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Patho_Medicus

10-12-2007, 04:57 PM

Okay, here goes nothing.

Essentially my stats:
Gpa 3.8ish
Mcat: 12,13,12 S

Volunteering: hospital, TDC and several clinical scenarios and one day events.
EC's: loads of leadership and team work positions.

currently a 3rd year student at UT, and want to apply for the MD/PhD project. I have been doing research for the same lab now for about 2 years ( is it a bad thing that I stuck it out with one PI?) I have 2 first author papers published. Hopefully another 2 by the end of this year. Main interest in research is Neurosurgery and Neurooncology ( pathological side).

But the problem with all this now, is that I am an international student yes I know my chances are reduced by 75%, yes I know we have 4 schools in total that would take international students..but my question is, am I competitive enough for the MD/PhD program? I mean the reason why I don't have a stellar 4.0 is because I didn't choose bird courses nor did I choose an easy specialist . It so happens that my life is devoted to other things than drilling my books 24/7. I am sorry for my 3.8 Gpa ( not UT modified) but hey that's all it is now :p so I want to know if there are any MD/PhD applicants and what are their stats, and any international students with the same issue as I? ( btw I am rather a special case, cause i am an international student with Canadian education ..any better?)

Oh also, HIIIIIII! this is literally my first post, you will probably see me here more often..:D going crazy during the summer application processes of course.;)

Jochi1543

10-12-2007, 06:23 PM

First off, see if MD/PhD is also open to international students, because it might not be. Other than that, I can't give you much advice, since I am a permanent resident myself.

Pristrom

10-12-2007, 07:21 PM

Patho_Medicus

10-12-2007, 07:33 PM

McGill accepts ~22 international students. Their MD-PhD program is open to ALL types of applicants (including international student and they didn't write any preferences either). Read their faculty website. They got a load of info on it including statistics. I can't say much about your situation though. I'm still in high school :D . Got a enjoy having a life before "drilling my books" in pre-med ... :p

Stirling

BUT, 22 places are for both international and OOP students. So you need to pay attention for these little details.;)

Oh man, you're still in high school and already pumped up, aah the old days..enjoy it while it lasts:D

Yes the MD/PhD program is open for international students at UofT.

NLengr

10-13-2007, 03:50 PM

MUN has 8 spots for OOP/Internationals. There is usually one or two international students in every class.

I'm not sure about MD/PhD, although I'm pretty sure there is opportunity for that kind of thing.

Patho_Medicus

10-22-2007, 02:36 PM

Bump. :) THERE has to be other international students, come on people don't be scared let us reunite and understand our situations together.

Patho_Medicus

10-22-2007, 02:37 PM

Also another question, is it good to demonstrate attachment and continuous work in one lab during your undergraduate years ( with publications) or several labs mroe experience but no publications?

Dante

10-25-2007, 12:49 AM

so gpa and mcat wise, i think you're great... (assuming that 3.8 will get some sort of a bump from the formula) sounds like you've got ecs, and lots of research in one place can be just as good if not better than research in multiple places.... UofT is more likely to look at everything thoroughly, so the fact that working at 4 labs LOOKS more impressive at first glance, staying at one and getting publications, is MORE impressive to schools who will look at your experience/contributions to the lab. I'm not really speaking from experience though... i'm not going for md/phd nor an international.

good luck though!