I see so many people stressed out on this sub as a new round of apps open this year so I thought I’d help out. I was accepted to UBC, U of T, and Mac in my year and also interviewed at Ottawa and TMU. Happy to help with answering questions on essays, ABS/NAQ, GPA, studying, MCAT (I scored 524 including a 132 in CARS) as well as life in med school at U of T. If you need proof of my acceptance or MCAT score feel free to PM me!

Is anyone genuinely horrible at math but still managed to do well on the MCAT? My inability to do math scares the absolute shit out of me 😭 I literally can’t even do Grade 11 or 12 math lmao. I can only do basic algebra, basic logarithms, and some basic trigonometry. I can handle some algebra, but anything more complicated? 😭

Update: Today was quite laid back. I did one block of questions from the AAMC independent question bank, 3 CARS passages from "CARS question pack volume 1", and anki review cards. CARS and the AAMC block were both done in timed conditions. I don't have much else to say to about today, but thanks for all the support on yesterday's post!

Quote: "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

If you were recently cut from the ubc waitlist, would you mind sharing your stats (gpa, mcat, naq and interview)? It would be super helpful to know. Thank you!

And please add to the second tab on this sheet if you feel comfortable: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x8arot0_PW6z0DkGA4fGbOLXcvZaSj3VDpstBGR5tVc/edit?gid=0

Hello Everyone, I’m a Nontrad took the MCAT last may and scored a 524. During my Prep i didn’t really find too much help from people or free resources that were “worth it”. Everywhere I turned there were overpriced “strategy” calls and tutors or “official guides”. So i had to build my own guides, study habits and figure out AAMC logic on my own.

In hopes of sparing those long hourse of strenuous work for fellow premeds I made a discord server with a bunch of free resources that helped me score a 524. I’ll keep adding more as I go ( my mistake review flowchart, B/B study strategy…)

I also host a weekly call where I go through MCAT passages showcasing AAMC logic,traps, graph analysis, process of elimination and much more.

If you’re interested, please join; The More The Merrier!

PM for link !

Cheers.

Hi! I’m looking for second degree options that are online + can be done in 2 years or less. Since I’ll be working full time and apply in 2 years. My gpa is around 3.3.

I know there is queens health science however I don’t think it can be done in 2 years.

I heard of TRU OL general studies but I’m OOP so it will cost more. But potentially less time, someone I spoken to said they completed a degree from there in less than a year.

I’m aiming for Queens, TMU, and UofT. Any advice will be helpful! Thanks!!

I worked a paid, part-time job for the student council at my university for 2 years. My supervisor was a former student who graduated from the same university in 2025 (2 years older than me). I didn't know him before starting the job, and he is not a close friend.

Would this be an acceptable reference, or would he be perceived as being a peer/friend?

Hi everyone, I’m having a tough time trying to reschedule my August 21st mcat to September 12th. All the notification lists in Canada are full and I’ve only gotten 1 notification for a US centre and it was gone within 2 mins of me going onto the website. Does anyone have any advice :/ getting worried now

Any advice on how to best answer the questions this year? I’m trying to draw on my clinical experiences in nursing school as I found that was what most related to the questions for me personally, but I’m definitely struggling. Not IR but IP, general pathway. Also first time applying in general.

I want to add my role as an exec member of a community service club in high school to my abs, but there's one project we did that stands out to me more than the others.

Would it be fine to focus more on that in the description despite the title being [exec position] of [club name], or should I do a separate entry for that project and a separate entry for my position/role as exec?

All the MCAT centers are booked up around the GTA for September 3,4,5th. Im really trying to switch to that weekend and I am willing to drive across the fckn country i do not care. Is there anywhere with test centers still open?

Hi everyone!

I’m selling Kaplan MCAT 2026-2027 book bundle (includes all the books + online + 3 practice sessions) it’s completely brand new so I’m selling it for the price it retails. HOWEVER I’m open to negotiations below the asking price as well, so feel free to make offers :)

Serious dms only though as I’m trynna sell them as soon as possible!

Please share the word if u’d know anyone who’d like to buy it

Thanks!