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University of Toronto

Admission

Admission to University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine is based on academic ability and personal qualities, as evidenced by:

1. Academic Achievement

   • Applicants are expected to take coruses at a level corresponding with the year of their program

     • Ie a student who applies for admission while registered in third year of undergraduate studies should have at least three third-year or higher courses in his/her program.

     • Applicants in fourth year of their program should be enrolled in a majoirty of courses at third- and fourth-year levels

   • Prerequisite course requirements include two full-course equivalentsin any life science, one full-course equivalent in any social sciences, humanities or a language 

   • Minimum GPA of 3.6/4.0

     • If full courses were taken over the undergraduate career, UofT will take out 6 lowest courses (if in third year) or 8 lowest courses (if in fourth year). This encourages students to take challenging coruses

2. MCAT

   • ​MCAT 2015 minimum scores of 125 in each of the four section

   • If you wrote the old MCAT, minimum scores of 9 in each of the three sections 

3. Autobiographical Sketch & Personal Statement

   • ​Added this year, the autobiographic sketch and personal statement provides a way to review non-academic data.

   • This includes achievements, extracirricular activities, volunteering, and work experience.

4. Brief Personal Essays

   • Applicants are required to submit four original brief personal essays, with each essay answering a specific question related to faculty's mission and values.

   • Each essay must be 250 words or less

5. Letters of Reference

   • Three letters of reference are required, and there are four clusters listed here

   • It showcases your attributes, activities, and achievements clusters with potential referees

   • Ensure that the whole range of clusters is represented among three letters as a whole

6. Interview

   • Approximately 600 applicants will be invited to Toronto to attend an admissions interview. 

   • Interviews are sent at least two weeks prior to interview date

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     Interviews are held at the end of February, mid-March, and early April.

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

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