<p>Hey guys my name is connor beleznay. I recently found out that I will be attending University of British Columbia on full scholarship (athletic + miscellaneous other academic ones) , sounds great right? it is, the only thing is that im terrified that I won't get into Med school. </p>
<p>I am a competitive baseball player, and i was fortunate enough to be offered a scholarship which will cover my tuition and most of my living expenses/residence fees. The academic adviser got me into the B.Sc undergrad program. As an incoming undergrad with aspirations of becoming a doctor, the concept of being rejected is obviously terrifying. I have a few questions, and worries, that i hope you fine people will put to rest.</p>
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<li>I will be attending on baseball scholarship, will the time commitment of the course be such that playing baseball with the university hurt my grades? </li>
<li>Ive heard that Med school love to see ECs, especially those that center around medicine, but the training commitment from baseball is huge, i will not have time for any other ECs. will being a scholarship athlete be considered highly when i apply to med school?</li>
<li>Im shooting for above a 3.7 GPA, how hard is this to do? currently in highschool im pulling 90s, i especially enjoy the sciences. </li>
<li>Is there any chance I can have a social life? (if not, im willing to make that sacrifice). sacrificing a social life in University wont be a big change from high school. I have to train over 20 hours a week, and im constantly traveling for tournaments and show cases. my social life is my study buddies and my baseball team. </li>
<li>What do i do if, god forbid, i get rejected? what continued education can I pursue?
I read on UBC's Web site that their Masters of Applied science (with a chemical and biological engineering specialization) would accept non-engineering students who has a science related undergrad, but must first take 2 courses to fulfill all requirements. how would that work? how long are the two "courses" ? </li>
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<p>Im hard working, and im willing to do whatever it takes to get into Med school, any advice, or insight on my chances is greatly appreciated. I just got accepted and im already loosing sleep on the possibility of not getting into med school.</p>