McMaster Interview Invites/Regrets 2021

[smolandfeisty 155]

1 minute ago, Hanboy123 said:

They responded to your email?

I had contacted them on an unrelated note with a question regarding my application a while back, and the admissions officer just got back to me saying that the query had been resolved, ending the response with "everyone will be notified of their results by the end of this week".

[merrycarsmas 69]

Okay I'm going to assume Friday at 11:59:59 pm. Take a breather everyone, drink some water, get some rest, this has been a stressful week.

[falarm 11]

Program: MD (also invited MD-PhD)

Result: Interview Invitation

OMSAS GPA: 3.85

CARS: 130

IP/OOP: IP

Research: 2nd author pub, local conferences, 3.5 years research experience

[Student98 50]

INVITE!!!!!

pm for details

[Aria2884 5]

Program: MD

Result: Interview Invite!

Timestamp: 2:08PM EST

OMSAS GPA: 3.87

CARS: 127

IP/OOP: IP

Casper: Looks like it came through and made up for my GPA and CARS. 

Goodluck everyone! To all the future lurkers with 127 CARS' and average GPA's, don't give up - it's possible. 

[smalltowncelery 54]

Program: MD

Result: INVITE  (March 13)

Timestamp: 2:09PM EST

OMSAS GPA: 3.99

CARS: 130

IP/OOP: IP

Casper: Felt pretty good - can never tell with this dang thing! practiced for a couple weeks, did probably 3 full practice tests and spent a good amount of time reflecting on my life  

[BKK 27]

Program: MD

Result: Invite

OMSAS GPA: 4.00

MCAT: 129 (CARS)

IP/OOP: IP

Research: no research

[retawxy 34]

Program: MD

Result: INVITE 

Timestamp: 2:10PM EST

OMSAS GPA: 3.97

CARS: 131

IP/OOP: IP

Casper: Think I did well since I got Manitoba OOP invite; practiced quite a bit

[coolmom 6]

Timestamp: 2:07pm EST

Result: Invite (March 6)

OMSAS GPA: 3.70 (plus 1% Masters) 

CARS: 131

IP/OOP: IP

CASPER: It felt awful but I tried to type as fast as possible

[AB27 69]

Program: MD

Result: INVITE 

Timestamp: 2:06 pm

OMSAS GPA: 3.99

CARS: 132

IP/OOP: IP

Casper: Got 5th quintile (lowest 20%) for Manitoba OOP so was def scared but the stats pulled through

[naptime98 67]

Program: MD

Result: INVITE 

Timestamp: 2:05 pm

OMSAS GPA: 3.86

CARS: 129

IP/OOP: IP

Casper: Good enough for Manitoba OOP!

[MDMD2021 2]

Result: Invite!

Timestamp: 2:06PM 

OMSAS GPA: 3.83 - from US Ivy league university 

CARS: 132

IP/OOP: IP

Casper: Who knows... seemed reasonable, guess it went well.

So excited for this opportunity! Good luck friends!

[PreMed#219099 67]

anyone get an invite post- 2:10PM??

[Acceptableplantain 16]

Program: MD

Result: INVITE 

Timestamp: 2:05 pm

OMSAS GPA: 3.73

CARS: 129

IP/OOP: IP

Casper: I guess it must have been pretty good since it made up for my low GPA. I can't believe I actually got a Mcmaster interview oh my god

[MMK 26]

Program: MD

Result: invite!! 

Timestamp: 2:05 pm

OMSAS GPA: 3.76

CARS: 129

IP/OOP: IP

Casper: got 1st quintile according to Manitoba (80-100%). was probably the only thing that pulled me through

 

first invite after 2 rejections this year and all rejections last year!! feeling grateful but cautiously optomistic and stressed that nothing is guaranteed yet 

[abcd1288 115]

Program: MD

Result: INVITE (how the hell....)

Timestamp: 2:09 pm

OMSAS GPA: 3.86 

CARS: 128

IP/OOP: OOP

Casper: Feels pretty meh. But somehow good enough for Dalhousie OOP and 1st quintile in Manitoba OOP pool! 

[EthicsForBreakfast 96]

Program: MD

Result: Interview Invitation

OMSAS GPA: 3.95

CARS: 128 plus master’s boost apparently bumps you up 1?

IP/OOP: OOP

CASPer: Obviously fairly strong but it has always been one of my strengths when applying. It was my third time experiencing it so I wasn’t too concerned. 

Extracurriculars: Diverse and filled all the sections but fairly weak research section. 

[asunderxx 2]

Program: MD

Result: Invite

Timestamp: 2:10PM EST

OMSAS GPA: 3.98

CARS: 130

IP/OOP: OOP

Casper: Felt good!

[Ss123toy 89]

Program: MD

Result: Invite (wtf)

Timestamp: 2:06 pm EST

OMSAS GPA: 3.65 !!!

CARS: 129

IP/OOP: OOP

Casper: must have been rly good to make up for my gpa

 

Being OOP and having such a low GPA and average CARS for OOP I thought I had 0% chance at mac so I am literally in shock. I'd be happy to answer any Qs about how I prepped for Casper cuz that must have been my saving grace.

[WWIAFTM 5]

1 minute ago, Ss123toy said:

Program: MD

Result: Invite (wtf)

Timestamp: 2:06 pm EST

OMSAS GPA: 3.65 !!!

CARS: 129

IP/OOP: OOP

Casper: must have been rly good to make up for my gpa

 

Being OOP and having such a low GPA and average CARS for OOP I thought I had 0% chance at mac so I am literally in shock. I'd be happy to answer any Qs about how I prepped for Casper cuz that must have been my saving grace.

Wow CONGRATS! Hope you ace your interview  

[GamingMD 24]

They said 600 invites does this include the guaranteed ppl or not?

[Med&Coffee 0]

Congrats to everyone! I never applied to McMaster before, are there several waves?

[mar58 0]

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[TheFlyGuy 163]

3 minutes ago, GamingMD said:

They said 600 invites does this include the guaranteed ppl or not?

Pretty sure this is more than when I applied by a pretty good chunk, so I figure this is including the guaranteed invites.

[JIK 1]

Program: MD

Result: INVITE 

Timestamp: 2:07 pm

OMSAS GPA: 4.0

CARS: 125

IP/OOP: IP

Casper: Apparently great to make up for my CARS lol