Who will I know in this program/school/city? What is one extra-curricular activity I would Who can I ask about their experience in this Mom has a coworker whose daughter attends like to join? program/school/city? Queen’s as a Political Science Major, I will get Enjoyed Model UN in high school, I will join My physics teacher attended Queen’s, I will ask to know her this summer. QMUN or Queen’s Model Parliament (QMP). her about living in the city of Kingston and about school values. What do I expect from this program? Who can What about this program excites me? Is there anything else I want to know? confirm these expectations? I was really involved in extra-curriculars during I am a visible minority. Is Queen’s focused on To prepare me to write the MCATs and give me high school and I will be surrounded by people providing an inclusive and diverse school a great foundation to enter med school. It who are just like me. environment? should be a respectable school that will help What success rate do Queen’s Life Science my application. I will reach out to a Life Sci students have when applying to med school? Queen’s Alumni by contacting the department Does the school have a good reputation? assistant. Translate the important factors highlighted in your program research sheets into this table and score each institution on the same factors. School/Program: Queen’s U of T UBC Western Waterloo McGill V: Value (S)core Total Score Total Score Total Score Total Score Total Score Total (1-10) (S x I) (1-10) (S x I) (1-10) (S x I) (1-10) (S x I) (1-10) (S x I) (1-10) (S x I) I: Importance (1-3) V: Student Life 10 10 x 1 = 5 5 4 4 7 7 2 2 8 8 10 I: 1 V: Quality of 8 8 x 2 = 16 4 8 5 10 6 12 3 6 4 8
Who will I know in this program/school/city? Mom has a coworker whose daughter attends Queen’s as a Political Science Major, I will get to know her this summer. What is one extra-curricular activity I would like to join? Enjoyed Model UN in high school, I will join QMUN or Queen’s Model Parliament (QMP). Who can I ask about their experience in this program/school/city? My physics teacher attended Queen’s, I will ask her about living in the city of Kingston and about school values. What do I expect from this program? Who can confirm these expectations? To prepare me to write the MCATs and give me a great foundation to enter med school. It should be a respectable school that will help my application. I will reach out to a Life Sci Queen’s Alumni by contacting the department assistant. What about this program excites me? I was really involved in extra-curriculars during high school and I will be surrounded by people who are just like me. Is there anything else I want to know? I am a visible minority. Is Queen’s focused on providing an inclusive and diverse school environment? What success rate do Queen’s Life Science students have when applying to med school? Does the school have a good reputation? Translate the important factors highlighted in your program research sheets into this table and score each institution on the same factors. School/Program: Queen’s U of T UBC Western Waterloo McGill V: Value (S)core (1-10) Total (S x I) Score (1-10) Total (S x I) Score (1-10) Total (S x I) Score (1-10) Total (S x I) Score (1-10) Total (S x I) Score (1-10) Total (S x I) I: Importance (1-3) V: Student Life 10 10 x 1 = 10 5 5 4 4 7 7 2 2 8 8 I: 1 V: Quality of 8 8 x 2 = 16 4 8 5 10 6 12 3 6 4 8
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