Bambi Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 I would think calling 3rd reference is protocol and routine, it is nothing to worry about in my judgment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabdoctor Posted April 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 15 minutes ago, littleappythatcould said: I also just found out that my 3rd reference was contacted this morning! ugh I had the first 2 contacted about 10 days ago.....are they calling the 3rd reference routinely this year or should I worry!? anyone else? .....I know totally out of my hands but need some hope! Hey so this happened to me too yesterday and I started freaking out but from what I have heard @Bambi is absolutely right. Idk if this works in our favour but it doesn't work against you at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speculator Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 I don't think it necessarily works for or against your favour because it's just a ruling out factor. If they contact one reference and there were no red flags it doesn't mean they aren't going to call the other two! I think they want to be more thorough this year as they didn't get a chance to meet us face to face. Online interviews can be pretty different! I also don't think they would go off a single phone call so I doubt people will actually only have one reference contacted.. drcasper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeeandmed Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 One of my references just let me know that he did my reference today! I was starting to get concerned considering my last name is R. Whoo! I'm happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wannabdoctor Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 2 hours ago, MD_Dream97 said: Is there a way for us to review our application? My third referee hasn't been contacted and I want to check their email address, phone number etc. I am not sure if you can review your file, but i think you can send the correct info over to the admissions office and they may update it for you. Although I really wouldn't worry about not having a third referee contacted as most people I know only had two checks. MD_Dream97 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qplsmxksowi Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 4/17/2020 at 2:53 PM, MD_Dream97 said: Is there a way for us to review our application? My third referee hasn't been contacted and I want to check their email address, phone number etc. UofS will contact you if they aren't able to contact the reference. So, don't worry about it. MD_Dream97 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpimscared Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 So i also had my 3rd reference contacted this week. Are they calling all 3 for everyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeeandmed Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 All the applicant guide says is that the number called is at the committee's discretion. It also makes sense that more references are being contacted due to the reduced MMI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdoingmybest Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 58 minutes ago, Helpimscared said: So i also had my 3rd reference contacted this week. Are they calling all 3 for everyone? I had all three contacted as well, I wouldn't worry about it. Helpimscared 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sk2ns Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 On 4/17/2020 at 5:53 PM, MD_Dream97 said: Is there a way for us to review our application? My third referee hasn't been contacted and I want to check their email address, phone number etc. The admissions staff will contact you if they reach out and your reference doesn't respond within a week. This happened to me yesterday. MD_Dream97 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus93 Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 On 4/17/2020 at 2:53 PM, MD_Dream97 said: Is there a way for us to review our application? My third referee hasn't been contacted and I want to check their email address, phone number etc. I had wrong information and they contacted me to let me know they couldn’t get ahold of my reference MD_Dream97 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus93 Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 On 4/6/2020 at 4:53 PM, Medicine12345 said: From previous threads apparently, if you got your reference contacted that means you made the cut-off is that right? Wouldn't that essentially mean you're at least wait listed (assuming no red flags from your references)? No. Only the bottom 20% or so fail the interview so that still leave about 230 in the applicant pool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanofmed Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 On 4/6/2020 at 4:53 PM, Medicine12345 said: From previous threads apparently, if you got your reference contacted that means you made the cut-off is that right? Wouldn't that essentially mean you're at least wait listed (assuming no red flags from your references)? I would say yes because I dont see why they would go through the effort of contacting references for ones they plan on rejecting. MD_Dream97 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RejectedAgain Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 16 minutes ago, Fanofmed said: I would say yes because I dont see why they would go through the effort of contacting references for ones they plan on rejecting. I'm pretty sure this is only for OOP students. As an OOP applicant if you pass the interview you are A or WL. Don't think the same rule applies to IP applicants. MD_Dream97 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallshirts Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 I found out that one of my references hadn't submitted a reference by April 29. I reached out to the others, and they were contacted by about April 9. I hope this doesn't negatively affect anything for me. Either way, it seems like the waiting game is almost done. coffeeandmed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpimscared Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 2 hours ago, tallshirts said: I found out that one of my references hadn't submitted a reference by April 29. I reached out to the others, and they were contacted by about April 9. I hope this doesn't negatively affect anything for me. Either way, it seems like the waiting game is almost done. So this happened to me as well. Where 2 references were contacted and did the call and 3rd one who was contacted did not respond in time. I hope that does not have a negative impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speculator Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 On 4/24/2020 at 12:36 PM, MD_Dream97 said: Is there anyone who only had two referees contacted? I’m being neurotic but a month of quarantine can do that to you lol. Does having 2 versus 3 contacted mean anything in terms of waitlist position or straight offer? I'm pretty sure only 2 of my references got contacted! My third reference would have let me know MD_Dream97 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speculator Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Helpimscared said: So this happened to me as well. Where 2 references were contacted and did the call and 3rd one who was contacted did not respond in time. I hope that does not have a negative impact. I highly doubt it. If that were the case they may have asked for an alternate reference. MD_Dream97 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedWarrior Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Is there anyone who got rejected but had their references contacted? Because I was one and I was utterly confused, I thought I would atleast make it to the waiting list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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