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2025 Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization Undergraduate Application

Instructions:

  1. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is accurately completed and submitted by February 1, 2025 at 11:59pm. (the program will completely close at 11:59, so please do not start your application February 1st at 11:50pm.)

    • External students and McMaster second degree students are also required to complete an OUAC or returning student online application by the February 1st deadline.

  2. Please be sure to complete all answers in the application in one sitting. There is no feature that will let you save your survey. 

  3. To avoid triggering an error in the survey, please do not copy and paste answers (UNLESS in plain, unformatted text e.g. from Microsoft Notepad) into the text box. Should you find an error while submitting your survey, please start a new survey and type your responses into the text box. *You might also want to decrease your written response to 146 words and see if your error message goes away. The survey will take you to the part in your application that has the error in it. Please DO NOT have paragraph breaks in your responses.

  4. In order to avoid having a “Session Expired” message appear (due to idling), do not start the application until you are ready to fill in the information.
  5. You can scroll up and down on your computer screen to access all questions or to modify any answers at anytime during the session. 
  6. When you are ready to submit, press the “Submit” button located on the bottom right-hand corner of the page.  A new page will appear with the message "Thank you!  Your BDC application has been successfully submitted". 
  7. This page serves as a confirmation of your submission and no further action is required.
  8. Once you submit your application you will no longer be able to access it.  Please be sure your application is complete before submitting.
  9. Any application that has not been submitted (via pressing the "Submit" button) will be discarded.
  10. Any information that is falsified on this application will automatically discredit your application.
There are 18 questions in this survey.
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Last Name

 

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First Name (as registered at your University)

 

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Citizenship
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Country of Citizenship
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Gender
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McMaster Student Number 

  • If you are an external applicant to McMaster, please write 999 as your student number.

 

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Email Address 

  • All communication will be sent to this email address, so please ensure it is correct.
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Grade Point Average (GPA)

  • GPA is the weighted average based on the grades obtained in all courses taken.
  • Misrepresentation of your GPA will result in dismissal of your application.
  • McMaster students can calculate their current GPA using all final grades on their transcript. For more information on how to calculate your grade point average please visit the Office of the Registrar website. Students may also find this GPA tool,  useful in calculating their GPA.
  • Please calculate your GPA using the 12-pt scale and round to ONE decimal place.
  • *Note: For McMaster students, only courses that have been completed at McMaster are counted in your cumulative GPA. No courses on Letter of Permission are to be counted in your cumulative GPA.
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Current University
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Current Program

  • Please select your program from the drop-down menu below.

 

Program Name (Please include your specialization, if applicable)

  • Only enter your program name below if it is not listed in the drop-down menu above.
  • Please follow the same format as in the drop-down menu above.

 

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Current Year/Level in Program

  • Please make your selection from the drop-down menu below.

Transcript

  • Please include a copy of your university transcript (.pdf) when submitting your application. McMaster students can submit an unofficial transcript downloaded from Mosaic.
  • Rename your transcript file as: Last name, First name (as registered at your University)_University_Transcript
  • (example: Biro, Michelle_McMaster_Transcript). 
  • Your unofficial transcript can be submitted at this time.
  • External students and McMaster second degree students are also required to complete an OUAC or returning student online application by the February 1 deadline.
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Statement of Interest (max. 150 words for each section)
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Describe what makes you an ideal BDC candidate?

Max.150 words. 

*You will receive a generic error message when you try to submit your application if you have exceeded the word count of 150 in your answer

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Describe how your business experience/knowledge acquired through coursework, volunteer work, or employment relates to the BDC Program. If you don't have any previous business experience/knowledge, describe your interest in business as it relates to the BDC Program.

 

Max.150 words. 

*You will receive a generic error message when you try to submit your application if you have exceeded the word count of 150 in your answer

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Describe your career or education plans after completion of your undergraduate degree and how the BDC Program will help you achieve them.

Max.150 words. 

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In one sentence describe an interesting experience you've had.
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How did you first hear about the program?

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