DDS.2019 Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Hi guys! Since this post is about UWO applications, I hope you guys won't mind if I ask some for some opinion as well! Personally I'm an OOP applicant and I tried to calculate my GPA average and it turns out to be around 88.43% (so a bit lower than average, and my best two years include one 10 course year and one 8 course year, so it'll probably lower than what I calculated). I do have RC24 and AA20. I think my EC should be okay. I'm mostly worried about my GPA and the fact I never did physiology. I'm only doing my undergrad and no honour either. So I'm quite worried. Would you guys think I would still stand a chance at all? (Sorry OP, hope you don't mind me asking some questions in your post & thanks! >_< ) Are you applying this year or next cycle? If you're applying this year, as long as it's a 4-year degree, you should be in good shape with your RC, GPA and good ECs. You can challenge the physiology exam if you haven't taken a physiology course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araiguma Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Thanks Denthope2021 and DDS.2019 for your helpful reply! I really appreciate it! Yes I am planning to apply to this cycle. If anyone have any opinion or advice, I would love to listen as well! Thanks again everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araiguma Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 I have another quick question. On UWO's application, under Employment and Activities, I don't think that's where we present them with our EC and stuff we did during uni right? that's only for applicants that couldn't do full time because they had to do those employment and activities and they just have to explain during that section right? just to make sure. (sorry if it sound redundant) Thanks again everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DentHope2021 Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 I have another quick question. On UWO's application, under Employment and Activities, I don't think that's where we present them with our EC and stuff we did during uni right? that's only for applicants that couldn't do full time because they had to do those employment and activities and they just have to explain during that section right? just to make sure. (sorry if it sound redundant) Thanks again everyone That section is for them to know how many transcripts to expect. Your ECs should be describe in the abs don't really worry about that section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeful42 Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 i have absolutely 0 dentistry/shadowing experience do i have ANY chance? i just paid the application fee and saw this question in the autobiographical sketch they send you after you pay i have a 93% average if this helps and idk my RC score yet. i think my EC's are ok bc i've gotten med interviews before i'm going to submit the application because it would be a waste not to since i already paid but damn. i'm kind of sad now. help With that kind of average you stand an amazing chance.... way more heavily weighted in importance than shadowing... although I did phone and could not get the specifics about relative % weighting of factors. Would be such a shame with those kind of marks to not go for it and do that little extra investment of time to just get a little shadowing ... just to say you have some at least. Would cover your chances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwyhan Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 i dont know why this question is so confusing for me: Activities/Employment List all your extracurricular activities (e.g., volunteering, hobbies, sports, employment, travel, etc.), from the time you completed high school until the present which prevented you from attending school full time at any point in your post-secondary history. Start with the most recent activities what do they mean by "prevent me from: lol... I am currently taking one semester off of my 2nd BSc program. So i would write activities I'm doing now, right? But then I would also write activties that i have done AFTER graduation too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dentalofficer Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Hi guys! Since this post is about UWO applications, I hope you guys won't mind if I ask some for some opinion as well! Personally I'm an OOP applicant and I tried to calculate my GPA average and it turns out to be around 88.43% (so a bit lower than average, and my best two years include one 10 course year and one 8 course year, so it'll probably lower than what I calculated). I do have RC24 and AA20. I think my EC should be okay. I'm mostly worried about my GPA and the fact I never did physiology. I'm only doing my undergrad and no honour either. So I'm quite worried. Would you guys think I would still stand a chance at all? (Sorry OP, hope you don't mind me asking some questions in your post & thanks! >_< ) I was OOP had a 90.5 average with 10 and 9 courses for my best two years. 24 RC and 22AA. I had about 10-13 volunteering positions and quite a bit of shadowing. I got flat out rejection after the interview so I guess interview didn't go well for me. And considering that most their class is honours degrees..don't think I stand a chance this year either. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFT2021 Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 I was OOP had a 90.5 average with 10 and 9 courses for my best two years. 24 RC and 22AA. I had about 10-13 volunteering positions and quite a bit of shadowing. I got flat out rejection after the interview so I guess interview didn't go well for me. And considering that most their class is honours degrees..don't think I stand a chance this year either. Hope that helps What is an honours degree, doesn't everyone who enter after 4 years have an honours degree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dentalofficer Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 What is an honours degree, doesn't everyone who enter after 4 years have an honours degree? I have just a normal Bsc.degree as do many other people. However, some people go into honours programs which are different from regular degree and they come out with an honours degree. And if i do remember correctly 42 people got in with honours degree and like 9 people with a normal degree at uwo. They give bonus points to people with honours,MSc., and PhD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waves Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 I have just a normal Bsc.degree as do many other people. However, some people go into honours programs which are different from regular degree and they come out with an honours degree. And if i do remember correctly 42 people got in with honours degree and like 9 people with a normal degree at uwo. They give bonus points to people with honours,MSc., and PhD. They don't give bonus points to Honors degrees. They phased that out several years ago. I'm not sure why they even had a separate category for Honors degrees, but I'm guessing they're the majority just because most people graduate with an Honors degree, not because they favour it. Or alternatively they put the bonus back in and decided to keep it a secret... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachoolibre Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 I have just a normal Bsc.degree as do many other people. However, some people go into honours programs which are different from regular degree and they come out with an honours degree. And if i do remember correctly 42 people got in with honours degree and like 9 people with a normal degree at uwo. They give bonus points to people with honours,MSc., and PhD. I think it just works out that way where the majority of applicants have an Honours degree. I don't think UWO has any preference for selecting Honours degrees over normal BSc. degrees seeing they phased out the bonus points system for undergrad applicants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dentalofficer Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 I think they take your entire application into account and those with honour degrees are looked at more favorably but no idea because bonus points are given only to masters n phd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araiguma Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 I was OOP had a 90.5 average with 10 and 9 courses for my best two years. 24 RC and 22AA. I had about 10-13 volunteering positions and quite a bit of shadowing. I got flat out rejection after the interview so I guess interview didn't go well for me. And considering that most their class is honours degrees..don't think I stand a chance this year either. Hope that helps Thanks for the input! Really appreciate that! Do you mind if I ask, have you had interviews at any other school and how did they turn out for you? I would say your stats are really great and the fact you were able to land an interview already shows they think you are pretty amazing. So I wonder for you the weakness would be just interview and all of your other stats are super strong that's not really why you were rejected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFT2021 Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 I think they take your entire application into account and those with honour degrees are looked at more favorably but no idea because bonus points are given only to masters n phd I still dont understand what an honours degree is. I thought 3 year grads were regular BSc and 4th year grads are all honoours? What differentiates honours vs not-honours other than the number of courses taken (and thus years) in program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleasehelpme Posted November 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 I still dont understand what an honours degree is. I thought 3 year grads were regular BSc and 4th year grads are all honoours? What differentiates honours vs not-honours other than the number of courses taken (and thus years) in program? yikes an honours degree requires you to complete a research project in your final year, at my university at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleasehelpme Posted November 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 With that kind of average you stand an amazing chance.... way more heavily weighted in importance than shadowing... although I did phone and could not get the specifics about relative % weighting of factors. Would be such a shame with those kind of marks to not go for it and do that little extra investment of time to just get a little shadowing ... just to say you have some at least. Would cover your chances thanks! i have started shadowing and i really enjoy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waves Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 I still dont understand what an honours degree is. I thought 3 year grads were regular BSc and 4th year grads are all honoours? What differentiates honours vs not-honours other than the number of courses taken (and thus years) in program? Depends on the school. Each school has its own criteria in completing an "Honours" degree. This is why they phased it out, since it was so variable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haribo7173 Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 yikes an honours degree requires you to complete a research project in your final year, at my university at least Yup. That's really the main difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dentalofficer Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Thanks for the input! Really appreciate that! Do you mind if I ask, have you had interviews at any other school and how did they turn out for you? I would say your stats are really great and the fact you were able to land an interview already shows they think you are pretty amazing. So I wonder for you the weakness would be just interview and all of your other stats are super strong that's not really why you were rejected? I was only eligible for ubc and uwo last year and I didnt get an interview for ubc. My interview skills are probably weak but I also have 18PAT,<15carving, 22AA,24RC. So I think my PAT may be the factor and for some schools I may not meet the minimum. GPA: 3.92 and 3.97 w/ worst year dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachoolibre Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 I was only eligible for ubc and uwo last year and I didnt get an interview for ubc. My interview skills are probably week but I also have 18PAT,<15carving, 22AA,24RC. So I think my PAT may be the factor and for some schools I may not meet the minimum. GPA: 3.92 and 3.97 w/ worst year dropped. Is that an OMSAS GPA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dentalofficer Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Is that an OMSAS GPA? 3.94 is my OMSAS for uoft and 92.2 for uwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottawaliquid Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Yo turbografx16.. i hope you get into uwo just because you have the best handle... Bonk all the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilebright Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 I was only eligible for ubc and uwo last year and I didnt get an interview for ubc. My interview skills are probably weak but I also have 18PAT,<15carving, 22AA,24RC. So I think my PAT may be the factor and for some schools I may not meet the minimum. GPA: 3.92 and 3.97 w/ worst year dropped. I've heard that you rarely get in at UBC the first year you apply. Don't know how much merit that carries - just anecdotal but bodes well then to try and and try again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dentalofficer Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 I've heard that you rarely get in at UBC the first year you apply. Don't know how much merit that carries - just anecdotal but bodes well then to try and and try again! Hahah possible but DAT is also low and as OOP u have to have a killer DAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liobb Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 I was wondering what a "minimal" amount of shadowing would be...Western requires you to give an explanation as to why you have minimal or no shadowing. Should I give an explanation if I have 6 hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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