just a slight correction – Memorial University does not require you to have a degree. You can apply during your third year of undergrad (for admittance in what would have been your fourth year). They say they only accept students like this in “exceptional circumstances” but i know many people who have applied in third year, and one person who was accepted out of these people without an undergraduate degree. She had no “exceptional circumstances” except she was exceptionally brilliant and totally an amazing applicant. So basically, you definitely have a better chance of getting in applying in 4th year but it’s still an option to apply in 3rd year.

I used to be risk aversive, ESPECIALLY in highschool. Looking back, I have huge regrets… and that is exactly why I am no longer risk aversive. Being afraid to take risks means that you will never know what COULD have happened. This lead to my many regrets.

I am know more open to taking a swim in the deep end, mainly because I don’t want to have that regretful feeling of what could have been.

I agree, your tolerance for risk is going to change a lot depending on your circumstances. You need to be more careful about your decision making and managing risk the more that your decisions affect those other than yourself.

I think it’s also important to recognize that tough decisions are often going to necessarily involve some element of risk and the best we can do is manage risk. When you’re faced with a patient who will die without surgery but can’t be guaranteed to live with surgery, the fact is some percentage of the time, the outcome isn’t going to be good no matter how good of a decision maker you are.

Not just as doctors but as people, we need to learn to accept that we can only do our best, and there are often factors our of our control. But as future doctors, we need to learn to be content with being able to help and save as many patients as we should, even though that likely means not being able to save them all.

As you know I think you’re doing a fantastic job with Medaholic

You just need to complete a 4 years honors or equivalent undergraduate degree. And what it means by not needing is a degree, is that there are medical schools in Canada that will accept you before you complete a degree. You do not need a completed undergrad degree before you start medical school.

And what does it mean that I don’t need a degree? Do I still need to have an undergrad completed before I start attending med school?