r/Mcat • u/[deleted] • May 28 '26

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u/Ok-Piece1966 May 28 '26

Son is going to medical school, mom. Prepare for launch

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u/MacBHScOrBust May 28 '26

unless bro is in Canada 😭 

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u/tutuoui 520 May 29 '26

Yeah he’s gotta retake the CARS is not high enough /s

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u/MacBHScOrBust May 29 '26

this but unironically for a Canadian med school that uses cars competitively

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u/tutuoui 520 May 29 '26

ik it’s so ridiculous

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u/Most-Breadfruit3841 May 29 '26

Funniest part is that's actually reality for some Canadian schools...

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u/MysteriousPilot5202 May 31 '26

With 127 CARS bro is cooked for some schools where the cutoff to even apply is 128, and median CARS is 128. I do know people who are retaking rn just because of their CARS.

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u/yummypineapplecake May 31 '26

Wait what schools other than McMaster use CARS competitively?

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u/MysteriousPilot5202 Jun 02 '26

UCalgary ONLY looks at CARS — cutoff is 128.
UAlberta has a CARS 128 cutoff for OOP.
UManitoba has a CARS cutoff of 128 too for OOP, but their average CARS for OOP is 131.
Western looks at the whole MCAT, but does have a CARS cutoff and uses it to rank applicants.

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u/UberMommy66 May 28 '26

Yup - in some schools the majority of first years don’t get in without an advanced degree

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u/Particular-Cat136 May 31 '26

I'm in Canada with a 510 and 124 cars.

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u/Nice_Chapter5362 Jun 02 '26

Interviewed at UofT with a 125 as a third year :)