itsmemario Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 I have waited a long dam time to post here. TIME STAMP: 7:44 AM EST Result: Accept to MAM wGPA: 3.96 MCAT: Above cut off ECs: Very research oriented. Multiple publications and some volunteering. No sports. Essays: I felt they were really good compared to last year (kind of controversial!). Year: Graduated undergrad in 2016 Geography: IP daniorerio, Curiousaboutapps1, robclem21 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicardoKaká Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Unbelievable that I am posting this, so surreal. Dont have the words to describe this feeling. Result: Accepted woo! St. George Campus Timestamp: 8:28 AM wGPA: 3.90-3.92 MCAT: Above cut off ECs: Very diverse! PM me if interested! Essays: I felt they went well! Year: Finished MSc Geography: IP Interview: My last interview, I honestly just tried to be myself, was super calm and just spoke my mind to the interviewers, was really real with all of my answers to their questions and I felt they got a good grasp of my experiences and my personality. Although I would say prep definitely helps to build confidence, I think just being your best self and being calm and collected will bode well for you! Leaning towards Toronto, but will decide after UBC results come out . Looktoabove, YorkU Bio 2017, kol26 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThugLyfe Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 I can't believe this. Result: Accepted UTSG Timestamp: 7:43 AM wGPA: 3.94 MCAT: Above cutoffs ECs: Diverse, and a few long term Essays: Most of them I was okay with Year: Just graduated Geogaphy: IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amgman Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Result: Accepted to St. George!! Timestamp: May 9 wGPA: >3.9 (not eligible for weighting) MCAT: Above cut offs ECs: Lots of research (2 pubs [incl. a 1st author pub], conference presentations, research awards); volunteering, leadership, etc, etc Essays: Guess they were good Interview: Honestly was my favourite one out of all of my interviews Year: 3rd Year UG Geography: OOP I'm still in shock with this news! U of T was my first choice and I'm extremely happy to have received this offer! I can't wait to meet the rest of the 2T1s in August!!! RicardoKaká 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omnia_proba Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Result: Accepted to St. George Timestamp: 4:42am (Pacific Time) wGPA: >3.9 MCAT: Above cut offs ECs: Some research (presentations but no pubs), several continuous years of volunteering with several organizations Essays: Whipped them off in an afternoon.... but they were good... I guess? Interview: Felt pretty good Year: 5rd Year UG (BA and BSc) Geography: OOP RicardoKaká 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptangle Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Result: Waitlisted Timestamp: 8:41am (EST) wGPA: > 3.9 MCAT: Above cut offs ECs: Research/academics heavy, varsity fencing; no clinical/hospital volunteering/employment. Feel free to PM me for details. Essays: Spend ~1 month working on these; lots of revisions, discussing with my SO. I did take them to my school's Writing Centre, but I didn't find it terribly helpful. I thought they were very good. Interview: Felt good about 3.5 stations Year: 2nd year MSc; Hon. BA undergrad Geography: IP Toronto is my first choice, so fingers crossed that we see some early waitlist movement! Congrats everyone who was accepted! =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Zoidberg Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Easily the greatest day ever. Result: Accepted to St. George Timestamp: 4:42am (Pacific Time) wGPA: 3.97 MCAT: 518 ECs: research, school clubs, volunteer... the usual Essays: Did them quickly so typos all over, but overall were good Interview: Thought I did well at 2 stations, okay at 1 and poorly at 1 Year: 4th year UG Geography: OOP I'll be waiting on UBC before I make a decision but leaning towards UofT. If anyone has some helpful info to help me decide (if I get accepted to UBC as well), feel free to PM me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calle_Rosemount Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Result: Accepted to UofT, St. George Timestamp: 7:42 am GPA: I forget how the wGPA was calculated, my transcripts say 3.99 MCAT: 516 ECs: Nothing hugely unusual. Executive member of a strings orchestra for three years, exec on a student union, edited for a few student publications. I was published as a sole author in two student journals. Essays: I felt incredibly strong about them Interview: I cried the whole ride home Year: 3rd year, but graduating this year with a BA (took courses over the summer, etc.) Geography: IP Unbelievably excited -- I can't believe this is real. Bambi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big dreamer Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Absolutely Blessed! Result: Accepted to St. George Timestamp: 7:42am wGPA: 4.0 MCAT: 518 ECs: no hospital volunteering, research, long term community work, lots of school clubs Essays: worked on them for about 5 weeks, were very well done. Interview: Thought I did very well on 3 stations and Ok on the last 1. Year: 4th year UG Geography: IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniorerio Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 I'm seriously shaking right now... It took me the last couple hours to calm down enough to remember to post! Result: Accepted (St. George) Timestamp: 8:11am (EST) cGPA: 3.97 MCAT: Above cut offs ECs: A good variety with some long-term activities, but felt pretty vanilla. Essays: Spent a lot of time on them and felt they were strong. Interview: Felt good about 2 stations, okay about 1 station, and very iffy about 1 station Year: 3rd year UG Geography: IP I'm torn between U of T and McMaster, but am leaning towards U of T! Either way, I am super grateful to have the choice. Edit: forgot to change my ECs from the copied post reptangle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihsh Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Result: Rejected Timestamp: 8:44am (EST) wGPA: 4.00 MCAT: Above cut offs ECs: Average Essays: Mediocre Interview: Felt relatively good Year: 4th year UG Geography: IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff123 Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Long time lurker here. Result: Accepted to St. George Timestamp: 6:19am wGPA: 3.61 MCAT: Above cut offs ECs: Professional chess player, won several regional competitions, did well in provincials. Essays: Strongest part of my application. Hired the right person to do them for me, though it was rather costly. Interview: Felt great throughout, my personality really shined during the interview. Year: 4th year UG Geography: IP Absolutely in shock. My mind went completely blank for half an hour. Had multiple backup plans since I knew my GPA was going to be a major hurdle. I think my ECs and Interview really made an impression. So for everyone out there with less than a perfect GPA who's debating whether or not to apply, there is hope! Bawgg, Bambi, cw2lu4 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Health_in_Perspective90 Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Result: Reject Timestamp: 8:44am (EST) wGPA: 3.94 MCAT: 36 (10/12/14) EC's: Feel free to PM Essays: Felt good! A few spelling mistakes. Interview: Felt great! Year: MSc(ompleted) Geography: IP Really had a great time interviewing here. Both for MD and PhD. Best of luck to all those who are on the waitlist! Congrats to those accepted. Keep it up for anyone with not the best news. Always next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke101 Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Result: Waitlisted Timestamp: 8:40 AM May 9 wGPA: 3.91MCAT: 36 (12/10/14)ECs: Average - hospital volunteering, various leadership and employment, some volunteering with diverse groupsInterviews: Was average to below average - last interview and didnt prepare as much as the previous onesYear: 2Y MSc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorleaguebaseball Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Result: WaitlistTimestamp: 8:26 am ESTwGPA: 3.97 MCAT: 516 (129/129/128/130)Interview: Thought it went okay, but I felt afterwards that I was being too casual. Year: 4th yearECs: really good, lots of variety, non-traditional stuff I will be giving up my spot on the waitlist in favour of accepting my offer to Western. Good luck to everyone waiting - hang in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHCClassII Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Result: Accepted to St. George! Timestamp: 8:33am (EST) wGPA: 3.98 MCAT: above cut offs ECs: Hospital volunteering, research heavy (no pubs), poster presentations & awards, community involvements. Essays: Wrote them from the heart, but last minute, had some typos. Interview: felt ok, started doubting everything I said afterwards. Year: Final year UG Geography: IP Have been using this forum for the past 5 years for guidance, and as someone with no connections whatsoever in medicine when I first started on this journey, I am thankful for the help and support I have received here. Hope it continues to be a source of knowledge and guidance for many more to come! To those not successful this year- please know you are amazing and wonderful individuals and that a med school admissions decision does not change that. Pepedo and happybee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady23 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Result: Accepted to St. George! Timestamp: 8:32am (EST) wGPA: 3.99 MCAT: 514 (130/125/129/130), above cutoffs ECs: Research, work, volunteering placements Essays: Felt good about them, lots of edits Interview: Felt great about 2 stations, ok about the two others, went back and forth afterwards of how I felt about it Year: Final year UG Geography: IP So grateful and relieved. To those that did not make it this year, you are miles ahead and you are just that much closer to your dream! Cantus and mdapplicant21 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noneed2live Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Result: Accepted Timestamp: 7:45 am wGPA: 3.95 + MCAT: Above cut offs ECs: Around 40 items total - Research (NSERC, other paid research, Poster Presentation, Oral conferences, Abstracts), ECs + Volunteering (sports, teaching, community work) + Bunch of awards Essays: Spend a lot of time on these. I swear it's my Essays that made them want to see me, I got them reviewed many many times, had many revisions. Interview: To be honest I think the best advice I can give about this is that SHOW YOUR PERSONALITY and don't be a robot. They want to see how you think about the answer, not so much about how you articulate your answer. So I remember, in the last station I thought I bombed so bad, but I guess not. One station I ended in 7 minutes, and had 5 minutes to spare - I should have said more, but I was speaking too fast. Trust me - show your personality, smile when you walk in, laugh, joke around if you think there is an opportunity. Interviewers were SUPER SUPER NICE. I was thining I wasn't going to get in because of the interview, and believe me, if I thought I did well I would say it, but I think I did average in interview. Year: Finished my undergrad this year Geography: IPs noneed2live 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacebar123 Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Result: Accepted wGPA: 3.96 MCAT: Above cut offs ECs: guitar teacher, research, club executive positions, hospital tech job (PM for more details on this section) Essays: worked really hard on these; reviewed each of these at least 8 times Interview: Felt casual, felt like I connected to every one of them Year: 4th Geography: IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unsure_med Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 I'm seriously shaking right now... It took me the last couple hours to calm down enough to remember to post! Result: Accepted (St. George) Timestamp: 8:11am (EST) cGPA: 3.97 MCAT: Above cut offs ECs: A good variety with some long-term activities, but felt pretty vanilla. Essays: Spent a lot of time on them and felt they were strong. Interview: Felt good about 2 stations, okay about 1 station, and very iffy about 1 station Year: 3rd year UG Geography: IP I'm torn between U of T and McMaster, but am leaning towards U of T! Either way, I am super grateful to have the choice. Edit: forgot to change my ECs from the copied post Congratulations on the acceptance. In regards to McMaster's medical school vs University of Toronto both are excellent programs. However from my understanding Mac is a 3 year program and does not focus very much on pharmacology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceso Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Result: Accepted wGPA: 3.97 MCAT: 130/128/131/128 (517) ECs: I did things I enjoy. 9 years with one organization, worked part-time all throughout undergrad, dabbled in clinical and basic science research (various poster publications, no manuscripts atm), involved with my local cultural community In may opinion, my ECs were less 'competitive' than what I've heard from others applying to med. I never really had the money to go abroad or volunteer a lot because I had to work most of the time. I also do not have any special talents, no musical skills, no dancing, no sports...nothing. My activities, except for one were also not extensively long-term. To those applying, don't feel pressured to do things to become a more competitive applicant. Just be who you are, and hopefully your character shines through to the admission committee and interviewers. Interview: 2 stations I felt I really came across as myself to the interviewers. On one station, my interviewer actually answered the question they asked me - so it was more conversational! I thought this was a bad thing, but guess not! The interview style was refreshing, it wasn't rigid as other panel interviews (Ottawa) and I enjoyed the experience. Year: 4th year UG Not a big city girl Brooklyn99, Cantus and cw2lu4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveMeLife Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Result: Accepted wGPA: 3.97 MCAT: Above cut offs ECs: pretty vanilla, club exec, student gov't, research, typical premed, nothing outstanding. Essays: worked hard on these for ~4 weeks; reviewed and edited them >5 times each Interview: Felt really good about 3/4 stations, walked out with positive remarks from interviewers. Felt a bit rocky on my first station. Great experience overall. Year: 4th Geography: IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth_doctor Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Result: Accepted wGPA: 3.97 MCAT: 512 ECs: mentoring, house league sports, conferences, student government, volunteering Interview: I believe that it went well! I really enjoyed the format of the interviews. Year: 4th I have accepted an offer elsewhere. However, I did have a very positive experience at the interview and I believe those who did accept their offer will have a great 4 years of study. Best of luck to those on the waitlist and to those planning on applying next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantConcentrate Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Result: Accepted wGPA: 3.95 MCAT: 518 ECs: lots of on-campus activities, research, clinical volunteering Interview: Felt really good about it! Year: 4th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWayfarer Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 A little late-- but posting for data purposes. Result: Accepted to St. George Timestamp: 8:55 am wGPA: 3.94 MCAT: above cut offs ECs: msg for deets Essays: Spent a week working on them. Interview: Although very subjective here was my take: 2/4 were conversational and felt good. 1 interview was a challenge but interviewer was friendly so it felt stress free, 1 went below average (i.e. ethics related questions). Year: Completing MSc Geography: OOP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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