deguy123 Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 TIME STAMP: Jan/13 @ 3:27pm Interview Date: Feb 25 (MD/PhD), Feb 26 (MD) Result: Invite cGPA: 3.97 (OMSAS) MCAT: 520 (131/129/129/131) ECs: 3 years research (3 1st author pubs; 3 1st author under review; conference; invitation to scientific meeting, etc.); 4 years personal training with clinical/rural/general population; designed/implemented exercise programs for rural residents and cancer survivors; VP and P of student club; managed restaurant for 2 summers; 6 years tutoring; additional volunteer, awards, and employment. Essays: Feel I overthought them and crammed too much detail into 250 words... Year: 5th year UG (Co-op) Geography: IP Feeling good. Least expected invite of them all Please post only invites/regrets. Discussion will be here. It will make it easier for everyone if you guys follow this format as usual:Result: Invite / Reject Time Stamp: Date & Time Interview Date: wGPA:Year: UG, Masters, PhD MCAT: ECs: Essays:Geography : IP/OP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoomans Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 TIME STAMP: Jan/13Interview Date: Feb 26 MD; Feb 12 MD/PhDResult: InvitewGPA: 3.94MCAT: 520 (131, 127, 132, 130)ECs: 1 year in engineering lab, 3 years in molecular bio lab. bunch of leadership. very little clinical volunteeringEssays: Wrote them the night before Year: UG4Geography : IP (It's UofT it doesn't matter lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Health_in_Perspective90 Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 TIME STAMP: Jan/13Interview Date: Feb 26 MD; Feb 25 MD/PhDResult: InvitewGPA: 3.94MCAT: 36 (12P; 10V; 14B)ECs: Just send a PM! 3 first author publications. A few conferences. 3MT Finalist (CAGS). Research internships abroad. Essays: Wrote them the week of. A few spelling mistakes. It happens! Year: MSc(ompleted) Geography : IP Best of luck everyone! MultiQuote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yup Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Interview Date: Feb 26 (MD) Result: Invite wGPA: 3.95ish (OMSAS) MCAT: met cutoffs ECs: Some volunteering, some research experience.. nothing extraordinary. Essays: Wrote them the night before lol Year: 4th year UG Geography: IP Has anyone else heard anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lekker Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 TIME STAMP: 2:50pm (Jan 20) Interview Date: Feb 26 (MD) Result: Invite wGPA: 3.93 MCAT: 512 (129/127/128/128) ECs: Long-term volunteering, some research (2 first author publications, 2 conferences), nothing spectacular Essays: Felt like they were somewhat decent after going through a couple of drafts Year: Completed UG 2016 Geography: IP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipran Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snazij Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Result: Invite Time Stamp: 01/20/2017 at 14:51 Interview Date: 02/26/2017wGPA: 3.97Year: 1-year graduate program, 1st year MCAT: 11/9/10ECs: Campus response team, hospice volunteering, choir, TAing, NSERC USRAs. Lots of long term things. Essays: I made sure to use all the key words and to refer to the U of T cluster things.Geography : IP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Ok pinning this up now - only interview invites/regrets to be posted - feel free to start/add to a discussion thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmayo25 Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 Result: INVITE!!!! Time Stamp: 02/08/2017 Interview Date: 03/25/2017wGPA: 3.94? Not sure how it was weightedYear: 4th UG MCAT: 511ECs: 2 pubs, varsity basketball, TA, RA, coaching, etc. Essays: Put in a ton of effort, trying to hit all the clusters. Geography : IP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg_ Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 Result: Invite! Time Stamp: Feb 8, 2017. 4ish pm. Interview Date: March 25, 2017. wGPA: 3.99 Year: 4th year UG MCAT: Above cutoffs. EC's: Unique and varied Essays: Decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandorclegane Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Invite/Rejection: Invite Date Stamp: Feb 8 Interview Date: March 25, but have to reschedule it since it conflicts with another interviewLocation: IP wGPA: 3.98 MCAT: Met cutoffs Current year: 4th year UGECs: Average - some research (no pubs, but a patent and a couple of poster presentations), some extracurriculars in the university, hospital volunteering, TA position, other unique activities. Essays: Was quite happy with them. Worked on them for a month and had them reviewed by a few people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storii Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Result: Invite Time Stamp: 17/02/2017, 10:10PST Interview Date: 03/25/2017wGPA: 3.9-3.95ish (I'm from BC and don't feel like converting)Year: completed Bachelor's in 2016 MCAT: 517ECs: vaguely: - research (undergrad and hospital) with one publication + conferences (undergrad, graduate, international), job with leadership/managerial role in personal care, employment throughout studies, volunteering history, sports (all amateur/recreational)Essays: May or may not have run out of time on these... so I'm shocked to have been invited. The majority were complete, the rest...Geography : OOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkU Bio 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Result: Invite Time Stamp: 17/02/2017, 2pm EST Interview Date: 03/26/2017wGPA: 4.00Year: 4th year UG MCAT: Met cutoffsECs: Pretty diverse. PM if you want details.Essays: Felt confident about them, made them very personal Geography : IP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThugLyfe Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Result: Invite Time Stamp: 17/02/2017, 1:10PM Interview Date: March 26th wGPA: 3.94 Year: 4th year undergrad MCAT: 131/128/131/130 ECs: Tutoring, mentoring, research, hospital volunteering, leadership on equity related student groups Essays: For some I felt good, but for two, they didn't quite come out the way I wanted them to Geography: IP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuritime Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Result: Invite Time Stamp: 17/02/2017 Interview Date: March25thwGPA: 3.91Year: UG completed, gap year working MCAT: 11/9/12ECs: A lot of research (3 posters, 2 pubs), some club leadership, working with the intellectually disabled, mentoringEssays:Felt really good about themGeography : IP Holy! I'm super stoked for this opportunity. I really did not think I was gonna get an interview because of my GPA but I guess there is still hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medschoolhopeful123 Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Result: Invite (yay!) Time Stamp: 02/03/2017 Interview Date: March26thcGPA: 3.81Year: Masters in Geography from 2012, been working for non-profits ever since MCAT: Met cutoffsECs: A lot of nonprofit work experience in social justice, food security and health, research experience (qualitative) in undergrad and masters with one publication, very involved in community volunteering for many yearsEssays: Felt really good about them, worked very hardGeography : IP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bundleofhers Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherHopelessPremed Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Result: Invite!!! Time Stamp: 08/03/2017 @ 1:56 PM EST Interview Date: April 9th wGPA: ~3.99 Year: completed two UG (3.99 GPA in both): Engineering and Math/Stats MCAT: Above cutoffs (12VR,10BS,12PS) ECs: Very diverse. Some research, some non-clinical volunteering, diverse employment (PM me for more details. My work experience is unique - mostly engineering) Essays: Spent quite a long time on them (learned after failed app to Toronto before). Tied responses heavily to personal experiences and values. Geography : IP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
struggling2getin Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Result: Invite Time Stamp: March 8th, 1:54 pm EST wGPA: 3.97 Year: 4th year UG MCAT: 515 (128 CARS, 131 B/B, 127 P/S, 129 C/P) EC's: Below Average to Average (IMO); with senior home volunteering, leadership roles x 4 in various clubs, co-op position, and other stuff tapped into each cluster.Essays: Spent at least 2-3 months, always tied to personal experiences. Multiple edits by professional school and close friends. Geography: IP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke101 Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Result: Invite for April 9th Time Stamp: March 8th, 1:56 pm EST wGPA: 3.91 (cgpa < 3.8) Year: 2nd year MSc MCAT: 12/10/14 EC's: Average - hospital volunteering, leadership roles in various clubs and employment, and lots of research (but no first author pub)Essays: Spent at least 2 weeks on it. Multiple edits by family and friends. Geography: IP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardDegrasseSagan Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 TIME STAMP: 1:17pm (Mar 13) Result: Reject wGPA: 3.82ish MCAT: 517; met all cutoffs ECs: Pretty solid; slightly lower on research productivity (pubs/presentations) though Essays: I think I am a decent writer, thought they were okay. Year: Completed UG Geography: IP This was pretty expected. Time to focus on other interviews! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nga Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Result: Reject Time Stamp: 2017/03/13 1:18 wGPA: 3.93Year: 3rd year UG MCAT: 512, met cut-offsECs: Thought that they were okay at first. Given the turn of events I think they could be significantly betterEssays: Thought that they were great and spoke to each cluster. Had people check it over and see if it was any good. They thought it was.Geography : IP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWOWOMAN Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 TIME STAMP: 1:17pm (Mar 13) Result: Reject cGPA: 3.91 MCAT: 512 (met all cut-offs) ECs: I believe they're diverse. Soccer, worked in physiotherapy, public health research, etc. Essays: Had multiple physicians and two residents read through them. Year: 3rd year UG Geography: IP Will be re-applying next year. ALSO posting for a friend. TIME STAMP: 1:18pm (Mar 13) Result: Reject cGPA: 3.97 MCAT: 517 (met all cut-offs) ECs: Emphasis on research with lots of academic scholarships. Essays: Meh Year: 3rd year UG Geography: IP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookacola Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 TIME STAMP: 1:17pm (Mar 13) Result: Reject cGPA: 3.97 MCAT: (met all cut-offs) ECs: See other posts, no research of my own, just as an assistant Essays: I tried! obviously not good enough/ not what they were looking for Year: 4th year UG Geography: IP also expected it, not bummed out tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxop Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Time stamp: 1:17 PM EST Result: Reject wGPA: 3.85 MCAT: 11/9/10 ECs: Diverse and long-term including employment, research, hospital volunteering, work with disadvantaged youth, mental health advocacy, intramurals, health promotion work, crisis hotline, community service awards, scholarships, etc Essays: Very happy with two of them, disliked the other two Year: 4th year UG Geography: IP Can't say I'm not disappointed, but it's at least nice to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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