HoopDreamssss Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Hello there! I am making a list of schools to apply for this upcoming cycle and just curious if Dalhousie is worth applying with a very low MCAT score (504). I do meet all the cutoffs but the overall score is poor as you can tell. I have a strong GPA (3.9 for Dal). Not sure how my ECs are relative to other applicants but I hope they are somewhat average! I have several awards/scholarships (research, academic, community service), a few short-term jobs (1-2 years), several volunteering activities and other typical cookie-cutter activities. Any thoughts or input would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88rising Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 If you have the time to pump out the "why you want to be a doctor" essay + the maritime connection essay, then I think you should go for it. MCAT is not given much weight at Dal, so with your high GPA and a strong connection to the east coast I think you have a fighting chance. Good luck! HoopDreamssss and Malk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chels1267 Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 The OOP pool at Dal is fairly competitive, not sure a 504 will be enough? HoopDreamssss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garceyues Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Chels1267 said: The OOP pool at Dal is fairly competitive, not sure a 504 will be enough? What would be considered "competitive" for an OOP applicant? To my knowledge Dal doesn't disclose the differences between the OOP and IP pool stats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chels1267 Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 3 hours ago, garceyues said: What would be considered "competitive" for an OOP applicant? To my knowledge Dal doesn't disclose the differences between the OOP and IP pool stats. I would suggest looking at the accepted/waitlisted thread to see, I know Dal used to provide average accepted stats based on the different pools to people who were waitlisted/rejected but they stopped doing that last year or the year before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoopDreamssss Posted July 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 On 7/14/2020 at 1:08 PM, 88risingsun said: If you have the time to pump out the "why you want to be a doctor" essay + the maritime connection essay, then I think you should go for it. MCAT is not given much weight at Dal, so with your high GPA and a strong connection to the east coast I think you have a fighting chance. Good luck! Thank you for the advice! I guess I should definitely spend quite some time on the essays 88rising 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chels1267 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 You never know what will happen, doesn't hurt to give it a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoopDreamssss Posted July 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, Chels1267 said: You never know what will happen, doesn't hurt to give it a try! Absolutely, I just wish my Maritimes connection essay will come through! Do you know how the Maritimes connection essay is factored into overall application score? The personal essay and ECs are worth 30% of the total file score but is the Maritimes connection separate and does not get factored in post-interview? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chels1267 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, HoopDreamssss said: Absolutely, I just wish my Maritimes connection essay will come through! Do you know how the Maritimes connection essay is factored into overall application score? The personal essay and ECs are worth 30% of the total file score but is the Maritimes connection separate and does not get factored in post-interview? I want to say the Maritime essay is just used for interview decisions but don't quote me on that, I'm IP so I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanG Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 how can one write a great maritime connection essay if they have minimal connections. and even if we did were we suppose to write about professional connections. what is meant by connections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 13 hours ago, NathanG said: how can one write a great maritime connection essay if they have minimal connections. and even if we did were we suppose to write about professional connections. what is meant by connections Connections can mean anything- and it's totally up to you how to write it. The question is purposely vague because they want you to interpret it yourself and decide how you want to phrase the essay. I will say though, Dal prefers OOP applicants with a Maritime connection, because they prefer training doctors who will stay there to work- so if you don't have one, you're climbing a bit of an uphill battle as an OOP. With that being said, it's certainly not impossible and I saw someone on the forums who got in as OOP with no maritime connection who wrote her essay as a hypothetical connection. There is no right or wrong way to write the essay though, Dal wants to see how you as an individual decide to write it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanG Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 On 8/12/2020 at 2:58 PM, Psych said: Connections can mean anything- and it's totally up to you how to write it. The question is purposely vague because they want you to interpret it yourself and decide how you want to phrase the essay. I will say though, Dal prefers OOP applicants with a Maritime connection, because they prefer training doctors who will stay there to work- so if you don't have one, you're climbing a bit of an uphill battle as an OOP. With that being said, it's certainly not impossible and I saw someone on the forums who got in as OOP with no maritime connection who wrote her essay as a hypothetical connection. There is no right or wrong way to write the essay though, Dal wants to see how you as an individual decide to write it would having a family member living in the maritimes be a connection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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