Hanboy123 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 1 minute ago, n-methyltyramine said: True. But honestly, it's their fault. They could just ask us to write 4 essays, instead of 8 (since we have to do 2 essays for each of the 'core values' they list). For sure, we could see a change next cycle if there were an increase in essays. I really hope they do because write 8 of those things was hell lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n-methyltyramine Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 1 minute ago, greysweater said: Even if applications are increased they adjust their MCAT cut offs yearly due to the competitiveness of the applicant pool so that they are left with the same # of apps to review!!! I think this is just admin delays and no need to stress over the application numbers. True! I didn't think about that. Yeah they're probably raising the cut-off to minimize the number of applications they have to go through. I'm interested to see what the CARS cut-off this cycle will be for non-SWOMEN or non-ACCESS applicants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n-methyltyramine Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, marcoyolo said: Perfect, I won't stress over the application numbers now I can just stress about moving MCAT targets! Perfect! Something new to distract us from stressing about when invites are coming out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corgi321 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, greysweater said: Even if applications are increased they adjust their MCAT cut offs yearly due to the competitiveness of the applicant pool so that they are left with the same # of apps to review!!! I think this is just admin delays and no need to stress over the application numbers. Also I haven’t heard of any significant increases in applications compared to last cycle if anything there’s been a slight dip so I don’t think application numbers is the reason, for example Queen’s said 5700+ last year but 5500+ this year OldManNearTheSea and greysweater 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanboy123 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 1 minute ago, n-methyltyramine said: True! I didn't think about that. Yeah they're probably raising the cut-off to minimize the number of applications they have to go through. I'm interested to see what the CARS cut-off this cycle will be for non-SWOMEN or non-ACCESS applicants. Honestly, I dont know if they would increase the cutoffs by alot cause if we think about it, three years ago I think their cars cutoff was around 129 but then it kept decreasing even tho there were an increase in applicants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n-methyltyramine Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Hanboy123 said: I mean but how much could they increase their cutoffs by, they cant make the cutoffs all 129/129/129. Nah, but going from 127 CARS to 128 CARS would likely knock out a decent chunk of applicants. If we're placing bets, my money is on the CARS cut off increasing (since it think it was 128 a while back, through I might be mistaken) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanboy123 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just now, n-methyltyramine said: Nah, but going from 127 CARS to 128 CARS would likely knock out a decent chunk of applicants. If we're placing bets, my money is on the CARS cut off increasing (since it think it was 128 a while back, through I might be mistaken) Honestly, I think more applicants nowadays have 128+ Cars cause before if u had like a 3.95, 128 and a decent casper, you would secure a mac interview. This year has shown thats not the case, alot of 3.95/128/4th quartile caspers were rejected so its a weird year tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n-methyltyramine Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just now, Hanboy123 said: Honestly, I dont know if they would increase the cutoffs by alot cause if we think about it, three years ago I think their cars cutoff was around 129 but then it kept decreasing even tho there were an increase in applicants. Yup, I could see this happening. But yeah that's crazy since 129 CARS = 95 percentile (i.e., in the top 5% of MCAT writers across the US and Canada). https://students-residents.aamc.org/media/8356/download Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanboy123 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just now, n-methyltyramine said: Yup, I could see this happening. But yeah that's crazy since 129 CARS = 95 percentile (i.e., in the top 5% of MCAT writers across the US and Canada). https://students-residents.aamc.org/media/8356/download Ugh I really hope it doesnt become a 129 cutoff cause that would be horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanboy123 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 I also wonder if the SWOMEN cutoffs increase too lol. This has been such a weird cycle imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMedHopeful110 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 I can't imagine 129. 128 is very possible though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n-methyltyramine Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just now, Hanboy123 said: Honestly, I think more applicants nowadays have 128+ Cars cause before if u had like a 3.95, 128 and a decent casper, you would secure a mac interview. This year has shown thats not the case, alot of 3.95/128/4th quartile caspers were rejected so its a weird year tbh. Yeah, I think that's also due to the fact that 4th quartile doesn't actually mean much. It jut means that you were in the top 25% of ALL casper writers (including PA students, undergrad nursing students, etc.). So I'd guess there's likely a big difference between 75th percentile and 90th or higher percentile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanboy123 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just now, MacMedHopeful110 said: I can't imagine 129. 128 is very possible though. Or they increase the bio cutoffs from 126 and chem cutoffs from 127, honestly it can be anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n-methyltyramine Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just now, Hanboy123 said: I also wonder if the SWOMEN cutoffs increase too lol. This has been such a weird cycle imo. Nah, I doubt it. The whole point of SWOMEN is to help increase the number of people admitted who come from South Western Ontario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanboy123 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just now, n-methyltyramine said: Nah, I doubt it. The whole point of SWOMEN is to help increase the number of people admitted who come from South Western Ontario. Yikes so basically it just becomes harder for the non-SWOMEN people. I shouldve gone to Western instead of UoFT lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n-methyltyramine Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just now, Hanboy123 said: Or they increase the bio cutoffs from 126 and chem cutoffs from 127, honestly it can be anything. For sure. Also, I'm surprised the bio cut-off is so low. If anything, I'd guess most applicants tend to do better on the bio/biochem section (since most are from life sci/health sci/science programs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n-methyltyramine Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Hanboy123 said: Yikes so basically it just becomes harder for the non-SWOMEN people. I shouldve gone to Western instead of UoFT lol Honestly, should have done my undergrad at uManitoba or uSaskatchewan (since then you'd be considered an IP applicant by the time you apply in 4th year). Really wish I'd known that going into undergrad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanboy123 Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just now, n-methyltyramine said: Honestly, should have done my undergrad at uManitoba or uSaskatchewan. Really wish I'd known that going into undergrad lol same, I was literally thinking this a day ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medinsecure Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Hanboy123 said: Yikes so basically it just becomes harder for the non-SWOMEN people. I shouldve gone to Western instead of UoFT lol I would bet that they have a certain # of seats for SWOMEN and non-SWOMEN each year so i doubt this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n-methyltyramine Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Hanboy123 said: lol same, I was literally thinking this a day ago. Yup....biggest regret of my life. Did you go to UofT Life Sci? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n-methyltyramine Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, medinsecure said: I would bet that they have a certain # of seats for SWOMEN and non-SWOMEN each year so i doubt this Probably. Since the number of non-SWOMEN applicants (mainly from Toronto and Ottawa) is likely growing faster (and will contribute to grow faster) than the number of SWOMEN applicants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcoyolo Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Probably need to rename this thread "Interview Invite Discussion" and start a new thread for when the invites actually come out lol. medinsecure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offmychestplease Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 33 minutes ago, Hanboy123 said: Yikes so basically it just becomes harder for the non-SWOMEN people. I shouldve gone to Western instead of UoFT lol The university you attended has 0 relevance for SWOMEN status....you need to have completed all 4 years of high school in Southwestern ON to get SWOMEN MacMedHopeful110 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMedHopeful110 Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 Plz today adk, ModestMouse1, medschover30 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n-methyltyramine Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 11 hours ago, MacMedHopeful110 said: Plz today Yup, I really hope it's today, the wait is agonizing. But it's really looking like it's gonna be sometime next week at this point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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