SoftTings Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 I just feel like the weighting is bound to make some people upset who don't think it works to their advantage, and the powers that be wouldn't want any of that frustration/confusion going towards the students running the meet and greets. Admittedly that is 100% speculation hijkl and redbeanbun 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedGoldfish Posted May 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 I agree, I think people will be upset once they announce the selection criteria. However, I don't blame anyone for feeling that way. The fact that McMaster is choosing future physicians based on three numbers, none of which involve speaking with the applicants online or in-person, is a really strange thing to wrap your head around. I almost feel like a supervisor interviewing you for a weekly volunteer position would get to know you better than what Mac is doing. ontariopremed, hijkl, noku95 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hehe123 Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 I think without knowing your CASPER score and the score of the other interviewees (distribution, sd, mean, etc...) it'll be quite difficult to predict your chances even if they release the formula. I can see how for some people it might provide more reassurance (i.e. lower GPA/CARS), but nothing can be certain until May 12th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_stack Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 2 hours ago, hehe123 said: I think without knowing your CASPER score and the score of the other interviewees (distribution, sd, mean, etc...) it'll be quite difficult to predict your chances even if they release the formula. I can see how for some people it might provide more reassurance (i.e. lower GPA/CARS), but nothing can be certain until May 12th It's not just about that. It's about transparency, which McMaster has themselves said they value. Providing the information after May 12 would be kind of unlike them because we've always had information about the interview and offer formulas ahead of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftTings Posted May 3, 2020 Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 4 hours ago, short_stack said: It's not just about that. It's about transparency, which McMaster has themselves said they value. Providing the information after May 12 would be kind of unlike them because we've always had information about the interview and offer formulas ahead of time. The Dean also explicitly stated that they will release criteria prior to May 12 (during the first video info session, and possibly the others also?), so it would be pretty shady if they didn't short_stack, hijkl, MedWonderer and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Æ A-12 Posted May 3, 2020 Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 . Rabeprazole 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamom Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 On 5/2/2020 at 7:06 PM, short_stack said: It's not just about that. It's about transparency, which McMaster has themselves said they value. Providing the information after May 12 would be kind of unlike them because we've always had information about the interview and offer formulas ahead of time. but everything now is unlike anything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedWonderer Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Right everything is different, but they clearly have a well defined selection formula of some sort and I don't think people being upset is a good enough reason for them not to release it beforehand. Dippandpip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_stack Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 On 5/3/2020 at 11:41 AM, swoman said: It'll come this week, in Rob Whyte we trust I really thought it would be today Dippandpip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hijkl Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 . Dippandpip and ontariopremed 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_stack Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 51 minutes ago, inkbat said: it's been 7.5 weeks since they cancelled the interviews, there's now only 1 week left until offers are released, and they still haven't told us the revised selection criteria? unbelievable. i'm so disappointed by how poorly mcmaster has handled this situation. Yeah there’s no way the criteria haven’t been finalised yet. It’s all done, I’m sure the formula is selected, the rank order list has been created, who is getting a/w/r is done. So why are we still in the dark hijkl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontariopremed Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, short_stack said: Yeah there’s no way the criteria haven’t been finalised yet. It’s all done, I’m sure the formula is selected, the rank order list has been created, who is getting a/w/r is done. So why are we still in the dark you're correct - all rank orders have been completed along with offers for each school and probably submitted to OMSAS - i hope we find out the criteria today hijkl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_stack Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 27 minutes ago, ontariopremed said: you're correct - all rank orders have been completed along with offers for each school and probably submitted to OMSAS - i hope we find out the criteria today Is there somewhere you got this info by any chance? I was just personally guessing that it’s too late in the game for them to still be figuring it out. But if you have a source, please share! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Æ A-12 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 . short_stack and hijkl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hijkl Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 33 minutes ago, swoman said: Welcome to MacMed babyyyy looool i've heard from current med students that they're also not happy with how mac has handled the pandemic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Æ A-12 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedGoldfish Posted May 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Has anyone watched the recordings of the presentations that Mac gave a few weeks ago? Did they edit the video and delete the part where the speakers said that selection criteria would be emailed to us soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamingMD Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 I'm currently going insane and checking my phone every hour in hopes that they send out the update... I don't know how I'm going to last when it comes to may 12th if I can't handle this hbmed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamingMD Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Just now, MedGoldfish said: Has anyone watched the recordings of the presentations that Mac gave a few weeks ago? Did they edit the video and delete the part where the speakers said that selection criteria would be emailed to us soon? I watched the recording a week ago and it still had in the part where they say they'll release the criteria "soon" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_stack Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 29 minutes ago, GamingMD said: I watched the recording a week ago and it still had in the part where they say they'll release the criteria "soon" since I have literally nothing else to do, I'm gonna watch all 3 presentations and see what they said lol (edit: also because I'm going insane ) (edit 2: I'm already disappointed because the first presentation that occurred on Apr 18, the recording starts after the dean's address lol) MDLD, GamingMD, hijkl and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDLD Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, short_stack said: since I have literally nothing else to do, I'm gonna watch all 3 presentations and see what they said lol (edit: also because I'm going insane ) i feel this short_stack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Æ A-12 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 . Dippandpip and short_stack 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_stack Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, swoman said: 1 more week, they only have the rest of today, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to disappoint us and monday lol in all seriousness, I would feel really betrayed if they told us on the 12th itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftTings Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Is anybody contemplating biting the bullet and sending an email? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hijkl Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 minute ago, SoftTings said: Is anybody contemplating biting the bullet and sending an email? Lol do it SoftTings! be the hero of the forum!!! Dippandpip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.