enki Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 I'm an MD/PhD applicant still waiting. That's good to know. I'm a bit nervous since they say MD/PhD interviews are generally the first weekend ... Are you OOP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisencat Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Hey guys, Someone asked me in a PM about what the MPI is like, and I thought to share my reply with you other interviewees, who also don't know what to expect: The MPI is four stations, with four different interviewers. It's set up pretty much like an MMI, where you rotate through the four stations, spending 10 minutes with each interviewer. In between the stations, you get a 2 minute break. Unlike an MMI, there are no prompts on the doors. Each station is like a mini-interview. You will go inside, introduce yourself, and the interviewer will ask you a set of questions. Do take some time to think before answering the questions! I can't tell you what kind of questions they ask, but as I said in my post, it really helps to know yourself, your motivations, and your skills and experiences (particularly as they relate to the CanMeds roles) and also to have some approach to tackling ethical/healthcare/social issues. There are many different interview questions you can look up online to get in the groove of talking coherently and confidently. The interview is pretty straightforward and goes by fast. It will probably be a fairly pleasant experience for most of you I don't know how they score the interview. I do know that the interview is worth 50% of your total post-interview score (at least, I believe that's what it was last year). Other tips: Have good eye contact and body language (don't slouch, use gestures sparingly and for emphasis) Be specific when talking about personal experiences (ex. use the STAR method) Check out how to improve your MMI guide by TrojanHorse (can be found here on pm101 in the Interviews section and applied to MPI and other interview styles as well) Don't get hung up on how you did on one station. Clear your head before moving on to the next one! Try not to over-anlayze/overthink this whole process, even though it may seem impossible right now. You got an interview - your chances of getting in are very real at this point! Feel free to ask any other questions related to the interview or U of T! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insomnias Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Does anyone have any insight on what the MD/PhD interview will look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisencat Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Does anyone have any insight on what the MD/PhD interview will look like? I imagine it's very similar to the MD interview, with added focus on your research productivity and interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medorbust99 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Any predictions around timing for the next batch of invites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD_Hopeful541 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Based on last year, it might be around Feb 20th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner16 Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 I imagine it's very similar to the MD interview, with added focus on your research productivity and interests. From what I've heard, they do the MPI interview like everyone else and then have a separate PhD interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportygirl Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Wondering if anyone who has received an invite for 27th/28th weekend, has received a specific time yet? Worried I did not confirm properly- they said it would come a week post the initial email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardknocklife Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Wondering if anyone who has received an invite for 27th/28th weekend, has received a specific time yet? Worried I did not confirm properly- they said it would come a week post the initial email. I don't think anyone has received a specific time yet (I emailed admissions on Monday and they said they hadn't figured out the schedule yet) so I wouldn't worry about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildoc Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 did anyone else get an invite email today for march interview dates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie094 Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 did anyone else get an invite email today for march interview dates? I see that you're the only one who posted about an invite for those dates (March 12/13) yesterday. Probably means that you were the last acceptance in the most recent "batch" of applications they went through and that all the time slots for Feb 27/28th are filled so it defaulted to sending you an invite for 12/13 of March instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougi Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 I see that you're the only one who posted about an invite for those dates (March 12/13) yesterday. Probably means that you were the last acceptance in the most recent "batch" of applications they went through and that all the time slots for Feb 27/28th are filled so it defaulted to sending you an invite for 12/13 of March instead? Last year they were sending invites for the initial February interviews up until 18 days before, so I would be surprised if all of the spots have been filled already. One person even got an invite 4 days before because of a cancellation. Anyway we should probably stop discussing here before the mods lay the smackdown on us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semitendinosus Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 Any predictions around timing for the next batch of invites? Should be soon-ish. Most recent batch of file reviews is due tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie094 Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Should be soon-ish. Most recent batch of file reviews is due tomorrow. Does that mean we can expect next round of invites to be monday/tuesday? Also, how do you know when the next batch of file reviews were due? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_ _ Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Does that mean we can expect next round of invites to be monday/tuesday? Also, how do you know when the next batch of file reviews were due? I would guess not Monday for sure-if files were due Friday than they would need time to add up scores, sort people into dates, etc. Take this with a grain of salt, as I'm just a fellow anxious applicant myself, but if I had to guess I would assume that nothing would be sent as early as Mon/Tues. And they're signature says UofT MD, so I'm going to say that's how/why they know this information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premed2016 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Does Toronto give you a choice for interview date or do they offer only one day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardknocklife Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Does Toronto give you a choice for interview date or do they offer only one day? They only offer one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc2 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 TIME STAMP: 09:29 (PST) Result: Reject wGPA: didn't qualify. cGPA is 3.86 MCAT: above cut-offs ECs: Somewhat average Essays: I had a few people read over them. Applying in Ontario was a bit of a last minute decision though so I didn't put the time in that I may have liked Year: 4th year UG Geography : OOP Was this an email from today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbilaya Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Was this an email from today? Yup from half an hour ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc2 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Well it seems emails are coming out today... a rejection was just posted on the stats thread half an hour ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
science1000 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 do rejections come out on a rolling basis or are they all done at once? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellejolie Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 do rejections come out on a rolling basis or are they all done at once? rolling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie094 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Well it seems emails are coming out today... a rejection was just posted on the stats thread half an hour ago. Seems to be just rejections that came out today. Perhaps invites will get sent tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotASerialKiller Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Seems to be just rejections that came out today. Perhaps invites will get sent tomorrow? With rolling notices you're probably going to have a really small sample size posting here on any given day, I wouldn't try to analyze it that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medorbust99 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Literally. Dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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