SOS PRESENTS Medical School Seminar Slides will be

SOS PRESENTS: Medical School Seminar Slides will be available on the SOS website

OMSAS Medical School MCAT Schools & Perquisites York Speakers Guest Resources What do you need to apply for Med School? OMSAS- Application system MCAT- Medical College Admissions Test Good GPA Extra-curricular involvement

OMSAS Medical School MCAT Schools & Perquisites York Speakers Guest Resources OMSAS • Used to apply to Med schools in Ontario • Create an account • Autobiographical Sketch - Insight into who you are – activities since age 16 - Different schools may require additional different tasks i. e. essay • Request MCAT scores to be released to OMSAS

OMSAS Medical School MCAT Schools & Perquisites York Speakers Guest Resources OMSAS • Deadlines for admission in the following year – Create an account: Mid Sept – Submit application: Early Oct • Application Service Fee: $210 • Each Med school charges additional institutional fee • Everything you need is on the website: www. ouac. on. ca/omsas

OMSAS Medical School MCAT Schools & Perquisites York Speakers Guest Resources MCAT • Registration: $235 – Register online (AAMC site) by making an account • Can write MCAT 3 times without written permission from the AAMC. • Voiding your Exam – Wrote exam but don’t want it to be marked – This option given at end of the exam – No refunds • For details: http: //www. aamc. org/students/mcat/start. htm

OMSAS Medical School MCAT Schools & Perquisites York Speakers Guest Resources MCAT • Good idea to give yourself ample study time – Focus on MCAT preparation only • The Princeton Review – Private tutoring/ Small groups/ Online – www. princetonreview. com/medical/mcat-testpreparation. aspx? uidbadge=%07 • Kaplan • www. kaptest. com/Pre-Med/Medical-School/PM_home. html • Examkrackers Books – especially good for verbal reasoning

OMSAS Medical School MCAT Schools & Perquisites York Speakers Guest Resources MCAT Format Physical Sciences Verbal Writing Reasoning Sample Biological Sciences 70 min, 52 60 min, 40 60 min, two essays 70 min, 52 questions on 7 passages 30 minutes each questions • General Chemistry • Basic Physics • Analytical Reasoning • Data Interpretation • Want a 10 • Fast reading and comprehension • Answering questions based on passage • Want a 10 • Essay prompts on politics, media, business, humanities, etc. • Good examples • Essay organization and length • Scale of “J to T” • Want an “R” • Biology • Organic Chemistry • Data Interpretation • Analytical Reasoning • Physiology • Want a 10

OMSAS Medical School MCAT Schools & Perquisites York Speakers Guest Resources Schools in Ontario • • • Mc. Master University Northern Ontario School of Medicine University of Ottawa Queen’s University of Toronto University of Western

Medical School OMSAS MCAT Schools & Perquisites York Speakers Guest Resources Schools in Ontario: Prerequisites School Prerequisites Mc. Master None Northern None Ottawa Biology/Zoology; Humanities/Social Sciences; the equivalent of any two of Biochemistry/Chemistry/Organic Chemistry Queen’s Biological Sciences; Physical Sciences; Humanities or Social Science Toronto One of Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; two Life Sciences Western None NOTE: CPR Level C &/or Standard First Aid certificate required for enrollment

Medical School OMSAS MCAT Schools & Perquisites York Speakers Guest Resources Schools in Ontario School Cut off GPA Avg Entrance MCAT Scores GPA (to consider applying) Year to Apply Number of applicants vs. number of acceptances Mc. Master 3. 0 3. 75 VR 10. 58 (Fall 2011) After 3 rd Year *3, 546 vs. 204 = 5. 8% (in 2011) Cut off: 6 3. 66 Not required After 4 th Year 1, 746 vs. 64 = 3. 7% Northern Ontario 3. 0 Ottawa 3. 4 (WGPA) 3. 8 No required After 3 rd Year 3, 638 vs. 156 = 4. 3% Queen’s 3. 0 3. 68 PS 9, VR 10, BS 9, WS-O After 3 rd Year 3, 322 vs. 100 = 3. 0% Toronto 3. 6 3. 88 PS 11, VR 10, BS 12, WS-R (in 2011 & 2010) Cut off: 9 on each, WS-N After 3 rd Year 3, 108 vs. 259 = 8. 3% 3. 8 PS 9, VR 11, BS 10, WS-P After 4 th Year *2, 294 vs. 171 = 7. 5% Western (in 2010) 3. 7 (2010 Cut offs)

OMSAS Medical School MCAT Last revised: August 19, 2011 Schools & Perquisites York Speakers Guest Resources OMSAS 2012: http: //www. ouac. on. ca/docs/omsas/b_omsas_e. pdf

OMSAS Medical School MCAT Schools & Perquisites York Speakers Guest Resources Schools outside Ontario CANADA • • • UNITED STATES Dalhousie University • 135 medical schools in the Mc. Gill University United States Memorial University of Newfoundland Universite Laval • Requirements depend on the school, most require a University of Alberta course in physics and University of British Columbia English (some accept University of Calgary Humanities instead of University of Manitoba English) University of Montreal University of Saskatchewan • Apply via AMCAS University of Sherbrooke (link below) https: //services. aamc. org/30/msar/

OMSAS Medical School MCAT Schools & Perquisites York Speakers Guest Resources Extra-curricular involvement • Research opportunities – RAY (Research @ York) – Work-study positions with professors • Volunteer – Hospitals / Clinics • Leadership positions

OMSAS Medical School MCAT Schools & Perquisites York Speakers Guest Resources @ York • Pre-med society Club - Last year events: – – Med School Interview workshops/seminars MCAT info sessions Free mock MCAT exams Info sessions/webinars about different Med Schools • International + Outside Ontario • York Career Centre – Interview practice sessions – Volunteer fair – Workshops

OMSAS Medical School MCAT Schools & Perquisites Guest Speakers Contact / Questions? - yorku. ca/sos - Sarah: sarah 103@yorku. ca - Mandana: maryaee@yorku. ca