Queens Interview Invites/Regrets 2020

[newmy88]

Status: Regrets
Time Stamp: 12:36
Location: IP
Stream: English/MD

MCAT: 130/126/129/128 - 513 (CARS is probably the issue lol)
2yr GPA: 3.98
Current year: Graduated BSc 2019

EC: Pretty diverse with some long term leadership positions (good enough for Ottawa!!!) 

Knew it was a long shot with that CARS. Congrats to everyone who got interviews!!

[pittstealers47]

13 minutes ago, theKeytoLife said:

@pittstealers47 did you hear back yet? I still haven't.

Nope...

[Animo]

Status: Regrets
Time Stamp: 12:37
Location: OOP

MCAT: 130/126/132/130 - 518
GPA: 3.98
Current year: current MSc student, graduated BSc in 2018.

EC: Generally diverse, with strong research background and volunteering in both healthcare and community settings.

This comes as a shock, as last year I got an interview and was wait-listed for a spot in the class of 2023 at Queen's.

[Anon1213]

23 minutes ago, theKeytoLife said:

@pittstealers47 did you hear back yet? I still haven't.

I also haven't heard back. Could this mean a waitlist? In previous years, I believe waitlisted interviewees were also initially rejected but this year things could be different :/ 

[MDrapper]

26 minutes ago, Animo said:

Status: Regrets
Time Stamp: 12:37
Location: OOP
Stream: English/MD

MCAT: 130/126/132/130 - 518
GPA: 3.98
Current year: current MSc student, graduated BSc in 2018.

EC: Generally diverse, with strong research background (2 first-authored papers, 1 first-authored book chapter, 4 co-authored papers) and volunteering in both healthcare and community settings.

This comes as a shock, as last year I got an interview and was wait-listed for a spot in the class of 2023 at Queen's. The subjectivity and apparent randomness of this process never ceases to amaze me.

This is very surprising and amazing stats, I have no idea how you didn't get an invite.

[islandgal03]

Status: Invite
Time Stamp: 03/02/2020 - 12:17PM
Location: OOP
Stream: MD

MCAT: 125/127/127/127 (506)
cGPA: 3.6
Current year: 4th year
ECs: Clinical research, various poster presentations at conferences, varsity and national team athletics, various volunteering endeavors, various sports related national awards

There is hope for us with low MCAT and GPAs! 

[MDrapper]

Status : Invite

Time: Around 12pm

Location: Ontario

MD

MCAT: 508 (127 Cars)

GPA: 3.99

Year: 4th UG

Ecs: Mad tings (PM for details)

Low MCAT gang

 

 

[mdplsacceptme]

43 minutes ago, Animo said:

Status: Regrets
Time Stamp: 12:37
Location: OOP
Stream: English/MD

MCAT: 130/126/132/130 - 518
GPA: 3.98
Current year: current MSc student, graduated BSc in 2018.

EC: Generally diverse, with strong research background (2 first-authored papers, 1 first-authored book chapter, 4 co-authored papers) and volunteering in both healthcare and community settings.

This comes as a shock, as last year I got an interview and was wait-listed for a spot in the class of 2023 at Queen's. The subjectivity and apparent randomness of this process never ceases to amaze me.

Looks like their CARS cutoff is 127 now...  

[Dippandpip]

Status : Invite (MD)

Time: Around 12pm

Location: IP

MCAT: 517 (127 Cars)

GPA: 4.0 

Year: Graduated 2019

Ecs: Spent wayy to long crafting perfect entires (PM for details)

Best of luck to everyone interviewing this cycle  

 

[IMislove]

12 minutes ago, mdplsacceptme said:

Looks like their CARS cutoff is 127 now...  

Wouldn’t say that based just off on what’s here. Queens, like every other school, has their own way of marking applications. Just gotta make sure that every part of the application is super strong. Can’t say more than that.

[Anon96]

Anyone else still waiting to hear back?

[Pterygoid]

Anyone got an invite with a 126 CARS?

[alrightythen]

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[rinzler]

5 minutes ago, dryorku said:

you sure that wGPA is correct? (last 2 years GPA) I'm trying to figure out their cutoff

I am certain. 

[theKeytoLife]

57 minutes ago, Anon96 said:

Anyone else still waiting to hear back?

Yep. Still nothing.

[stillhopeful]

5 minutes ago, theKeytoLife said:

Yep. Still nothing.

Nothing as well. I wonder if they are sending invites/regrets in waves.

[conditional knockout]

Status: regrets

Time stamp: 12:39

Location: IP

MCAT: 129/126/129/126 = 510

cGPA: 3.97 (not sure what their wGPA is)

Masters almost complete

ECs: good enought for Toronto

[Eatrasm]

Status: Rejection
Time Stamp: Around noon
Location: IP
Stream: English, MD

MCAT: 512 (128/127/129/128)
cGPA/2yr GPA: 4.00
Current year: UG complete (gap)
ECs: Should be what they're looking for. Multiple publications (one a first author), international presentations + conferences, scholarships + awards >$50,000, unique and long-term volunteering, unique hobbies, some employment

[theKeytoLife]

22 minutes ago, ILCguy said:

Nothing as well. I wonder if they are sending invites/regrets in waves.

It's possible, but it is only a small fraction of us left behind. 

[stillhopeful]

15 minutes ago, theKeytoLife said:

It's possible, but it is only a small fraction of us left behind. 

Maybe.. but maybe not. Sit tight my friend, the answer will come soon.

[Nik-]

Status : Rejection (MD)

Time: 12:36

Location: IP

MCAT: 127/128/129/129 (513)

GPA: 3.79 (wGPA 3.9+) 

Year: Graduated 2017

Ecs: extensive with healthcare employment in a variety of care settings (medicine, oncology, surgical, emergency, rehab, home care, public health harm reduction + school health), worked throughout undergrad, small amount of tutoring younger-year students through my faculty while in university, some research (no publications), volunteering with children and patients in high school and undergrad (1000s of hours), interesting extracurriculars (soccer, barbering, automobile club). Nearly all commitments are long-term (spanning many years) with at least a few hundred hours.

 

Shame since the most improved part of my application was the way I did my sketch. It was seriously overhauled from previous years to incorporate those canmeds criteria.

[premedlul]

Status : Invite (MD)

Time: noon 

Location: OOP

MCAT: 516(128 Cars)

GPA: 3.86 

Year: Graduated 2018, currently working (4th time applying, 2nd time interviewing!)

Ecs:1+ year medical office assistant, 3+ years cancer research with two pending pubs, VP for 2 university clubs, 2 personal start-up businesses, average awards (just undergraduate academic awards), multiple academic tutor/mentor experiences
 

[SportiiMD]

Status: Invite
Time Stamp: 12:17

MCAT: 516 (128/128/129/131) 
2 yr GPA: ~3.96, cGPA: 3.76
Current year: Graduated 

ECs: varsity sport, sports, exec of clubs, diverse volunteer positions, quite a bit of employment, limited volunteer research

[takasugi]

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[birb]

Status: Invite
Time Stamp: 19/12/2019 - 8:23 PM (I think MD/PhD runs on a different timeline)
Location: IP
Stream: MD/PhD

MCAT: 524 (131/132/131/130)
cGPA/2yr GPA: 3.96 (cGPA)
Current year: 2nd year Masters
ECs: very research heavy, includes NSERC CGS M, a couple of second author pubs, and 1 conference presentation