popfossa Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Last year first WL offers were offered today! Fingers crossed for everyone Keeptryinnng, pre-med 12344321, peachykeen102 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Line Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 On 5/11/2021 at 10:12 AM, ksjdflkhei said: Was the waitlist "time theory" actually accurate last year? OR were there any deviations from the times? Very accurate, a few outliers but accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluva Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Left Line said: Very accurate, a few outliers but accurate. I agree that last year it was mostly accurate. As far as we know from what was reported on this forum, only 1 person was skipped in the first bin. It's also important to note that the timestamps may not exactly line up with the waitlist order since some people lower on the spreadsheets got offers before people above them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laikynn_9 Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Does anyone know whether the bin sizes are all equal (like only a certain number of students in each bin) or stay constant year-to-year? I feel like it would make sense to keep them a consistent size, but also maybe more people got a certain interview score this year than last year, so the bin sizes would change. Just curious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oilers4hockey Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, Laikynn_9 said: Does anyone know whether the bin sizes are all equal (like only a certain number of students in each bin) or stay constant year-to-year? I feel like it would make sense to keep them a consistent size, but also maybe more people got a certain interview score this year than last year, so the bin sizes would change. Just curious! I'm also really curious about this - based on the excel sheet, the size of bin 1 this year is already bigger than the size of bin 1 at the end of last years cycle.... Last year bin 1 was only at around 30 people by May 20th - it grew to 45+ people as the cycle went on. I'm thinking that bin 1 this year will continue to grow as the cycle moves on, but if we know bins are kept relatively close in size by Ottawa, then theres really no need to panic as it may just be that people are sharing their stats more this year. Laikynn_9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra99 Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 16 minutes ago, Oilers4hockey said: I'm also really curious about this - based on the excel sheet, the size of bin 1 this year is already bigger than the size of bin 1 at the end of last years cycle.... Last year bin 1 was only at around 30 people by May 20th - it grew to 45+ people as the cycle went on. I'm thinking that bin 1 this year will continue to grow as the cycle moves on, but if we know bins are kept relatively close in size by Ottawa, then theres really no need to panic as it may just be that people are sharing their stats more this year. After looking at the data closely, I definitely think Bin 1 may be a bit larger this year. First of all, the top few people on the spreadsheet are likely part of Bin 0 (residual bin that just missed cutoff for acceptance). This was explained by someone else in the thread as a reason why there is a 3.9 and 3.92 up there. In addition, we also see a greater proportion of people in the 3.98-4.0 range as opposed to last year. Also, I'm not sure how Ottawa could possible ensure bin sizes are consistent because applicants' interview scores are probably independent of each other. However, I do agree with your point that there has been more data shared this year. The time stamp theory was much more established after last year's cycle. Last year, it was still a "folktale", so many people probably didn't believe in it early on. When they saw proof it was happening, that probably encouraged them to add their stats to the spreadsheet. Laikynn_9, pre-med 12344321 and DrHopes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laikynn_9 Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Yep @KingCobra99, I think you may be right. I think it may be a bit bigger, however this forum and the spreadsheet are definitely more popular than last year. For example, I had no idea this existed last year (wasn't applying to med but all my friends were so I was very up to date with the timeline). But I think it's probably best if we don't speculate...although that's much easier said than done. Good luck :)) hopefulMD555 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Orange1234 Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Do we think the movement will likely start next week or after the two week mark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephbot Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Time Stamp: 9:03 Result: good waitlist GPA: 3.98 Stream: English I will be taking myself off the waitlist to accept an offer from UBC - best of luck to all the other waitlisters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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5th time the charm Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 On 5/12/2021 at 7:42 PM, nrcplstake said: Time Stamp: 8:13 am Result: Accepted GPA: 3.98 Stream: English Year: just finished 4th year Interview Thoughts: felt that this was my strongest interview and the interviewers were super sweet and friendly! Declined for Mac so happy for you!!! last year's wait list situation must have been super hard for you but look at you now!!! Have fun at Mac- your persistence has paid off nrcplstake 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himynameis1234 Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 For anyone with multiple offers, when you accept one school, are you able to go back and change your response or is it final and you can’t change it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMislove Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Himynameis1234 said: For anyone with multiple offers, when you accept one school, are you able to go back and change your response or is it final and you can’t change it? For Ontario it’s final. Himynameis1234 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocobun Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 does anyone have any idea why someone in the spreadsheet was skipped last year? im so uncertain and anxious about how this is gonna go down Jades9977 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberryfieldsforever Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 Hi! I’m very sorry I’m late, but I would like to add my stats to the spreadsheet please Time Stamp (created): 9:02:15 am Result: Good WL cGPA of last 3 years: 4.0 Stream: English Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhaggy Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 Just to update everyone: I will be declining my offer, so someone will receive some good news soon! Goodluck everyone! jgdiff, chocobun and futuredr__ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrots Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 Do we think this forum is a lot more popular this year (so more people entering their data)? Or just a lot more people in Bin 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgdiff Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 3 hours ago, carrots said: Do we think this forum is a lot more popular this year (so more people entering their data)? Or just a lot more people in Bin 1? i think it could definitely at least partly be due to the forum/this thread being more popular, since the timestamp theory gained a lot more credibility last year with all of the tracking + excel documentation :^) i'm not sure about the latter (although i have been wondering about it too tbh), but regardless i'm crossing my fingers that we get lots and lots of waitlist movement this cycle!!! hopefulMD555, Orange1234 and carrots 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmallTownGal Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Late adding this, but for stat purposes: Time Stamp: 8:40 am EST Result: Accepted GPA: 3.94 Stream: English Year: Finished MSc in the fall Interview Thoughts: Mixed feelings. Some parts felt okay, but there were a few questions where the interviewers had to interrupt to rephrase so that I understood correctly. All to say that how you think it goes isn't necessarily a good representation of how the final results will play out! Will be declining my offer in favour of another school. Good luck to those on the WL! futuredr__, chocobun, jgdiff and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pre-med 12344321 Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 hoping for some waitlist movement today Jades9977, Laikynn_9, Orange1234 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizardKelly Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Hi everyone, I'm adding my stats late. I was not on the waitlist, but I thought I would add my info here anyways. Time Stamp: 7:50am May 11 Result: Accepted GPA: 3.93 Stream: English Year: Graduated undergrad in 2020, now finishing my MSc I thought the interview was so-so but turns out it actually went well. If you're still trying or on the waitlist, don't lose hope! This was my 3rd time applying to Ottawa. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laikynn_9 Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 2 hours ago, pre-med 12344321 said: hoping for some waitlist movement today I was hoping it would start today, it did around this time last year!! Good luck to everyone premed678, Orange1234 and babayaga 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra99 Posted May 18, 2021 Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 Last year, it seems the pattern was TUE and THU at least for the first few waves. Let's hope tomorrow is when people start hearing back. Prodichael, kiwi30, pre-med 12344321 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redblue1234 Posted May 18, 2021 Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 Another day of no movement? pre-med 12344321, chocobun, Jades9977 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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