What an inspiring story and quite an accomplishment you got there! Congrats and I wish you success in your future endeavours :) I hope to be in your shoes one day
Finally found someone from Calgary. So I'm a first year at the University of Calgary doing biosciences. I know I want to be a doctor but I got a long way to go. The first semester has been a little tough during covid for me. I have zero extracurricular experience as of right now. What steps should I take going forward.
First, think about your timeline. You still have the potential to apply in third year, but I wouldn't try and rush things at the consequence of having a lower quality application. If you're having some issues adapting to university (which is completely normal, it takes different people different times to figure things out), I would recommend re-thinking your strategies. I think you might get a lot out of this video I made on study strategies: th-cam.com/video/fAvSLzKso2s/w-d-xo.html The key really is to experiment with your studying. I understand with online learning things can be quite different as well, as I started medical school online. Just know that university (and medical school) aren't about how "smart" you are but rather the strategies you employ to learn. In terms of extracurriculars, you can make a decision about whether or not to delay getting involved for your second year and focus on academics (if that is what you need you may decide to extend your planned timeline in that case). Some people also find that being involved despite taking up time, can help them have more of a balance in their life. I definitely felt like the later was the case in my 2nd and 3rd year of undergrad. It was nice to have something non-academic to be doing every week. Happy to follow up with you if anything needs clarification or if you have other questions 🙂
@@DaniKilani Thank you. I understand the mistakes I'm making now. Need to change my studying strategies and use my time more wisely. Thanks for the tips.
Hello, loved the video! I appreciated what you were saying about learning understand the material and commit it to real life situations rather then memorizing the information. I feel like I have definitely been doing the later during my first semester of undergrad. As I move into second semester, I was wondering if you had any tips for understanding rather then memorizing? Any cool websites or apps that you know of to help apply these critical thinking skills. Really any help would be great! Thanks
I think there are a couple small habits you can incorporate into your learning that will help you: 1. Always ask why? Oftentimes, this will explain the facts you may need to memorize. But if you understand the reasoning why, then on a multiple choice exam you can often reason your way to an answer (since it is on the page). This can definitely be time consuming at times, and you won't always get a helpful answer. In certain cases this is super helpful. For organic chemistry for example, I was able to end the class with a 97% just by focussing on understanding why the reactions happen the way they do rather than memorizing reactions with 10s of steps. 2. If your courses have objectives outlined for each lecture, use those to see what your instructor hopes you are going to understand.
Hi Dani! I am also living in Calgary and I want to study Medicine now. However, I have already completed my undergrad in Computer Science and Engineering and unfortunately my cGPA is not good. Would you please suggest to me about how I can proceed to make my profile competitive enough for a med school application? Thanks!
Hi! I loved this video and I’m currently an Ontario Senior High School Student. I’m aware that Med Schools look at extra curricular activities a lot and was planning to start volunteering going into my senior year of high school. Would it count as an extra curricular on my application when it’s time to apply to Med School? Which is still a long time from now but still I was wondering if it would. Also what type of extra curricular activities would u recommend doing as a Senior High School student.
Hi Sameer! You can certainly include extracurriculars from highschool on your application to medical school. It is however important that you continue to develop your extracurriculars during your undergrad, that way you can show consistency/commitment in your involvement. I included a few activities from before my undergrad, and several from during my undergrad on my application. The types of extracurricular activities entirely depends on what you are passionate about and find meaningful. For myself this was the activities I mentioned in this video. Some general areas to consider would be volunteering, leadership and research, but there is a lot of variety within those activities that you could cater to your interests. Hope this helps!!
I'm not a big fan of any online resources for learning to code in R. I used data camp early on, which wasn't bad for learning the basics. I wouldn't use datacamp beyond the basics (these should be free), because after that most of what you need to code well is problem solving skills. Once you have the basics down, I think it is more fun (and a better learning experience) to find a project that you want to work on, and then use resources like a google search, stack overflow and/or R bloggers to guide you. To find something to work on, you can go search for "Open Source datasets" or use a website like Kaggle to find some data. I'm sure you could also find other project ideas to work on online. The nice thing about doing your own thing is that there is no right answer only a right outcome, and much like a real life coding situation there is nothing wrong with using google to help you get there.
Hello! I applied to Western's Med Sci program and I plan on applying to med schools in third year of undergraduate. I was wondering why you only applied to one med school rather than many and what med school did you apply to? I think Western's Med school requires 4 years of undergrad.
Hello Veronica! While I was writing my application for the cycle , I was concurrently working on research, volunteering and studying for the MCAT. Canadian Med Schools have an early application deadline in October, so I had limited time to write applications. I’m originally from Alberta, so I applied to Calgary’s medical school since I would be considered an in province applicant which increased my odds at getting in. If I remember correctly, I could have also applied to McMaster, Toronto, Queens and Ottawa which accept third years (but that would have been too much to handle at the time).
@@veronicaluu3094 it depends on how much work you want to put into it. I could have probably put a minimum of 25 hours in but it wouldn’t have turned out anywhere near as well. I think I probably spent upwards of 60 hours working on it because I revised it probably 5 or 6 times after getting feedback from medical students, former teachers and professors. Every medical school has a different application but there is often some redundancy between them, so you can reuse parts of your application. Some med schools also require you to write another test called CASPER, which I didn’t take but I’ve heard it can take a decent amount of time to prepare for
As soon as the application opens (early July) I would recommend getting started. Write up a first draft and get as many edits in from people you believe are qualified (teachers, professors, med students, physicians...). It doesn’t matter when you submit the application as long as everything is in before the deadline (i.e. there isn’t a rolling admissions process)
You would need to do an undergraduate degree (or at least a few years of it) before you can apply to medical school. Med Schools in Canada are quite competitive, so there really is no guarantee of acceptance
Hey can you tell me your average in high school for each year and the courses you took in grade 11 and 12? Your videos really help me, I’d appreciate it!!
It’s been a while, but if I remember right, I took grade 11 chemistry, grade 12 biology, grade 11 humanities/english, grade 11 social studies. I also took Grade 11 & 12 Math. My grade 12 average was 92%. I think my Grade 11 average must have been a bit higher since grade 12 in Alberta has standardized exams that probably lowered my average
@@DaniKilani thanks so much for responding, I just subscribed!! Was it mandatory to take social studies also do you need physical education in grade 11 and 12?
@@DaniKilani also I have a video idea for you, since there are so many teens looking forward to become a doctor and the future of medicine, you should make a video only about high school on TH-cam and than on tik tok you can promote it, the teens will absolutely love it!! You’re so inspiring!
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Thank you so much for this!! it’s hard to find canadian paths to medicine on youtube, and yours was very realistic!
Thanks for watching it! I'll be putting out more content relevant to Canadians, so stayed tuned 😀
What an inspiring story and quite an accomplishment you got there! Congrats and I wish you success in your future endeavours :) I hope to be in your shoes one day
Thanks Victor!! Wishing you all the best on your journey 😁
Thank you for this video! Much appreciated!
Thanks for your support 😁!! It means a lot
Thank you very much for this Dani!
Finally found someone from Calgary. So I'm a first year at the University of Calgary doing biosciences. I know I want to be a doctor but I got a long way to go. The first semester has been a little tough during covid for me. I have zero extracurricular experience as of right now. What steps should I take going forward.
First, think about your timeline. You still have the potential to apply in third year, but I wouldn't try and rush things at the consequence of having a lower quality application. If you're having some issues adapting to university (which is completely normal, it takes different people different times to figure things out), I would recommend re-thinking your strategies. I think you might get a lot out of this video I made on study strategies: th-cam.com/video/fAvSLzKso2s/w-d-xo.html
The key really is to experiment with your studying. I understand with online learning things can be quite different as well, as I started medical school online. Just know that university (and medical school) aren't about how "smart" you are but rather the strategies you employ to learn. In terms of extracurriculars, you can make a decision about whether or not to delay getting involved for your second year and focus on academics (if that is what you need you may decide to extend your planned timeline in that case). Some people also find that being involved despite taking up time, can help them have more of a balance in their life. I definitely felt like the later was the case in my 2nd and 3rd year of undergrad. It was nice to have something non-academic to be doing every week. Happy to follow up with you if anything needs clarification or if you have other questions 🙂
@@DaniKilani Thank you. I understand the mistakes I'm making now. Need to change my studying strategies and use my time more wisely. Thanks for the tips.
Hello, loved the video! I appreciated what you were saying about learning understand the material and commit it to real life situations rather then memorizing the information. I feel like I have definitely been doing the later during my first semester of undergrad. As I move into second semester, I was wondering if you had any tips for understanding rather then memorizing? Any cool websites or apps that you know of to help apply these critical thinking skills. Really any help would be great! Thanks
I think there are a couple small habits you can incorporate into your learning that will help you: 1. Always ask why? Oftentimes, this will explain the facts you may need to memorize. But if you understand the reasoning why, then on a multiple choice exam you can often reason your way to an answer (since it is on the page). This can definitely be time consuming at times, and you won't always get a helpful answer. In certain cases this is super helpful. For organic chemistry for example, I was able to end the class with a 97% just by focussing on understanding why the reactions happen the way they do rather than memorizing reactions with 10s of steps.
2. If your courses have objectives outlined for each lecture, use those to see what your instructor hopes you are going to understand.
@@DaniKilani perfect! Thanks for the tips. Love your channel so far!
Hi Dani! I am also living in Calgary and I want to study Medicine now. However, I have already completed my undergrad in Computer Science and Engineering and unfortunately my cGPA is not good. Would you please suggest to me about how I can proceed to make my profile competitive enough for a med school application? Thanks!
Hi! I loved this video and I’m currently an Ontario Senior High School Student. I’m aware that Med Schools look at extra curricular activities a lot and was planning to start volunteering going into my senior year of high school. Would it count as an extra curricular on my application when it’s time to apply to Med School? Which is still a long time from now but still I was wondering if it would. Also what type of extra curricular activities would u recommend doing as a Senior High School student.
Hi Sameer! You can certainly include extracurriculars from highschool on your application to medical school. It is however important that you continue to develop your extracurriculars during your undergrad, that way you can show consistency/commitment in your involvement. I included a few activities from before my undergrad, and several from during my undergrad on my application. The types of extracurricular activities entirely depends on what you are passionate about and find meaningful. For myself this was the activities I mentioned in this video. Some general areas to consider would be volunteering, leadership and research, but there is a lot of variety within those activities that you could cater to your interests. Hope this helps!!
Do you remember which resources you used to learn to code?
I'm not a big fan of any online resources for learning to code in R. I used data camp early on, which wasn't bad for learning the basics. I wouldn't use datacamp beyond the basics (these should be free), because after that most of what you need to code well is problem solving skills. Once you have the basics down, I think it is more fun (and a better learning experience) to find a project that you want to work on, and then use resources like a google search, stack overflow and/or R bloggers to guide you. To find something to work on, you can go search for "Open Source datasets" or use a website like Kaggle to find some data. I'm sure you could also find other project ideas to work on online. The nice thing about doing your own thing is that there is no right answer only a right outcome, and much like a real life coding situation there is nothing wrong with using google to help you get there.
yes! pls make videos on MCAT
Done! I made a playlist on how I studied for the MCAT: th-cam.com/video/kB1HO4KhTiY/w-d-xo.html
Hi do you mind letting me know what medical schools in UK that you applied or got in? I am also considering that route.
Recently made a video on that topic. I hope you find it helpful 😃: th-cam.com/video/fLjbo3mkM1w/w-d-xo.html
Hello! I applied to Western's Med Sci program and I plan on applying to med schools in third year of undergraduate. I was wondering why you only applied to one med school rather than many and what med school did you apply to? I think Western's Med school requires 4 years of undergrad.
Hello Veronica! While I was writing my application for the cycle , I was concurrently working on research, volunteering and studying for the MCAT. Canadian Med Schools have an early application deadline in October, so I had limited time to write applications. I’m originally from Alberta, so I applied to Calgary’s medical school since I would be considered an in province applicant which increased my odds at getting in. If I remember correctly, I could have also applied to McMaster, Toronto, Queens and Ottawa which accept third years (but that would have been too much to handle at the time).
@@DaniKilani Ohhh I see! How many hours would you say the whole application requires?
@@veronicaluu3094 it depends on how much work you want to put into it. I could have probably put a minimum of 25 hours in but it wouldn’t have turned out anywhere near as well. I think I probably spent upwards of 60 hours working on it because I revised it probably 5 or 6 times after getting feedback from medical students, former teachers and professors. Every medical school has a different application but there is often some redundancy between them, so you can reuse parts of your application. Some med schools also require you to write another test called CASPER, which I didn’t take but I’ve heard it can take a decent amount of time to prepare for
When would be the best time for me to write and submit my application for the university of Calgary?
As soon as the application opens (early July) I would recommend getting started. Write up a first draft and get as many edits in from people you believe are qualified (teachers, professors, med students, physicians...). It doesn’t matter when you submit the application as long as everything is in before the deadline (i.e. there isn’t a rolling admissions process)
Which canadian medschool accept GED diploma as a highschool degree and do they really accept or not!
You would need to do an undergraduate degree (or at least a few years of it) before you can apply to medical school. Med Schools in Canada are quite competitive, so there really is no guarantee of acceptance
Hey can you tell me your average in high school for each year and the courses you took in grade 11 and 12? Your videos really help me, I’d appreciate it!!
It’s been a while, but if I remember right, I took grade 11 chemistry, grade 12 biology, grade 11 humanities/english, grade 11 social studies. I also took Grade 11 & 12 Math. My grade 12 average was 92%. I think my Grade 11 average must have been a bit higher since grade 12 in Alberta has standardized exams that probably lowered my average
Thanks for watching!! I’m super happy to hear they’ve been helpful
@@DaniKilani thanks so much for responding, I just subscribed!! Was it mandatory to take social studies also do you need physical education in grade 11 and 12?
@@DaniKilani also I have a video idea for you, since there are so many teens looking forward to become a doctor and the future of medicine, you should make a video only about high school on TH-cam and than on tik tok you can promote it, the teens will absolutely love it!! You’re so inspiring!
@@madisonwest4173 I completely forgot about PE haha, my mind has tried to suppress those memories 😂. I took PE throughout all of high school