MedDalQuestion1 4 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 minute ago, NB9718 said: IP Rejection (NB) MCAT: 505 GPA: 3.7 (UNB And MPH at MUN) Felt confident about CASPER, and did not receive the email about not meeting the requirement. Also received a rejection from MUN and think that CASPER may be the cause, although I have not heard from either school. Does anyone know the email address that we should contact? Thanks for your help everyone, good luck and I'll see you again next year! medicine.admissions@dal.ca It may take some time for you to receive a response. Sorry to hear about the rejection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sr9 8 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Invite IP (NS) MCAT: 507 GPA: 3.8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWM92 5 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 IP Invite (NB), Timestamp 2:09PM ADT MCAT: 504 GPA: undergrad 3.7, master's 4.0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Iskandar 0 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 44 minutes ago, JLLP said: I had to submit information on where I lived but no hard requirements such as an ID. Time Stamp: Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 2:04pm GPA: 3.9 MCAT: 509 (127/127/127/128) IP/OOP: IP Rejected.... I thought that all IP would get an invite for meeting cut-offs, in their rejection letter they say that the reason is because they have a lot of NON-MARITIME applicant??? But I am IP so I am really confused... I am wondering if they considered me as OOP by error? I sent them an email and hopefully waiting for a response..... I also simply submitted information on where I lived but no ID was asked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hygge4 0 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 R - (OOP) MCAT: 523 GPA: 4.0 Maritime connection: half my family is from NS RIP premed0821 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
premed0821 38 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 OOP rejection (1:04 pm EST) MCAT: 526 (132/130/132/132) GPA: 4.0 Connection: wrote about my great grandfather who was a physician in rural Atlantic Canada BigDreamer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBFrenchy 1 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Invite IP (NS), Timestamp 2:09PM ADT MCAT: 513 GPA: undergrad 3.6 (10 years ago/non trad) Rebecca216 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
acshep 3 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 has anybody else not heard anything yet (3:40pm AST)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anaik 103 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Sorry to hear about the rejections everyone. If this is truly what you want, don't give up! Given that Dal recently changed their MCAT requirements, I imagine there's been a steep increase in applicants, and thus some stiff competition. Not to mention all the many ways the pandemic has affected our lives... Regardless, just being able to apply is such a privilege. Not many people can even get to this stage. Keep your head high! mastermucocele, Whatitdobaby, Malk and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wegotthis 0 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 OOP Rejection 3.8 GPA/513 MCAT, decent ECs and employment My maritimes connection is that I have been declared as a Permanent Resident (PR) in New Brunswick last year, and am currently living in New Brunswick - thought this was a really strong connection. Hoping to apply again next cycle as I can get IP status! I'm in my 4th year as well, so hopefully I can boost my GPA this year. premed0821 and mastermucocele 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garceyues 25 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 R - (OOP) MCAT: 512 GPA: 3.9 Maritime connection: Not the strongest/most direct connection, but I definitely put a ton of effort into the essay. I felt pretty good about it and connected it to a lot of tangible experiences I had that were relevant to maritime issues, and several users on this site were nice enough to help me with crafting it. Man, I just want to be able to receive an interview for once lol. Definitely disappointing, but I cannot believe some of the people that have gotten rejected today. Meeting the IP cutoffs apparently isn't an automatic interview, and plenty of OOP applicants with strong connections and phenomenal stats have been rejected. Wow. The Canadian med school game is just too much sometimes. BigDreamer, tryingtrying and Malk 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malk 1 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Invited (IP NS), Timestamp 2:09 ADT MCAT: 518 GPA: 4.0 BSc & MSc Very surprised to hear about so many IP rejections that seemly aren't related to Casper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caf2006 1 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 IP (NS) rejection MCAT: 509 GPA: 3.9 Casper felt good. Non-trad applicant: 13 years of service with the Canadian Forces I am emailing Dal today to follow up, as I am sure many others are also. Reading this thread, it seems that quite a few other IP applicants were also rejected despite meeting the GPA/MCAT cut offs and not receiving a Casper rejection earlier in the season. I would be interested in hearing from others in the same situation, and if they hear any response back from Dal. Congratulations to all those who received interview invites today!! Malk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sr9 8 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Am I crazy or did the website used to say that the Casper cutoff was 1 (or maybe 1.5?) standard deviations below the mean but now says it "will be adjusted annually depending on interview capacity and the size of the applicant pool"? For some reason I thought that they had a specified number before. Willy Wonka Golden Ticket, SmallTownGal, EgginTryingTime and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taco.cat 0 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 OOP rejection MCAT: 514 GPA: 3.9 Connection is pretty weak so not surprising Congrats to everyone who got an interview! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
retawxy 9 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Just now, sr9 said: Am I crazy or did the website used to say that the Casper cutoff was 1 (or maybe 1.5?) standard deviations below the mean but now says it "will be adjusted annually depending on interview capacity and the size of the applicant pool"? For some reason I thought that they had a specified number before. You're not crazy, I definitely remember this as well. 1.5 below SD, I even calculated the percentile for this. Malk, Willy Wonka Golden Ticket and sr9 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willy Wonka Golden Ticket 5 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, sr9 said: Am I crazy or did the website used to say that the Casper cutoff was 1 (or maybe 1.5?) standard deviations below the mean but now says it "will be adjusted annually depending on interview capacity and the size of the applicant pool"? For some reason I thought that they had a specified number before. That is absolutely what it used to say. This is the second year in a row that Dal has retroactively changed the wording on part of the admissions criteria after the admission cycle closed. It’s so fucking unethical man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garceyues 25 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Willy Wonka Golden Ticket said: That is absolutely what it used to say. This is the second year in a row that Dal has retroactively changed the wording on part of the admissions criteria after the admission cycle closed. It’s so fucking unethical man. I wonder if this means that they used CASPer to screen some people out above that original 1.5 SD below the average cutoff? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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09mmd15 1 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Oh hmm that's really interesting... crazy to think that the OOP 3.9+ and 510+ applicants all had CASPer below whatever cutoff dalhousie had decided for this cycle, even if they made the cutoff the mean score instead of 1.5 SD below it. I'd be really interested to know how big a role CASPER played in this year's cycle... @all OOPs that received an interview: how did CASPER go for you guys? Would you consider it one of the strengths of your app? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
retawxy 9 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 12 minutes ago, 09mmd15 said: Oh hmm that's really interesting... crazy to think that the OOP 3.9+ and 510+ applicants all had CASPer below whatever cutoff dalhousie had decided for this cycle, even if they made the cutoff the mean score instead of 1.5 SD below it. I'd be really interested to know how big a role CASPER played in this year's cycle... @all OOPs that received an interview: how did CASPER go for you guys? Would you consider it one of the strengths of your app? I think OOP was still dependent on the maritimes connection essay rather than CASPer. I think the CASPer cutoff can be used to explain IP rejects, who are supposed to be guaranteed an interview once they pass cutoff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PleasePleasePlease 2 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 14 minutes ago, 09mmd15 said: Oh hmm that's really interesting... crazy to think that the OOP 3.9+ and 510+ applicants all had CASPer below whatever cutoff dalhousie had decided for this cycle, even if they made the cutoff the mean score instead of 1.5 SD below it. I'd be really interested to know how big a role CASPER played in this year's cycle... @all OOPs that received an interview: how did CASPER go for you guys? Would you consider it one of the strengths of your app? I think my CASPer was strong. I was in the top quartile for my US test (only received quartile ranking, not score) and would think that my Cdn test would be similar. For my essay, I really tied it into why the population in the area that I would be serving is of interest to me, not just what the connection was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Awasim 1 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 OOP Applicant - Interview Invite MCAT: 508 Dal GPA: 3.7 Casper: felt okay about it Maritime Connection Essay: I've never been there but I wrote about my experiences working with physicians now practicing in the Maritimes as well as my interest in global health. My second time applying to Dal and this is my first Canadian Med school invite. Posting here because I used to look at these forums and think I would never even be considered for an interview. Congrats to everyone who received an interview and good luck! If anyone is interested in doing MMI prep together, please feel free to reach out! neurophile 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neuro_gal4 3 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Late to posting but: Invite! Time stamp: 2:09 ADT IP (NB) MCAT: 503 GPA: 3.9 Really surprised to hear about all the IP rejects/higher CASPer cut-off premed0821 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
premed0821 38 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 If we didn't hear anything regarding CASPer does that mean we made the cutoff? Did they contact people to tell them their CASPer was not good enough? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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