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AnnaRaven Newbie

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Rejection

Date Stamp: 31.1.2014 9:25am

Location: OOO, IP

Stream: French

wGPA: don't know - around 3.65 or so. met the cut-off for French.

Current year: Masters atm

ECs: health policy research, volunteering in hospital, advocacy work for medicare, a couple of poster presentations, one article in review, some awards/certificates (studied at Glendon so also got a bilingual BA, and a certificate of bilingual excellence)

 

After 2 years of pre-interview rejections, I was really banking my hopes on Ottawa. Good luck to those who got invites.

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Invite/Rejection: Invite

Date Stamp: 31/01/2014 9:16 AM

Location: IP

Stream: English (Bilingual status)

wGPA: 3.97

Current year: 3rd year

ECs: Two summers of research (no pubs), volunteering in hospital ER, really good leadership experience, recreational sports, and small but meaningful awards.

 

Très excité pour cette entrevue! I'm going to have to brush up on my french.

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TIME STAMP: 9:16am

Result: Invited

Stream: English

GPA: 3.95 (OMSAS)

ECs: Many academic based scholarships during UG, several scholarships during MSc including NSERC, 4 pubs (not first author), health related volunteering >2 years, shadowing, exec of 2 campus clubs during UG, tutored 3years, many local and international conference presentations and abstracts, employment in research oriented field and non research oriented fields, cycling.

Year: 2nd year MSc

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Invite

Date Stamp: Jan 31st, 9:16 AM

Location: IP (OOO)

Stream: English

wGPA: 3.98

Current year: 3rd year

ECs: I filled my top 3's as best as I could, had an empty spot in employment and research...otherwise had research, hospital volunteering, some miscellaneous activities, average at best in my opinion but not sure at all on how they compare

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UottawaMedHopeful

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Date Stamp: 31/01/2014 10:33 AM

Location: IP OOO

Stream: English

wGPA: 3.885 (may or may not have rounded) OMSAS Scale

Current year: Professional

3 yrs working as a dentist, 8 yrs working in a pharmacy, 6 yrs hospital volunteering, 1 yr research assistant volunteer, 1 yr research assistant paid, private tutor volunteer, part of dental interview committee, volunteer dentist, UG and professional school club members, UG thesis, some more but I forget

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Date Stamp: 31/01/2014 - 09:36 AM

Location: OOO, IP

Stream: English

wGPA: 3.92

Current year:3rd year

ECs: 4 years working as a lifeguard/swim instructor, hundreds of tutoring hours, volunteered in a urology lab at SickKids for a summer (abstract published), intramural sports, member of many clubs and exec of one, frosh leader for 2 years, volunteered in a neuro lab at my uni for a summer, did co-op at sunnybrook in gr 12, ran a marathon once lol.

 

Not surprised. Only applied this year for practice. Got an NSERC for this summer so that should help. Gotta up my community volunteering too.

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Invite/Rejection: Invitation

Date Stamp: 31/01/2014 9:16 AM

Location: IP

Stream: English

wGPA: 3.98

Current year:3rd year

ECs: Medical transcriptionist, medical clinic volunteering, extensive peer leadership with an executive position in academic support program, choir, entrance scholarship, participated in panels for top students at university, 3 research projects (2 clinical, 1 molecular, no pubs).

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Little Cluck

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Invite

Date Stamp: 31/01/2014 - 09:17 AM

Location: IP

Stream: English

GPA: 3.91 unweighted. (my weighted will be lower)

Current year: 4th year

ECs: I view them as somewhat typical. Overseas medical mission for 1 month. Vounteering with youth, microbio ta for 2 years (4 terms), student society exec, peer mentoring/ exec position, drumming for church, volunteering in a lab for a few yrs without publication, no significant scholarships or awards.

 

So excited to get an interview.

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jake4608 Newbie

jake4608

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TIME STAMP: Jan 31 (Late in posting)

Interview Date: Feb 26

Result: Invite

wGPA: 3.92 cGPA unweighted

MCAT: 14/11/12 (PS/VR/BS)

ECs: Some leadership positions, non-medical related volunteering (education and developmental issues clubs), some student govt. positions, working in residence. No hospital volunteering

Year: 4th year undergrad

Geography : IP OOO

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Girl104 Newbie

Girl104

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Invite/Rejection: Invite

Date Stamp: 13/03/2014 - 3:00 PM

Location: IP- out of Ottawa

Stream: English

wGPA: 3.93

Current year: 4th year

ECs: A lot of volunteering as well as involvement with many school clubs, employed by a doctor, long term athletic commitment, some volunteer research, no pubs

 

Got a call yesterday because someone cancelled an interview!

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abciximab

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Invite/Rejection: Invite

Date Stamp: 31/01/2014 - 9:something a.m.

Location: IP- in Ottawa

Stream: English

wGPA: 3.96

Current year: 4th year

ECs: sports, music, volunteering...variable but nothing too crazy

 

late to posting but I figured I might as well add myself to help future applicants :)

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