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University of Ottawa School of Medicine

Name: University of Ottawa
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Number of seats: 123
Years to complete degree: 4 years, summers off between 1st and 2nd and 2nd and 3rd year
Cost of application: $200 PLUS an institutional payment of $75 for each medical school selection
Tuition:
Applications available: mid July (OMSAS)
Application deadline: September 15, 2006 (4:30 p.m. EDT) Deadline to register for/create an account for the COMPASS.OMSAS on-line application. October 2, 2006 (4:30 p.m. E.D.T.) Last day for submitting applications
Degree requirements: In third year of a university program
Required courses: 1) full year general biology with lab 2) full year humanities or social science 3) 2 of the following: full year in general Chemistry with lab, Organic Chemistry with lab, or Biochemistry without a lab
MCAT: Not required
GPA: weighted GPA based on the following formula: if you have 2 years of marks at the time of application, the 2nd year marks are worth 2x the first year marks. If you have 3 years of marks, the 3rd year is worth 3x the first year marks and the 2nd year is worth 2x the first year marks. If you have more years than this, the lowest years are not counted, as only the last 3 years of marks are evaluated. Essentially, if you do better in later years, it is worth more.
Personal statement: a detailed version of the autobiographical sketch
Letters of recommendation: 3
Special highlights: may differ only under very special circumstances.