Thread: What are my chances for admission to Saba University School

This is certainly not meant to provide the definitive answer to the question:

"Can I get in with these stats?"


I know from experience though that the question weighs heavily on some folks' minds, so I thought it might be good to place this thread at the top.

I always encourage potential applicants to give the folks at Gardner a call for the best advice about admissions, but I also encourage current students and potential students to chime in with their own stories and their own information about applying and being admitted to Saba.

Give it a shot 8)


Best of Luck to Us All!

Good luck at UBC
They weight the nonacademics equally with the academics - so shine at the interview!
I would also consider applying to the states.

I went to UBC for my undergrad and graduated from Saba in 2005 and even though I did well on my USMLEs and am board-certified, I'm hunting for a job after fellowship now and coming from a Caribbean school is still a factor. Don't get me wrong, anything is doable - but people seem to like to brag about where their attendings "trained".
BTW - I always did 5 or 6 courses per semester and UBC didn't care - so it's not the be-all end-all.

Originally Posted by Skrill

Hey Folks,

cGPA: 3.8
MCAT: 30Q (Balanced)
EC's: Plenty

I'm Canadian so my stats aren't that competitive for national schools. I have an interview at UBC this year but if things go south I might give some serious consideration to a Carrib school, given my interest is in Family or Peds which are the less competitive fields.

The only major blemish on my stats is that I did not always take 5 courses per semester. Apart from two semesters where I took 5, I always took 4 courses. As a result, quite a large number of Canadian schools won't even consider me. How would Saba/Carrib schools look at this?

Thanks

Does anyone know how strict SABA is about their listed pre-req course? I didn't take the second half of inorganic chemistry and wondering if I need to in order to apply.

Thanks and happy new year!!

Originally Posted by metukah

What are my chances for SABA?

Undergrad - University of Toronto - 3.34cGPA (3.85 in last two years)
Graduate - MSc - University of Toronto - Neuroscience - 4.0
MCAT (23Q, 23S, 21S) (BAD)
TONS of volunteer experiences, extra-curriculars, publications.

Does anyone know how strict SABA is about their listed pre-req course? I didn't take the second half of inorganic chemistry and wondering if I need to in order to apply.

Thanks and happy new year!!

I'm sure you need to take that course (or sub it with something else) in order to be eligible for admissions. You can take the second half of inorganic chem at Ryerson U through their continuing education. Saba will grant you admissions but you'd need to fulfill their requirements (i.e. pass inorganic chem with a grade of 75+ or something like that) before starting classes.


But if I were at your situation, I'd take Princeton Review courses and study HARD for the MCAT (by studying I mean doing mock exams every other day for 2months) and do well on the MCAT and apply to US or Canadian schools, not that Saba is an inferior school in terms of academics, but because it would make your life much simpler in the future. You got the GPA and MSc to get you there, be smart about your decision now!

Hello, I was wondering what are my chances at Saba and whether I'm a bit early to consider applying for medicine school.
I'm a third year BSC[H] Biochemistry student in Canada,
GPA is 2.7
Major GPA is 2.8
I have enormous extracurricular activities and have been in the medical work field for 3 years.
No MCAT (but i'd consider taking it if i had to)

Please advice

Originally Posted by Golden M

Hello, I was wondering what are my chances at Saba and whether I'm a bit early to consider applying for medicine school.
I'm a third year BSC[H] Biochemistry student in Canada,
GPA is 2.7
Major GPA is 2.8
I have enormous extracurricular activities and have been in the medical work field for 3 years.
No MCAT (but i'd consider taking it if i had to)

Please advice

do really well in the second semester of your third and also your fourth... get GPA's of higher than 3.3... they will need to see improvement...

regarding MCATs, aim for a minimum of 25...

Saba is getting more competitive as time passes on... I know of two people with good scores that did not get in but got into MUA instead...

Originally Posted by sgMD

do really well in the second semester of your third and also your fourth... get GPA's of higher than 3.3... they will need to see improvement...

regarding MCATs, aim for a minimum of 25...

Saba is getting more competitive as time passes on... I know of two people with good scores that did not get in but got into MUA instead...

Thank you! I will work on that for sure

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Originally Posted by sgMD

I'm sure you need to take that course (or sub it with something else) in order to be eligible for admissions. You can take the second half of inorganic chem at Ryerson U through their continuing education. Saba will grant you admissions but you'd need to fulfill their requirements (i.e. pass inorganic chem with a grade of 75+ or something like that) before starting classes.


But if I were at your situation, I'd take Princeton Review courses and study HARD for the MCAT (by studying I mean doing mock exams every other day for 2months) and do well on the MCAT and apply to US or Canadian schools, not that Saba is an inferior school in terms of academics, but because it would make your life much simpler in the future. You got the GPA and MSc to get you there, be smart about your decision now!

Has anyone ever gotten into Saba without doing all the pre-reqs??
Im in a 6yr MBBS program in the UAE and i wanted to apply to Saba after i did my MCAT... problem is I haven't done all the pre-reqs....

Originally Posted by hafoosa

Has anyone ever gotten into Saba without doing all the pre-reqs??
Im in a 6yr MBBS program in the UAE and i wanted to apply to Saba after i did my MCAT... problem is I haven't done all the pre-reqs....

please spend 10seconds on the forum and read the 3 postings above you before asking a question! thank you!

Originally Posted by metukah

Thanks for your advice sgMD. Unfortunately, I have taken the TPR course (twice) and have written the MCAT four times. I prepared as hard as I could and even got a tutor. I dont think I can raise my score anymore...which is upsetting. It even worries me, if I do go the med route, to do well on the USMLEs if I did so poorly on the MCAT.

So I'm currently in academic limbo!

I would be VERY worried about that too.

There's plenty of people who have low MCATs and do well on the steps, but I would venture to guess they didn't study for the MCAT.

Why do you think you can't raise your score?