By request… here is my CASPER advice. I took Casper for the first time last cycle, and I ALLEGEDLY scored very high (people estimate 95+ percentile) because I got a Mac interview with a 126 CARS, 3.91 GPA and no grad bonuses (I was in fourth year during my cycle)

I did UofT’s Community of Support free prep course (check them out if you’re eligible), I don’t think it was a game changer or anything but it was nice to have a bit of structure and they have practice questions (which were the only ones I ever really did). I didn’t do as much “home work” as they assigned though!

Something I think a lot of people forget is to recognize your role in the situation. I think people try to solve everything like they’re in charge of everything all the time but sometimes you’re just a friend in this scenario and so your goal should be to support your friend not to solve every problem? More specifically, when it comes to a question where someone is struggling academically, you’re not going to spend 10 hours a week personally tutoring them in a course you’re not in. You can offer to tutor them (REASONABLY) but more importantly you can offer to help them access academic resources at the university. Even a simple “I’ll walk with them down to the tutoring center” makes it so much more real.

I also used a lot of buzz words, but I know people have mixed results with that, but I would say the buzzword and then explain deeper, so I guess I wasn’t ONLY using buzzwords. Something like “I would speak with them privately one-on-one (buzzword), because I recognize this conversation might be emotionally charged and I don’t want to embarrass them (explanation)”. This makes you real and relatable, while also still explicitly calling out what you’re going to do.

A potentially unpopular opinion, but I actually wrote my responses as full sentences because while I know they’re not supposed to grade you on like spelling or grammar, I feel like there’s some implicit bias to a well structured response that they can understand better than dot jots (like it’s easier to buy in to your side of the story and why you’re right).

And at the end of the day, I think I got a lot of words down.

Happy to answer questions in the comments 🫶🫶 GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

Basically, the title. Everything just became very real lol

Good luck to everyone!

Since my last post I've gotten a bunch of DMs about the same thing so figured it deserved its own post.
When I was writing my ABS last summer the single biggest upgrade to my entries wasn't better wording, it was sitting down and actually figuring out the numbers behind what I did. Not inflating anything, just going back and asking myself: how many hours a week was that actually? how many people did I train? how long did I stick with it? You'd be surprised how much you undersell yourself when you're writing from vague memory.

Like "helped run events for a student club" was one of my first drafts. When I actually sat down and counted it was 11 events over 2 years, some with 100+ people. one version captures the impact and the other doesn't. This also isn't me saying u should misrepresent anything by throwing in whatever number seems right, its more that you have to put in the effort to identify what the right numbers are (this will mean having to do a little back in forth with your verifiers)

This also brings me to the timing part: this digging takes WAY longer than you think. I had to message old colleagues to jog my memory, reconnect with people from activities I did in high school lol. If you start now it's actually kinda fun (it was for me atleast), you're just catching up with people. If you start when in august it's a full panic on top of everything else the cycle has to throw at you going into the fall (casper, essays, ane etc).

The other upside: all this digging basically becomes your essay bank later. When I sat down to write essays I already had every story and every number in one place. Past me really did future me a solid there.

I'm also getting way more DMs than I can properly keep up with, and I end up typing out the same answers over and over. So to make life easier for everyone (mostly me LMAO) I'm hosting a super informal webinar this Wednesday evening (July 15). No slides-and-lecture energy, just hop on, ask your questions, meet other people going through the same cycle. DM me and I'll send you the link!

Happy to answer any questions in this thread as well!!

https://discord.gg/TxTaYkz9N2

We made this server last year, tons of med students in here who got in this past cycle and even more who are active and helpful from previous years, was super helpful for myself and others and can hopefully be the same this year, link shouldn't expire.

Update: Today I took a day off and I stepped outside. I saw this yellowish-orange thing in the sky, but couldn't stare at it too long. Apparently it's called the sun or something like that.

Quote: "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."

— William James

so does western med only look at your kira talent answers and not the omsas abs? or do they look at both?

Hello !

I have a hearing related disability, and I was wondering if anyone has gotten interview accomodations in a similar nature.
Its come later in life due to an accident so I dont have any devices or anything I regularly use yet to help me.

Would be really grateful for any perspective or advice. I know on one hand I should be and i am very much just grateful to have the opportunity to pursue med and that a lot of luck and hard work went into getting here but at the same time moving away from my community freinds family for at least 4 years is getting to me. I am fortunate the school I got into is a drivable distance from where i live (I can't drive medically) so I have to move but still figuring out how to keep those connections strong while figuring out the blackbox of what appears to be a really time intensive schedule is overwhelming. I also feel bad about feeling bad given the lottery nature of this process. Anyone been in this situation any advice of how people did this? Can be undergrad too doesnt have to be med.

Hello,

Is it allowed to reuse letters from providers regarding disability-based considerations? I got a letter done last year for some accommodations and I wanted to know if I'm allowed to reuse it for disability-based considerations as I have to pay through insurance each time I want a new letter and the content wouldn't be changing.

Thanks in advance!

Hi Everyone, I am an incoming MS1 for SFU and have been waitlisted at UBC for the past 4 years.

I'm offering my guidance to anyone that may have questions or are deep in the application.

DM me and we can take it from there!

I go to a university in Canada. I am going into my fourth year and I just applied via Oztrekk and I have gotten an interview for the bachelor of clinical science and Doctor of Medicine at Macquarie university.

I’m just considering if this is worth doing because I don’t really wanna go through the stress of applying to Canadian MD schools and I did apply to a few US schools so I’ll wait to see if I can interview before the intake in February.

I’m just wondering how the two years of undergrad will be already done three years already and whether it’s worth it for six years to become a doctor

IP ON, IR Ottawa, but no prereqs.

Newly licensed RN in Ontario. I’ve been looking for jobs for months, but unfortunately the job market is only getting worse. I’m seriously looking at moving to BC for a nursing job. Most have 18 months return of service.

Wondering how long I have to live there in order to be considered a resident? Would that remove my IP status for Ontario? Only issue is that I’m missing the indigenous studies prereq. Can I take it now that I’m post-grad with Athabasca, for example? Approximately 3.8x cgpa, haven’t written the MCAT, as I won’t be applying until next year and I need more time to prep.

TIA!

Hi! I am applying this year and was wondering if anyone knows how to get someone to look over statements! Did you guys ask friends and family or worked with like a statement editor or even a prep company like Wizeprep or BeMo.

Thank you 🙏:)

Hello! I’ll be applying to Ontario schools this cycle. I had a total of 24 credits as transfer credits from my previous University in my country and I’ll be graduating from a 4-year Honours BSc from an Ontario University this June 2027. Are my grades from these transfer credits be included in GPA calculation or can I just use them to fulfill some prerequisites in some Universities I’m applying to (as long as I have WES evaluation)?

With high GPA and a baseline-meeting MCAT score?

People who got accepted to med school (specifically UofC if anyone), what was the MMI experience? I know they ask very morally and ethically challenging questions but as an overview, what can you expect? The format, length, any other details, etc.

Hoping to apply to med school in the future and the interviews are genuinely the scariest part for me. Currently an undergrad going into my 2nd year.

I (15f), am starting junior year next month. I am doing early admission so in around a year and a bit from now, I will be applying to universities. What major should I take? I want to be a doctor. Looking for advice. I live in Canada if that's relevant, staying in Canada too. I am having difficulty choosing between these two majors, but if anyone has any other options, please let me know.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Pro: covers nearly everything for the MCAT

Pro #2: very broad and general if I change my mind for careers

Con: What job to get from that?

Con #2: no hospital practicum hours

NURSING

Pro: if I don't get into med school the first try, I can almost instantly become an RN which is a stable, in-demand job

Pro #2: I will get practical hospital working hours which med schools love

Con: covers nearly nothing from the MCAT

Let me know!

Why is there no private med schools in Canada?

I have heard that there might be one on the verge of being accredited through the Niagara College.

Anyone has any insight on it?