veromedico 10 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Hey everyone, Quick Question, is there any grad applicant here? Are grad students placed on different pool than other undergrads, for McGill >? I know they get an extra 10% point but I was just wondering how they are compared? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coffee 3 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 I'm a grad applicant. Year 1 MSc. I've never heard of that extra 10%. Is that only for those who've completed a graduate degree or can you be in progress? But to answer your question I'm pretty sure all Quebec university students holding a bachelor's degree at the start of the program are put into the same pool regardless of other studies. It comes down to where you live and if you hold a BSc or not. https://www.mcgill.ca/medadmissions/applying/categories/determine-your-applicant-category veromedico 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vons 32 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 I'm not a grad applicant, but as far as I understand it your applicant pool depends only on your residency status unless you're applying to Med-P or MD-PhD. As for the 10%, I'm not sure this is entirely correct. Of the 70% of the pre-interview weight that depends on your academics, 90% is for your undergraduate cGPA, and 10% is for "academic context" which includes graduate studies as one of a few possible components. I don't think there's any indication that having any graduate degree automatically gives you the full 10% (which works out to being only 7% iirc of your pre-interview score). veromedico 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
veromedico 10 Posted December 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 54 minutes ago, coffee said: I'm a grad applicant. Year 1 MSc. I've never heard of that extra 10%. Is that only for those who've completed a graduate degree or can you be in progress? But to answer your question I'm pretty sure all Quebec university students holding a bachelor's degree at the start of the program are put into the same pool regardless of other studies. It comes down to where you live and if you hold a BSc or not. https://www.mcgill.ca/medadmissions/applying/categories/determine-your-applicant-category makes sense!! I thought grads are entered into mature applicants pool!!! interesting! I never read it on their website, only heard it from some ppl! Thanks for ur reponse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
veromedico 10 Posted December 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 33 minutes ago, Vons said: I'm not a grad applicant, but as far as I understand it your applicant pool depends only on your residency status unless you're applying to Med-P or MD-PhD. As for the 10%, I'm not sure this is entirely correct. Of the 70% of the pre-interview weight that depends on your academics, 90% is for your undergraduate cGPA, and 10% is for "academic context" which includes graduate studies as one of a few possible components. I don't think there's any indication that having any graduate degree automatically gives you the full 10% (which works out to being only 7% iirc of your pre-interview score). u r right! I have only heard it from previous applicants! Thanks for ur reponse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ggphd 53 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 McGill used to have a non-traditional pathway, where graduated grad students could apply if they had started working. They removed that category a few years ago, so now basically anyone who has a Bachelor's degree is placed in the same category, regardless if you have a graduate degree or not. That being said, it has been discussed that having a graduate degree can help you in the academic context or the CV portion of your application, but there is no official "rule" of points being given for having a graduate degree. In the French schools, they actually do add points to your CRU when you have a MSc or a PhD (for a PhD it is +1 point at ULaval and +2 points at UdeS). veromedico 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
veromedico 10 Posted December 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, ggphd said: McGill used to have a non-traditional pathway, where graduated grad students could apply if they had started working. They removed that category a few years ago, so now basically anyone who has a Bachelor's degree is placed in the same category, regardless if you have a graduate degree or not. That being said, it has been discussed that having a graduate degree can help you in the academic context or the CV portion of your application, but there is no official "rule" of points being given for having a graduate degree. In the French schools, they actually do add points to your CRU when you have a MSc or a PhD (for a PhD it is +1 point at ULaval and +2 points at UdeS). its interesting how things change so fast!!! every cycle Thanks for the info! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elgar 191 Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 McGill doesn't divulgate exactly how much extra points are given for having an MSc, PhD or a degree from a professional program. We just know they are some of the things that can get you extra points from (ranging from 0-10%) of the non GPA part of the academic portion. This is a very obscure part of the evaluation process....! veromedico 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
veromedico 10 Posted December 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 9 hours ago, Elgar said: McGill doesn't divulgate exactly how much extra points are given for having an MSc, PhD or a degree from a professional program. We just know they are some of the things that can get you extra points from (ranging from 0-10%) of the non GPA part of the academic portion. This is a very obscure part of the evaluation process....! you are such a caring med student answering our questions! not everyone does that!! So appreciative of you! Elgar 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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