socialjustice Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Last year, I did not interview at U of A because I had a low GPA ( 3.79) and MCAT ( 506) , but I interviewed at U of C. The feedback, I got from U of A indicated that I was below average in my GPA and MCAT, but my EC was above average. I got an 8 in EC ( when the average of interviewees was 6) I re-wrote the MCAT and got 515- 130-127-129-129. Do I have a chance at U of A? What other schools should I apply at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon5678 Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Hey, congrats on that MCAT. I think you'd be pretty competitive for UofA. I'd also recommend Queens and maybe McMaster too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialjustice Posted September 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I have 84.5% GPA for U of S. Do you think I would be competitive over there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon5678 Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 i'd say no for uofs. ur above the 83% gpa cutoff for sure, but they tend to want 96th+ %ile mcat for OOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bcemslayer Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 I had a 514 and a 3.75 when i applied, and I was interviewed! But it is also EC dependent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhominem Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Look up the reference stats for those accepted in your pool and see how you stack up. You know how much each section is weighted. so you can calculate roughly whether or not you would be competitive on that basis. Your GPA is low, but your EC score more or less makes up for that- especially if you have continued your efforts since the last cycle. Your MCAT is now average. If you kill the interview you have a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mia1234 Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Would anyone know what the average OOP 4th year applicants GPA was for an interview ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King74 Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Would anyone know what the average OOP 4th year applicants GPA was for an interview ? And the new MCAT score?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhominem Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 If you dig back to when interview invites/rejections came out, people were posting stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King74 Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 If you dig back to when interview invites/rejections came out, people were posting stats There was a thread that had 2/3 OOP, 2/3 IP, & 4th IP but 4th OOP never came out. I've seen a number of people asking, but never found an answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH0ST Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Last year, I did not interview at U of A because I had a low GPA ( 3.79) and MCAT ( 506) , but I interviewed at U of C. The feedback, I got from U of A indicated that I was below average in my GPA and MCAT, but my EC was above average. I got an 8 in EC ( when the average of interviewees was 6) I re-wrote the MCAT and got 515- 130-127-129-129. Do I have a chance at U of A? What other schools should I apply at? Chances are much better with a drastic MCAT score increase but still shaky. Your high EC score isn't guaranteed.... I was above average for my EC score the first time and the 2nd time it was barely enough to get me by. Regardless, your time now is better devoted to destroying the interviews. Best wishes, - G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermophilus Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Chances are much better with a drastic MCAT score increase but still shaky. Your high EC score isn't guaranteed.... I was above average for my EC score the first time and the 2nd time it was barely enough to get me by. Regardless, your time now is better devoted to destroying the interviews. Best wishes, - G Congratulations on your MCAT increase!! Also, I couldn't agree more with G. It only takes one good interview to get a seat, so I would apply broadly to every school that you could see yourself attending and that you meet the minimums at. I would also prep hard for the MMI as you absolutely can excel at it through preparation. That said, it's very late in this app cycle to be worried about where you are going to apply (unless you are talking about next cycle). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzehra_ Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 On 2016-09-27 at 2:54 PM, socialjustice said: Last year, I did not interview at U of A because I had a low GPA ( 3.79) and MCAT ( 506) , but I interviewed at U of C. The feedback, I got from U of A indicated that I was below average in my GPA and MCAT, but my EC was above average. I got an 8 in EC ( when the average of interviewees was 6) I re-wrote the MCAT and got 515- 130-127-129-129. Do I have a chance at U of A? What other schools should I apply at? Can I ask you what your ECs were? I'm trying to understand what classifies as an 8 versus a 6 or 7, and where I may potentially fall on the scale. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one6001 Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 On 10/1/2016 at 2:42 PM, GH0ST said: Chances are much better with a drastic MCAT score increase but still shaky. Your high EC score isn't guaranteed.... I was above average for my EC score the first time and the 2nd time it was barely enough to get me by. Regardless, your time now is better devoted to destroying the interviews. Best wishes, - G I agree with this. I got in this year with a similar MCAT and slightly lower GPA. But my EC score has fluctuated (above/below average) over the past application cycles despite not making any major changes on my application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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