Hi everyone,

Long time reader but never posted anything before. I figured it was time to finally get some opinion on my own personal situation.

Basic stats: Canadian, 3.0 GPA (Immunology major, Biochemistry minor), 30T MCAT (with a 6 in physical sciences), lots of national awards and volunteering, 5 years of student research and physician shadowing lined up for this summer.

Because my MCAT wasn't consistent in all sections, I'm planning to re-sit the MCAT in June or July. Also trying to get the GPA up as high as possible.

I can graduate by December 2008 or at latest, June 2009. SGU has said I'm a competitive candidate, esp with my portfolio while Queensland won't process my application until after a new MCAT score arrives (because 6 doesn't meet their requirement). I'm likely not competitive for Canadian or US schools, although getting in somewhere in North America would be aweeesomeeee.

Ideally, I want to practice in Canada as soon as possible, but I'm willing to practice in the US or anywhere else as long as it takes before I can come back.

What do you all think? Just go to SGU? Rewrite my MCAT and apply to UQ (when it could already be full?) or just rewrite my MCAT and see how American schools say? (I'm alright with financing my education as a non-American citizen)

Sorry for the blab! Thanks for all your input!