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Antigen Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 TIME STAMP: 2:56PM Jan 17th 2019 Interview Date: Feb 9 2018 Result: Interview (MD) cGPA: 3.98 MCAT: 518 (130/128/131/129) ECs: Fairly strong I think, 5 publications (none first), several oral presentations and poster presentations, extensive community involvement, leader of several clubs, athletics Essays: I spent a good month on the UofT essays and had several people look them over Year: MSc. Geography: IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefullyafuturedoc Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 TIME STAMP: 3:58 PM Interview Date: Feb 9, 2019 Result: Interview cGPA: 3.94 MCAT: 505 ECs: Lots of different things, lots of continued activities, leadership roles, etc. Essays: Spent a few weeks on them, answered questions very honestly. Year: 4th UG Geography: OOP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nivo Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 MD/PhD invites still coming TIME STAMP: 11:54 AM Jan 18th 2019 Interview Date: Feb 23 2019 (MD/PhD), Feb 24 2019 (MD) Result: Interview (MD/PhD) Year: MSc conferred Geography: OOP Can message for other details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter sobchak Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 TIME STAMP: January 18th at 11:54AM Interview Date: February 23 (MD/PhD), February 24 (MD) Result: Invite cGPA: 3.97 MCAT: Met cut-offs ECs: Lots of research...message for details on ECs Essays: Spent more than a week on essays with lots of edits from friends Year: 2nd-year MSc Geography: IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kala Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 TIME STAMP: January 31st, 12:51PM Interview Date: February 24th Result: Invite! cGPA: 3.98 wGPA MCAT: 129CP/127CARS/130BIO/128PSYSOC ECs: pretty diverse and non-traditional! I spent a lot of time working in my campus' Residence program as a Don one year, a life-sci academic support person another etc. with lots of internal committees and community work throughout, plus a big focus on mental health and well-being with suicide prevention and intervention certifications. Also focused quite a bit on LGBTQ initiatives, and was the right hand to the faculty chair of our LGBTQ advocacy committee which included lots of events and community outreach. Arts and music throughout as well, with choirs, performing at community shows and such. No research publications. Working now full-time as a PTA in a physio clinic, and part-time elsewhere doing surgical work for eye donations from organ donors. Essays: I didn't get them looked over which probably wasn't a good idea, but I felt good about them and true to myself. Worked on them for about a month. Year: 4yr HBSc. grad, UofT Geography: IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futureMD95 Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) Invite (Feb 24) Timestamp: Jan 31, 12:52 PM wGPA- not sure, somewhere between 3.9-3.95 for sure. MCAT- 128/128/130/130 - 516 EC’s - diverse, I think. Basically no research though (only 4 months as a research assistant back in 2014). 7 years employment as a lifeguard/swim instructor. Also worked as a liaison officer for my local university, travelling the province to recruit students and conduct presentations. Hospital volunteer hours (around 2 years), Rotary club member (also about 2 years), mission trip to Haiti to help in a medical clinic in 2014. Numerous university clubs - was part of the mental health awareness club, a club that raised money for the homeless shelter in my hometown, an instructor for student exam review sessions for intro psych courses (students offering support club), Golden Key social media chair for my local chapter. Guest speaker at a few youth leadership events. That's kinda the gist of it. Lots of teaching experience and public speaking. Essays - felt good about them Last year of masters program IP Honestly shocked. Got rejected from western today (my dream school), so I really needed some good news. Third time applying, first cycle with interviews. Keep working hard everyone! I know how draining this process is but don’t give up!! Edited February 3, 2019 by futureMD95 Adding info dduk, targaryen, PreMed#219099 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNAhelicase Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Date: Feb 24 Result: Invite!wGPA: 3.96MCAT: Above cutoffsECs: NSERC CGSM and other research and academic scholarships (no pubs), music-related ECs, lots of leadership, some hospital volunteering, etcYear: 2nd year MSc Good luck to everyone still waiting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Doctor Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 TIME STAMP: 12:51 p.m Interview Date: February 24th! Result: Invite cGPA: 3.95 MCAT: (131, 127, 129, 131) 518 ECs: Quite diverse, long term, NSERC, founded a small non-profit, volunteering abroad, long-term pharmacy job, etc. Essays: good enough apparently! I had them reviewed by current med students and advisors at my undergrad Year: Graduated 2018 Geography: IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImInABitOfAPickle_ Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 TIME STAMP: January 31st at 12:51 P.M. Interview Date: February 24th Result: Interview (MD) cGPA: 3.92 MCAT: 508 (127/125/127/129) ECs: Several different things, but I think I have a good balance of research, community involvement, and club activities. Essays: Very proud of them. Spent several weeks writing them from the heart and had lots of feedback from others. Year: 2nd-year MSc Geography: IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt30hnr4fd Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 TIME STAMP: February 13 at 5:00 P.M. Interview Date: March 2nd Result: Interview! wGPA: 3.94 MCAT: 128/129/130/128 ECs: PM me. Essays: Spent quite a bit of time working on them, but at least one of them I had to rewrite quite late into the process. Year: Masters Geography: IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ThePhilosopher Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 TIME STAMP: February 13 Interview Date: Saturday March 2nd 2019 Result: Invite wGPA: 3.98 MCAT: Surpassed cutoffs per section ECs: 2 pubs pending, 3 pubs submitted, executive member of 5 clubs, missionary medical volunteering, clinical/hospital volunteering, private personal training Essays: Huge focus on CanMEDS roles by choosing answers that highlight my ability to incorporate them coherently. Edits from a couple of trusted sources to ensure I was hitting the points and using med-appropriate language. Year: 4th Year Undergraduate Geography: IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greensurR Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 TIME STAMP: February 14th 3:50 PM Interview Date: Saturday March 2nd Result: Invite wGPA: 3.92 I think MCAT: met cutoffs ECs: a few pubs, presentations, some kind of cool employment experiences I think, somewhat of a theme in my activities I would say, no clubs Essays: worked on them for a couple of months, had one person review, they felt good Year: Masters Geography: IP I think one of my reference letters may have been bad or at least not great. Other 2 I am 99% sure would have been excellent. Just throwing that out there in case it helps someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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onesieluv Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 TIME STAMP: 1:28PM Feb 20 2019 Interview Date: March 30th 2018 Result: Interview (MD) cGPA: 3.97 ish MCAT: 521 (131/127/131/132) ECs: Unique and diverse (see my older posts for more info). In terms of research: one 2nd author manuscript waiting to be published, one poster presentation, one NSERC-USRA Essays: I spent a solid week on them and had 3-4 people proofread them! Didn't mention my research in any of my essays cause I felt like most applicants would do that and I wanted to be different Year: 4th year BSc Geography: Living in Ontario, permanent address in BC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdocs Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 TIMESTAMP: 12:29PM Feb 20 2019 Interview Date: March 30th, 2018 Result: Interview (MD) cGPA: 3.97ish MCAT: 518 (130 Chem/130 Bio/ 130 CARS /128 Psych/Soc) ECs: Nothing extravagant, but diverse. A mix of coaching, research, mentorship, and athletics, from HS to current. Message for more info! Essays: Spent like 2 weeks on them, and had them proofread by a few people before submitting, same with extended ABS. Tried to maintain structure in all of them, and also related CANMEDS concepts as best I could, while still making things flow well. Year: 4th year BSc Geography: OOP (Sask) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwilightFalcon Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 TIME STAMP: Feb 21 2019 11:17AM Interview Date: March 30 Result: Interview (MD) wGPA: 3.95 MCAT: Met cutoffs ECs: Diverse amongst all categories. PM me if you'd like to know more details. Essays: I worked on them for several weeks and had multiple people edit them. Year: MSc. Geography: IP I was most likely placed in the grad applicant pool so I assume that they are starting to send out decisions for those applicants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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struggling2getin Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 I don't usually post my stats anymore since they've basically remained the same from my posts 2 years ago. I'll make an exception in this time just because of how -relatively- little data usually gets contributed here. TIME STAMP: Feb 21 2019, 11:17 EST Interview Date: March 30 Result: Interview (MD) cGPA: 3.96 (by rounding) MCAT: Passed cutoffs ECs: Filled up all 32 items this year, but I've had an interview back when I had 21/48 items. Diverse and met each of UofT's clusters quite well. Essays: Spent at least 1.5 months on them, at least 400 hours. Was it overkill? To be honest, probably. I'm not a bad writer by any means, but when it comes to pieces with word limits, I believe in the importance of articulating each idea as succulently and artistically as possible. My grades did suffer but I wanted to write essays that could stand strong among a diverse audience of readers (which is to be reasonably expected of) and leave myself without regret. All of the topics strongly resonated with my experiences and I had a lot to share. If anything, future readers should find this observation helpful: having exchanged essay reviewing with some of my friends, I've come to realize that there isn't a single, uniform writing style that really makes the magic happen. Some of my friends briefly addressed the question within a single few sentences, then built their entire essays on how their experiences met the four clusters. Personally, I dedicated almost half my word count towards giving a thorough answer/solution before briefly sharing some personal experiences. We all got an interview. Year: Graduated UG Geography: OOP Two years ago, I did horribly on my interview. I knew my application wasn't strong: I had a weak reference, few extracurriculars and ultimately, couldn't hold up to applicants with an amazing wealth of experience behind them. I was invited during the final week and suspected that I had only marginally scraped into getting an interview. I convinced myself that the odds weren't in my favour and let myself fall. Last year I didn't take my essays as seriously enough and got rejected March 16th. Firstly, the topics just didn't click with my experiences. Secondly, seeing that I already had been previously been invited, I grew extremely over-confident and complacent in my writing. I got no interviews from any school during this year. Each interview is a privilege. Each year, med schools get more and more amazing applications, either from those who have come back strong after a previous rejection, or new talented applicants. Perhaps I'm just on this site too often, but getting accepted 4th year doesn't seem as common as it once was. In any case, I'm extremely grateful to have another chance of making things right. MashedPotato, RejectedAgain, bulwreck and 13 others 12 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpremed97 Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Time stamp: Feb. 26, 2019 1:10PM (EST) Interview: March 31 Result: Interview (MD) MCAT: 128/131/131/131 GPA: 3.97 ECs: Filled them all. No publications. Essays: Wrote in a week and had my mom proofread them lol. Year: 4th year UG (last) Geography (OOP) I'm so incredibly excited! I really assumed it would be a rejection. Sdocs, RejectedAgain, isitlunchtimeyet and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouspanda Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 Why isn't anyone posting on this Slickrick, keener12345, APP2019 and 4 others 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDWilliams Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Timestamp: March 11, 2019 3:10PM (EST) Interview: March 31 Result: Interview (MD) MCAT: 506 (...Ya I know) GPA: 3.99 ECs: Filled them all. Tried to highlight activities that aligned with CanMeds, but I am definitely research and leadership heavy. Essays: I do not remember how long it took me to write these but I had a few people look them over. A lot of self-reflection went into my responses. Year: 2nd year MSc Geography (OOP) I'm so incredibly excited, I thought this was a total F on my end. So to all those that have not heard back yet, head up, there is still hope! Time Lord, RejectedAgain, DoctorArts and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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