hobbes Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 after interviews today during the presentation Chantal stated that the admissions committee are considering reimplementing the good/bad waitlist emails for the current application cycle (bad will include the sentence "unlikely to receive an offer"). This was based on feedback of last year's students where some wanted to have a better idea of their position on the waitlist before accepting other schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sincere Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 I do hope they do this for mental health's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthicsForBreakfast Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Amen. It was extremely frustrating to be an applicant last year. Med school acceptances are already astonishingly late compared to things like law, grad school etc. and being left in the dark as to your position on the waitlist really puts your life on hold for at least a month after the original round of acceptances come in May. I think everyone would agree that we'd prefer being told it's highly unlikely even if it is a hit to the ol' ego than simply being told to wait it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady23 Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Have no idea why they thought it was a good idea to remove it in the first place... It's kind of selfish waitlisting every single applicant with no indication of where they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eudaimonia Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Does anyone have info on how large the waitlist is and how much it has moved in past years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg_ Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 @Eudaimonia According to AFMC, 164 spots out of 575 interviews (English + French stream). Every year for the past 3 years, ~90 people have declined their offers, so you're looking at around ~90 person WL movement. However, this does not include people who accepted another offer who were high up on the WL (since they never received an offer), so the WL probably moves around ~100 spots. When you factor in WL movement, you have about a 40% chance of getting accepted. If you are not offered admission right away at Ottawa, you are automatically put on the WL. The WL is ranked based on GPA + interview score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eudaimonia Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 @Heisenberg_ There is no specific info about the numbers in each stream is there? Ah I thought I read what brady23 wrote incorrectly but it's true there are no rejections! Definitely agree that I'd want to know if I was low on the list so I can move on with my life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg_ Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Eudaimonia said: @Heisenberg_ There is no specific info about the numbers in each stream is there? Ah I thought I read what brady23 wrote incorrectly but it's true there are no rejections! Definitely agree that I'd want to know if I was low on the list so I can move on with my life As far as I know, there is no data on each stream. However, I think it is safe to assume that most of the movement is from the English stream. I'm pretty sure there are no rejections unless you say 'shithole countries' in your interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruh Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 44 minutes ago, Heisenberg_ said: As far as I know, there is no data on each stream. However, I think it is safe to assume that most of the movement is from the English stream. I'm pretty sure there are no rejections unless you say 'shithole countries' in your interview. Yup. I asked Chantal in person and she confirmed that everyone will either get an acceptance or waitlist email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futureMDdoctor Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Does the waitlist ranking system factor in the GPA you applied with or do they include your grades from the 2017-2018 academic year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GITG Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 1 hour ago, futureMDdoctor said: Does the waitlist ranking system factor in the GPA you applied with or do they include your grades from the 2017-2018 academic year? the former Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluecolorisnice Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Do you just need ID for your interview or anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eudaimonia Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, friedchickendude said: Do you just need ID for your interview or anything else? Yup and your best self Food is taken care of haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluecolorisnice Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, Eudaimonia said: Yup and your best self Food is taken care of haha Thanks eh! will have fried chicken after for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futureMDdoctor Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 18 hours ago, GITG said: the former Thank you @GITG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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