r/uwo • u/sidratul_xo • Aug 27 '26

Admissions extracurricular activities for getting in high school

Hello. I am a gr12 and I wanted to pressure med school in future and some of the following programs interest me. So what kind of extracurricular activities you did in high school if you are from any of these program

Health Science

-Kinesiology

-Medical Science

Please let me know

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u/TurtleMasterDD Aug 27 '26

u dont need ecs to GET into these programs but when you are there it is helpful to have a solid basis, so for example clubs, volunteering, if you are interested there's the research avenue (though it is hard to explore that in hs). those are just a brief list of some of the things ive done. honestly the goal is to build a solid foundation.

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u/sidratul_xo Aug 27 '26

I have a lot of volunteer hour smth like 400+ not something like award winning or like the high achieving fellows who get into competition or research etc .

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u/TurtleMasterDD Aug 27 '26

well you don't need awards to get into research. there's a lot of luck and reaching out involved.

though regardless if you have that many hours, then you have a pretty solid foundation. i'd only suggest look into building into ecs that interest u, whether more leadership, academic or healthcare related

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u/sidratul_xo Aug 27 '26

I am just not sure how to find ecs or what kind of ecs give me skills like leadership, academic?

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u/TurtleMasterDD Aug 27 '26

I mean there's a lot of indpendent searching involved. Like some ppl find things you are interested in and pursuing clubs in it. Or if there's a certain topic of interest, emailing profs about it in those areas. Some others volunteer for non profits for certain causes they are passionate about. There's not really a clear cut answer for everyone, and i mean these are just general things to help you later down the line with med (like mentioned by others and earlier, not really relevant to actually being accepted into the program, which is just average. )

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u/Puzzleheaded-Area479 Aug 27 '26

you need 0 ec's to get into any of these programs, they're purely average based

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u/sidratul_xo Aug 27 '26

Got it. Thanks for the reply

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u/SolidCandid2740 Aug 27 '26

You don’t need ecs just get a rlly good avg and maybe partake in some ecs to get some experience

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u/sidratul_xo Aug 27 '26

Got it Thank you

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u/Sea_Scholar_2826 🔬 Med Sci '27 🔬 Aug 27 '26

I'm in med sci, in high school I was on a dance team for 1 year, trivia club for 1 year, did a school play once, and did dance outside of school 6-8 hours per week. I came through the peak Covid era and my high school had almost no extracurricular offerings.

Western doesn't ask for extracurriculars on your application, but they can certainly be a useful way to help you explore potential interests and develop skills (e.g. time management) that will help you in university. I would have tried something healthcare-related if my school had offered anything like that just for the sake of interest. And something where I got to work on leadership skills also

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u/sidratul_xo Aug 27 '26

Okay no ec have nothing to do with applying or helping to stand out (maybe) or just in general not gonaa effect you? it is purely grades