nrcplstake Posted June 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 26 minutes ago, JamesWhoKnows said: Offer - Niagara Regional Campus Timestamp: 10:02 AM I am ecstatic of course but I recognize that this is heartbreaking for all of you. My heart goes out to all ya. Oooooooo congrats!!! Did anyone else hear back?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded frog Posted June 8, 2020 Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 You can assume their still working their way down the list until you get the email saying the class is full. Applicants who post here are a ?small minority. fingerscrossed2020, nrcplstake and seewhathappens 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber223 Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 I've been following this thread for a long time and I'm lowkey rooting for OP to get in lol. I'm in the same situation with Mac and Queens waitlists, but the OP prophecy has to live on, and OP has both waitlist threads on lock. nrcplstake 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrcplstake Posted June 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 46 minutes ago, Saber223 said: I've been following this thread for a long time and I'm lowkey rooting for OP to get in lol. I'm in the same situation with Mac and Queens waitlists, but the OP prophecy has to live on, and OP has both waitlist threads on lock. Awww thank you I really don’t want to be the first to break the streak... i don’t have much hope left, but will definitely update if by some miracle, it ends up happening! GamingMD, Saber223 and fingerscrossed2020 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrcplstake Posted June 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 There has always been a wave in June in the past years, but only one person so far posted that they got in in june... what a strange strange year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premed1995 Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 Do you guys think they’re taking a smaller class this year or a big wave will come this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seewhathappens Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, nrcplstake said: There has always been a wave in June in the past years, but only one person so far posted that they got in in june... what a strange strange year I think this year is such an outlier with COVID affecting the admin staff/curriculums, and the lottery situation overall, that its very hard to predict what's going to happen. At this rate, I just have a sliver of hope that won't be extinguished until we get that "Class Full" email. premed1995 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seewhathappens Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 Just now, premed1995 said: Do you guys think they’re taking a smaller class this year or a big wave will come this week? The class will be the published size for sure. The schools that are taking smaller sizes, let their applicants know before they made their admissions decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber223 Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 17 minutes ago, premed1995 said: Do you guys think they’re taking a smaller class this year or a big wave will come this week? I think either 2 things happened: 1) they sent out far more initial offers than usual to compensate for all the uncertainties 2) Because 100+ offers were lottery rather than a rank list, many of the people who got offered a position didn't have any other waitlists/offers (either in wave 1 or 2). I don't mean this at all out of disrespect as I know that all interview candidates would make excellent doctors, but most likely the people at the top of the waitlist movements in past years probably had more options than those in the lower regions (hence more waitlist movement). I know it's possible that a lot of people just aren't posting on premed, but I just personally doubt it. More people are on their online devices due to covid and this year had an abnormally low response rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seewhathappens Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 13 minutes ago, Saber223 said: I think either 2 things happened: 1) they sent out far more initial offers than usual to compensate for all the uncertainties 2) Because 100+ offers were lottery rather than a rank list, many of the people who got offered a position didn't have any other waitlists/offers (either in wave 1 or 2). I don't mean this at all out of disrespect as I know that all interview candidates would make excellent doctors, but most likely the people at the top of the waitlist movements in past years probably had more options than those in the lower regions (hence more waitlist movement). I know it's possible that a lot of people just aren't posting on premed, but I just personally doubt it. More people are on their online devices due to covid and this year had an abnormally low response rate. Except Point #2 doesn't work with what Mac said RE: guaranteed interviews next year. They said their data suggests that they can offer guaranteed interview next year to all applicants who didn't get in this year (incl. the outright Mac rejects), since MOST people off the WL either get an offer to Mac, or to another school. So either: 1) Mac was wrong, and they will have to offer 100+ people on the WL interviews next year, either increasing the pool, or lowering odds for new applicants 2) This group of us on PM101 are incredibly unlucky, and happen to be on the bottom of the WL, and will interview together next year 3) There's more offers coming. In my opinion #2 is the most likely option, but I'm holding out hope for #3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDWoman Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 If anyone else has recently been accepted, it would be very much appreciated if you can let us know. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber223 Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 9 minutes ago, seewhathappens said: Except Point #2 doesn't work with what Mac said RE: guaranteed interviews next year. They said their data suggests that they can offer guaranteed interview next year to all applicants who didn't get in this year (incl. the outright Mac rejects), since MOST people off the WL either get an offer to Mac, or to another school. So either: 1) Mac was wrong, and they will have to offer 100+ people on the WL interviews next year, either increasing the pool, or lowering odds for new applicants 2) This group of us on PM101 are incredibly unlucky, and happen to be on the bottom of the WL, and will interview together next year 3) There's more offers coming. In my opinion #2 is the most likely option, but I'm holding out hope for #3. I really hope that number 3 is the case too, even though the uncertainty is aggravating, a small (maybe silly) part of me won't let go of hope haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesClues Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 I think taking the top 100 could have messed things up because according to their study, only 70-76% of the top 100 get an offer of admission, so they ended up taking 30 extra people. Then again, we have no idea because of COVID. Things could just be delayed. I’m still holding out for June, hoping that there’s still more seats. Anything’s possible till we get the class is full email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDrapper Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 I mean Ottawa waitlist moved a bit initially, then was quiet for a while until recently this week there was a decent size wave. Maybe it’ll be the same for us? premed1995 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brattatat Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 . nrcplstake, seewhathappens, ellemayyoh and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBruv Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 Hi guys, I emailed Wendy. Here’s the response I got: “our class is very close to full. Once it is, I will send out a message to all applicants on the waitlist to let them know.” Don’t lose hope everyone, we’ll get em next year. fingerscrossed2020, nrcplstake, DonutLover and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seewhathappens Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, LeBruv said: Hi guys, I emailed Wendy. Here’s the response I got: “our class is very close to full. Once it is, I will send out a message to all applicants on the waitlist to let them know.” Don’t lose hope everyone, we’ll get em next year. Thanks for checking! Though this does seem strangely soon compared to previous years. I'm really curious what they'll do next year. Feels like there's a LOT of us on WL who will get the auto-interview next year. So do they interview 600-700 next year? Or is it just super tough for new applicants to get an interview? I guess we'll have to wait and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Nystead Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 1 minute ago, seewhathappens said: Thanks for checking! Though this does seem strangely soon compared to previous years. I'm really curious what they'll do next year. Feels like there's a LOT of us on WL who will get the auto-interview next year. So do they interview 600-700 next year? Or is it just super tough for new applicants to get an interview? I guess we'll have to wait and see. They should accept CASPer for those that write it to see if the waitlisteres wouldve received interviews regardless - just for data purposes Hopefully its 550 total so it doesnt fuck the waitlisters over a 2nd time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejvrei Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 I just got an offer for the Hamilton campus!!! Timestamp: 14:45 Edit: I just want to say that I wish all of you the absolute best of luck! We were definitely dealt a tough hand this year, but there is still so much positivity on this forum and I believe so much in you all! (I was a little too in shock to write anything more than what I had written before at the time, sorry) JigsawMD, DrOtter, DanKeith and 14 others 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedGoldfish Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 I haven't revisited any Mac-related forums since May 12, but I wanted to come back to see how much the waitlist moved. Like many of you, I was really frustrated when learning about Mac's lottery selection, but I still think that their medical program is great and will produce terrific doctors. I was fortunate enough to receive an offer to the medical school in my home province, so I won't be at Mac, but I wanted to share what I think about the current state of waitlist movement. Like some other users above, I also think that the Mac waitlist did not move as much this year. I can't confirm anything, but based on the 2023 Mac Med Facebook group, about 50-60 people have joined since May 26 (a day before the first large wave of waitlist acceptances). While I know that the school stated that they can offer guaranteed interviews next year to unaccepted applicants since most people off the WL either get an offer to Mac or another school, I don't think this trend is true this year. First, only 70-76% of the top 100 get an offer of admission, so those are 30 applicants that are automatically accepted who would have done quite below average on the MMI (enough to offset a combination of high GPA + CARS). It is very possible that these same applicants may have gotten interviews at other schools because of their stats, but they would not have performed well at those interviews either. Thus, Mac is their only offer, and they automatically get a spot which they have to accept. Now for the rest of the Mac spots, I personally know a few people who honestly would not have performed well in the MMI but who received a spot from the lottery. That doesn't mean that they will be poor physicians, but I know that they are not strong at interviews. They received an offer from Mac immediately off the lottery or off the waitlist, and they were rejected from other schools they interviewed at (or they only had a Mac interview). Because of these two ways in which applicants who would have underperformed at the MMI have now received offers to Mac that they must accept, the waitlist movement was lower this year. I do think that the lottery selection process screwed over several people, and I really feel for all of you. You have the right to feel upset and frustrated from this process. Try to channel this frustration into motivation that pushes you to be the best you can be for next year's interview. Show Mac what they are missing out on. Again, I think Mac is a great school that produces terrific doctors, but I think the lottery selection was the wrong way to go. JigsawMD, dusah, nrcplstake and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Nystead Posted June 11, 2020 Report Share Posted June 11, 2020 Any movement today? DonutLover and GamingMD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBrown Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Is anybody else struggling with what to do for the year because masters programs are 2 years? I have 2 supervisors who have offered to have me as a grad student, but I can’t really accept because of the interview next spring. I wouldn’t want to jump ship on my Pi halfway through my degree. Just wondered if anyone had the same situation/any thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FrannieLydon Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, SBrown said: Is anybody else struggling with what to do for the year because masters programs are 2 years? I have 2 supervisors who have offered to have me as a grad student, but I can’t really accept because of the interview next spring. I wouldn’t want to jump ship on my Pi halfway through my degree. Just wondered if anyone had the same situation/any thoughts. You could be eligible to defer your Mac offer for a year if you were successful next year and finish out the year with your PI. I think that they would likely have some flexibility given the circumstances of how it all came about. Def keep moving forward with your life/academic career. premed9876 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westie97 Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 On 6/12/2020 at 4:06 PM, SBrown said: Is anybody else struggling with what to do for the year because masters programs are 2 years? I have 2 supervisors who have offered to have me as a grad student, but I can’t really accept because of the interview next spring. I wouldn’t want to jump ship on my Pi halfway through my degree. Just wondered if anyone had the same situation/any thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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