pablo_yike Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Thanks for the link to the original post. Interesting that the complaining applicant (whose points I have considerable sympathy for) claims to be this amazing well-rounded applicant but couldn't spell fate and has a pretty much backwards grasp of the concept of Karma (although that is consistent with the 'no meditation courses' aspect of the post). O.k. it's true I'm being snarky and judgmental. The irony of me anonymously taking a strip out of an anonymous poster for anonymously taking a strip out of U of T is not lost on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmatt1122 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I understand being upset that this point at not hearing anything (I was getting there), but I think posting something like that to their facebook page is a pretty silly way of coping with one's frustration. No selection process is perfect, and people will usually believe that a selection process more likely to select them is a better one. Also, perhaps the meditation classes would have helped (both with GPA and better channeling of emotions). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynet Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 No harm in criticizing the system, I guess. However her point is a little lackluster since she posted anonymously. Clearly still wants the system "of idiots" to reconsider and choose her. Bit confused why it was taken down though. The point I tended to agree with most was that if people with a 3.8 have no shot (which let's face it, they more or less don't) they should just tell us. Save a lot of people time, money, and emotional strife. The selection process itself is up to them. If they want to select based on the applicant's favourite hockey team, I'd be ok with it as long as they were explicit that's what they were selecting for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
souljaboy Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I'm guessing she took it down herself since she put her GPA and what courses she took, which can probably be used to find her actual name if the admissions people wants to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmatt1122 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Agreed, however the information is out there. Despite there being a selection bias here on pm101 it's easy to browse the invite/acceptance threads and see more or less what each school is looking for. It would be nice if more schools posted stats, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynet Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I'm guessing she took it down herself since she put her GPA and what courses she took, which can probably be used to find her actual name if the admissions people wants to. Haha oh god I'd hope they wouldn't try an find her based on that. I'm also a grad student waiting with a 3.86 GPA and similar courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynet Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Agreed, however the information is out there. Despite there being a selection bias here on pm101 it's easy to browse the invite/acceptance threads and see more or less what each school is looking for. It would be nice if more schools posted stats, though. You're right, I scoped out all of the pm101 stats before I applied and still decided to give it a shot. There must be a lot of people who don't know about it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmatt1122 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Haha oh god I'd hope they wouldn't try an find her based on that. I'm also a grad student waiting with a 3.86 GPA and similar courses. It was you! *blacklist* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurefamilydoc Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Agreed, however the information is out there. Despite there being a selection bias here on pm101 it's easy to browse the invite/acceptance threads and see more or less what each school is looking for. It would be nice if more schools posted stats, though. *Points finger at Queens* haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le_chiffre Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I think they wait to tell people if they have an interview in order to not give people an unfair advantage when it comes to preparation time (not to torture premeds!). Just think...If they told everyone in January whether or not they had an interview or what date it was, some people would have 2 months to prepare and others 2 weeks. By notifying students of their interview dates on a "rolling basis" they minimize this unfairness. As someone who has had an interview, I do think it is possible to prepare. If they did send out all invites in January we would just be here complaining about how that system is unfair for those who have an early interview date. Let's face it..we are just a group of complainers, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACHQ Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 If you're going to have that type of reaction from a rejection and claim to have "unique life experiences" and have this sense of entitlement to an interview at UofT med, then I'm glad this person didn't get an interview. It shows this persons true colors and reaction to adversity/things not going their way. FYI there are people in our class(es) (across all 4 years) that did NOT have a GPA of 4.0 (some of us with much lower, I am one of them). Yes having a good GPA counts for a lot, but what you don't see is all those 4.0's getting rejections. He/she may be bitter at our whole process, but I find it extremely insulting being called an idiot after taking time in my holiday BREAK to look over/mark applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 If you're going to have that type of reaction from a rejection and claim to have "unique life experiences" and have this sense of entitlement to an interview at UofT med, then I'm glad this person didn't get an interview. It shows this persons true colors and reaction to adversity/things not going their way. FYI there are people in our class(es) (across all 4 years) that did NOT have a GPA of 4.0 (some of us with much lower, I am one of them). Yes having a good GPA counts for a lot, but what you don't see is all those 4.0's getting rejections. He/she may be bitter at our whole process, but I find it extremely insulting being called an idiot after taking time in my holiday BREAK to look over/mark applications. As much as I agree with you, I don't. In any profession/career/vocation etc. people will be dissatisfied with your work. You may feel this as you did it voluntarily but at the same time you are providing a service that they paid for thus they do have the right, at least in my mind, to be angry/dissatisfied. (Pay in the sense of application fee and tax dollars) I don't think they went about their concerns correctly but at the same time if you feel as though you did a a good job then that's all that counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurefamilydoc Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 New Facebook update: "While there are some interview spots still open, no more invitations will go out until grad review is finished, as I need to have space available pending the outcome of those assessments. I hope that I can invite more candidates next Monday." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dassy Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 New Facebook update: "While there are some interview spots still open, no more invitations will go out until grad review is finished, as I need to have space available pending the outcome of those assessments. I hope that I can invite more candidates next Monday." Yay? So maybe there is still hope for us grad students Maybe explains why we saw much fewer grad applicants being invited in the last couple days. Good luck to everybody, grad or undergrad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 this reaffirms my previous thoughts on my outcome. Good news for all those grad applicants! Wish you guys all the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwr2013 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 So what is this "grad review"? Does this mean they are reviewing the grad applicants for the interview spots...and then any remaining spots they will give out to the top UG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACHQ Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 As much as I agree with you, I don't. In any profession/career/vocation etc. people will be dissatisfied with your work. You may feel this as you did it voluntarily but at the same time you are providing a service that they paid for thus they do have the right, at least in my mind, to be angry/dissatisfied. (Pay in the sense of application fee and tax dollars) I don't think they went about their concerns correctly but at the same time if you feel as though you did a a good job then that's all that counts. You do realize that OMSAS gets all that money and none of it goes to any of the medical schools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 You do realize that OMSAS gets all that money and none of it goes to any of the medical schools? Even the school specific application? (regardless all publicly funded so we all fund these schools in one way or another) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmatt1122 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 You do realize that OMSAS gets all that money and none of it goes to any of the medical schools? And they're a non-profit. I didn't think it'd cost that much to process applications. Figured someone was turning some kind of profit (I suppose there probably are massive inefficiencies). Anyways, haters gonna hate. I appreciate the work you do, as I'm sure the majority of the other applicants do as well. Thanks for your dedication, and I hope to be able to do the same and help out in the coming years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmatt1122 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 (Quote deleted by author's request, not a clue why) Haha, that's awesome. I can't imagine what you're feeling right now. I'd probably wait an hour to see if they fix it, if not reply and ask what's up. Guessing it's an invite though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACHQ Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Even the school specific application? (regardless all publicly funded so we all fund these schools in one way or another) So back when I applied there was no school specific fee, and all the money went to OMSAS, but it seems that some does go to the schools (only $100 in the case of UofT). Considering the amount of work the admin (multiple people) put in that 100$ probably barely covers anything. Anyways, haters gonna hate. I appreciate the work you do, as I'm sure the majority of the other applicants do as well. Thanks for your dedication, and I hope to be able to do the same and help out in the coming years! Everyone gets involved cause they genuinely want to help. But it does take time and effort considering so much is on the line. Trust me we realize this just as much as others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvpuppies101 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 It sounds like they arent adding any more interview dates though from that fb update.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthStar Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindpalace Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Yeah I am going to call them soon. So literally no one else got this email? I didn't get anything from them... But hopefully it's good news for you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygella Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 "no more invitations will go out until grad review is finished, as I need to have space available pending the outcome of those assessments. " So what does this mean for the undergrad students still waiting to hear back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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