enmdkodof Posted December 14, 2019 Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dduk Posted December 14, 2019 Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 4x re-applicant here. TIME STAMP: December 12, 2019 (11:28pm PT)Interview Invite or Regrets: InviteEarly or Regular Deadline: RegularGPA or AGPA (if applicable): 88.72 (OGPA) --> (AQ of 28.46 for last year)MCAT (CPBS / CARS / BBFL / PSBB): 512 (129/126/128/129) Current Degree (UG/Bachelors/Masters/PhD): Bachelors of Science (UofT)Geography (IP/OOP): IPExtracurricular Activities (awards, achievements, volunteering, employment, research, etc.): Currently volunteering at a hospital, stroke recovery group, and SOBC (started all of them 2 years ago when I moved back to BC from UofT in 2017). I also have multiple part-time jobs. I did some volunteering and started a club at UofT in my last year of undergrad. Not much research experience (no publications or presentations). My NAQ section has always been the weakest part of my application. In my first application, I had an NAQ score of around 10. In my second application, a score of 17. In my third application last year, I managed to get an NAQ score of 24 which put me just above the TFR cutoff, so I interviewed last year but was wait-listed with a below-average interview and was not accepted. This year marks my fourth application and honestly, I didn't have high hope of receiving an interview since the NAQ scoring can vary so much year to year and I barely met the TFR cutoff last year. Very grateful for receiving the interview and will work hard to prepare for it. jero123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuber2000 Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 On 12/12/2019 at 6:58 PM, healthscireject said: TIME STAMP: Dec 12, 2:28 PM ESTInterview Invite or Regrets: Invite!Early or Regular Deadline: RegularGPA or AGPA (if applicable): 95%MCAT (CPBS / CARS / BBFL / PSBB): 523 (131/131/131/130)Current Degree (UG/Bachelors/Masters/PhD): UG (3rd year)Geography (IP/OOP): OOPExtracurricular Activities (awards, achievements, volunteering, employment, research, etc.): Unique high performance section, lots of leadership in diverse variety of NPOs/clubs, research (1 first-author pub, others pending), sports (intramurals - nothing special), other cookie-cutter volunteering, a few jobs Super excited to see you all in February! 2nd year undergrad student lurking these forums lol. Can you enlighten me on how one gets a first author publication in 3rd year undergrad???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theevilsloth Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Cuber2000 said: 2nd year undergrad student lurking these forums lol. Can you enlighten me on how one gets a first author publication in 3rd year undergrad???? By getting really lucky with a productive PI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBChopefulpls Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 Do we know rough estimates of GPA AQ scores and percentiles? Like what would a 80, 90, 95% average be for AQ and percentile? It's frustrating not getting scores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theevilsloth Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 16 hours ago, UBChopefulpls said: Do we know rough estimates of GPA AQ scores and percentiles? Like what would a 80, 90, 95% average be for AQ and percentile? It's frustrating not getting scores Check the AQ formula from last year. Your actual AQ will be a bit lower due to the higher averages this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankytank Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 TIME STAMP: December 12, 2019 (11:26pm PT)Interview Invite or Regrets: InviteEarly or Regular Deadline: RegularGPA or AGPA (if applicable): 86.04(AGPA) --> (AQ of 24 last year)MCAT (CPBS / CARS / BBFL / PSBB): 509 (125/130/126/128) Current Degree (UG/Bachelors/Masters/PhD): BHK 2017 Geography (IP/OOP): IPExtracurricular Activities (NAQ 36 last year): Employment: kayak guide, odd jobs (firewood/gardening), office, ski patrol, respite care, paramedic, first aid attendant... volunteer: youth volleyball coach, VGH renal unit, VASS ski instructor, international volunteer (kinesiologist), mental health rehabilitation... Research - none. Other: varsity/national sport, travel, advocacy (lgbtq+ youth, housing insecure youth), life experiences, hobbies/things that give me joy. Third application, second interview (waitlisted last cycle). Thanks to everyone who posted when the regrets came out. Exciting and inspiring to see snippets of so many lives and the diverse ways people are contributing to our communities Thank you! almondmilklatte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soul_brother Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 TIME STAMP: Monday Interview Invite or Regrets: Regrets Early or Regular Deadline: Regular GPA or AGPA (if applicable): 87.6% MCAT (CPBS / CARS / BBFL / PSBB): (129, 125, 127, 125) Current Degree (UG/Bachelors/Masters/PhD): Bachelor of Arts & Science and Bachelor of Education Geography (IP/OOP): OOP Extracurricular Activities: Worked and lived in France as a Customer Service Manager for a French company (fully bilingual) for 3 years; public high school math/science/sociology teacher in Toronto for 8 years, and one year in Paris, France. Volunteered with individuals with developmental disabilities; Created a conversation circle for new immigrants to practice their English; Organized school science trips to the Galapagos Islands and Costa Rica to study sustainable development and ecosystems; Coached a cross-country team; Developed curriculum related to gender studies; LGBTQ Coordinator for McMaster University; Millenial Scholar and more. NAQ Range: 75-100th My Result: HongHongHong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maruo Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 Congratulations and good luck to everyone invited! HongHongHong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aldywood Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 TIME STAMP: December 12, 11:27am PST Interview Invite or Regrets: Invite Early or Regular Deadline: Regular GPA or AGPA (if applicable): I think aGPA 81.8% but maybe higher if any of courses from my 3 year communication design diploma were included MCAT (CPBS / CARS / BBFL / PSBB): 126 / 131 / 124 / 128 Current Degree (UG/Bachelors/Masters/PhD): Bachelor Arts Geography (IP/OOP): IP Extracurricular Activities (awards, achievements, volunteering, employment, research, etc.): I'm 38, so tons of stuff. I had 19 work experience entries, lots with thousands of hours. Parent of 8 and 4 year old. Various volunteer activities including chair of school PAC for 3 years. Becoming fluent in a second language. Professional printmaking artist. No research and I self-studied for the MCAT. I also applied for rural seats and have lived in two different small towns (<5000) for combined 20 years, and worked a summer on a floating barge in Haida Gwaii. HongHongHong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birb Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Posting late but posting for future reference Interview Invite or Regrets: Regrets Early or Regular Deadline: Regular? I think GPA or AGPA (if applicable): 92.1/92.5 MCAT (CPBS / CARS / BBFL / PSBB): 131/132/131/130 Current Degree (UG/Bachelors/Masters/PhD): 2nd year Masters Geography (IP/OOP): OOP Extracurricular Activities (awards, achievements, volunteering, employment, research, etc.): Lots of research stuff including NSERC CGS-M, a couple of 2nd author papers, posters, 1 presentation; outside of research, nothing special: I TAed and had a couple of long term leadership roles, one in a school club and another in a community volunteering thing NAQ Range: 0-25th percentile lmfao My Result: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongHongHong Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 On 1/30/2020 at 7:39 PM, birb said: Posting late but posting for future reference Interview Invite or Regrets: Regrets Early or Regular Deadline: Regular? I think GPA or AGPA (if applicable): 92.1/92.5 MCAT (CPBS / CARS / BBFL / PSBB): 131/132/131/130 Current Degree (UG/Bachelors/Masters/PhD): 2nd year Masters Geography (IP/OOP): OOP Extracurricular Activities (awards, achievements, volunteering, employment, research, etc.): Lots of research stuff including NSERC CGS-M, a couple of 2nd author papers, posters, 1 presentation; outside of research, nothing special: I TAed and had a couple of long term leadership roles, one in a school club and another in a community volunteering thing NAQ Range: 0-25th percentile lmfao My Result: This looks a lot like your extracurriculars (EC) weren't written well — something I myself have suffered from! My issue was describing how the EC let me grow/impacted my world view, rather than what exactly each EC entailed. I hope this helps with your future applications and you're definitely a strong candidate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itski Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Super late post (just joined) but for future reference! Interview Invite or Regrets: Invite Early or Regular Deadline: Regular GPA or AGPA (if applicable): 86% MCAT (CPBS / CARS / BBFL / PSBB): 131/128/131/130 Current Degree (UG/Bachelors/Masters/PhD): 4th year UG Geography (IP/OOP): IP Extracurricular Activities (awards, achievements, volunteering, employment, research, etc.): Very typical and not super long-term? research (no pubs), hospital volunteer, clubs, ARCT in piano & performances & teaching, some scattered volunteering/leadership positions continued from HS & part-time jobs Felt really fortunate to have received an interview and am dying to hear back (in a few days!!!) haha EDIT: waitlisted aldywood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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