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Univeristy of Calgary School of Medicine

Name: University of Calgary
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Number of Seats: 100, 15 of available seats are reserved for non-Albertans.
Years to complete degree: 3
Cost of application:
Tuition:
Applications available: July 14, 2006
Application deadline: November 1 (electronic application)
Degree requirements: Applying during 3rd year University
Required courses: one full year of biochemistry, English, general biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics and physiology, and one half year of anthropology or psychology or sociology, and one half year of calculus or statistics
GPA:.
MCAT: average marks in the past: 10 in physical sciences and verbal reasoning, Q on the writing sample and 11 in biological sciences.
Personal Statement: You will be asked to describe "an experience and its effects which has had a significant impact on your life." This experience must be unconnected to your academic career and application to medical school. As well, there is a supplementary essay in which you will be asked to explain, in 250 words or less, "why you have decided upon a career in medicine."
Letters of recommendation: (3) letters of reference. Choose your referees carefully. Where possible, you should have one or two letters from professors who have taught you and know you well. Other good choices would be supervisors and employers.