Transfer from Canada, Eh!

Transfer Students
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<p>Hey there, eh. I am a Canadian high school student who's been accepted into the University of Toronto. If you didn't know it know for its prestige and is like 17 in the world. However I have a new change of heart and am interested in going to an american college for premed. If you didn't know UofT is one of those schools that screw you over. Any way I was just wondering how hard it would be for me to transfer to the US after my 1st or 2nd year? I am interested in the following schools:</p>

<p>NYU
UCLA
UCSD
University of Minnesota
University of Michigan
Northwestern University
John Hopkins University
UC Berekley (i know a long shot)
Cornell
Duke University
UC Irvine</p>

<p>I would really appreciate the advice and i want to gain some insight into the whole application system. I want to know how to maximize my chances of transferring after my first year. Thanks eh.</p>

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<p>For any of the UC schools, you would need to have completed 60 semester or 90 quarter units to be eligible for admission. In addition, preference goes to students coming from community colleges within California.</p>

<p>BTW, in what way does UofT “screw you over”?</p>

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<p>UofT is known for its grade deflation. Its known around here as the school that ruins postgraduate dreams. Many premeds never even apply to med school because of their low grades. So I’m very eager to get out after 1st year and transfer to the US.</p>

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<p>UCs will be hard to get into. 4 people were accepted from international universities into UCLA.</p>

<p><a href=“https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof13.htm”>https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof13.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>As for grade deflation. Most people who want to keep high GPAs for med school would goto an even lower ranked university then the ones you have listed. For instance UCI is know for having a tough biology curve. UCLA and UCB will be really competitive too. </p>

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<p>So which one of these schools would it be easier to get the GPA needed for med school. How about University of Minnesota and John Hopkins?</p>

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<p>You have picked large, impersonal schools (except for Duke) with well-known pre-med programs and well-prepped, competitive students. None of the schools on your list will make it easy for you to get a great GPA. If you are making any cuts, I would cut UCs, as California is a pre-med breeding ground, and Cornell, known for its grade deflation. Honestly, you would be hard pressed to find more sink-or-swim environments than the schools on your list. UMN is probably more run-of-the-mill difficult in its pre-med program, where bringing your A-game may be sufficient. </p>

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<p>Schools with great pre-med programs to look into:</p>

<p>U of Miami
George Washington University
Boston University
Wash U in St Louis
Emory
Amherst College</p>

<p>Work really hard and get good grades. Apply to a range of schools in the states. Make sure you have a few safeties, some matches, and the reaches you would like. Most HS Seniors are advised to apply to 9-12 schools, I don’t know if this applies to transfer students. </p>

<p>Best of luck. An UofT is a great school, congrats on your acceptance there.</p>

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<p>Thank you shk909. I was looking in Wash U Louis and heard they except very little people for premed. U of Minnesota is prime on my list and so is U of Miami. How hard is it to get into these two schools? Also I was wondering, do you think getting like a 3.5 GPA is sufficient to be considered competitive? Getting above that is torture at UofT.</p>

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<p>UofMinnesota average is 3.5 so you are borderline, and that’s assuming you’ve already completed all of their major prep.
<a href=“http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/trans_table.html”>http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/trans_table.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>The word you want here is ‘accept’, not ‘except’. And WUSTL, or any other school for that matter, does not accept people for premed because premed is not a separate entity, but rather the coursework that is required to apply to med school. </p>

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<p>LOL my bad sometimes I don’t realize what I am typing. Thanks for the feedback guys, I definitely appreciate it. </p>

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<p>Why is UC Berkeley a long shot? I’m curious because I also have interest in it. </p>

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<p>Where specifically did you apply to? UTSC? Miss? SG?</p>

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<p>UCLA and UCB accept less than 5% of transfers from OSS/International & international is the smaller of the two. </p>

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<p>@OldtheOriginal I applied to UTSG because it is the main campus and has the major I wanted. @bomerr I no longer have interest in the California school because my chances are so low and I know I won’t get in.
If anyone has any info on the University of Minnesota, Please Share! I really want to get into their College of Biological Sciences. </p>

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<p>Have you had a nice long chat with your parents about this? If not, do that. Find out how much they are ready, willing, and able to pay each year for your education. Financial aid for international students (except for those few places that treat Canadians the same as US applicants) is bad. Financial aid for transfers is bad. You should limit your list to places where your family can afford to be full-pay.</p>

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<p>My 2c - I have Canadian relatives who have postgrad degrees from UoT and they have sweet jobs and NO student loans. There’s no way I’d trade for an overpriced US education. imo:) </p>