Rogue Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Guess I'll start off this year OOP GPA: 3.92 MCAT: 36R (14/10/12) ECs: 6+ years volunteering at a hospital, councils, research in nutrition and anesthesia, princeton review mcat instructor Best of luck to all the other applicants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mt229431 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Result: Accepted! IP GPA: 3.91 MCAT: 30O (12-10-8) ECs: I'm a mature applicant, so I have years of volunteering, both med and non-med related. Two grad degrees, currently employed in the review of pharmaceutical products and health policy. Couldn't be more excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crayola Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Result: OOP Waitlist Dal GPA: 4.0 MCAT: P 13, V 11, B 11 (35Q) ECs: average - strong 4th year Undergrad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvantes Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 REGRETS NB GPA: 3.7 MCAT: 31M (11-11-9) ECs: Non-trad with a family, I only started my volunteering in third year due to having a family. According to the scoring, I was very behind in supplemental and it doesn't even look like I got the 'bonus" points. Tutoring (under privileged) from September 2011- December 2012 Mentoring (under privileged) from September 2011- present MFR volunteering with St. John ambulance May 2012- present student research job September 2010 - April 2011 student research job September 2011 - April 2012 NSERC-WATER Summer 2012 A bunch of scholarships for low-income. I am excited to plan my life in NL for the next 4 years! MUN MED 2017! CONGRATS! to all who got in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock2doc Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Accepted NB GPA: 4.0 MCAT: 35 ECs: Varsity Sport, Lots of coaching, clinical volunteering etc. Will have to make a tough decision between here and MUN. Congrats to all those accepted and good luck to everyone looking for WL movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsp Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Rejected IP GPA: 3.94 MCAT: 27S ECs: 2 terms volunteering in research labs, 100+hr patient support hospital volunteer, tutoring, work for family business in uni summer's and post-undergrad, coaching, lots of recreational activities, MS Walk, etc. (had a below ave supplemental score) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gametime24 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Accepted IP (NS) GPA: 4.00 MCAT: 35R ECs: Fair amount centered around sports and academics/research, 4 yrs volunteering with disabled youth, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindsight Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Rejected : ( OOP Dal GPA: 3.9 (3.96 elsewhere) MCAT: 38Q (14/11/13) ECs: research, student government, scholarships, volunteering at hospitals and community groups, club execs, participation in other things I enjoy (music, etc), working at a nursing home I feel really honoured to have even been interviewed at Dal as OOP! Good luck to everyone else, especially those of you on the waitlist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docspice Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Waitlisted IP: NB Dal GPA: 4.0 MCAT: P 9, V 7, B 12 M ECs: Volunteering with 3 organizations, several research conferences, honours thesis and one publication, lots of work experience, and one team sport. My EC score was slightly below average and my interview score was also less than average. I am waitlisted at MUN also and I'm hoping to get a yes from one within the next month!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invincible110 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Result: Waitlisted, OOP Dal GPA: 3.84 MCAT: 35 Q Graduate student ECs: lots of research activities, club execs, sports, other typical stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootballerina Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Accepted IP: NB GPA: 3.6 MCAT: P 8, V 12, B 10, S ECs: All across the board. Medical and non, volunteer and employment, international and domestic, athletic, academic and artistic, but I don't have a B.Sc or lab research experience. I figured ECs would either be my golden ticket or my downfall, depending on who they're looking for! _____ Applied: Dalhousie, McMaster, Queens Interviews: Dalhousie, McMaster Regrets: Queens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoschool Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Accepted IP: NB OMSAS GPA: 3.86/4.0 MCAT: 12/9/11/S = 32S Varsity athlete, medalist at Canada Summer Games NSERC x1, no pubs TA x 2 minor hospital volunteer (~50 hours) political volunteering coaching sports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allaround Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Accepted! IP: NS OMSAS GPA: 3.82/4.0 MCAT: 11/10/11/Q = 32Q Graduate student (several publications and conferences), NSERC, extensive research experience and employment, various grad undergrad and athletic scholarships, varsity athlete, coaching, travel, hospital volunteering I will be going to Dal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowitzki41 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 OOP waitlisted GPA: 3.7ish (last 2 years) 3.9 (grad) MCAT: 33O ECs: lots of research and leadership in organization, spent a great deal of time on the essay and think that made the world of difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrmch Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Rejected PEI Dal GPA: 3.91 MCAT: 31S ECs: Student government, scholarships, volunteering at hospitals, health promotion, and community health, club execs, 16+ years dance, mentoring, shadowing doctors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racketball Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Accepted! Cannot believe this just happened, I am grateful for the process and journey... IP OMSAS GPA: 1st UG 2.4, 2nd UG 3.7, Best three out of four in 2nd UG 3.8 MCAT: 27 ECs: Tonnes of student society from year 1-4, provincial level sport 1yr. Volunteer: tutoring for 3 yrs. Work: worked in a manufacturing plant, research assistant, full time work after UG as healthcare professional. (If they asked me to write up a full work history it would include everything from McDs to cleaning bathrooms to working in call centres etc...) Health care: tonnes --> healthcare work and training. Awards and accomplishments: 5 awards for student leadership/advocacy/humanitarianism, 1 for ethics, 1 poster presentation from research work Interview experience: Brilliant! Was nervous standing at the first station's door but as I entered, I forgot that I was at a medical school interview and I felt in my element (working in hospital helps as it is an environment where I normally am in my element, this was no different in terms of environment). Tonnes of pre-interview prep, really started prepping the day I submitted my application used MSC Medical, Doing right, and tonnes of documentaries around the issue of social determinants of health. Few new books to look at if you are preparing for years to come include Ryan Mieli's book and Chronic Condition by Jefferey Simpson (didn't use these personally as they were just out but I think they have lots of important info that can help) My application strategy: I tried to organize my application and essay such that they had one overarching goal/theme, this was risky but I have a feeling it paid off. For NonTrads out there who've struggled and are still struggling but hanging on to that sliver of hope, I am truly humbled and admire your strength and courage, be realistic and don't give up, IT CAN BE DONE! Will be joining Dal Med Class of 2017 in August Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorTeacher Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 So happy I get to make this post! NB Resident, accepted GPA: 3.7/4.3 MCAT: 25M (7VR, 8PS, 10BS) ECs: Hospital volunteering, Seniors home, Boys and girls club, Autism Resrouces, Proctor for three years at UNB, tons of university involvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthscigrad09 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Waitlisted OOP GPA: 3.9ish MCAT: 35Q ECs:Pretty decent. I am several years out of undergrad, just finishing up masters Congrats to all those who got the golden ticket today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB.Doc Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Accepted!!! NB resident 3.98 GPA 29O MCAT Lots of extra, volunteer, and hobbies. Non-trad applicant. Can't wait to meet all of you this fall at DMNB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al810801 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Long time pm101 creeper - first time poster. Can’t believe I am making this post! NS Resident: Accepted GPA: 3.85 MCAT: 31Q ECs: Varsity sports, university involvement throughout undergrad and graduate school, volunteering with Special Olympics, a variety of hospital settings and long term care, volunteering with other (non-medical) community causes, 3 years of research in collaboration and long term care, currently working in health policy. I am a mature/non-trad applicant and I wanted to offer a few words of encouragement to anyone who may be doubting themselves based on a rocky start in undergrad or who feels like they may be too non-traditional.…if you are willing to work on it and want it bad enough you CAN get there! Can’t wait to meet everyone in August!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PremedNB Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 NB Applicant GPA: 3.80 on OMSAS scale MCAT: 28 Interview score: 28 Essay/Supplemental: 19 Raw score at Dal: 28. Have my B.Sc. and have been working two jobs to pay off all student loan debt (happy to say I am now debt free). My EC include 40 hours of family physician shadowing, working as a TA (which was actually more of a teaching position), volunteering 30+ hours with a disabled person in a lab, working as a math and biology tutor, volunteering in the hospital, member of a few voluntary committees, and I have a blackbelt. My work experience for my age is quite good - I've always held a job in order to pay for my own school/living. Have worked for Environment Canada for 3 years now, but I've done everything from working as a cleaner, a waitress, a lab tech to working in a law firm as a lawyer's assistant. Pretty disappointed to be rejected from Dal and waitlisted at MUN, but I understand it was an exceptionally difficult cycle for NB applicants. Hoping for movement on the MUN waitlist (I know of atleast 6 people who got into both schools), and will use this time to improve on my EC/essay as well as spend some of the money I've earned to travel and possibly volunteer abroad. Cheers to everyone posting and trolling these threads. And here's hoping you'll choose Dal so I can get bumped into MUN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miss.m Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Accepted! NS GPA: 3.93 MCAT: 33Q ECs: covered all categories 4th year undergrad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmd2017 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Relieved to be accepted to Dal! (the only med school I applied to) NS resident GPA: 3.96 MCAT: 27Q (P=7, V=10, B=10) ECs: a little bit of everything... I'm a non-traditional applicant with a Masters degree and three years work experience in social sciences research. My volunteer and work experiences cover everything from waitressing and cleaning rooms, to working as a camp counselor for kids and adults with special needs, being on the executive of a few university committees, international volunteering, tutoring, TAing, working as a community-university liaison, a few academic/social justice awards, CIHR funding and a few co-authored publications (health and policy-related). Best of luck to those on the wait list! Looking forward to meeting the class of 2017! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarySmith6 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Accepted. Firstly congrats to everyone who recieved good news!! Secondly, I'm posting on this not because my scores are particularily impressive, but because they aren't and I'd like those with similar stats NOT to give up if they weren't successful this year. Keep trying! MCAT Score: 25 (wrote it 3 times...hated it more each time..where the heck did my summers go?) GPA: 3.7 (Undergrad 3.6, Master's of Public Health 4.0) No interviews anywhere else. Varsity Athlete and captain, public health initiative development and implimentation, many different community activities, volunteer and employment opportunities, Basketball coach, health teacher, a ton of work with youth/interest in community and knowledage of our health care system, A ton of life lessons to discuss in my essay, a "good" interview and a pinch of luck. For those of you unsuccessful this year keep trying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanec1 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Hey, I just received a waitlist notification. Raw score of 72.75 for application, but after looking at the averages for the application round, I was wondering how close I am to making it through. Anybody been accepted or wait listed willing to share to get an idea of the cutoff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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