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Contacts

Website: http://www.bu.edu/academics/sdm/
Phone: 617-353-2000
Admissions email sdmadmis@bu.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 4 years in length
• Number of applications in 2008: 2734
• Class size in 2009: 224

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study in Canada (any discipline)
• Required Courses
  • Life Sciences (12 credits)
  • Social Sciences, Humanities or Languages (6 credits)
• Recommended Courses
  • Statistics (3 credits)
  • Courses that required expository writing (12 credits)

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GPA

• Minimum: 3.6 (4.0 scale)
• Average accepted GPA 2008: 3.89
• Calculation method:
  • GPA will be calculated by eliminating one full-course grade per full year of study.
  • If applying after three years of full-time study, the 3 lowest grades will be removed.
  • If applying after completion of four years of full-time study, the 4 lowest grades will be removed
  • Summer courses are not included in GPA calculation, though they may count towards prerequisites

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MCAT

• Minimum scores:
  • Physical Sciences – 9
  • Biological Sciences – 9
  • Verbal Reasoning – 9
  • Writing Sample – N
• Median scores 2008:
  • Physical Sciences – 11
  • Biological Sciences – 12
  • Verbal Reasoning – 10
  • Writing Sample – Q
• MCAT must have been written within 5 years of application deadline
• Only the most recent MCAT scores will be considered

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Supporting Documents

• Personal Statement (1000 word essay) – see OMSAS guidelines
• Autobiographical sketch – outline of extra-curricular activities (with contact information)
• References (must provide 3) – referees must write a narrative statement and complete a standardized form
• Official transcripts from universities attended

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Interview

• Late February – early March
• Interviews are conducted at the Faculty of Medicine by a member of the Faculty and a current medical student

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Timeline

• Mid June, 2008: OMSAS application becomes available online
• Sept. 15, 2008: Deadline to create OMSAS account
• Oct. 1, 2008: Deadline to submit applications
• Oct. 1, 2008: All transcripts and academic documents must be received by OMSAS
• Oct. 6, 2008: All cheques/money orders must be received
• Oct. 15, 2008: Deadline for MCAT scores to be released to OMSAS
• May 15, 2009: First offers of admission
• June 12, 2009: Deadline to accept offers of admission
• June 30, 2009: All transcripts must be received by OMSAS

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Tuition 2009-2010

• First year tuition (Canadian student) - $ 17 887
• Total first year fees (Canadian student) - $ 19 170.90
• First year tuition (Visa student) - $ 48 620
• Total first year fees (Visa student) - $ 50 659.90

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