UofT 2020 Applications DISCUSSION THREAD

[denden 9]

so calgary and alberta have cancelled interviews. U of T will probably do the same i bet 

[MD_Dream97 27]

1 minute ago, denden said:

so calgary and alberta have cancelled interviews. U of T will probably do the same i bet 

Alberta has made it online as far as I know... have they cancelled it now?

[denden 9]

Just now, MD_Dream97 said:

Alberta has made it online as far as I know... have they cancelled it now?

true, alberta is online, but U of C straight up cancelled. 

[MD_Dream97 27]

I just hope one way or another we all get some closure tomorrow. It's been torture waiting this long because even though you know it gets less and less likely to get an invite at this point; that grain of hope makes so much trouble lol. 

[dooogs 106]

bad luck after bad luck man..... 

[mdplsacceptme 35]

I hope UofT doesn’t cancel... that would be super unfair especially after making us wait for so long

[Captrex_501stlegion 81]

So I just called and they said theyre not cancelling. Like others mentioned before, they said we are likely to hear back at the end of this week or early next week. I was also told that they are currently evaluating their options and are aware of what other schools are doing. They will update us by early next week. 

[LastOneStanding 35]

Seriously I do not think 200 people doing interviews would increase the chances of getting the virus significantly, if anything I think it just adds to the element of public panic. As long as they mention that they would compensate for people who might feel the symptoms and encourage everyone to stay safe and attend hospitals if they feel they are infected, there is no need to cancel or switch to online interviews.

[mdplsacceptme 35]

5 minutes ago, LastOneStanding said:

Seriously I do not think 200 people doing interviews would increase the chances of getting the virus significantly, if anything I think it just adds to the element of public panic. As long as they mention that they would compensate for people who might feel the symptoms and encourage everyone to stay safe and attend hospitals if they feel they are infected, there is no need to cancel or switch to online interviews.

Yeah it’s literally just one weekend for an hour.. maybe they can just cancel the tours and other stuff that happens on interview day

[Godsavethequeen 20]

7 minutes ago, LastOneStanding said:

Seriously I do not think 200 people doing interviews would increase the chances of getting the virus significantly, if anything I think it just adds to the element of public panic. As long as they mention that they would compensate for people who might feel the symptoms and encourage everyone to stay safe and attend hospitals if they feel they are infected, there is no need to cancel or switch to online interviews.

I would have been inclined to agree with you a few weeks ago, but considering that it has a high mortality rate in seniors and with reports that apparently people can be asymptomatic carriers, I would have to kindly disagree. 

[HugeEuge 41]

14 minutes ago, LastOneStanding said:

Seriously I do not think 200 people doing interviews would increase the chances of getting the virus significantly, if anything I think it just adds to the element of public panic. As long as they mention that they would compensate for people who might feel the symptoms and encourage everyone to stay safe and attend hospitals if they feel they are infected, there is no need to cancel or switch to online interviews.

You have to remember that the people administering the interviews are often health care professionals. They come into contact with someone who has the virus, that could get spread to their patients, likely from the vulnerable population groups. 

[mdplsacceptme 35]

Good points, virtual interviews seem to be the best alternative 

[LastOneStanding 35]

Well I haven't heard back yet, but camera adds ten pounds! just saying! 

[rmorelan 2,526]

14 hours ago, HugeEuge said:

You have to remember that the people administering the interviews are often health care professionals. They come into contact with someone who has the virus, that could get spread to their patients, likely from the vulnerable population groups. 

yup, and if they are exposed and have to self-quarantine themselves for weeks removing vital health care resources at a time when we need to have as much capacity as possible.

 

Edited March 13 by rmorelan

[newmy88 213]

Queens just moved their last dates to online ....

[SnowmanTheSWOMEN 156]

Did anyone get confirmation of their interview time yet? Supposed to come out today

[Captrex_501stlegion 81]

17 minutes ago, premedontario said:

Did anyone get confirmation of their interview time yet? Supposed to come out today

I mean, I havent heard back about an interview yet lol

[_DrSchulsInSoles1_ 18]

U of T has cancelled all of its classes. Not sure what this means for interviews. 

[SnowmanTheSWOMEN 156]

49 minutes ago, Captrex_501stlegion said:

I mean, I havent heard back about an interview yet lol

Hey sorry to hear that I didn't mean to be insensitive... You will hear back soon! We are all in this together

[HopelessMD 5]

Do we think interviews are gonna be released today? Or will there be a delay due to all the COVID-19 madness...

[TheWayIAre 50]

7 minutes ago, HopelessMD said:

Do we think interviews are gonna be released today? Or will there be a delay due to all the COVID-19 madness...

The latter. I'd expect something next week, if at all. Obviously none of us have any idea what's exactly going on, but UofT just cancelled classes. They have more important things to worry about than applications right now.

[coconut_bao 7]

3 minutes ago, TheWayIAre said:

The latter. I'd expect something next week, if at all. Obviously none of us have any idea what's exactly going on, but UofT just cancelled classes. They have more important things to worry about than applications right now.

can someone call to ask? 

[Captrex_501stlegion 81]

42 minutes ago, coconut_bao said:

can someone call to ask? 

Ill probably call around 3. From the other invite thread it seems like emails go out as late as 2-3. 

[whatsyourplanb 5]

1 hour ago, premedontario said:

Hey sorry to hear that I didn't mean to be insensitive... You will hear back soon! We are all in this together

[88risingsun 62]

Nobody hear back today? I just called and they said the Mar 28/29 spots are not filled. Must continue into next week I guess... kind of worried because I'm OOP and usually OOP should receive invites well in advance right? Here's to the last grain of hope