bad summer school marks

[Mithril]

Originally Posted by kkentm

cool story but ur condescending tone is uncalled for, especially since the existence of forums like these depend on the trust that "random anonymous internet people" have for one another.

Can't tell if serious.

It is ALWAYS a good idea in any field for any situation to refer back to the primary source for confirmation.

[phosgenic]

Originally Posted by kkentm

cool story but ur condescending tone is uncalled for, especially since the existence of forums like these depend on the trust that "random anonymous internet people" have for one another.

Lol!!! Are you serious man? I think what he/she wrote was really solid advice, where did you pick up a condescending undertone in that? Fio bud!

[firesinx]

Originally Posted by Jackey Cheng

I'm in your class. A 3.7 isn't too big of a hit to your GPA because you GPA wasn't high to begin with (no offense). Organic chemistry is not easy, and a 10 is a good grade for this course.

What I would suggest is get the AAMC tests and do them a week before your actual MCAT. If you can't get a consistent balanced 30 (at least) then don't write. The MCAT is something you want to do ONCE. I wouldn't want to see you make a "bad mcat score" thread.

Work harder in 2nd year and good luck on your MCAT.
Fellow BHSc

A 3.8 is still quite high since it's competitive. Maybe at Mac a 3.8 is easy to get but at other school's a 3.8 means your studying 6+ hours a day.

[charmer08]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunchMan

Are you kidding?? 6+ hours studying a day in insane! I've had a higher GPA than a 3.8 over the last 3 years and I only study the day before I have an exam...and even that is 16 hours max, and includes reading the chapters. If you have to study that much on a daily basis, you are doing something wrong...

Uhm try taking some of the bio/chem courses (first year bio and chem don't count) and study just before the exam... its not gonna end up being a good experience!

[charmer08]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunchMan

I still don't think it would require 6 hours a day of studying though, lol. I'd think you'd burn out pretty quickly doing that...

He means an average of 6 hours a day. For molec bio II, 3 days before the test, all I did was study. And you really need to know your stuff since its SA. So if you study 2-3 hours a day (which an "average" premed does) and study your ass off few days before the test, it averages up to a 6 hours a day.

[firesinx]

Originally Posted by charmer08

He means an average of 6 hours a day. For molec bio II, 3 days before the test, all I did was study. And you really need to know your stuff since its SA. So if you study 2-3 hours a day (which an "average" premed does) and study your ass off few days before the test, it averages up to a 6 hours a day.

Sorry, 6 Hours was more like before an exam.

Regardless from what JackeyCheung said, I have an impression that Mcmaster's is easy to get a 3.8+ GPA. Most of my Mcmaster friends say the same thing.

[ArchEnemy]

Originally Posted by firesinx

Sorry, 6 Hours was more like before an exam.

Regardless from what JackeyCheung said, I have an impression that Mcmaster's is easy to get a 3.8+ GPA. Most of my Mcmaster friends say the same thing.

Many of my friends say that if you can hold a fork you can go to York. Should I have that impression too? Now stop comparing other universities unless you've been there personally for god's sake.

[firesinx]

Originally Posted by ArchEnemy

Many of my friends say that if you can hold a fork you can go to York. Should I have that impression too? Now stop comparing other universities unless you've been there personally for god's sake.

lol, that has nothing to do with GPA, getting into a school and getting a high grade while attending that school is completely different. Regardless that's what my friends who finished their first year at Mac were saying (4.0 GPA's). But your right, I have no experience at Mac so I can't really judge.

[charmer08]

Originally Posted by firesinx

lol, that has nothing to do with GPA, getting into a school and getting a high grade while attending that school is completely different. Regardless that's what my friends who finished their first year at Mac were saying (4.0 GPA's). But your right, I have no experience at Mac so I can't really judge.

people say things all the time...

[jt23]

Might as well make it clear for the OP, if you re-take a course during the year that you took during the summer or at any point in university for that matter, certain medical schools don't consider that as taking a full course load. For instance if you took a full year orgo again, without taking 6 courses (a term) you would only be considered to have taken 4 courses for a school like western and therefore that year would not count for their application process.