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CaRMS 2021 Interviews--DISCUSSIONS
callmeswags replied to MedHopeful93's topic in CaRMS and CaRMS applications
Timestamp for mine was 1:02 PM EST - I am an OOP CMG. Best of luck. -
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CaRMS 2021 Interviews--DISCUSSIONS
callmeswags replied to MedHopeful93's topic in CaRMS and CaRMS applications
Yes, but only to the extent that most people want to stay in their home province and are able to offer more compelling reasons in their interviews for why they want to train at an in-province school, and programs probably have a preference for taking students who are likely to stay in their community after residency. But there isn't a quota in the same way that there is for med school admissions, at least not to my knowledge. -
Wondering about this as well. The only thing I've heard for the Mac MMI is that for one station they have access to your CV, so I imagine there's a question related to that.
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callmeswags replied to MedHopeful93's topic in CaRMS and CaRMS applications
To add to above (I'm not sure if this will help or hurt, but I hope and mean for it to help <3): I've participated in student hiring before in a related field, and I have to say, choosing between a group of immensely talented applicants is incredibly hard. Often times, it's basically a coin toss. The reality is that we've all made it this far and will be great residents, regardless of rejections from this flawed system. -
Anyone interested in CARMS Interview practice?
callmeswags replied to yo_yo_yo123's topic in CaRMS and CaRMS applications
Me too! -
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Survey of the audience: When answering behavioral questions in CaRMS interviews (i.e. tell me about a time when...) is it bad/less desirable to talk about experiences from before med school? I assume some of them will ask specifically about clinical examples, and I obviously plan to use clerkship stories for that, but my better teamwork / leadership / working under pressure etc. examples are probably from the job I had 4 years ago before med school. Same deal with being asked to talk about meaningful things on my CV - most are from before med school. Curious to know what others think.
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I think most of the FM programs will be last week of Feb. Nice of UofT to acknowledge receipt of applications. Although any email notifications I get from CaRMS or specifics schools between now and April will make me slightly tachycardic lol.
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word count for carms essays
callmeswags replied to bellejolie's topic in Medical Student General Discussions
When a program says "Approximately 500 words" - opinions on what the upper limit here would be? I'm at about 530, really don't want to cut down any more, but also worried about being sent to the reject pile for an extra sentence or two -
word count for carms essays
callmeswags replied to bellejolie's topic in Medical Student General Discussions
My instinct is to not dip below ~20% of the word limit, but if you feel like your statements are really strong then it might be okay. It would be helpful to get others to read them and give you some feedback. -
Family medicine reference letters
callmeswags replied to Cloud_95's topic in CaRMS and CaRMS applications
I'm in the same boat, and know a few others who are as well. From my understanding it shouldn't be a major issue. -
Sounds fine I think! I would just go with a card though, it would probably mean more to them than a $10 gift.