'm coming from a nursing background), great LOR's and moreover I've taken courses in Microbiology, Pharmacology, Anatomy, Physiology etc. It would be painstaking to repeat all this.
Anyone with some suggestions or words of guidance, plz share... I am open to honest feedback and but plz be nice, constructive feedback will be well received.