Good undergrad universities for biology/chemistry?

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#1 nintendoman562
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I currently live in Toronto and I'm applying to McMaster health and life sciences, McGill life sciences, and Western health sciences. I was considering taking the SATs so I can apply in the USA as well. What are good universities/programs so I could later apply for med school? I currently average at a 93% (or 37/42 in IB grades).

Or should I scrap the idea altogether and not go to the USA at all?

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#2 wstfld
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University of Pittsburgh. Canadians are welcome.
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#3 Former_Slacker
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I currently live in Toronto and I'm applying to McMaster health and life sciences, McGill life sciences, and Western health sciences. I was considering taking the SATs so I can apply in the USA as well. What are good universities/programs so I could later apply for med school? I currently average at a 93% (or 37/42 in IB grades).

Or should I scrap the idea altogether and not go to the USA at all?

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Why would you go to med school in the US? Apply anyway, but beware of the steep increase in costs. Also, unless you go to an ivy level school there really isn't much difference between schools. For example, Boston University and Northeastern academically don't offer much more than one another. But yeah, apply if you want just be aware of the steep increase in cost compared to Canadian schools. IMO it is a very bad idea to go to med school in the US in your case. Extremely steep prices and just as competitive as med school in any other western country.

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#4 PatchMaster
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If you want a really good education in the life sciences without traveling far from Canada I'd suggest applying to Cornell. McGill is definitely a good choice if you want to stay in Canada.

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#5 OOOOhhhhh
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Johns Hopkins is very good.

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#6 MetalGear_Ninty
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The University of Cambridge is one of the best in the world for the natural sciences, so if you can afford it, apply! Oh, and the drinking age is 18 here!
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Western is awesome. I went there, but it changed me.
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#8 ferrari_102
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You can google it. But I'm guessing all the Ivy's plus MIT, Stanford, Rutgers, and USP (underrated)

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#9 iliatay
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I'd just suggest going to York university because the atmosphere is great and going to a more difficult school for undergrad doesnt really make sense to me. btw why america? its gonna cost you a truckload more money and wont make a difference for undergrad

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#10 poseidonwest
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I'm in Toronto too and I plan on going to Guelph for Chemisty. They have one of the best science programs in the province.