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SOS PRESENTS:

SOS PRESENTS:. Slides will be available on the SOS website. York Resources. What do you need to apply for Med School?. OMSAS - Application system. MCAT - Medical College Admissions Test. Good GPA. Extra- curricular involvement. York Resources. OMSAS.

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SOS PRESENTS:

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  1. SOS PRESENTS: Slides will be available on the SOS website

  2. York Resources What do you need to apply for Med School? OMSAS- Application system MCAT- Medical College Admissions Test Good GPA Extra-curricularinvolvement

  3. York 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

  4. York 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

  5. York 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

  6. York 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-test-preparation.aspx?uidbadge=%07 • Kaplan • www.kaptest.com/Pre-Med/Medical-School/PM_home.html • Examkrackers Books • especially good for verbal reasoning

  7. York Resources MCAT Format Format Topics Tested

  8. York Resources Schools in Ontario • McMaster University • Northern Ontario School of Medicine • University of Ottawa • Queen’s University • University of Toronto • University of Western

  9. York Resources Schools in Ontario: Prerequisites NOTE: CPR Level C &/or Standard First Aid certificate required for enrollment

  10. York Resources Schools in Ontario

  11. York Resources Last revised: August 19, 2011 OMSAS 2012: http://www.ouac.on.ca/docs/omsas/b_omsas_e.pdf

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

  13. York Resources Extra-curricular involvement • Research opportunities • RAY (Research @ York) • Work-study positions with professors • Volunteer • Hospitals / Clinics • Leadership positions

  14. York Resources 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

  15. Contact / Questions? • yorku.ca/sos • Sarah: sarah103@yorku.ca • Mandana: maryaee@yorku.ca

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