Excel-erate Your Breath Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Hello, Considering applying to med in Ontario in the future. For the OMSAS ABS, I know that there's sections (like Employment, Awards, Volunteering, etc), and I've seen that 32 total entries are allowed. (But I've also seen the number 44 - which one of these two is correct?) Is there section "caps" though? I'm only experienced with the UBC med app, in which each section has caps (ex. only 5 Employment, 5 Awards, 3 Leadership, etc.). Or could an applicant in theory have 32 (or 44) employment experiences? Obviously I'm exaggerating but is there any regulation on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsaturn20 Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 I went ahead and checked my OMSAS account (last time I checked it was 2 months ago lol). This is what's stated on the website: "Provide biographical information about yourself and outline your activities since age 16 (maximum 32 entries). This information is organized into 6 different categories." Someone corrects me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there's a cap for each category! I remember when I was filling out my ABS, we can add as many activities for each type (but then the description is a lot more general than UBC App since OMSAS tends to categorize them as "Extracurricular Activities," "Employment," "Awards & Achievements" and "Others"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 To confirm, @marsaturn20 is correct! It is 32 entries (it used to be 40-something but they decreased it to 32 a couple of years ago) and I'm 99.9% sure there are no section caps marsaturn20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsaturn20 Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 59 minutes ago, Psych said: To confirm, @marsaturn20 is correct! It is 32 entries (it used to be 40-something but they decreased it to 32 a couple of years ago) and I'm 99.9% sure there are no section caps Yup! 32 is the maximum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excel-erate Your Breath Posted January 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Thank you both for the responses! How many characters per entry is it on the OMSAS ABS? As a matter of fact, would it be possible to see what a sample entry might look like? (Via DM is okay since that information can be personal.) Asking because I want to get started on prepping entries really early, so looking at one sample entry will let me know every detail I need to collect (ex. verifier addresses) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsaturn20 Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 Sorry for the very late reply! I will DM you for a sample entry @Excel-erate Your Breath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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