badjay Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Time Stamp: 8:31 AM Central GoodWaitlist wGPA: 3.94 Location: OOP Stream: EN ECs: I had entries for all 5 sessions of the ABS Ottawa is actually my first choice, so PLEASE PLASE let's get the waiting list going...I don't mind waiting but I want uOttawa so badly! ps: how many Anglophones get good waitlisted? anybody has an estimation? And how many usually get accepted off the waiting list (average-wise)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meddreamer Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 ACCEPTED OMG!!!!!!!!! :) Time Stamp: 9:50 AM (Atlantic time) 3.93 wGPA Location: OOP Stream: EN ECs: two publications, lots of research experience, national excellence award for honours thesis project, hospital volunteering, started a few campus initiatives, competitive amateur boxing, crisis line volunteer Others - in the first year of my MSc, undergrad was a BScH in psychology, minor in biology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epona Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Regrets (well, bad "waitlist") Time Stamp: 9:06 AM 3.93 wGPA Location: IP Stream: EN ECs: they are okay Interview: did not feel good, was completely expecting this! Congrats to those accepted! Good luck to wait-listers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12345c Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Result: Accepted! Year: 3rd year OOP (Alberta) wGPA: 3.96 (I think?) MCAT: 14, 12, 13 (39) EC's: Hospice volunteering, lifeguard/swim instructor, first aid stuff, volunteering with vulnerable populations, research with a publication in a high impact journal, golf, various sports etc.... Interview: Felt very good! Easily my best! Will be accepting if I don't get into UBC... So, I guess we will have to wait and see! ***SERIOUSLY, IF YOU WANT MED: DONT GIVE UP!!!!*** THE FEELING OF BEING ACCEPTED IS INCREDIBLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isiliva Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Time Stamp: 08:49 AMAccepted/Waitlist: acceptedwGPA: 3.96Location: in ottawaStream: ENECs: PM for details.Others: 3rd year UG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicalStateOfMind Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Time Stamp: 8:50 AM Accepted wGPA: 3.97 Location: IP Stream: EN ECs: exec of few clubs, hospital volunteering, community volunteering, outreach, lots of employment, track and field, and more... Fifth year undergrad (joint degree program), second time applying Others - felt great at interview, was honest about the responses, nothing scripted and most importantly I was being myself.. started second guessing myself post-interview obvi lol.. I feel these standard responses are meaningless to the viewer so I will give my opinion on the whole application cycle. Guys I know how it feels to be rejected and having to repeat the whole cycle again.. But its important to know that the system works. Some way or another it seems to work and the right people get in to med at the right time. When I was rejected last year I felt devastated and felt as if I failed myself. But I learned so much about myself and grew as a person. I know it sounds all cliche but I really think its important to make mistakes and fail to be able to truly appreciate what it takes and where you end up. So my advice: Learn from this application cycle, identify weaknesses and improve yourself, get out there and kill it next year !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weston10 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Accepted wGPA: 4.0 MCAT: 30 Location: Alberta, undergrad in Utah Stream: EN ECs: diverse, strong Others: 4th yr, 1st app, accepted to UT also and waiting on U of A on Thursday I about passed out when I read the email, I was initially rejected pre interview and got a call saying someone dropped their interview so I had a chance, interview must of went well. It felt like it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottleit Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Time Stamp: 08:52 AM Accepted!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wGPA: 3.97 (3rd year) Location: IP Stream: EN (bilingual status) ECs: Couple years of volunteering in a hospital ER, significant leadership experience within university, research for two summers and a bit with one abstract submitted (no pubs), lots of soccer activities. Probably the worst interview of my life, but clearly I know nothing about interview performance. Absolutely thrilled, see you all soon enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroBurgers Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Time Stamp: 9:02 AM Good Waitlisted wGPA: 3.96 (I believe?) Graduated 2013 IP, Ottawa Region EC's: hockey, research, volunteering. nothing extraordinary Stream: English Will likely defer in favour of Toronto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdadventure101 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Time Stamp: 8:53 AM Accepted!!! wGPA: 3.94 MCAT: N/A Location: OOO Stream: EN ECs= many meaningful experiences (research, teaching, pubs, clubs) Others - Felt really pumped/confident after coming out of the interview... as the months passed got really analytical of my answers and started having doubts--- word of advice I guess is to stick with your initial gut instinct haha!! Almost had a myocardial infarction waiting for the "8:15" am (historical time for acceptance email to come) notification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoHunter Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Time stamp: 8:51 am cGPA (raw): 3.99 MCAT: 13/10/12 S Location: IP, OOO Stream: EN ECs: lots of research, field work, jobs, musical involvement, club president, etc. Others: 4th year; wait-listed at Queen's, Toronto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschini_s Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Time Stamp: 8:52 AM Accepted 3.98 MCAT 11/9/11/S Location: out of ottawa, IP Stream: EN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweety14 Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Accepted! So excited! wgpa: 3.99 Sketch: Hospital volunteering, NSERC, job as research assistant, exec of 2 clubs, volunteer at different organizations such as Heart & Stroke, BBBS Current year: Completed UG in June 2013, currently working. Interview: Thought it went well but wasn't sure about few of my answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GABA Tonic Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Result: Waitlisted (good waitlist) CGPA: 3.95 ECs: maxed out all the spots, check other posts for more details Year: Finishing up MSc Geography : IP, but not Ottawa EN stream Interview: Felt not so great, I knew I could have answered better in a few questions. First time applying and first ever medical school interview. DoctorAM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihaveadream Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Accepted May 13, posting a little late. First time applying and couldn't be more happier Result: Accepted wGPA: 3.93 (strong upwards trend) Location: IP, OOO Stream: English ECs: I though they were quite strong, apart from research where I really didn't have much experience: research with no pubs (only 2 out of 3 filled for research) Many leadership positions and a few leadership/extracurricular achievement awards Many academic oriented awards Hospital volunteering (over two summers) Lots of shadowing, was able to shadow surgeons over a 1 week period in a busy hospital during a wide range of surgical procedures 2 week medical outreach (assisting local doctors) in South America 2 years as a President / Founder of a culturally oriented club 3 years of mentorship with Big Brothers Big Sisters 2 years as a mentor to first year students with my University and so forth Interview: felt really shaky, did not feel that well coming out of the interview, glad it worked out so well Other: Rejected post-interview from Toronto PM me if anybody has any other questions or needs advice, I will be more then happy to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hashtagmedschool Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Time Stamp: May 13, 9:02 am Result: Good Waitlist wGPA: 3.93 (i think... my transcript is somewhat confusing, I have 2 undergrads, but not all years were full time) Stream: English Location: IP OOO EC's Competitive springboard diver and coach, CISV trip to Italy, SickKids volunteer, volunteer in orthopedic hospital in Nepal, taught competitive acrobatic dance throughout undergrad, directed several summer programs, summer research project with biomechanics prof at university of waterloo Interview: I was very happy with my interview, I prepared for months for it, and felt good when I got out. Edit: I got in off the good waitlist on May 29gh @ 2:40 pm!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petite.cloud Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Time Stamp: May 13, 6:02 am PST Result: Good Waitlist wGPA: 3.98-4.0 (not sure, but within that range) Stream: English Location: OOP EC's: had a little bit of everything- volunteering in healthcare, music-related hobbies, little research, teaching Interview: I thought it was okay. Didn't really practice for it since I thought it would be hard to prepare for a panel. Felt pretty natural and relaxed throughout the interview. I will be withdrawing myself from the waitlist as I have been accepted at my first choice. Good luck everyone! Edit: I was accepted in early June before I managed to withdraw myself from the wait list. I have declined the offer, so hopefully the next person in line will be getting some good news soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurker101 Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Time Stamp: May 13, 8:50am EST Result: Accepteddd wGPA: 3.88-3.90ish Stream: English Location: In Ottawa been lurking forever, decided I should probably post.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdoc18 Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Time Stamp: May 28, 1:10 pm (phone call from Chantal) Result: Accepted from Waitlist! wGPA: 3.97 Stream: English Location: IP, OOO Interview: I thought it went extremely well! My panel was very friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panicpsycho Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Time Stamp: May 13, 8:51am Result: Accepted wGPA: 3.91 Year: 4 Stream: English Location: IP, OOO Will I accept? idk Interview: Interview went well. Made the panel laugh and they joked with me as well. Ethics questions were very tricky though and they kept changing the scenario after every answer to try and trap me in a corner. These people interview dozens of candidates daily and are already bored out of their minds. Standout, come in with some energy. Leave your nerves at the waiting area and relax and have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premedsteve Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Time Stamp: May 28, 2:49 pm ADT Result: Accepted off waitlist!! wGPA: 3.95 Stream: English Location: OOP I can't wait to meet everyone in September!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Kassell Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 A little late to post, but hopefully this helps some people! Accepted off of the wait-waitlist on June 6, 2014. Declined offer. OOO, IP wGPA = 3.98 Interview: felt amazing. Was so shocked when I didn't get it. At least I know that I can improve on my interview skills for the future. To all wait-listed people: best of luck, I know it's hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonnomnon Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Sorry this is late. Been a crazy week. Time Stamp: Wed Jun 11, 2014 at 1:57 PM Result: Accepted off waitlist wGPA: 3.97 Stream: English Location: OOP Looking forward to seeing everyone in September. Good luck to all those still waiting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cats5ever Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Time Stamp: May 12, 7:54am EST Result: Waitlisted wGPA: 3.99 Stream: English Location: Ontario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E101 Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Time stamp: Tues May 12 at 7:35am EST Result: Accepted OOO, IP wGPA: 3.95-3.98ish (never actually calculated) Stream: English Interview: I thought it went really well and felt really good afterwards, but I did think I could have done better on one ethical question (organized my answer a bit better, and said more things). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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