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==Contacts==
 
==Contacts==
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Website: http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/<br>
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'''Website:''' http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/<br>
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Phone: 519-661-3744<br>
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'''Phone:''' 519-661-3744<br>
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Fax: 519-850-2958<br>
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'''Admissions e-mail:''' admissions.medicine@schulich.uwo.ca
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Admissions e-mail: admissions.medicine@schulich.uwo.ca
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==Program Information==
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*Doctor of Medicine (MD)
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*4 years in length
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*Average number of applications: 2000
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*Class size in 2009: 147
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*Must be a Canadian Citizen or a Permanent Resident
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*Applicants are required to spend their 3rd year outside of London or Windsor in the SWOMEN teaching sites
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*Applicants classified as either Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network (SWOMEN) or non-SWOMEN
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**SWOMEN region: Grey, Bruce, Huron, Perth, Oxford, Middlesex, Lambton, Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Norfolk, and Essex Counties)
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*Combined Programs:
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**MD/PhD – 3 spots
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**MD/BESc – 3 spots
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**Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/MD/MSc – 1 spot
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For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/documents/AdmissionsPolicy20080930.pdf here]
  
 
==Admission Requirements==
 
==Admission Requirements==
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===General Notes===
 
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*Applicants must be Canadian citizens or Canadian Permanent Residents.
 
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*There are two main classes of applicants:
 
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** SWOMEN Applicants
 
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** Non-SWOMEN Applicants
 
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** SWOMEN applicants must have attended high school in the Grey, Bruce, Huron, Perth, Oxford, Middlesex, Lambton, Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Norfolk or Essex Counties regions.
 
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*Conditional admission if the minimum GPA has been attained in one previous year and based on the applicant achieving the minimum GPA in the present year of study.
 
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*Applicants may apply to all six Ontario medical schools on one application form available through OMSAS (http://www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/ )
 
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For more information, go to: http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/documents/AdmissionsPolicy20080612.pdf
 
  
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===Criteria===
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====Course and Degree Requirements====
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====Required Classes====
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*Degree
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*Applicants must be in a four-year honours level program or equivalent.
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** Finishing or have already completed a 4-year honours or equivalent undergraduate degree (any discipline)
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** Note: Honours means enough senior courses have been completed to allow entry into a graduate program; it does not require a research project
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**Note: Honours degree or equivalent requires applicants to take courses 3/5 courses in the same level as their year (i.e. U2/third-year students must take third-year or 300- level courses)
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*Applicants must have completed 20 full-year courses by the end of the academic year in which the application is being made
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**Applicants must have completed 20 full-year courses by the end of the academic year in which the application is being made  
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*Three full higher-level classes (2nd year or higher) must be taken in at least one of the two years used in the GPA cut-off calculation.
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For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/documents/AdmissionsPolicy20080930.pdf here]
  
 
====GPA====
 
====GPA====
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*Only the years where five full courses have been taken will be considered
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*Minimum: 3.75 (4.0 scale)
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*If more than five classes have been taken, only the best five grades will be used in the GPA calculation.
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*Calculation method:
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*The minimum GPA must be met in both of the two years used in the average.
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**Minimum score is required in at least TWO full years (5 courses per semester)
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*Classes taken during part years of studies (ie.if it took applicant � semester extra to complete degree) will not be included in GPA
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**3 full higher-level classes (2nd year or higher) must be taken in at least one of the two years used in the GPA cut-off calculation  
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*Repeated courses are not allowed and not considered
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**Repeated courses are NOT included- if a course is repeated in a 5-course term, the GPA will only be counted as 4 courses.
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*Summer courses are not counted in the overall GPA calculation.
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**Summer courses are NOT included in GPA calculation
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See Stats (below) for more information
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**Classes taken during part year of studies are NOT included in GPA calculation (i.e. If applicant to an extra semester to complete degree)
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For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/documents/AdmissionsPolicy20080930.pdf here]
  
 
====MCAT====
 
====MCAT====
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*The MCAT must be written before the application deadline (Oct.1, 2008).
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*Minimum scores for SWOMEN communities
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** Only the most recent scores will be used.
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**Physical Sciences – 8
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**Only scores within the last 5 years are valid.
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**Biological Sciences – 8
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**MCAT cutoffs vary with each year and applicant pool
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**Verbal Reasoning – 8
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See Stats (below) for more information
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**Writing Sample – O
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**Combined Score – 30
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*Minimum scores for non-SWOMEN communities
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**Physical Sciences – 9
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**Biological Sciences – 11
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**Verbal Reasoning – 10
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**Writing Sample – Q
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**Combined score – 30
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*MCAT must be written no more than 5 years prior to the application
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**For multiple MCATs, the most recent testing is used.  
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For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/documents/Cutoffs2009entry.pdf here]
  
 
====Supporting Documents====
 
====Supporting Documents====
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*Official Transcripts: official final transcripts from all universities attended.
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*High School Transcript – required at the interview
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*MCAT score reports
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*Personal Essay – explain how the applicant’s personal and academic background has prepared them for medical school at UWO  
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*Personal Essay
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**Max 300 words double-spaced
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** Applicant must explain how their personal and academic background has prepared them for medical studies at UWO.
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*3 letters of reference  
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** Maximum of 300 words and double-spaced.
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*Police Records Check and Vulnerable Sector Screening  - for more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca\education\admissions\medicine\documents\policecheck.pdf here]
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*3 letters of reference
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==Interview==
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*Accepted candidates are notified by the end of January
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*Approximately 450 applicants are interviewed
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*Interviews take place during the weekends of March 7th – March 28th, 2009
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*Each interview is 45 minutes long by 3 interviewers (1 Senior Medical Student, 1 faculty member, and 1 community member) 
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For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/documents/AdmissionsPolicy20080930.pdf here]
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==Deadlines==
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==Timeline==
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*Sept 15, 2007: Deadline to have registered on OMSAS
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*Mid June, 2008: OMSAS application becomes available online
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*October 2: OMSAS application due
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*Sept. 15, 2008: Deadline to create OMSAS account
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*May 15, 2008: Admission offers sent by mail
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*Oct. 1, 2008: Deadline to submit applications
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*Oct. 1, 2008: All transcripts and academic documents must be received by OMSAS
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*Oct. 6, 2008: All cheques/money orders must be received
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*Oct. 15, 2008: Deadline for MCAT scores to be released to OMSAS
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*Late Jan, 2009: Minimum GPA and MCAT scores posted on the UWO Website
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*March, 2008: Interviews take place on the weekends
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*May 15, 2009: First offers of admission
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*Aug 14, 2009: Deadline for Police Record
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For more information, click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/documents/AdmissionsPolicy20080930.pdf here]
  
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==Tuition==
 
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*Estimated expenses for the first year of studies in 2007 (tuition plus fees): $16 012
 
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*OSAP loans, bursaries and university loans information is available at: http://www3.registrar.uwo.ca/FinancialServices/index.cfm
 
  
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==Statistics==
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==Tuition 2008-2009==
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*147 applicants were admitted for the 2008 Fall entry.
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*First year tuition - $ 16 385 + $861.71 (ancillary fees) – fees subject to change in 2009
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*Admission statistics for the 2008 cycle for SWOMEN (SW) non-SWOMEN (nSW) applicants were:
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*Full scholarships are awarded to students with a minimum entrance average of 80% in the last 20 half courses 
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** GPA = 3.70 (SW & nSW)
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**Other Awards and Fellowships are offered- for more information click [http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/index.php?page=GraduateStudies#applying here]
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* MCAT scores:
 
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**BS = 8 (SW), 11 (nSW)
 
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**PS = 8 (SW), 9 (nSW)
 
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**VR = 8 (SW), 10 (nSW)
 
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***Combined BS, PS & VR = 30 (SW & nSW)
 
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**WS = O (SW), Q (nSW)
 
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***Writing Sample = M to S
 
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*Total applicants = 2531
 
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*Total interviews = 450 (80 of those were SW)
 
  
 
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Contacts

Website: http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/admissions/medicine/
Phone: 519-661-3744
Admissions e-mail: admissions.medicine@schulich.uwo.ca


Program Information

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • 4 years in length
  • Average number of applications: 2000
  • Class size in 2009: 147
  • Must be a Canadian Citizen or a Permanent Resident
  • Applicants are required to spend their 3rd year outside of London or Windsor in the SWOMEN teaching sites
  • Applicants classified as either Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network (SWOMEN) or non-SWOMEN
    • SWOMEN region: Grey, Bruce, Huron, Perth, Oxford, Middlesex, Lambton, Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Norfolk, and Essex Counties)
  • Combined Programs:
    • MD/PhD – 3 spots
    • MD/BESc – 3 spots
    • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/MD/MSc – 1 spot

For more information, click here

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Degree
    • Finishing or have already completed a 4-year honours or equivalent undergraduate degree (any discipline)
    • Note: Honours degree or equivalent requires applicants to take courses 3/5 courses in the same level as their year (i.e. U2/third-year students must take third-year or 300- level courses)
    • Applicants must have completed 20 full-year courses by the end of the academic year in which the application is being made

For more information, click here

GPA

  • Minimum: 3.75 (4.0 scale)
  • Calculation method:
    • Minimum score is required in at least TWO full years (5 courses per semester)
    • 3 full higher-level classes (2nd year or higher) must be taken in at least one of the two years used in the GPA cut-off calculation
    • Repeated courses are NOT included- if a course is repeated in a 5-course term, the GPA will only be counted as 4 courses.
    • Summer courses are NOT included in GPA calculation
    • Classes taken during part year of studies are NOT included in GPA calculation (i.e. If applicant to an extra semester to complete degree)

For more information, click here

MCAT

  • Minimum scores for SWOMEN communities
    • Physical Sciences – 8
    • Biological Sciences – 8
    • Verbal Reasoning – 8
    • Writing Sample – O
    • Combined Score – 30
  • Minimum scores for non-SWOMEN communities
    • Physical Sciences – 9
    • Biological Sciences – 11
    • Verbal Reasoning – 10
    • Writing Sample – Q
    • Combined score – 30
  • MCAT must be written no more than 5 years prior to the application
    • For multiple MCATs, the most recent testing is used.

For more information, click here

Supporting Documents

  • High School Transcript – required at the interview
  • Personal Essay – explain how the applicant’s personal and academic background has prepared them for medical school at UWO
    • Max 300 words double-spaced
  • 3 letters of reference
  • Police Records Check and Vulnerable Sector Screening - for more information, click here

Interview

  • Accepted candidates are notified by the end of January
  • Approximately 450 applicants are interviewed
  • Interviews take place during the weekends of March 7th – March 28th, 2009
  • Each interview is 45 minutes long by 3 interviewers (1 Senior Medical Student, 1 faculty member, and 1 community member)

For more information, click here


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
  • Late Jan, 2009: Minimum GPA and MCAT scores posted on the UWO Website
  • March, 2008: Interviews take place on the weekends
  • May 15, 2009: First offers of admission
  • Aug 14, 2009: Deadline for Police Record

For more information, click here


Tuition 2008-2009

  • First year tuition - $ 16 385 + $861.71 (ancillary fees) – fees subject to change in 2009
  • Full scholarships are awarded to students with a minimum entrance average of 80% in the last 20 half courses
    • Other Awards and Fellowships are offered- for more information click here
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