clever_smart_boy_like_me Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 I have been lurking this forum and did some reading in the interview invites/rejects and acceptances/waitlists/rejects threads and just wondering if someone with similar stats has received an interview and subsequent offer before 2YGPA: ~3.96 (anticipating - semester is yet to finish)cGPA: ~3.5-3.6Year: Non-traditional with BSc; have recently been taking unclassified courses MCAT: ~510-512 (127 CARS); balancedECs: Good enough to get me an interview at UBC I guess Volunteer leadership roles in medical-related field; volunteer leadership role in academic position; medical work experience; research-heavy work experience in non-medical field (co-authorship publication); corporate work experience in science field; plenty of small jobs; many various volunteer positions globally (ecology/research based); music & performance (solo, bands, etc.); small business; varsity athletics; continued athletic pursuits in different sport than varsity one For anyone who may have applied at both or have experience regarding both: Is Queen's scoring for ECs similar to UBC in that the wording really influences the score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotAwkwardNerd Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Just as a bit of perspective, I applied to both UBC and Queen's this year. According to UBC, they considered my ECs to be below average with a score of around 20/50, however the same extracurriculars got me an interview at Queen's so it's honestly a bit of a toss up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clever_smart_boy_like_me Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 2 hours ago, HotAwkwardNerd said: Just as a bit of perspective, I applied to both UBC and Queen's this year. According to UBC, they considered my ECs to be below average with a score of around 20/50, however the same extracurriculars got me an interview at Queen's so it's honestly a bit of a toss up! I hope you get into Queen's then!! Thank you for the perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 I applied to both and got an interview at both so perhaps it's similar? Hard to say. I am sure my 2 year GPA helped me at Queen's as well. The difference between applying through OMSAS and to UBC is that OMSAS gives you slightly fewer characters for activity descriptions, so you have to make every word count on a level you didn't have to for UBC (not that you didn't have to for UBC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clever_smart_boy_like_me Posted June 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 On 3/25/2018 at 1:12 PM, HotAwkwardNerd said: Just as a bit of perspective, I applied to both UBC and Queen's this year. According to UBC, they considered my ECs to be below average with a score of around 20/50, however the same extracurriculars got me an interview at Queen's so it's honestly a bit of a toss up! Did you get into Queen's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotAwkwardNerd Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 1 hour ago, clever_smart_boy_like_me said: Did you get into Queen's? Yup! Was initially waitlisted but then was part of the first round of waitlist offers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clever_smart_boy_like_me Posted June 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 3 hours ago, HotAwkwardNerd said: Yup! Was initially waitlisted but then was part of the first round of waitlist offers! Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End Poverty Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 On 3/25/2018 at 2:02 AM, clever_smart_boy_like_me said: I have been lurking this forum and did some reading in the interview invites/rejects and acceptances/waitlists/rejects threads and just wondering if someone with similar stats has received an interview and subsequent offer before 2YGPA: ~3.96 (anticipating - semester is yet to finish)cGPA: ~3.5-3.6Year: Non-traditional with BSc; have recently been taking unclassified courses MCAT: ~510-512 (127 CARS); balancedECs: Good enough to get me an interview at UBC I guess Volunteer leadership roles in medical-related field; volunteer leadership role in academic position; medical work experience; research-heavy work experience in non-medical field (co-authorship publication); corporate work experience in science field; plenty of small jobs; many various volunteer positions globally (ecology/research based); music & performance (solo, bands, etc.); small business; varsity athletics; continued athletic pursuits in different sport than varsity one For anyone who may have applied at both or have experience regarding both: Is Queen's scoring for ECs similar to UBC in that the wording really influences the score? Apply, you 've nothing to loose but the application fees. I had a much lower GPA, but a slightly higher MCAT score and I got in. I applied to Queens thinking that I was just wasting money, but I got an interview and an acceptance. I actually felt that the interview style in Queen's was slightly easier that what I was used to in the Albertan schools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clever_smart_boy_like_me Posted June 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 ^ Thanks! I will be applying for sure. Glad you were accepted! There is a chance for me then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMislove Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 8 hours ago, Dr. End Poverty said: Apply, you 've nothing to loose but the application fees. I had a much lower GPA, but a slightly higher MCAT score and I got in. I applied to Queens thinking that I was just wasting money, but I got an interview and an acceptance. I actually felt that the interview style in Queen's was slightly easier that what I was used to in the Albertan schools Lol nice change in name ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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