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hopeIbeOT Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 1 hour ago, lalalalaura said: I'm curious as to if any of our MMI days will be cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions? A friend of a friend just had her med school MMI cancelled at University of Calgary - hope it doesn't happen to any of us! Would it be moved to online? I’m assuming if Mcmaster cancels the in-person interviews, they would be moved to online as well thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rehabchick Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 I'm a student at Mac right now and have overheard profs from OT and med talking about how the interviews will be moved to online format. It's been done before in other situations, so I wouldn't worry. accountdeleted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT OT HOPEFUL Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 Do you guys think this will effect UFT's CAP tests for PT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OT/PT_Hopeful Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 3 hours ago, PT OT HOPEFUL said: Do you guys think this will effect UFT's CAP tests for PT? Saw this on the UofT website: "*New for the 2020 cycle: the CAP exam will be administered online.*" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTH0PEFUL97 Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 22 hours ago, lalalalaura said: I'm curious as to if any of our MMI days will be cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions? A friend of a friend just had her med school MMI cancelled at University of Calgary - hope it doesn't happen to any of us! I got an email today from McMaster that all MMI interviews will be held online! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rehabhopeful Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 1 hour ago, lalalalaura said: That's so interesting and great to know! I am going to go ahead and expect that this will happen for U of A MMIs too! Thanks for sharing! I would expect so too, especially since they moved their med school MMIs to online format. I'm glad I didn't book accommodations yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waitlisted204 Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 5:18 PM, OT254KE said: Thank you for responding. I am just waiting patiently. Good luck to us all. Hi, I got my interview invite for UofM late March! It might even take them longer now with the CoVid starting to spread here :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OT254KE Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 6 hours ago, waitlisted204 said: Hi, I got my interview invite for UofM late March! It might even take them longer now with the CoVid starting to spread here :/ So that’s when they generally respond? How was the interview process? Where did you end up choosing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTherapy2020 Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Hi, Has anyone heard what kind of GPA successful out-of-province OT applicants have had for UofM? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excitedforfuture Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Just received a rejection letter for U of A PT OOP, just incase anyone is looking to see where they're at in the process. They said it was due to my GPA not being high enough (it was 3.83 according to my ORPAS application). Good luck everyone, I'm routing for you all :-) accountdeleted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoKnows2020 Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 Applied PT: U of A (in province), McMaster, Queens, Western UK: Brighton, Essex, Queen MargaretAccepted: U of A, Brighton, Queen Margaret, QueensWaitlisted: McMasterRejected: Essex (I declined interview), Western Interview Offer: U of A, McMaster, Brighton, Essex GPA: ORPAS SGPA-3.88 Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: Reference from a professor who runs my program, have worked with this prof as an RA and been in multiple small classes with this professor. Practical reference from a two-term practicum supervisor. Essays okay, had them edited by references and other Physios I work with. Over 1000 hours as a PTA, volunteering with a movement program for all abilities, volunteering with the local animal shelter. Over 4000 hours working with children in a growth and development setting. Goodluck everyone!! ----- May 8/20- U of A Offers Sent Out I will be headed to U of A (Calgary Campus)! Congrats everyone so far, and fingers crossed for those waiting to hear still! ---- I do want to mention this for those that are looking to apply in the future as I wish I knew a little more about international grades: For anyone who did an exchange that is in their past two years when applying, schools may or may not take the grades! It depends on if they are transferable or not. I know that Western took my exchange grades (which lowered my GPA to around a 3.76, from the 3.88 calculated by ORPAS). Im not sure if U of A took the grades, but there are indications that they did not. Ultimately, I would contact each individual department as each case is different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTbound07 Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 3 hours ago, WhoKnows2020 said: Applied PT: U of A (in province), McMaster, Queens, Western UK: Brighton, Essex, Queen MargaretAccepted: BrightonWaitlisted:Rejected: Interview: U of A, McMaster, Brighton, Essex (I declined interview)GPA: ORPAS SGPA-3.88 (most likely lower due to ORPAS not including international exchange grades)Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: Reference from a professor who runs my program, have worked with this prof as an RA and been in multiple small classes with this professor. Practical reference from a two-term practicum supervisor. Essays okay, had them edited by references and other Physios I work with. Over 1000 hours as a PTA, volunteering with a movement program for all abilities, volunteering with the local animal shelter. Over 4000 hours working with children in a growth and development setting. --------- Mainly posting as I wanted to give an update in regards to U of A MMI's. I received an email today that they are becoming ONLINE interviews, however the structure is unknown. It also appears that they are re-offering the interview position to those who previously declined due to the change in format. Goodluck everyone!! Hey when did you hear from Brighton? They told me mid-March and still haven’t got anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoKnows2020 Posted March 18, 2020 Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 7 hours ago, PTbound07 said: Hey when did you hear from Brighton? They told me mid-March and still haven’t got anything Have you checked your application? Im not sure if you applied through UCAS, but I applied to Brighton directly and did not receive notification of an offer. However, I checked my application directly and it stated I had an offer made on March 11! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PT applicant Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 wonder if we will get a chance to retake the casper for ualberta if we have already taken one earlier for another school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTProspective Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Is the casper score really going to fully replace the MMI in terms of how it is weighted at uofa? I would think that a casper score worth 50% of your admissions score and more than your gpa would be highly unfair. I don't think it would be representative of the characteristics of those with a slow typing speed as well as considering other schools have never weighted it heavily and there is minimal research on its validity since it is fairly new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rehabhopeful Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, PTProspective said: Is the casper score really going to fully replace the MMI in terms of how it is weighted at uofa? I would think that a casper score worth 50% of your admissions score and more than your gpa would be highly unfair. I don't think it would be representative of the characteristics of those with a slow typing speed as well as considering other schools have never weighted it heavily and there is minimal research on its validity since it is fairly new. I wondered the same thing, so I emailed them today. I will post on here when I get an answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastcoastpt Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 In case any Dal applicants haven’t checked the website lately - it looks like interviews will be cancelled. I haven’t heard anything about alternative options yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTbound07 Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 1 hour ago, eastcoastpt said: In case any Dal applicants haven’t checked the website lately - it looks like interviews will be cancelled. I haven’t heard anything about alternative options yet. I wonder how this will affect the selection process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waitlisted204 Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 To anyone who applied at UofM, they’re moving to online interviews! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoKnows2020 Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 5 hours ago, PT applicant said: wonder if we will get a chance to retake the casper for ualberta if we have already taken one earlier for another school U of A stated in the email if you have already taken the CASPer, you just add them on to the distribution list. I dont know if the system would allow you to write it again or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTOTHOPEFUL Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 On 3/20/2020 at 11:47 PM, PTbound07 said: I wonder how this will affect the selection process Wow. I wonder if they’ll just take the applicants with the top gpa/CASPer combined score? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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