dwightschrute123 Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, MDWilliams said: 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! Congrats! Did you apply as a graduate student? If so, what was your academic CV like? I'm wondering if graduate review results are going to start coming out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDWilliams Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Just now, dwightschrute123 said: Congrats! Did you apply as a graduate student? If so, what was your academic CV like? I'm wondering if graduate review results are going to start coming out... Thank you! Yes, I applied as a graduate student! What exactly do you want to know about my academic CV, that is a broad question. To address your comment of graduate review results, I have had friends (other graduate students) who have interviewed already, but they were all IP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineweaver burk plot Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 This is a reminder that not all grad applicants get reviewed as Grad applicants. The reviewers look at CV, you must have one first author publication and overall a strong candidate. Not all those who got interviews that are MSc students were actually reviewed as grad applicants. MDWilliams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkAges Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 Timestamp: March 11, 2019 3:10PM (EST) Interview: March 30th Result: Interview (MD) MCAT: 522 GPA: 3.96 (OMSAS), wGPA ~3.99(?) ECs: Research heavy, I thought they were very average. Essays: Wrote them the weekend before, didn't get anyone to proofread them. Year: UG 4th Geography (IP) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvgApplicant Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 Timestamp: March 15th, 2019 2:04pm Interview: April 7 Result: Interview (MD) MCAT: Above cut-offs GPA: 3.9ish ECs: Pretty strong, got EC heavy schools Essays: Really half-assed these, probably why it took me so long to hear back, near the end of the totem pole Year: UG Geography: IP LMITC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unsureofaname Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Timestamp: March 13th, 2019 4:53pm Interview: April 7 Result: Interview (MD)! MCAT: 520 (128/129/131/132) GPA: 3.98 ECs: Diverse, a lot of research experience but no publications. Quite a few of them were from high school because I am a young applicant. Essays: I probably worked on these for over a month. I had multiple people edit them and tried to answer them very honestly. Year: UG - 3rd year Geography: OOP striders02 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuqiba Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Timestamp: March 18th, 2019 1:29pm Interview: April 7 Result: Interview (MD) MCAT: 519 GPA: 3.95ish? not sure but in that range ECs: Pretty standard, there's one thing I do that really stands out and I've been doing forever, but other than that just tried to give an honest look at what enjoy - including things like fitness, intramurals and hiking and other little things. Essays: Spent maybe 3 days on them, proof-read by one friend, was not overly confident about them. Year: UG - 4th year Geography: OOP Had honestly accepted the L for U of T already since I didn't get invited to Queen's or Ottawa so definitely a pleasant surprise! Rabeprazole, striders02 and Vivieeeeeee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeySnowPants Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Timestamp: March 18th, 2019 2:22pm Result: Regrets MCAT: 517 (129/131/129/128) GPA: 3.95 based on OMSAS ECs: 5 years paramedic experience, lots of volunteer work (4-6 hours a week for 3 years), intramurals, rock climbing, no research though Essays: Spent at least a week straight on these bad boys, didn't have anyone edit them though. Year: UG - 4th year Geography: IP Really bummed, I felt like I had a strong application. Good luck to everyone that got an interview here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Russel Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Timestamp: March 18th, 2019 2:32pm EST Result: Regrets MCAT: 509 GPA: 3.93 ECs: Decent, I thought. Year: UG - 4th year Geography: OP Good luck to all of you, and thanks again for all the advice on the Forum, it is great to see such support from all over. May run into you during rotations in a few years! Vivieeeeeee and hihi1234 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohammad Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Invite MCAT: 518 wGPA: 3.97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMITC Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 TIME STAMP: March 18th 2:36 PM Result: Regret wGPA: 3.79 on OMSAS MCAT: met cutoffs ECs: not very impressive I will say, no publications, some clinical volunteers Essays: did it in one week Year: 4th Geography: OOP Not surprised not too sad. Glad it is finally over anyway. I would really prefer receiving this earlier. Vivieeeeeee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliversnacks Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, mohammad said: Invite MCAT: 518 wGPA: 3.97 Timestamp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathmaximum Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 TIME STAMP: March 18th 1:29 PM Result: INVITE! Interview: April 7 wGPA: 4.00 MCAT: met cutoffs ECs: diverse and varied, award, leadership and research heavy with a good mix of long term and short term meaningful commitments! Essays: spent 2 weeks, heartfelt and could resonate with them on an intimate level. Sought proof-reading from current MD student. Year: 4th Geography: IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keener12345 Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 TIME STAMP: March 18th 1:29 PM Result: INVITE Interview: April 7 wGPA: 3.97-3.99 MCAT: met cutoffs ECs: pretty extensive! message for details! Essays: spent a LONG time on these. They were well written, thoughtful and got lots of edits! However, I was worried they were not personal enough (bc in 2 of the 4 essays I did not include personal stories), but seems like this wasn't much of an issue. Year: Last year of Master's Geography: IP Instagrammar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlynHoffman Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 For the people who received their invites today, was it for the April 7th interview date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ksandra Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Time Stamp: March 18, 2019 2:27pm (EST) Result: Regrets MCAT: 510 (127/126/130/127) cGPA OMSAS: 3.89 wGPA: 3.95 ECs: 2 summers of research from coop (with fourth author and two posters), national award for research, average volunteering, some sports and hobbies Essays: Took a month to think about and a month to write. Had an MD student to look over it and felt good about them. Year: 4th Year UG Geo: IP Very disappointed with the result. I was hopeful that I had a chance due to my GPA and I felt my essays were strong. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreMed#219099 Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 3 hours ago, AlynHoffman said: For the people who received their invites today, was it for the April 7th interview date? Yes, I believe so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellogb Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 . music123, striders02, bhaggy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiynadoll Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 TIME STAMP: 2:50PM PST March 19th, 2019 Interview Date: Apr 7, 2019 Result: Interview (MD) cGPA: 3.75 wGPA: 3.8-ish (I don't really know how to calculate, UBC does percentages and counts credits differently) MCAT: 522 (131/128/132/131, after many retests...) ECs: PM me, or dig through my old posts. Variety of things, some long term but mostly entry-level service-industry jobs, some random gigs, and basic level clinical research work. 2 abstracts, 1 undergrad thesis, no pubs otherwise. Some sports, but not competitive. Essays: tbh I wrote them the night before they were due. I absolutely hated writing the essays each year, it was like pulling teeth... I also have received rejects every year right around this time so I kinda went into essay writing thinking it was futile (I pretty much only did the rest of OMSAS because I was already applying for Queens) To anyone reading this - I do not recommend doing that. I did, however, relate each prompt to my personal story, life, experiences and lessons learned and perhaps this year's prompts allowed me to relate, and thus write, better. OOP, BSc 2017 SquirtleMD, bhaggy, IMislove and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedMaybeBB Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 TIME STAMP: March 19th, 2019 Interview Date: Apr 7, 2019 Result: Interview (MD) cGPA: 3.9+ wGPA: 4.0? (Not sure their exact rounding etc.) MCAT: Met 500 cutoff ECs: Lots of volunteering, research, community involvement, sports. Essays: I felt one was a little generic, but the others were fine?! I was very honest about who I am. OOP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medhope101 Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 Filling this out late, but I know everyone is anxious and the wait is horrendous so wanted to share my stats for other's future use. Time stamp: March 18th 2019 1:28 pm Interview date: April 7th, 2019 Result: Interview (MD) Year: Graduated MSc, IP wGPA: 3.8ish MCAT: 128,127,128,127 ECs: A lot of volunteering: palliative care, hospitals (adult and children), executive or founder in a variety of clubs, small public health initiatives, peer support and advising (which is my love), grunt work in clinical research. Research: 1 co-first authorship (shared with 3 other people), 2 2nd author pubs, 1 3rd author publication, 1 poster presentation. Essays: honest and heartfelt but also ensured that it matches the UofT clusters. Only interview. Rejected pre-interview: Queens, UBC, Dalhousie, Newfoundland, Ottawa. Been rejected post-interview from UofT two times before. I know the struggle is hard guys, but hopefully it will pay off in the long-run. theevilsloth, canadianguy7, Medi_27 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jellybellytelly Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 Invite @ 12pm (April 7 Interview date) MCAT: met cut offs wGPA: 3.98 ECs: the usual premed activities but long term Essays: was confident about them but the confidence went down the longer I had to wait Very grateful for the opportunity. Best of luck to everyone waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGreens Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 TIME STAMP: March 18th, 2019 Interview Date: Apr 7, 2019 Result: Interview (MD) cGPA: 3.95 wGPA: 3.99-4.0 MCAT: 509 (125/128/128/128) ECs: Lots of research (2 first author, 2 coauthors pubs, NSERC, posters, invited speaker, etc.), and a good balance of other activities with leadership, employment, etc. I also felt like I had 2 very strong LoR and one average to strong LoR. Essays: I wrote them during an all nighter the day before applications were due so I wasn't expecting much. However, I did go back and reread them, and maybe due to the time crunch, I can tell I answered the questions while being true to myself, so perhaps that helped. I didn't have anyone review them. Year: 4th Geography: IP TBH at this point in the cycle I was expecting a rejection! Good luck to everyone else, and don't let a low score on one section of your MCAT discourage you from applying! PreMed#219099 and MashedPotato 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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