May 12 Countdown Thread 2020

[ThisIsMe 8]

So.... they’re literally picking names out of a hat

[James Nystead 252]

1 minute ago, MDLD said:

i think it will always be in the back of my mind i got in over someone else just beucause a computer picked my name though

Yea that is why the imposter syndrome of this class will be through the roof, more so than baseline med student imposter syndrome

[James Nystead 252]

Just now, ThisIsMe said:

So.... they’re literally picking names out of a hat

Well no, a computer is picking names out of a spreadsheet!  

[deedee908 12]

So now is there any good evidence that button=offer?

[BernieMac 526]

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[chota-don 20]

Jeeez button wielders stand up 

[noku95 4]

10 minutes ago, MDLD said:

now i would feel like a fake, like what's the point...

You have to consider that regardless, you were top ~500 out of 5000+ potential candidates - just because you didn't have to go through another round of cuts  (where more than 1/2 people end up getting accepted at Mac anyway) doesn't mean it's fake !

[MDLD 154]

Do u think it ever be possible for mac not to fill the class lol, just be funny if this backfired on them. 

I know probably not since multiple offers are not common. 

[BernieMac 526]

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[MDLD 154]

3 minutes ago, YesIcan55 said:

to the people early on who were joking about the idea that Mac will pick names out of a hat....you were right lol

this was me... shouldn't have joked around lol. 

next time I should have joked they will give full scholarships too

[James Nystead 252]

2 minutes ago, deedee908 said:

So now is there any good evidence that button=offer?

Mac's admission of a lottery system explains the wide spread of buttongangs GPA and CARS so it marginally explains it. There was an applicant with perfect stats and signs they had a good CASPer (uO interview or OOP manitoba or something like the sort) with no button tho which doesnt make sense since they should be in the top 100

[blessedbutstressed 6]

The irony is that Mcmaster was the school that pioneered innovative interview strategies like the MMI. Now when push comes to shove, they are the ones that scrap the interview all together and resort to a lottery system...

[SnowmanTheSWOMEN 156]

3 minutes ago, deedee908 said:

So now is there any good evidence that button=offer?

Button could mean accepted 205 ppl, top 100 ppl, or lottery generated 105 ppl, who knows

[James Nystead 252]

2 minutes ago, MDLD said:

this was me... shouldn't have joked around lol. 

What if Mac Med admin got the idea from your joke?

[MDLD 154]

1 minute ago, William Osler said:

What if Mac Med admin got the idea from your joke?

should have also told them to give everyone free tuition with their offer as well

^ Mac if you are listening... 

[spooked 1]

This is so chaotic.

[James Nystead 252]

1 minute ago, HeyMrSnowman said:

Button could mean accepted 205 ppl, top 100 ppl, or lottery generated 105 ppl, who knows

If anything, it'll be the entire class aka accepted 205 ppl since it makes no sense for mac to submit a list with those information since it does not matter to OMSAS servers

[James Nystead 252]

Just now, MDLD said:

^ Mac if you are listening... 

If you don't think Mac Med adcom is reading this thread and has been since yesterday, I've a bridge to sell you

[MedGoldfish 127]

6 hours ago, MedGoldfish said:

I agree with all these points.

And I also think that they used a lottery system to select offers. Wish I was trolling, but I really think they did!

... this did not age well lol

[Applicant95 82]

Just now, William Osler said:

If you don't think Mac Med adcom is reading this thread and has been since yesterday, I've a bridge to sell you

Honestly, I doubt they are for two reasons:

1. This process shows that they don't really care about their applicants.

2. Why would they?

[sprite4524 35]

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[MDLD 154]

2 minutes ago, William Osler said:

If you don't think Mac Med adcom is reading this thread and has been since yesterday, I've a bridge to sell you

haha complete joke my friend. 

 

[James Nystead 252]

I appreciate Mac for bringing this up before hand. They would have had a much smaller reaction from individuals if they released it with decisions as those without offers would be the ones upset instead of everybody (minus indigenous applicants)

[DrOtter 364]

I wonder if this will make it to the news. It is historic in so many ways.... 

[James Nystead 252]

1 minute ago, DrOtter said:

I wonder if this will make it to the news. It is historic in so many ways.... 

The Hamilton Spectator would write anything so yea probably