{"id":1578,"date":"2009-05-08T10:42:58","date_gmt":"2009-05-08T15:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2009-05-08T10:42:58","modified_gmt":"2009-05-08T15:42:58","slug":"or-in-other-words-i-dont-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=1578","title":{"rendered":"or in other words, i don’t know"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Hi there.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I recently got admitted to UTSG for Life Science. As of now, it pretty much looks like I’m going to end up studying there. I was just wondering what your opinions are regarding the whole ~UTSG is a GPA raper thing~ and all that jazz. I’m sure that a student’s response (hopefully one who is currently in the LifeSci program) will enlighten me a little.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The reason why I’m asking is that I want to keep my options open for medical school. I’m not entirely sure whether or not I want to go into medicine but hopefully my undergraduate studies will clarify my uncertainty. I know that medical schools across Canada require a high GPA and I’m sure that I can get decent grades if I study hard enough but is U of T really as hard as it is cut out to be? Would my chances to get into medical school be greater if I did my undergrad in another university, say York, Queen’s or McMaster?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Oh yeah… That thing again. If there’s one thing that’s perennial in terms of student ranting is the rigidness of the UofT grading scheme. Your vile sexual metaphor adequately reflects the common student attitude here at St. George. Being a humanities student, I can’t attest to the situation in the Life Sciences. But the claim of it being impossible for a student to get a good mark is alive and kicking in the soft sciences as well.<\/p>\n

Now, some people would advise you thinking of med school to look for a more leniently grading institution to increase your eligibility. But then there are also some counterarguments that are commonly regurgitated in this regard: first, that the value of a good reference letter from UofT may surpass that of another university. Good references ARE an important component of any Grad application evaluation. Then there is the MCAT business. I have heard of cases of students who got a 4.0 GPA from an “easier” faculty or school, but were totally underprepared for the MCATs, which buried their med-school application. So just remember that there are other elements of a successful application besides grades, and maybe<\/em> going to UofT is of some benefit.<\/p>\n

Finally, I’ll end with the ol’-fashioned “you won’t know till you try…”<\/p>\n

If you were accepted to UofT, you might as well give it a shot. If you feel that your experience is utterly miserable at the end of the first year- switch to another school. That’s all I have for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi there. I recently got admitted to UTSG for Life Science. As of now, it pretty much looks like I’m going to end up studying there. I was just wondering what your opinions are regarding the whole ~UTSG is a GPA raper thing~ and all that jazz. I’m sure that a student’s response (hopefully one who is currently in the LifeSci program) will enlighten me a little. The reason why I’m asking is that I want to keep my options open for medical school. I’m not entirely sure whether or not I want to go into medicine but hopefully my undergraduate studies will clarify my uncertainty. I know that medical schools across Canada require a high GPA and I’m sure that I can get decent grades if I study hard enough but is U of T really as hard as it is cut out to be? Would my chances to get into medical school be greater if I did my undergrad in another university, say York, Queen’s or McMaster? Thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128,4,5,112,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gpa","category-grad-school","category-grades","category-med-school","category-st-george"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t