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Contacts
Website: http://www.mcgill.ca/medadmissions/
Phone: (+1) 514-398-3517
Fax: (+1) 514-398-4631
Admissions e-mail: aed.med@mcgill.ca
Program Information
Curriculum
- M.D. (MDCM)
- 4 years in length
- Joint Programs are available. Descriptions can be found here
Admission Statistics
- Total number of applicants: approximately 2,500
- Applicants interviewed: approximately 500
- Class size in 2010: 170 (162 in-province, 13 out-of-province/international)
- Approximately 10% of spaces are offered for out-of-province applicants
- International students are eligible to apply
For more information on the program, click here
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Undergraduate (Bachelor’s) degree in any discipline from a recognized college or university, 120 credits minimum.
- Average credit load of 15 credits throughout each regular session.
- Basic science course requirements at university level with laboratory or practical work
- General Biology with labs(6 credits)
- General/Physical Chemistry with labs (6 credits)
- General Physics with labs (6 credits)
- Organic Chemistry with labs (3 credits)
- Advanced placement credits may be accepted at the discretion of the admissions office.
- Recommended Courses
- Biochemistry
- Cell and/or Molecular Biology
- Statistics
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GPA
- Recommended minimum: 3.5 (4.0 scale)
- Average accepted CGPA generally 3.80
- Roughly two thirds of admitted students have a GPA between 3.67 and 3.98.
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MCAT
- MCAT: Required
Applicants who do not hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residency are required to submit MCAT results with their application.
Applicants who hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residency but the degree used for the basis of admissions is not recognized by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) are required to submit MCAT results with their application.
- MCAT: Optional
Applicants who do hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residency and the undergraduate degree used for the basis of admissions is recognized by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (see above) have the option to submit MCAT results with their application if they feel that these results will benefit their application
- MCAT must have been written within 5 years of application deadline
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Supporting Documents
- Transcripts
- MCAT test results
- Combined CV and Personal Narrative
- Aggregated Academic History Workbook
- Proof of Citizenship/Residency
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Timeline 2013/2014
November 1, 2013 9pm (Montreal local): Application deadline
November 6, 2013: Supporting Documents deadline
February 24, 2014: Target date for sending preliminary selections
March 24, 25 & 26, 2014: Interview dates
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Tuition 2010/2011
- Quebec students First Year: $7,563
- Out of province Students First Year: $13,093.29
- International Students First Year: $40,948
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- The faculty of Medicine adopts a primarily needs-based approach to scholarships and bursaries.
All applicants are considered for entrance scholarships based on outstanding overall achievements.
For information on admission scholarships, click here
- In-province/domestic students:
- First year tuition: $4,670.82
- Total first year fees: $6,728.77
- Out-of-province
- First year tuition: $13,093.29
- Total first year fees: $15,154.24
- International
- First year tuition: $35,053.20
- Total first year fees: $37,945.15
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For information on financial aid, click here