And you are..Accepted / (Good) Waitlisted / Rejected?!?

[Guest LT76]

Status: Accepted from the waitlist

 

Graduate/ Anglophone

 

1st time applying. 2 interviews (Mac and Ottawa). Pre-interview rejection from NOSM.

 

Personal Information:

Family member Doctor: none

Year in School: 7.

Which Schools are you in or been too: Mac, RMC, U Laval

Program/Major: BEng, MSc (Physics)

WPGA: 3.87

Ottawa area resident: Yep.

Research Publications: 3 (one first-author, two co-author)

Fancy Extracurricular / Travel: varsity sports (running, rowing, sailing), marathons, triathlons / Central America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe

Fancy Volunteering / Clinical experience: volunteer fire fighter, IBSA (international blind games), habitat for humanity (Mexico) / Cancer Clinic

Fancy Employment: a variety of engineering/research jobs including a summer in Belgium

Fancy Awards: nothing too fancy – conference presentation award, governor general.

Talents: (we do have a Med Show to put on...) I’ll do anything accept for singing .

 

Why Medicine? (Three sentences or less please): childhood dream – teacher, healer, and researcher.

 

Why Ottawa? The only school that accepts me . I live here and it’s a great city!

 

I have already picked my residency and it is... family medicine

[Guest medstudnt]

APPLICATION STATUS:rejected

 

Double Accepted: N/A

 

Accepted: 1) UWO(going here!! )

2) Queens

 

Good Waitlisted: Mac

 

Bad Waitlisted / Rejected: Ottawa, UT

 

Will you apply again? NO WAY!!! lol

 

WHICH TRACK

Undergraduate

 

WHICH STREAM

Anglophone

 

HOW MANY TIMES APPLIED?

1st time

 

Personal Information:

Family member Doctor: First in the family

Year in School: 3rd

Which School are you in or been too: UWO

Program/Major: Physiology

Degrees:1

MCAT Scores: BS-14 PS-14 VR-12 WS-S

WGPA: 3.96

Ottawa area resident: no

Research Publications: N

Fancy Extracurricular / Travel: CARIBBEAN woohoo:hat

Fancy Volunteering / Clinical experience: hospital volunteering

Fancy Employment: receptionist in X-RAY/US clinic parttime, pharmacy assistant

Fancy Awards:undergrad awards

Talents:

 

Why Medicine? Enjoy interacting with people and seeing a dramatic change in an individuals health or well-being.

 

Why Ottawa?

 

Unfortunately, never Ottawa

 

If I could bring only one thing with me to Medical School for the next four years: family

 

I have already picked my residency and it is...

 

surgery or rads

[Ace4]

I just discovered this site and thought posting my stats would help out those who are planning to apply to medicine in the future.

 

Finished bachelor of science honours in biochemistry at Mc Master.

 

GPA: 3.97

 

MCAT:

 

BS-12

PS-14

VR-13

WS-S

 

ECs include: hospital volunteer work, varsity volleyball, research and many other humanitarian projects.

 

Hobbies include: TRAVELLING:)

 

Applied to: Queens, Mc Master, UT, UWO and UO

 

Interview invites at: Queens, Mc Master, UT and UWO

 

Waitlisted at: UWO, UT

 

Accepted at: Mc Master, UWO

 

In the fall I will be attending Mc Master.

[rugger48]

did my honours BSc. at U of T with a double major in physiology and math and a minor in sociology.

 

first time applying to med schools. i applied to U of T, queens, mcmaster, western and ottawa.

 

got rejected pre-interview at mcmaster.

i interviewed at the other 4 schools.

 

accepted: U of T, ottawa,

waitlisted: western, queens

 

I have whole-heartedly accepted U of T.

 

MCAT: PS 12, BS 12, VR 10, WS S

GPA: 3.93 (U of T formula)

 

2 summers of reseaerch (no publications), volunteered in various departments in hospitals, BBDC, SLRI.

tons of student government positions, terms in residence/student council, varsity rugby, coach intramural rugby, play Div I intramural soccer, high school softball team, cross country team etc., 3 years doing orientation/frosh week, RA for my floor in rez, various university clubs and organizations, a few scholarships (mostly academic), tutoring high school and university students, many part-time jobs etc.