Monday, 31 March 2014

Amanda Chinemelu - Part II



I will tell you for a fact that it really hasn’t been an easy journey, the stress, time and effort that goes into exploration for the right university is no joke. But with the help of Mr. Philip, Mr. Boris and my fellow exploration project leaders, I sailed through the whole process with grace and ease. 

University guidance club and exploration leaders had its first meeting in the early weeks of September, we all got to know each other and what our different goals were. Personally, before I joined the club I had a good idea of what I wanted to study in the university but I had no idea on how to go about it. Mr. Phillip and Mr. Boris have been a huge help to me as well as my peers in this club. 
 
My coming to Bodwell was to make the transition from high school to university an easy and smooth one. I want to be a medical doctor and specialize in being a cardiologist or an Oncologist, I’m still not very sure though. As an internationale student, it is not possible to enter medical school without becoming a Canadian or a Permanent Resident. My exploration project is to find co-op program, and the easiest and safest way to achieve my goal in becoming a medical doctor. I am sure that some of you understand the difficulties seeing as we are mostly international students. 
The universities I am interested in are McMaster University, University of Toronto, University of Calgary and University of Alberta. My main goal in the university is to find a program that encompasses a wide range of sciences which will help prepare me for medical school. 

McMaster university has a really interesting program called Life sciences, it is a very broad program that touches all areas and is best suited for people like you and I who are not yet sure of where exactly they want to specialize and offers a co-op program. 

My advice is to start research into universities as early as possible so as to give you room to discover the various programs they offer and which one suits you best. It is also wise to check out their co-op programs. Co-op is like an internship but you get paid and have work experience. You should also put into consideration  the place where you are most likely to spend four years of your life. 

The past two months were one of the toughest for me, due to the deadlines and supplementary forms that I had to meet in order to complete my applications. Here are the links to the universities I mentioned before; http://future.mcmaster.ca/, http://discover.utoronto.ca, http://www.ucalgary.ca/prospectivestudents/ , http://admission.ualberta.ca/. For these different universities I applied to various programs to keep my options open. 

The exploration club really helped to make research clearer and more accessible for me. This is my email if you are interested in knowing more: mandiie261@gmail.com.  

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