I want to go to med school.

What do you do after you graduated from high school and you want to go to med school?

• I'm considering a career in medicine (preferably a surgeon) but i'm still in high school and I'm looking at med schools that they have in canada. University of British Columbia and University of Toronto to be exact. - you have to take the MCAT first right? then go to pre med? or you take that after the pre med? - Is pre med undergraduate program? or do you go straight to undergrad? then what's post grad? 'The published minimum academic requirement for applying to the MD Undergraduate program is an overall GPA (“OGPA”) of 70% based on all university-level courses attempted' -whats that suppose to mean? so you have to go to normal university to go take the undergrad??

• Answer:

  Here's the route that you go if you want to go to med school in the US... I'm assuming that it will be similar in Canada. 1. Go to college to obtain an undergraduate degree. It is here that you will fulfill medical school admissions requirements such as Organic Chemistry, Physics, Calculus or Biology. Because of the nature of these courses, many students will declare science related majors, but it isn't a requirement. I've known art, history and music majors that have gotten into med school. So pick a major that you feel you would be most interested in, and as long as you fulfill the pre-med requirements, then you will be able to apply to medical school. 2. Take the MCAT- they usually suggest you take this test no later than the summer before your senior year of college. Really, you can take it any time before then, as long as you have taken physics and organic chemistry before then since the test places an emphasis in these subjects, along with a few others. 3. Apply to medical schools- usually this process occurs the fall semester before you plan on entering medical school. Just make sure to look at the deadlines for the various colleges.