<p>I certainly hope I’m Ivy-worthy, if not even BHSc might be pretty challenging! I’ve heard about Penn’s amazing admission statistics, but I’ve also heard they’re rather inflated through very selective methods of determining who applies to medical school. That said, I’d still LOVE to come to Penn, its probably my first choice just in terms of being in an amazing city (Hamilton isn’t the most exciting of places to be perfectly honest). As for the grading, I’m sure I’ll have to work for grades I’ve just heard that Penn is easier off than say Cornell or Princeton in general, its one of the inflated ivies, not the deflated ones.</p>
<p>Overall, knowing that my aim is a medical school like Penn’s own or dare I say Harvard or JHU (and I’m not trying to be arrogant or assume I’ll be accepted, I know just how incredibly difficult it is for international students but am more than willing to give it my all and hope for the best), would I be doing myself a favour by choosing Penn over McMaster?</p>
<p>The way I see it, I can go to McMaster and have a great show at one of the mid-tier Canadian medical schools, but if I really want to break into the top tier in Canada or abroad, Penn might give me an edge. Thoughts?</p>