<p>Hi, I'm currently a second year student at the University of Toronto. I've recently had an intellectual epiphany of sorts and am now disappointed with the opportunities (networking/recruitment) available to me at the University of Toronto. I really want to transfer into an elite American school but I'm not sure if my statistics are competitive and if it would be worth it since the University of Toronto is not a slouch (Top 20 in the World for my Major) compared to the American elite. </p>
<p>What sort of schools should I target/would I have a good chance of getting into? </p>
<p>Highschool GPA: ~84-88% (Slacked off ALOT)
SAT: 2350
ACT: 35 (composite)
MCAT: 38T (no longer want to go into Med though)
University GPA: 4.0
Major: Math/Economics (want to transfer into an undergraduate B-Program/Economics program)
EC's: Executive Positions at most of the largest student organizations on campus
References: "Pals" with Profs (related to my major) whose alma mater are of the schools I want to transfer to (Harvard, Stanford, MIT etc)
Ethnicity: Canadian-Asian
Financial Aid: Yes</p>
<p>I'm currently vying to get into a school such as Wharton or Sloan but is it realistic?</p>
<p>I think you have a good chance. However, having absolute, perfect grades isn’t everything. It’s even more competitive during the transfer application process. You should consider researching every school and writing an awesome essay! You can do it!</p>
<p>Thanks, I’ve also gotten into the Richard Ivey School of Business in Canada, which apparently places many graduates in reputable banking positions (7 in Goldman Sachs NY vs 11 by Yale). I’m not sure if it’s worth deferring and seeing if I could get into a “better program”. Tuition/Expenses would be similar.</p>
<p>why would you lie about the MCAT?</p>
<p>Err…I didn’t? What makes you assume that I did? I didn’t even want to include it but I thought it might give more insight for my “chances” for acceptance as it might come up during the application process.</p>
<p>so you’re saying that you took the MCAT with 1 year, possibly less, of college experience, and scored a 38 (98th-99th percentile) and also scored a T, the highest possible writing score?</p>
<p>oh yeah, and to top it off, you are also a math/econ major who hasn’t even taken a fraction of the courses of which the material is on the MCAT. material that takes normally 3 years for college students on a pre-med track to cover, in addition to months of intensive study</p>
<p>do you even know what the material on the MCAT consists of? you can’t just randomly take it without a shred of science knowledge and score in the highest percentile. this is not the SAT, and anyone with even an iota of knowledge of the MCAT knows your lying.</p>
<p>do you think people are idiots?</p>
<p>Oh the ignorance!</p>
<p>For first year, I only had 3 required courses of which consisted of 3 credits thereby allotting me with 2-3 credits for electives. I chose to use these electives for courses such as Anatomy,Physics,Physiology, English etc. In the summer, instead of looking for internships or placements like normal students headed into business, I chose to further my education and by supplementing it with additional courses. From first year alone, I was quite prepared to tackle the MCAT but I lacked organic chemistry so I chose to do it after second year. </p>
<p>In addition, while most students do take the MCAT in their 3rd year, it’s not unheard of for students to take it at the end of their sophomore year (I didn’t consider myself to be in 3rd year because I haven’t taken any courses yet at that level). In fact, many Canadian students that I’ve talked to CHOOSE to do it after their sophomore year, so maybe it’s different in the U.S as course requirements are much more stringent? </p>
<p>I think you might want to do a little bit of research before making such slanderous claims.</p>
<p>(By the way, I hope you realize that there’s a solid number of students who get into medical school from a non-science major. Being a Math student, in no way, impinges me from the MCAT but rather, I would say I’m at an advantage. Just look at the average LSAT/MCAT scores by major, an analytical major isn’t exactly a burden when it comes to standardized testing. )</p>
<p>lol, just lol. im not even going to bother responding. i never really understood what benefit people receive from lying on an internet forum</p>
<p>any pre-med student knows that you are completely BS</p>
<p>i’m fairly certain stanford/MIT do not admit applicants who lie about their credentials. good luck though</p>
<p>That’s great, go spruce your e-peen somewhere else.</p>
<p>I’m not lying, you just seem to be full of yourself… :/</p>
<p>38T seems a bit off…I assume you are super smart and brilliant in order to score that high. Even for top med schools (MD) out there, UCSF, John Hopkins, your score is mean. I’m not saying its impossible to score that high, I’ve seen people score 40+ on SDN. But these people took at least full college career to get that score. I know at least half pre-med students used 4, 5 or even 6 years just to aim for that 30+ on MCAT because 30 is usually a cut-off for most MD schools. Unless you want to do DO.
Providing this info, I’m not trying to say you lied about the score. But rather, you should have NO PROBLEM to get in Harvard, Yale, MIT, or whatever is on your list provided that you ABLE to pull off a 38 on MCAT just in 2 years. (No sarcasm)
With my 6 years experience in Student doctor Network, I would say you definitely have a shot at top med school. And you should consider med school because your too impressive to me. Just go for plastic surgery, you will be easily get starting salary 700k+ a year assuming you do well in med school and go to a top resident program. And again, I don’t think this will be too hard for you since you able to score 38T in a such short time.
I honestly think you should reconsider medicine because</p>
<p>1) You hardly can make 700k+/year if you can’t work in Wall Street after graduate
2) Medicine is more like life-long learning, this will suit your style.
3) Don’t waste your intelligent, Econ/Math is too easy, and make a difference whenever you can.</p>
<p>the best,</p>
<p>Matt</p>
<p>Finance/Banking has a higher earning potential than Medicine. As well, Math>Medicine in terms of IQ, it isn’t even close but I understand the point that you’re trying to make. The fact is that I’m not a normal university student, I’m just a highly intelligent person (Mensa) who made a few unintelligent choices. Thanks for all the comments/suggestions, I think I’ve gotten enough information from CC for now. </p>
<p>I’m just going to apply regardless of what happens and consider all my offers next year.</p>