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For UofT having paid health care experience looks really good on your application, the more patient interaction the better as well as showing a high degree of independence. For the MMI there are books on the subject, which some people recommend as I haven't read them i'm not in a position to do so. However I did read over the following pages/documents https://michener.ca/admissions/applying/application-to-programs/multiple-mini-interviews-mmi/ https://mdprogram.mcmaster.ca/docs/default-source/admissions/interviewer-manual-mmi_websiteversion.pdf?sfvrsn=2 (previous version)

Both McMaster and UofT keep their ranking systems behind closed doors so it is just speculation as to how they breakdown GPA/supplemental/MMI. All the best, if you have any questions about the program either post here or send me a message.

Don't worry about the MMIs they are done and out of the way, I know that I found it hard to sleep between the MMIs and getting accepted. Here is what I found helped, stay mentally and physically active with other things (go to the gym/engross yourself in a book), spend time with friends and family sometimes its good to just vent about how things went it allows you to process what happened as well as get an outsiders perspective. The reason you do so many stations as it allows you mess up 1 or 2 as they know nerves can sometimes get the better of candidates. The last thing is that UofT will notify you on the date they set if not before the class of 2017 found out 4 days before the expected date which was a nice surprise. Lastly if you don't get in you could be wait-listed, if not process what you think you did right and wrong (your supplemental and grades got you to the MMI ) and set yourself the task for improving for next time. Best of luck.

I had a friend that worked in nunavut as an RN for a year so I picked her brains on the difficulties and rewards of working in remote rural communities, I would suggest you already answered the question as there are blogs and other published papers on remote healthcare. I live 100km from Toronto and spend the residential blocks away from my family which is difficult, not sure how i'll manage next year for clinical placements but from talking with the year above they are having amazing experiences with their placements so it won't be all bad.

The UofT program in the first year has residential blocks where you are "must" be in Toronto the rest of the first year is in your home location, second year is 6 months in Northern Ontario for clinical rotations and 6 months in your home location. Use this information to construct your response to the question, how your life will be effected and how you intend to deal with the distributed nature of the program. Hope this answers your question.