conbrio Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Quote Interview Selection & Notification Candidates will be invited for an interview based on undergraduate academic performance, MCAT score, and abbreviated autobiographical sketch. Quote Post-Interview Ranking Candidates are ranked based on a compiled score representing academic achievement, MCAT score, abbreviated autobiographical sketch, and an interview. The quality of the applicant pool varies from year to year and can influence the minimum GPA and MCAT scores. https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/med_dent_admissions/medicine/interviews.html The aABS will be considered for both interview selection and post-interview, which is a change from the previous update where it was just for interview selection. Wouldn't this suggest that GPA and MCAT could be soft cutoffs with the addition of aABS? Previously they alone have been sufficient to determine who gets selected for interviews. Curious to see what other people think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakoon Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Personal opinion is that it's a trial year, and it will only be used to look for red flags. Another guess is that it's there for insurance reasons, this way they don't have to guarantee anyone anything, even if they meet cut-offs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouspls Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 15 minutes ago, Pakoon said: Personal opinion is that it's a trial year, and it will only be used to look for red flags. Another guess is that it's there for insurance reasons, this why they don't have to guarantee anyone anything, even if they meet cut-offs I can confirm that my ABS sketch has begun to be marked despite me having a 128 CARS (129 in both Chemistry and Biology). If you open your uploaded document in SAM, you can see a sticky note by a member of the committee. Mine says "set marked by (name, I won't say the name here)". I don't know why they would be marking a 128 CARS ABS if they are using hard cutoffs again. It's VERY likely that they're going to be using a scoring system / soft cutoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conbrio Posted November 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 23 minutes ago, ysera said: If you open your uploaded document in SAM, you can see a sticky note by a member of the committee. Mine says "set marked by (name, I won't say the name here)". I opened mine and found the same thing. However, it's dated June 27th 2018, so it's likely from the development of the document. I was excited for a moment there lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvgApplicant Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 1 minute ago, conbrio said: I opened mine and found the same thing. However, it's dated June 27th 2018, so it's likely from the development of the document. Do you think it's likely that GPA/MCAT will still be the most important factor? Upset because I thought I would have Western guaranteed but I hate the uncertainty now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouspls Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, conbrio said: I opened mine and found the same thing. However, it's dated June 27th 2018, so it's likely from the development of the document. I was excited for a moment there lol Hmm I can't see on my software when it's dated. Never mind then, lol (there is a bracket under the post-it comment that is part of the document and not the post-it that says last edited June 1, 2018, but the post-it comment itself is not dated). I guess we shall have to wait and see. The wording on their website flat out says they'll interview based on a combination score, so I guess we should trust them on their word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNM Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 1 hour ago, ysera said: I can confirm that my ABS sketch has begun to be marked despite me having a 128 CARS (129 in both Chemistry and Biology). If you open your uploaded document in SAM, you can see a sticky note by a member of the committee. Mine says "set marked by (name, I won't say the name here)". I don't know why they would be marking a 128 CARS ABS if they are using hard cutoffs again. It's VERY likely that they're going to be using a scoring system / soft cutoffs. This is interesting. Was that note a comment inside the pdf? I don't seem to have it. Wonder if this has anything to do with how close an applicant is to the expected MCAT cut offs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouspls Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, DNM said: This is interesting. Was that note a comment inside the pdf? I don't seem to have it. Wonder if this has anything to do with how close an applicant is to the expected MCAT cut offs. Yes it's a sticky note inside the document. I would upload a screenshot but it's supposed to be a confidential document unfortunately. I think the previous poster confused the date on the document itself with the sticky note, or my software is not showing the date on the sticky note. There is a bracket under the sticky note that days "last edited June 1 2018", but that's part of the document itself and not the sticky note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakoon Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 15 minutes ago, ysera said: Yes it's a sticky note inside the document. I would upload a screenshot but it's supposed to be a confidential document unfortunately. I think the previous poster confused the date on the document itself with the sticky note, or my software is not showing the date on the sticky note. There is a bracket under the sticky note that days "last edited June 1 2018", but that's part of the document itself and not the sticky note. 4 when did you submit your ABS, I wonder if it has something to do with new cut-offs, or is it being marked in order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conbrio Posted November 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 This is the sticky note I see (same location as the one described by ysera) when viewed on Google Drive, with personal information removed. I may be mistaken, but looks like the date is for the note itself. I downloaded a blank PDF copy from OMSAS just now, which has the same sticky note. I submitted mine Oct 15th. Pakoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNM Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 18 minutes ago, conbrio said: This is the sticky note I see (same location as the one described by ysera) when viewed on Google Drive, with personal information removed. I may be mistaken, but looks like the date is for the note itself. I downloaded a blank PDF copy from OMSAS just now, which has the same sticky note. I submitted mine Oct 15th. After opening via Google Drive I see it. Yeah, looks like the note doesn't mean anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouspls Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 False alarm then, thanks for confirming guys. Like I said we shall wait and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple94 Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Thanks for the update Now i wish i put more effort into my abs, i left it till last minute because i thought it was futile with my 128 cars. I guess its just a waiting game at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Owns123 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 I know they used to have that quote about Post-interview ranking, but then they removed it off the website. Does anybody know why they removed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theinbetween Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 It's not on the website anymore. I could be wrong? Maybe they took it off?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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