The Art of Applying to Canadian Medical Schools
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Who are Medical Schools Seeking?
- What particular abilities are the admission committees seeking?
- Cognitive abilities
- Non-cognitive abilities
- Physical abilities
- Selection process
- What is the success rate?
- When to apply?
- What if I was rejected last year, should I reapply?
- How to apply
- Considerations in the choice of medical schools
- Essays and long answers
- Essay application requirements
- General rules for writing essays
- Constructing a paragraph
- General approach to the long essay
- McMaster University’s CASPer
- The interview
- Traditional interview
- Multiple mini interviews
- Interview preparation
- At the interview
- Sound advice
- Referees and verifiers
- Peak Performance
- Using our thoughts to create success
- Will I get in?
- Integrity
- Appendices
- Essential Roles and Key Competencies of Specialist Physicians
- Summary of Minimum Requirements for Applications to Canadian Medical Schools
- Technical Standards for Students in the MD Program
- Success Rates for Applications by University
- Places Offered Versus Places Available
- Key Deadlines for Application Process
- York University 11 rules of grammar and writing
- Writing References
- Sensitive topics: when and when not to include them in personal statement
- References: Personal Statements
- Practice Interview Questions
- Practice MMI Questions
- Biography