hi there
um as for the Health Sciences Undergraduate program
it a very special undergraduate program as such that the class sizes are very very small, and the way they teach is more like the way MBA classes are taught
they usually teach through seminar and smaller groups.
not there are good and bad things about this
goods are - very different program u learn about health care and the parts of the science aspects throught out
as well Mcmaster is amazing for Health sciences in general u can't go wrong there right
its good cause all the individuals who enter in that program usually have quite high marks and are willing to do a greuling supplementary application for entry
now as for the negative (not so much negative I guess but jsut cons)
the program is unconventional so chances are you will have tons of free time
to do work on your own "self directed learning as they call it I think"
so if you are one of those people that love to take correspondance courses or just great at time management this is probably good
with that in mind most people in 1st year undergrad its more of a transitional year, and the statistic is that marks go down cause marking systems are different from High school to High school
and I guess another con is that there's not much flexibility as in if you were to do a degree in Biochemistry chances are that you might be able to do a minor in psychology , or anyother displine
As well it should be noted that being in Mcmaster's Health Sciences Program does not give you an edge when it comes to Medical School at Mcmaster
on avergae there are always 4000+ applicants for Mac's med school
for less than 150 spots
I guess it all depends on what you really want
I suggest you do research on what this program really is, ie what coruses u will take, not just in first year but latter
ie since its health related will u take more Health related courese ie ethics, and health systems, or epidemology and community heatth
or will u take more science coueses like pharmacology, physiology, and anatomy
or maybe a mix
and try to ask about flexibility of the program
hope I gave the right info
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have fun
