2. I do recommend this program for those interested in science and pharmacy. Like I said, science is a tricky path to take because most often times you can not secure a stable job without further studies. So having that 4.0 something gpa is very important. Another strengh to the program is that all the prerequisite courses required for pharmacy/med/optometry/dentistry can be taken at UNB Science. If you are interested in research there’s also the opportunity to do a research project (honors thesis or independent project) with a professor (which is a huge asset if you are interested in graduate school (research)). So even if you aren’t sure of what area in science you want to do, UNB Science has all the courses you need to take depending on the professional school you wish to apply to. (Although, I personally recommend you major in Biochemistry (in 2nd year), particularly with pharmacy schools in Ontario which require 2 years of study and some courses you wouldn’t otherwise take if you were in pure chemistry or pure biology).

3. I applied to the University of Toronto, University of Waterloo and Dalhousie and received interviews at all 3 schools. I credit my strong gpa for getting those interviews (it’s a BIG factor in whether they accept out of province students). Unfortunately, I can’t tell you about my acceptances. They don’t give them out until July but if you’d like an update send me another comment and I’ll let you know!

Looking forward to your valuable feedback and thank you for your time C:

You probably already know this but if you go to RC and do a minor in science you will be taking the same science courses as a BSc so there’s not much of a difference there. A typical first year class has about 300 students. I know it can be quite intidimidating at first but we have an AWESOME faculty. There’s a lot of free tutoring such as PAL which is led by upper year students, the math help center (which corrects your assignments for you!!) and tutorials/office hours held by the profs themselves. I personally don’t like asking questions in front of 300 people so I usually make the most of the one on one time. You also have peer mentors–we’ve been through it all and managed to do quite well So there’s a lot out there in terms of support! You’re paying a lot for tuition so make the most of it.

1st year- 300 people
2nd year- depends on your major…in chemistry ~30 people, bio~20-100 people physics/geology-20 people
3rd /4th year-1-50 people

I am by no means an expert or an academic advisor so anything I say here you might want to double check with RC and UNB (science@unb.ca). Medical schools don’t discriminate on what degree you have prior to admission so long as you have all the prerequisites. These are pretty different depending on the school so I think whether you take RC with a science minor or UNB Science it shouldn’t affect your application (so long as you take the required courses) If you are considering other health related professions (professional school) such as dentistry, pharmacy, optometry, then I would suggest you do a BSc. UNB Science is great in that the program sets you up with all the prerequisites needed for any professional school (so by the time you graduate you can apply pretty much anywhere). Medical school is very competitive so it might be good to keep your options open.

I hope that helped! If you have any other questions feel free to email us at pmentors@unb.ca. We’re also on facebook! Search for “Faculty of Science at UNB” Good luck!

What did you major in? do you like what your doing right now? I love biochemistry–I like it better than chem or bio. I find that it’s the most “premed” degree at unb. I managed to land an internship studying cancer research because of it over the summer. I find that straight bio is more about animals and stuff and chem is just really abstract for me…a lot of things i can’t see and big graphs with physics thrown into it…. whereas biochemistry studies drug effects, proteins and molecular pathways like cancer.

Besides, I like walking through the buildings to get to my classes and having profs wave or smile as I walk by. UNB=home away from homeee UNB>UofT (and no grading on a curve either!!)