Calgary Interview Invites/Regrets 2018

[NickAM]

Interview Date: Feb 25th 

Result: Invite 
wGPA: 3.95
MCAT: 125 CARS (my lowest section)

ECs: personal stories, 3 years of hospital volunteering, research (few pubs) & RA work, club involvement, coaching, TAing, international scholars conference.

Year: 4th year BSc

Geography: IP

 

 

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

[yake]

TIME STAMP: Jan 19 9:18 am PST
Interview Date: Feb. 24

Result: Invite
wGPA: 3.80 (yikes, just made the OOP cutoff)
MCAT: 132 CARS
ECs:  About 50/50 personal life experiences/hobbies and service/volunteer positions, not much was to do with medicine
Year: 4th year undergrad
Geography :OOP

[popsaya]

 

Interview Date: March 4 afternoon

Result: Invite!
wGPA: 3.52
MCAT: 126 CARS!!!
ECs: Lots of meaningful and personal life experiences- not all academic stuff. Lots of leadership and volunteer and research experiences + great accomplishments in music and sports. I have one first author publication. I spent lots of time on my top 10s- tried to be concise and clear and my writing generally had a good flow. I honestly think my top 10s got me an interview!! I'm still shocked and extremely happy that I got a chance to interview.

 

Year: BSc complete, Second year MSc
Geography : IP

[Physio2Doc]

Interview date: 25 Feb 18                                  

Result: Invite

Wgpa: 3.81

MCAT: 127 CARS

EC's: extensive work experience in healthcare including international opportunities, varsity athlete, some research. Strongest part of my application.

Year: completed BSc (2007), MSc (2009); physiotherapist for past 9 years.

Geography: IP

[LiconC]

On 1/28/2018 at 1:30 AM, psychsohard said:

All I can say is that I've spent the last week in complete shock that I actually got an invite. I thought with my extremely low wGPA that there was no chance in the world. For anyone with low stats feeling a bit hopeless about applications - don't give up!! Do everything you can to improve your stats, and beyond that use the rest of your application to your advantage. This was my first app cycle and I truly believe I got an interview because of my subjective "life experience" and the things I included in my Top 10.

This is inspiring. Thank you.