<p>if i had to choose between McMaster University's health science program and University of Toronto's life science program, which would you think I should choose? McMaster's pre-med program is undoubtly much harder to get into than the one at University of Toronto. BUT, i hear that in the states, McMaster is not very well know, and that only Mcgill, Waterloo, and University of Toronto are well known.
So if I was to apply to med school down in the states later, which university should i choose for my pre-med program?</p>
<p>McMaster's pre med is not that hard to get into, my friend had a 78 average and got in. Go to whichever program feels right for you, work hard, and you'll have a good chance at American med schools.</p>
<p>NoFX: Ok, fine, fine, don't major in "health science", "life science", or any major of that stripe if you want to go to med school. Studying a major where you have to fight tooth-and-nail for a good GPA is BAD!!!</p>
<p>within canada, mcmaster health sci is more reputable than u of t life sci, in my opinion, and u of t is known to be a more alienating school both size-wise and bureacratically. as far as US recognition goes, u of t as a whole is more well-known and probably more reputable than mcmaster, but i would assume that a med school would perform a more indepth search into a school's program, rather than just viewing the school that you went to as a one-dimensional institution. i doubt that they would judge your marks based only on the name of your school, rather than on the program, and i also assume that a grad school admissions director etc would have more knowledge of canadian schools than the average american would.</p>