Kingassault 68 Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 7 hours ago, medstudentwannabe2 said: I know quite a few people who got in with last names W and Z Impressive that you know quite a few people with last names W to Z. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LastOneStanding 36 Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 I legit dreamt getting the R email last night. Had to wake up and check my actual email. It was freaky! MD_Dream97, mdplsacceptme and ForeverWaiting 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
коронавирус 85 Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 wave coming rn TIME STAMP: 1:21 Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD Result: Interview, March 29th cGPA/wGPA: 3.97/3.99 MCAT: 127/127/132/132 ECs: Lots of good stuff I am proud of Essays: Spent about a week on them. My experiences fit the prompts well. Year: 4th yr UG Geography: IP Babybilly and PreMed#219099 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Allthegoodusernamesaregone 3 Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 TIME STAMP: March 6th, 1:25 pm Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD Result: Interview, March 28th cGPA/wGPA: 3.90/3.95 MCAT: met cut-offs ECs: hospital volunteering 2 years, TA 1 semester, research and lab manager 2 years, church volunteering 5 years, major accident in 2nd year undergrad that impacted my ability to commit to EC's Essays: Spent a week or so on them. I was very honest and open on those, tried to provide a different perspective. Year: 4th yr UG Geography: OOP, BC I can't believe it, I'm still in shock. I've gotten rejects from all other schools this cycle, so I'm really thankful for this opportunity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phgylover5 22 Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 TIME STAMP: March 6th @ 1:21pm Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD March 29th Result: Invite!!! cGPA/wGPA: cGPA 3.98 (don't qualify for wGPA) MCAT: Above cut offs ECs: lots of undergrad research + different unique things (PM for more details) Essays: started thinking of them 2 month in advance + had manyyyy people review/give feedback Year: 3rd year undergrad (last year) Geography: OOP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vmed88 13 Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 TIME STAMP: March 6 1:21pm EST Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD Result: Interview, March 29th cGPA/wGPA: 3.89/3.93 MCAT: 128/129/129/130 (516) ECs: Long term and diverse, very involved in a variety of academic and non-academic activities Essays: wrote them the night before but they were very genuine Year: 4th year UG Geography: IP Feeling so blessed.. never thought U of T was a possibility with a ‘lower’ GPA. Congrats to all☺️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnnaB 1 Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Does anyone know if rejections are also going out now? bhaggy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watermelon123 0 Posted March 7, 2020 Report Share Posted March 7, 2020 Would it be safe to assume that one has been rejected if they didn't get an interview invite yesterday? TheHopefulMD, chxiel, LastOneStanding and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LastOneStanding 36 Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 . mustgetin 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ijustwantanmd 14 Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 18 hours ago, watermelon123 said: Would it be safe to assume that one has been rejected if they didn't get an interview invite yesterday? Idk heard something about new wave next week- see discussions thread Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theevilsloth 110 Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 TIME STAMP: March 6 1:21pm EST Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD Result: Interview, March 29th cGPA/wGPA: --/3.96 MCAT: 129/128/128/131 ECs: Nothing super unique or with a wow factor. I do have a bit of everything though. Essays: Spent about a month on them Year: Gap year Geography: IP Good luck to everyone still waiting! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redbeanbun 28 Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 TIME STAMP: March 10th 2:13pm Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD, March 29 Result: Invite cGPA/wGPA: 3.95/3.97 MCAT: 131/129/132/130 ECs: Some clubs, volunteering, and research (no pubs). Nothing exceptional. PM if you want more details! Essays: Spent around two months on them, tried really hard. Year: 4th year undergrad Geography: IP Good luck to everyone who's still waiting - I know how brutal the wait is. After the wave last week I had basically given up hope so I'm super pleasantly surprised. mdplsacceptme, bruh and CerebellumGeek 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JustTrynaGetMyMD 9 Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 STILL CAN'T BELIEVE I'M FILLING ONE OF THOSE. DOING THIS BECAUSE I USED FOLLOW THESE SINCE HIGH SCHOOL! TIME STAMP: March 10th 2:13pm Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD, March 28 Result: Invite cGPA/wGPA: 3.85/3.97 MCAT: 127/124/128/126 ECs: Lots of clubs (leadership positions as well), health care volunteering, health advocacy and community involvement. Barely any research experience Essays: Spent around a few weeks on them, tried really hard. Got some help from a professor and a med student Year: 4th year undergrad Geography: IP Good luck to everyone who is still waiting for a response! newtouoft, Dr. Tictac and bruh 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bruh 502 Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 TIME STAMP: 12:30 MDT Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD March 28th Result: Invite! cGPA/wGPA: 3.60/not eligible (submitted AEE) YES, that’s right. 3.60 cGPA!!! wGPA would be 3.90 if they accepted my AEE. MCAT: 510 (3 attempts, 1st attempt being 494) ECs: Very strong on the volunteering side (founder, president of clubs, general manager of non profit organization, volunteer trainer at hospital, worked with schizophrenic and Alzheimer’s patients directly). Very weak on the research side. No pubs. Just volunteered at a lab for a few months. Essays: wrote them the night before! But must have been strong cause my GPA is terrible! Year: Finished UG in 2016. No Masters. Geography: OOP This is unbelievable news for me. I remember when I applied I had no hope for UofT given my GPA being the lowest possible to even apply to the program! I also didn’t do a masters and have very little research experience. I was waiting for a rejection this week. Actually I had been waiting for it ever since. I am posting here to show you all that you don’t need a 3.99 GPA, you don’t need a 520 MCAT, you don’t need a masters or publications. All those things are great, but if you don’t have them, the game is not over. Also, it doesn’t matter where you start. I started with a 2.9 GPA in first year and a 494 MCAT. Any sane human would have told me to forget medicine, but I worked hard and turned it all around. I have 2 interviews this year and I hope to make them count! Good luck to you all. Don’t give up. vms, RaptorsFan123, Allthegoodusernamesaregone and 21 others 24 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kreedz 104 Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 TIME STAMP: 2pm est Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD March 28th Result: invite cGPA/wGPA: 3.98 MCAT: barely above cutoffs ECs: a couple of volunteering positions in community, exec of 1 club, 1 abstract/poster Essays: i felt these were a big weak point of my application, because i did them all in 1 day with no one to edit Year: UG Geography: IP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SnowmanTheSWOMEN 156 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 TIME STAMP: ~2 PM EST Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD March 28th Result: Invite cGPA/wGPA: 4.0 MCAT: Above cutoffs ECs: Local and global volunteering, Club founder/execs, Music, Research without publication Essays: Got rejected in 3rd year when I wrote a cookie-cutter essay. This time around I wrote the most heartfelt, genuine essay possible. Spent about a week in total. Year: 4th year UG Geography: IP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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patience&persistence 0 Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 So I've apparently heard that Calgary cancelled their remaining interviews? and that Queens moved to online interviews now (I'm assuming other schools will follow)... does anyone know the status for Toronto? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
panda999 0 Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 4:56 PM, RiderSx said: TIME STAMP: 12:30 MDT Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD March 28th Result: Invite! cGPA/wGPA: 3.60/not eligible (submitted AEE) YES, that’s right. 3.60 cGPA!!! wGPA would be 3.90 if they accepted my AEE. MCAT: 510 (3 attempts, 1st attempt being 494) ECs: Very strong on the volunteering side (founder, president of clubs, general manager of non profit organization, volunteer trainer at hospital, worked with schizophrenic and Alzheimer’s patients directly). Very weak on the research side. No pubs. Just volunteered at a lab for a few months. Essays: wrote them the night before! But must have been strong cause my GPA is terrible! Year: Finished UG in 2016. No Masters. Geography: OOP This is unbelievable news for me. I remember when I applied I had no hope for UofT given my GPA being the lowest possible to even apply to the program! I also didn’t do a masters and have very little research experience. I was waiting for a rejection this week. Actually I had been waiting for it ever since. I am posting here to show you all that you don’t need a 3.99 GPA, you don’t need a 520 MCAT, you don’t need a masters or publications. All those things are great, but if you don’t have them, the game is not over. Also, it doesn’t matter where you start. I started with a 2.9 GPA in first year and a 494 MCAT. Any sane human would have told me to forget medicine, but I worked hard and turned it all around. I have 2 interviews this year and I hope to make them count! Good luck to you all. Don’t give up. Congrats on getting an interview! This is really inspiring for me since my GPA also isn't very high like the average interviewee. What do you think really made you stand out the most? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YoungDumb&Broke 0 Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 2:56 PM, RiderSx said: TIME STAMP: 12:30 MDT Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD March 28th Result: Invite! cGPA/wGPA: 3.60/not eligible (submitted AEE) YES, that’s right. 3.60 cGPA!!! wGPA would be 3.90 if they accepted my AEE. MCAT: 510 (3 attempts, 1st attempt being 494) ECs: Very strong on the volunteering side (founder, president of clubs, general manager of non profit organization, volunteer trainer at hospital, worked with schizophrenic and Alzheimer’s patients directly). Very weak on the research side. No pubs. Just volunteered at a lab for a few months. Essays: wrote them the night before! But must have been strong cause my GPA is terrible! Year: Finished UG in 2016. No Masters. Geography: OOP This is unbelievable news for me. I remember when I applied I had no hope for UofT given my GPA being the lowest possible to even apply to the program! I also didn’t do a masters and have very little research experience. I was waiting for a rejection this week. Actually I had been waiting for it ever since. I am posting here to show you all that you don’t need a 3.99 GPA, you don’t need a 520 MCAT, you don’t need a masters or publications. All those things are great, but if you don’t have them, the game is not over. Also, it doesn’t matter where you start. I started with a 2.9 GPA in first year and a 494 MCAT. Any sane human would have told me to forget medicine, but I worked hard and turned it all around. I have 2 interviews this year and I hope to make them count! Good luck to you all. Don’t give up. That's amazing. Congrats! PM'd you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MDrapper 14 Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 Are March 28th/29 days full? No more waves? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denden 9 Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 44 minutes ago, MDrapper said: Are March 28th/29 days full? No more waves? a message from u of t is the only way you'll get an answer to this. not here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deviation 0 Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 TIME STAMP: 4:14 Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD Result: Interview, March 29th cGPA/wGPA: 3.90/3.97 MCAT: 130/128/130/128 ECs: Mainly programming and graphic design, some business ECs, some volunteering, not much scientific research, few leadership positions. Essays: Took one month and many drafts. I tried to answer the questions genuinely. Year: 4th year UG Geography: IP I had lost all hope until I checked my email today. I didn't receive an invite last year, even though I had better GPA and similar ECs (though I put in a lot more effort on the essays this year). Best of luck to everyone! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hopefullythisyear 4 Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 TIME STAMP: 4:14 pm Friday March 13th Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD Result: Interview, March 29th cGPA/wGPA: ~3.94 MCAT: 128/129/129/128 ECs: Sports teams, volunteering, research (one publication), tutoring, singing in a choir, campus societies, fitness, hobbies like visual arts and photography Essays: Thought about them for a while but the actual writing process was fairly last minute Year: Graduated UG in 2019, currently working Geography: IP Two years ago I got an interview invite and last year I didn't. Really was losing hope for this year so I'm so glad I got an interview! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Weluvmedicine 21 Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 TIME STAMP: 2:21 pm March 16th Interview Date (MD or MD/PhD): MD Result: reject cGPA/wGPA: 3.92 MCAT: well above cutoffs ECs: lots of volunteering in my cultural group over many years and settings, some research, more volunteering Essays: worked on them for a very long time; had multiple editors. put a lot of effort into them and really felt proud of them Year: 4th year UG Geography: IP disappointed. I felt fairly confident Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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