Accepted/Rejected/Waitlisted??? (for current applicants)

[papazow]

for those still wait-listed, i will be rejecting an offer from mcmaster

[Bittersweet]

Rejected at Mac (post interview)

Accepted in the Carribean (haven't made a decision yet)

First time applicant

Ontario Resident

Undergrad (Nursing), GPA 3.80, no MCAT

Nursing experience 11 years, lots of volunteer experience, 36 years old

Felt the interview process went really well, so I am unsure how to improve my eligiblity for next year...

[KMG007]

Just thought I would post here that if you got your survey in the mail you might want to note they gave out 547 interviews. Not bad odds, so good luck.

[human instinct]

Hey everyone,

 

I'm an Ontario resident in Honors Spec. Med. Sci. at Western. My GPA was 3.83 and my MCAT scores were: 26Q, 30P

 

I was accepted by McMaster, waitlisted (#33) at NOSM, and rejected post-interview for MD/PhD at Western. This is my second time applying to this school.

 

Of all the schools I applied to, I will attend McMaster as my first choice.

 

*All the best to those on the waitlist! I'm rooting for you!

 

*For those that are reapplying, read the Bioethics for Clinicians Series by the CMAJ...Google it or find the link on this forum somewhere. It made all the difference in my application and interview.

 

Anyone going to Mac from London?!

 

Hey sorry for bringing this up after a long time but I have been curious as to how the CMAJ helped to improve just the application. I have read through and it does indeed seem quite helpful for interviews but how for the application?

Thanks.

[Nishi]

I'll be the first one this year to start this ~ I feel like I've been waiting a very long time to get to write this out

 

I was accepted today at McMaster, Hamilton Campus, my first choice! This is my third time applying to this school ~ First time interviewed, waitlisted. Second time no interview. Third time -- the charm!

 

GPA: 3.6

volunteer: lot's of stuff

 

 

I will be accepting Mac as it was my first and only choice! I am so happy, and so excited to be starting this fall.

 

 

It feels very serial that I have finally gotten to write this out. I never really believed that this day would come

[crmk]

Accepted to McMaster MD+PhD program (Hamilton campus).

 

This is my first time applying to this school/any medical school.

 

No Mcat, cGPA 3.85

Just graduated from McGill with an Honours BSc in Biochemistry.

 

Lots of EC --> research internship in Germany (heart disease) voluneering, student council, Teacher's Assistant, worked with children for 2 summers, etc.

 

All the best to everyone else waiting on their letters, and I can't wait to meet everyone this september!!!!!!!!!!

[KMG007]

I got in, was my second choice (after Queens) I waitlisted at queens

 

GPA: 3.82

Extras: superintendent for first aid organization, volunteer coordinator at a hospital, coaching ringette, leading girl guides

Interview: thought it was the worse then my other two interviews, but apparently not!

[A-Stark]

Waitlisted (and at Queen's too).

 

I'm still not sure of where I want to be, though I have my Dal acceptance. I'm going to wait a bit and see.

[esquilax]

Waitlisted

 

UT undergrad

GPA: 3.97 OMSAS (3.99 UT weighted)

MCAT: 39P (10VR, 14PS, 15BS)

Research: 2 summers with abstract presented at a conference but no publications yet

Extracurriculars: volunteered at hospital, a few clubs

Misc: several academic scholarships, piano, creative writing (poetry and fiction) including some awards and one publication in a literary journal

 

Accepted at UT and Ottawa. Will be attending UT in the fall.

[cleboman]

Accepted

 

Status = Accepted

Age = 20

 

Undergrad = Uni of Waterloo - Biomed Sci, applied after 2nd year and just finished my 3rd

 

GPA = 3.88(for my first 2 years)

 

Extra currics = 2 international volunteering experiences, local hospital, and some other stuff here and there

 

Campus = Waterloo Satellite school (this was my first choice as I am from kitchener and ofcourse makes no impact on offer of admission since everyone gets in from a master list)

 

MCAT = v8, P10, B9, R

 

Other Interviews = None, MCAT screwed me and ottawa didnt give me a chance

 

Feeling after interview = not so good

[Beekeeper]

Accepted to the Hamilton campus - First time applying

 

UWO undergrad - BScN

GPA: 3.9

 

Various ECs...

 

Interview feeling - I thought it went well overall!

 

Looking forward to meeting everyone in August!

[mbene085]

Waitlisted as well.

 

U of O undergrad (Physiology)

GPA: 3.99 OMSAS

Never took the MCAT

Research (as of when I applied): 2 summers, one year part time

Extracurriculars: hospital volunteering, some clubs, lots of music-related stuff, compete at amateur level in various endurance sports

Fire time I applied; only applied to U of O and Mac

 

Accepted at Ottawa. Will be attending Ottawa in the fall, unless I get off the waitlist before June 13th...and even then, Ottawa and Mac were always pretty equal in my books, so I don't know which I'd pick in that situation.

[TonesRN]

Accepted.

 

Second time applying. Last year was waitlisted for an interview but never received one.

 

OOP applicant. Only applied to Mac.

 

GPA - 3.9

 

Two degrees in nursing (bachelors and masters). Currently working as a nurse practitioner. I've done a lot of studying about Mac a couple of years ago and became very familiar with the school and the program itself. It's nice to see that I'll get a chance to be a part of it....congrats to all!

[rnumt]

I was accepted to McMaster and am an OOP student.

It was my first time applying to any medical schools.

I'm a 4th year Bachelor of Health Sciences student with a major in Nuclear Medicine Technology.

GPA- 3.96 OMSAS

MCAT- 27S

ECs- Cadets, various musical and church things, exec position in university society, university and community groups, hospital volunteering in emergency and geriatrics, etc. I've also worked for four summers for a Hospice.

I will be going to MUN in the fall, so someone should be getting a call off the waitlist!

[ineffable]

I'm from Ontario, U of T undergrad in 4th year

 

GPA: 3.86

 

MCAT: 11/12/13/Q

 

I was accepted by McMaster (second time applying) but I've accepted U of T which was my first choice... one more spot for people on the waiting list!

[j_wald]

Accepted as an OOP student first time applying

GPA: 3.92 (OMSAS)

MCAT: 38P (not that it matters for mac)

EC's: 5 years student government work including VP internal for a year, Lots of committees and clubs, volunteered at a hospital for a summer on a post op ward, lots of work experience (put myself though school)

I was accepted also to McGill and Memorial, already turned down memorial but I am having a really hard time deciding between Mac and McGill

[outpostrn]

I have been accepted to Mac's Niagara campus and NOSM. Anyone have any helpful decision-making info re. the new Niagara campus?

[Vancomycin]

I'm excited to finally be able to post in this thread!

 

I am a 3rd year applicant from the University of Ottawa in Biochemistry. I was accepted at McMaster in the Hamilton Campus.

 

GPA: 3.98

MCAT: 12P, 8V, 14B, Q

ECs: Hospital volunteering, pharmacy, 2 summers research, NSERC, volleyball intramurals, student council, clubs, tutoring, awards, etc.

 

Applied: Mac, UofO, UofT

Interviewed: Mac

Accepted: Mac

 

All the best to those still on the waitlist and I looking forward to meeting you all in August

[jenny]

Hello,

 

I am very excited and couldn't believe it when the acceptance came on the 15th!!!

 

Accepted at McMaster!

Applications: only Mac, No MCAT

 

GPA 3.7

BScN - McMaster University

5 years ER Nursing, Research Experience, National Disaster Response Team

Volunteer Work in Hamilton Community

 

I was waitlisted last year at Mac,

 

Good luck waitlisters the list moved pretty fast last year. The response to my the offer has to be in by May 29th so I imagine that is when a lot of waitlist offers should go out.

[Bittersweet]

Waitlisted

Ontario resident

2nd time applying

BScN, RNFA - 12 years nursing experience, volunteer work, hospital committee (surgical management, surgical efficiency)

GPA 3.8

[Witigo]

Hello Everyone,

 

I'm absolutely thrilled to be joining the class of 2011. I can't tell you how excited I am. I always read these threads, so I'll finally add to one....

 

Age: 26 (as of Saturday)

MCAT Round 1: 11B 11P 8V Q

MCAT Round 2: 13B 14P 12V N (stupid writing sample)

 

uGPA: 3.74 B.Sc. Eng. Queen's Engineering Physics

gGPA: 4.0 M.Sc. Medical Physics Queen's (just finishing)

 

This was my third time applying to Mac, but my first time with an interview. I applied all over the place, with one other interview this year (Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN). I was waitlisted at Vanderbilt.

 

To those of you who are applying/reapplying next year: don't give up

[RightHandMan]

3rd Year UWO undergraduate

 

Applied: UT, Mac, Queens, Ottawa

Interviewed: Mac, Queens, Ottawa

Waitlisted: Mac, Queens, Ottawa (please... just one of them... anyone of them would be fine!!!)

 

GPA: 4.0

 

EC: really random; first-responder team, international volunteering/conferences, oversea student facilitation, cadets, sports... NO RESEARCH~

[GeezLouise]

I'm a Southern Ontario resident in graduate studies at U of T. My undergraduate GPA was 3.56 and my M.Sc. GPA is 3.90. My MCAT scores were:

 

Physical Sciences: 9

Verbal: 9

Biological Sciences: 11

Written Sample: S

 

I was waitlisted by McMaster and rejected by NOSM. This is my fourth time applying to this school.

 

Of all the schools I applied to, I would have liked NOSM as my first choice since I want to practice rural medicine, but I know that Mac will support my ambitions as well...

 

Just waiting....patiently!!

[hp18]

Accepted from wait list. Email says I was on top of the wait list!

OMSAS GPA:3.86

MCAT: Not worth mentioning because of verbal.

EC: A lot, hospital volunteering, shadowing doctors, unique projects etc.

3rd year UoT

UoT was my first choice, but after lot of research, it seems Mac is a great school. I was a bit skeptical about Mac earlier but after going over the past statistics on matching & after meeting some great students I am convinced that Mac is the best school in Canada. I may get into UoT but will decline.

 

Very Happy to accept Mac.

[cingularity]

I'm a Ontario resident in Honours health sciences studies. My GPA was 3.99 and my MCAT scores were: 11/7/12/Q

 

I was accepted by McMaster. This is my first time applying to this school.

 

Of all the schools I applied to, I'd like to attend Mac as my first choice.