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Time Stamp: 8:15 AM Accepted/WL/R: WL (bad) IP/OOP: IP SWOMEN (Y/N): N 2YGPA: 3.85 MCAT (CP/CARS/BB): 130/128/138 Interview Experience (good, bad, neutral etc): I felt okay after the interview. The questions are unexpected but I thought I remained composture and tried to gather thoughts within limited time. Remembered to thank all interviewers but I did forgot one of them's first name at the end, which I hope they didn't get too offended! Not that this matters to anyone else on the waitlist, but I will be declining this bad WL anyways for another offer.

Want to share this for future applicants with lower than 3.9+ GPA!! I'd say getting a research master definitely increased my chance since I didn't get an interview last year in the middle of my MSc. Also having UofT med students to read and edit my essays, and practice interviews with them definitely helped a lot. Result: Accept! Timestamp: OMSAS 12:00; Email 10:30am wGPA/cGPA: cGPA 3.79, not eligible for wGPA but did write AEE (!!!) MCAT: 514 (130/128/128/128) ECs: Several long term volunteers in mental health roles, shorter-term volunteer in hospitals, a few research pub from Master's, research and work experiences Essays: I'm never confident about my essay-writing but had med students and friends help editing them. Tried to have a coherent story and be concise for every ones. Covered different clusters for 2 BPEs and chose an activity that covers all clusters for ABS. Interview: Honestly don't remember what I answered at all... But I remember losting my words and being stumbled through the first two stations. But I was able to connect to personal stories that I practiced for 3 out of 4 stations. So didn't feel too bad about it. Year: Graduated from HBSc in 2019 and MSc in 2021, currently working Geography: IP

Do they specify it's the case even after interview? I read from previous posts that nobody knows how they evaluate people post-interview. So it's likely competitive too given that most people getting A still have quite high stats (I could totally be wrong).

Applicant type: MD TIME STAMP: 11:27 EST Interview Date: Mar 13 Result: Invite! GPA: cGPA 3.79, not eligible for wGPA (I honestly still can't believe this is true) MCAT: 514 (130/128/128/128) ECs: Some long and short term volunteers, a few research pub from Master's, work experiences Essays: I'm never confident about my essay-writing but had med students and friends help editing them. Year: completed MSc, currently working

Oh mate thank you! Just edited. I copied/pasted from my last year's post and forgot to change that!

Time Stamp: 8:45am Invite/reject: Invite IP/OOP: IP SWOMEN (Y/N): N ACCESS (Y/N): N 2YGPA: 3.85 MCAT (CHEM/CARS/BIO/PSYCH): 514 (130/128/128/128) Essays (X/8): 8/8 Scared a bit of post-interview chances given my mediocre stats. Anyways felt super lucky about the II after 2 Rs from other schools. This might be my only chance this cycle Good luck for everyone else getting an II! Those who didn't, I was in a similar shoe last year. I did nothing more than having more med students help reviewing my essays, keep doing all the research/extracurricular stuff. Luck is such a big factor here so don't take this too personal and beat yourself about it!

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Time Stamp (i.e. include date and time): 8:36 PST Result (i.e. invite or regrets): Regrets GPA/AGPA (i.e. whichever is applicable): 87.27 MCAT (i.e. total score and breakdown in the order of CP/CARS/BB/PS): 514 (130/128/128/128) Geography (i.e. IP or OOP): OOP ECs (i.e. brief rundown of Research Pubs/Presentations, Awards, Employment, and Non-Academic Activities - also Rural stuff if you want/if it applies): MSc completed. Some research (2 publications, presentation), awards, a few different volunteer, employment, lab research assistant. NAQ Range (i.e. what quartile you fell in): 50th-75th Total score: 54 (one above IP cutoff) Happy to see that I make it into the IP cut-off - Basically apply this year to UBC knowing impossible but just want to see if should move or stay.

I was the early app last year. I didn't receive regrets until all regular invites come out the day after. So I assume we will know by the end of tomorrow if it's an R

Hey! I'm defending my thesis soon for a MSc degree at IMS so I can comment on some of your questions. 1. It is possible to take undergrad courses. The enrollment is a bit more trouble since you need approval from several places, but it is not impossible. 2. Depending on your supervisor and the lab workload, it is possible to take 2-3 courses per semester I think. But you need to gain the approval of your supervisor first I believe. I believe most of them should be happy with that as long as you can finish the lab work and thesis-related work. It's a quite flexible program since the program-required courses are only 2 IMS/related department courses (1 FCE) and a seminar. So most of the other time, you can just coordinate with your supervisor and come to an agreement. 3. I know a friend from IMS tried to finish the Master in 1 year but the department refused. I will give it 2 years. But they're accepting a lot of pre-meds so it's totally doable to finish before June 30 at the second year (the deadline for grad applicants at UofT, Western, etc.). Hope this helps!

Check this post earlier. From previous threads it seems that OMSAS only changes if there is an offer, but not WL/R. So for those waiting for Mac, only getting A would mean an updated OMSAS at midnight I assume...

I think I checked yesterday and the Response column was there? Or maybe I checked 2am this morning or something. I wouldn't read too much to it either.

https://takealtus.com/faq/ Can I receive my quartile score for past completed Casper tests for previous admission cycles? No, applicants who have completed Casper in admissions cycles prior to 2021-2022 will not receive their quartile score. Starting in the 2021-2022 admissions cycle, applicants who have completed their Casper test will receive their Casper quartile score approximately 1 month following their test date. Hope this brings some good vibe for us burned in this wait

Haha same here! Also started job hunting and revising CVs in case I need another gap year. Only the news that we will receive CASPER quantiles since next cycle makes me feel better about having to do this all again...

I now start to have really realistic dreams about getting R and start to lose my positivity about this... Before I was like "well I have 50% chance to at least get a waitlist that is not bad" now it is "oh no I have 50% chance to be rejected". Any advice on how to deal with those negative thoughts? I can work on controlling my thoughts when I am conscious but when unconscious they are just wild lol

Anyone thinking about "withdrawaing choices" on OMSAS for those schools already rejecting us pre-interview? Just so I can be less hurt on the day "To be fair I officially rejected you all first"

Saw somewhere else that people received invite around 9:45ish. Anybody else? Or is that a troll? Edit: doesn't sound like troll since I see more coming up receiving about 20 min ago.

I guess we see everyone here next Friday

Result: Regrets Time Stamp: 12:03PM EST cGPA/wGPA: 3.80 Year: 2nd Year MSc MCAT: 130/128/128/128 ECs: Probably my weak part, 25-50 percentile for UBC CASPer: should be good - got invited for Mac with 3.80/128 Disappointed bc I thought my CASPer went well and I may have a chance. I guess probably EC is pulling me behind. Congrats for those getting an invite and good luck on the interviews!

Time Stamp: 3:57 pm EST Invite/reject: R IP/OOP: IP SWOMEN (Y/N): N 2YGPA: 3.85 MCAT (CHEM/CARS/BIO/PSYCH): 514 (130/128/128/128) Essays (X/8): 8/8 and wrote About You. Worked on them quite a lot and asked several people to edit. But I know my ECs are not strong in terms of the length and variety. Was also rejected yesterday because not meeting academic cut-off where I did. Upon emailing them they replied today and said my non-academic is not competitive enough. Glad that they give this timely response and I hope they truly gave it a fair consideration. Anyways, congrats for those getting an invite. Good luck!

Wondering the same thing. How would them make that call and would those essays be rated in the same criteria as before? It's frustrating that I spent all so much time and editing on the essays and they didn't even read it because of a mistake. Hope we can hear back from them soon!

Thanks! I just double-checked and emailed them. It's wierd because one of my verifier was contacted last year so I was sure I met the cut-off. I'm wondering if it's still an R but they put the wrong reason in the email? Giving the speed they sending out invites this year maybe they have some tech issues as well?

Just got R saying my academic criteria is below cut-off. But I got 3.85 for 2-year GPA and above cut-off for all MCAT sessions. Should I email??

Time stamp: 2:10 PM EST Program: MD Result: Invite!!! OMSAS GPA: 3.80 CARS: 128 (MSc in progress, not sure if 1 is added or not?) IP/OOP: IP CASPer: In the my-chances thread someone told me I need a higher than 75 percentile to get an invite. Not sure how accurate it was though. Anyway, I got started to prep 1 months before, joined a group of awesome applicants to discuss questions together, read Doing Right, and use PrepMatch a lot. Didn't feel the best when doing CASPer so I am so surprised I got the invite. I was so crushed by UBC regrets last month. Congrats to everyone getting an invite and good luck to those not! I got R by Mac 2 years ago and thought I was done. There must be hope!

Desparately reviewing my emails from Mac from the past cycle I appied (2018-2019), the rejection came out on a Thursday. So were the acknowledgement emails in both years. I'm guessing maybe they tend to send things out on Thursdays?? Maybe I will still hold my breath for another day and then if still nothing just forget about the fact that I applied at all