justwannabeadoc Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezypeezy Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 In the 2017 invite/regrets email: Thank you for your application to the Doctor of Medicine program of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. The Admissions Committee will review 4,163 applications this year for the 164 positions available and will interview approximately 575 candidates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justwannabeadoc Posted January 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 oh...it didn't say that in mine... thanks though In the 2017 invite/regrets email: Thank you for your application to the Doctor of Medicine program of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. The Admissions Committee will review 4,163 applications this year for the 164 positions available and will interview approximately 575 candidates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 oh...it didn't say that in mine... thanks though seems similar to prior years I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAAmeds Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Anybody knows how many offers they make in order to fill those 164 seats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipmunk59 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Anybody knows how many offers they make in order to fill those 164 seats? 164 + 93 for the 2015/2016 cycle, since 93 declined offer (https://afmc.ca/sites/default/files/documents/en/Publications/Admission_Requirements_en.pdf) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyruvate123 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Does anyone know how many French interviews were given last year? I think there's 48 spots in the French Stream. Thanks guys! Sincere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyruvate123 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Does anyone know how many French interviews were given last year? I think there's 48 spots in the French Stream. Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibelieve.icanmed Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Does anyone know how many French interviews were given last year? I think there's 48 spots in the French Stream. Thanks guys! I'm curious to know this too. 164 spots for 575 interviewees. Since there's a 116/48 English-French split, I wonder (and hope) that the interviewees are also split proportionally. Sincere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyruvate123 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 I read that about 100 people get interviews for the French stream, could anyone validate this? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sincere Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 I read that about 100 people get interviews for the French stream, could anyone validate this? Thanks Where did you read that? *thirsts for knowledge* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveyourdream Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Here is what I think. If they send out 575 invites for 164 spots, they're having 3.5 times more interviewees than spots available. Thus, for the French stream 48*3.5 = 168 and for the English stream 116*3.5 = 406, assuming a 3.5 equal ratio for French/English-interviewees/spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sincere Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Here is what I think. If they send out 575 invites for 164 spots, they're having 3.5 times more interviewees than spots available. Thus, for the French stream 48*3.5 = 168 and for the English stream 116*3.5 = 406, assuming a 3.5 equal ratio for French/English-interviewees/spots. Makes sense. So you have about 28% chance of getting in. That's not bad. Do the interviewees all start on equal footing for the interviews? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveyourdream Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 I don't think all interviewees start on equal footing for the interviews. (to be confirmed)I see a correlation between time stamp of the invite and GPA/Casper results of the applicant. Does anyone know how much is worth the interview for Ottawa in the overall application ? ThatMedGyal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yup Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 I don't think all interviewees start on equal footing for the interviews. (to be confirmed) I see a correlation between time stamp of the invite and GPA/Casper results of the applicant. Does anyone know how much is worth the interview for Ottawa in the overall application ? You're right, it looks like those with a "lower" wGPA received their invites later in the day.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipmunk59 Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Does anyone know how much is worth the interview for Ottawa in the overall application ? 100%. GPA is only for tiebreaker if interview scores are equal (which a lot of them are). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveyourdream Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Then if we're positive the interview is worth 100%, it means I was wrong and that all interviewees start on equal footing for interviews! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_jacob_45 Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 They explained at the interview last year that they add your gpa and interview score out of 4.0 (for a total possible of 8.0) and that is how they make the rankings. So, no, applicants are not on equal footing when they come in, but its definitely possible to get in with a lower gpa if your interview goes well. Hope that makes sense! liveyourdream 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicardoKaká Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 They explained at the interview last year that they add your gpa and interview score out of 4.0 (for a total possible of 8.0) and that is how they make the rankings. So, no, applicants are not on equal footing when they come in, but its definitely possible to get in with a lower gpa if your interview goes well. Hope that makes sense! Might be different this year with CASPer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatMedGyal Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Might be different this year with CASPer Nah, I'm actually positive CASPers is solely for the interview invite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sincere Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 Nah, I'm actually positive CASPers is solely for the interview invite. What's your source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatMedGyal Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 What's your source? Vice-dean of admission and some other renowned prof at uottawa that seems to be a guru at uottawa med school applications (PM if you'd like to know their names lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sincere Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Vice-dean of admission and some other renowned prof at uottawa that seems to be a guru at uottawa med school applications (PM if you'd like to know their names lol) So that means that after interviews, only your interview score and wGPA count? What about reference letters? When do they check those? Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald_Duck Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 In regards to the french stream, there are 90 interviews for 40 spots. There are an additional 8 spots in the french program reserved for CNFS stuents which is totally separate, I believe they interview about 15-20 candidates for those spots (french program applicants outside of the province of Ontario). Total french program seats is therefore 48. So 90 interviews for 40 spots, given that a few students reject those offers, you can expect the chances for french stream to be a 1 in 2 chance. Very different from the 575 interviews for 116 spots, roughly 1 in 5 chance. And I am 99% certain the interview invites go by 50% GPA, 50% Casper score. Mr Duck ThatMedGyal and greenceleryjuice 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyruvate123 Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Thanks Dr Duck, Do you know how many people apply to the French stream? Last year? Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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