MedicallySpeaking Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Unfortunately, looks like that office closure notification applies to grad medical studies, not the admissions office of the undergraduate medical education program (http://med.uottawa.ca/undergraduate/admissions) . But that doesn't change the fact that no one has posted waitlist movement here (or on the poll) Hang in there everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laysdays Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Just got off the waitlist!! Good luck everybody, don't lose hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premed989 Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Congratulations! If you don't mind us asking, what was your wGPA?EDIT: Also, which stream were you in? Please help out us waitlisters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sincere Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Just got off the waitlist!! Good luck everybody, don't lose hope. Which waitlist ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.smith Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 There is only one waitlist this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premed989 Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 I think sincere meant to ask was which stream the applicant was in - English/French/CNFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendar Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Also did they call or email ? But congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laysdays Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Congratulations! If you don't mind us asking, what was your wGPA? EDIT: Also, which stream were you in? Please help out us waitlisters English. I think my wGPA on OMSAS is like 3.97 or 95 or something. I kinda blew my interview so I had low expectations, but I got lucky! And thank you, haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laysdays Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Also did they call or email ? But congrats! She called!! I was so surprised. Really nice of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendar Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Oh nice What time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laysdays Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Oh nice What time!! Around 2:30 PM EST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Around 2:30 PM EST. At least things are starting to move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnguyen Posted May 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 I just got a call on my home phone but I wasn't able to respond. So nervous right now - do they call back, or do I just assume that an email will come back. For some reason I can't see my caller history on my home phone. Edit: It was a private number, so I'm not sure if it's actually them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthicsForBreakfast Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Is it safe to assume that they will only call during business hours or do they work later during waitlist calling period?? I feel like 60-90 people is a whack ton to call! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendar Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Is it safe to assume that they will only call during business hours or do they work later during waitlist calling period?? I feel like 60-90 people is a whack ton to call! Most likely it will continue tomorrow since they were closed for half the day! Let's hang in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthicsForBreakfast Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 I KEEP GETTING A CALL FROM AREA CODE 905 AND NO ONE IS ON THE LINE what kind of sick torture. And then when I look it up it says "southern Ontario". That shouldn't be the Ottawa area code right? I'm from OOP my province just has one area code Hahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendar Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 I KEEP GETTING A CALL FROM AREA CODE 905 AND NO ONE IS ON THE LINE what kind of sick torture. And then when I look it up it says "southern Ontario". That shouldn't be the Ottawa area code right? I'm from OOP my province just has one area code Hahah That is a Hamilton area code - did you interview at McMaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthicsForBreakfast Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Nope but now I wish I did because maybe then I'd be getting a nice call ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlm12 Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Just got accepted off the waitlist, English stream. They close at 4 today so I wouldn't expect any more offers till tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premed989 Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Could you also let us know your wGPA. It helps us waitlisters figure out which interviewee bin they're on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlm12 Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 My wGPA was 3.95, and the call was a 613 area code btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthicsForBreakfast Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Can someone re-explain or link the interviewee bin system? I have a 3.94 and didn't think it went terrible... the only blips were just for the personal questions but I think I did strongly on all the ethical questions. Should I get my hopes up if they're calling for 3.95 or is it irrelevant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.smith Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 I had a 3.97 and haven't received a call so yeah I'm not sure what this gpa group thing even means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlm12 Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Everyone is ranked by interview score and the tiebreaker is your wGPA is the information I received (they add your interview score and wGPA, but since everyones GPA is pretty close it's effectively just a tie breaker) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premed989 Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 In previous years, us premed101'ers have figured out from a variety of sources how UOttawa ranks applicants post interview. They would give you an interview score out of 4.0, but it's binned to 0.5, so you can get 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, 2.5, etc. Your interview score out of 4 is directly added to your wGPA out of 4 to determine your final interview score, and offers are made in that order. I'm pretty sure no one is interviewed with a 3.50 GPA or less, so an applicant with a higher interview score is guaranteed to rank higher than another applicant with a lower score. Therefore, your interview score mostly determines if you'll get an offer, and the GPA is a tie breaker.So, last year, for example (search waitlist support 2016 in the uottawa forum), they started at 3.97 went down to like 3.92, then went back to 4.00 and went down to 3.97 ish. So the waitlist went through one bin and a little more than that. There is a lot of evidence that this is how it works, and the premed101 trend backs this up. Probably all 4.0 applicants, all 3.5 applicants, and the 3.0 applicants with the highest wGPAs get offers on May 9th. Then everyone else is waitlisted, and they go down their rank list as offers are declined.So far, we have a 3.97 and a 3.95, so they're making their way down this bin. I have a 3.98, so I'm definitely not in this bin or I would have gotten an offer already. Unless I'm in the very next "bin" I probably won't be getting an offer at all . Lastly, there are separate waitlists for each admission stream (French, English, CNFS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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