xcrunner Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Timestamp: 11:26am Result: Accepted to MAM!!!! (First Choice) Interview Date: March 1st Program: MD cGPA: 3.90 (Undergrad), 4.0 (Masters) MCAT: 33S (11/11/S/11) Extracurriculars: Hospital volunteering, social work/child-life volunteering, varsity athlete, 3 summers of undergrad research + graduate research, multiple national/provincial scholarships, organized a big fundraising event, various competitive/intramural sports teams, TA, ski instructor and other random things Interview: Thought it was ok, definitely not my best one, but obviously it went better than I thought! Will most likely be turning down the offer in favour of McMaster (and still waiting on UofC tomorrow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluberblubo Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 TIME STAMP: 10:19 Result: Accepted!!! UTM Interview Date: Jan 25th (such a long wait!) Program: MD wGPA: 3.94 MCAT: 13/9/14 (PS/VR/BS) ECs: 2 pubs (1st author+2nd author), lots of TA, exec of a club, campus response, some intramural sports Essays: Felt really good about them. Worked very hard on them and had quite a few people review them as well. Interview: Felt horrible about it. I didn't think it went well at all (I still don't think it went well. I think essays, GPA, and pubs swung it for me) Year: Just finished UG! Geography : IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mononoke Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 TIME STAMP: 9:29 Result: Accepted - St. George Interview Date: Jan 25th Program: MD wGPA: 3.95-97 MCAT: 14/13/15 (PS/VR/BS) ECs: lots of social work for the homeless, sex trafficking etc, publications Essays: felt good, lots of editors Interview: felt good except for one station - overall great impression of the school Year: 4 Geography : IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngmoneycrops Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 TIME STAMP: 9:30 AM Result: Accepted to St. George Interview Date: March 29th wGPA: 3.99 MCAT: 12/9/11 (9 in VR) ECs: TA for 2 courses for 2 years, exec. positions in clubs, mentor, international/local volunteering, 5 publications, merit based scholarships etc. Essays: Put a decent amount of effort into them. Initially, I felt good about them but as time passed, I began doubting their quality. Interview: Only felt good about 2 of the 4 MPI stations. So this offer was a pleasant surprise ! Year: 4th year UG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi.mtl Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 TIME STAMP: 10:26 am Result: ACCEPTED! FINALLY! (UTM) Interview Date: Feb 2 Program: MD cGPA: 3.85ish? wGPA: 3.9+ (also in grad pool) MCAT: 11/9/10/R ECs: lots of different volunteering experiences (all local, nothing abroad), 3 publications at the time of application, quite a few presentations/posters, etc., intramural sports, a couple of research awards...very research heavy app lol Essays: put lots of thought into them and tried to incorporate unique experiences where applicable. also got some friends to read them over, etc. Year: finished MSc almost a year ago in Epidemiology Geography : IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousey Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Hope to all of you without a high GPA! TIME STAMP: 10:03 am Result: ACCEPTED! -- St. George Interview Date: March 30 Program: MD cGPA: 3.68 wGPA: don't qualify MCAT: 11/10/13 ECs: Research (4 pubs, 3 manuscripts in progress, international/national conference awards, grants), local community & hospital volunteering, tutoring, TAing, student council work, numerous long-term extracurriculars (music, athletics), part-time jobs working with children/adults/special needs Essays: lots of work on them and had a few current medical students/residents review Interview: felt pretty good about it, 1 station was so so Year: MSc complete, currently working as a Research Assistant Geography : IP MHCClassII 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojjanhorse Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Waitlisted cGPA: 3.88 MCAT: 11/11/11 ECs: extensive. (please see my other posts for details) Interview: Felt like it was my best interview, but I suppose the interview can only help me so much. I will be removing myself from the waitlist in favour of McMaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can_Dodge_a_Wrench Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Result: ACCEPTED!!! St. George. Time Stamp: 10:08 am Interview Date: Feb 2nd Year: 4th year Ph.D. MCAT: 12/10/9 ECs: lots of student leadership activities, volunteering, 8 publications, 30+ presentations, teaching, TA-ing. Interview: Didn't feel great about it, but I guess I was wrong? Still can't believe it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epona Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Result: Regrets Time Stamp: 10:13 AM Interview Date: January 25th (? I think) Year: first year pharmacy student, already have a bachelors MCAT: 11/11/12 ECs: nothing amazing, but varied and meaningful Interview: I actually felt really good about the interview. Two stations felt amazing, one felt fairly good, while one felt mediocre. I am not a great interview (clearly from my track record!) so it is not surprising I gauged that wrong. Or, I'm just not what Toronto wants. Congrats to those who made it, and good luck to those who are wait-listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12345c Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Result: Accepted! Downtown Campus Year: 3rd year OOP (Alberta) wGPA: 3.94 MCAT: 14, 12, 13 (39) EC's: Hospice volunteering, lifeguard/swim instructor, first aid stuff, volunteering with vulnerable populations, research with a publication in a high impact journal, golf, various sports etc.... Interview: Felt absolutely horrible! However, apparently I still got accepted... I am going to decline my seat as I have gotten into Ottawa... However, my top choice is UBC, so I will have to wait see! ***SERIOUSLY, IF YOU WANT MED: DONT GIVE UP!!!!*** THE FEELING OF BEING ACCEPTED IS INCREDIBLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g3-s3v3n Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 TIME STAMP: 10:26 AM EST Result: Accepted MAM Interview Date: February 1st wGPA: 3.92 MCAT: 10/11/10/(PS/VR/BS) ECs: clinical volunteering, research, club exec, TAing, residence advisor, graduation scholarship Essays: Felt pretty good about them Interview: Felt like I had one really good station, one poor station, and two mediocre stations Year: final year masters Geography : IP Will most likely be declining for McMaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryke22 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Result: Regrets Interview Date: March 2nd wGPA: 3.91 MCAT: 10/10/10 Q ECs: campus first responder, hospital volunteering, own private piano teaching studio, academic awards, exec on two uni clubs Essays: Felt pretty good about them Interview: Felt two stations were good and two were okay Year: 4th UG Geography : IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S76 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 TIME STAMP: 9:53 AM EST Result: Accepted, St. George Interview Date: February 1st wGPA: 3.98 MCAT: met cutoffs ECs: research (5 publications pending), vice-president/exec of a few school clubs, founded a couple clubs/initiatives, tutoring, university peer support line volunteering, hospital volunteering, volunteering with students with special needs, shadowing (family physician, cardiac surgeon, pediatrician), piano since I was 9, etc. Essays: abs ones were alright, did not feel confident about the 4 questions Interview: felt good coming out of it, but started to doubt my answers as time went on Year: graduated in 2013 Geography : IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weston10 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Result: ACCEPTED! Interview Date: March 30 Program: MD GPA: 4.0 MCAT: 11/9/10 ECs: Diverse, own a construction business, family man, sports Essays: Felt they were rally good Interview: Nailed it Year: Just graduated BSc in Athletic Therapy Geography : Alberta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottleit Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 TIME STAMP: 10:11 am Result: Rejected! Interview Date: Feb 2 Program: MD cGPA: 3.96 wGPA: N/A (3rd year) MCAT: 11/10/12 ECs: Couple years of volunteering in a hospital ER, significant leadership experience within university, research for two summers and a bit with one abstract submitted (no pubs), lots of soccer activities. Geography : IP Thought this interview was utterly phenomenal, and I'm quite sure of it. Will be happily attending Ottawa, but I'm curious as to how they selected post-interview here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le_chiffre Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 TIME STAMP: 10:03 am Result: Accepted (St. George Campus) Interview Date: Jan. 25 Program: MD cGPA: 3.86ish wGPA: 3.94 MCAT: 9/9/12 ECs: hospital volunteering (3 years), Don/RA for 2 years, TAed four 3/4th year courses, frosh leader, listed some recreational sports (skiing,tennis, volleyball), co-author on under revision/submitted Nature, Nature Genetics, Nature Medicine papers, co-author on accepted IF 10 paper, FA paper was in prep. I have a MSc from UofT and was working as a tech for a year. Essays: Tried really hard on them. Interview: Felt 3 stations went well and one station was mediocre. Geography : IP Was kind of worried my ECs were weak compared to most others but I guess they still favour strong research which is great to see. Good job to those accepted and to those who didn't make it this year, keep trying but make sure you're enjoying life a bit at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanman82 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 TIME STAMP: 10:19 am May 13th Result: Accepted (MAM, second choice) Interview Date: Jan 25 Program: MD wGPA: 4.0 MCAT: 11/10/12/S (PS/VR/BS/WS) ECs: well-rounded extracurriculars with extensive volunteering, some work experience (focus on teaching), leadership roles, some research (incl. an interesting stint at Cancer Care Ontario) - about average for these forums. Geography : IP Essays: worked very hard on these and I thought that they were extremely strong. I thought the interview was good, but not great. One of the stations was fantastic, two okay to good, and one mediocre. I will most likely be accepting this offer and look forward to meeting all of you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmatt1122 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 TIME STAMP: Result: Rejected Interview date: Mar 29 aGPA: 3.92 MCAT: PS/VR/BS/WS 13/10/12/na ECs: Lots of research (since 2nd year, full-time summer, NSERC, research exchange at UBC, 3rd author in intl journal, couple conferences), long term work with a charity group that lead to an exec position/board of directors, mentoring, TAing. Interview: Felt really good. Year: Finished UG (gap year) Essays: Pretty good looking back at them now. Didn't spend much time on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PediatricsDream Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 TIME STAMP: 10:20 am May 13th Result: Accepted Interview date: Mar 1st wGPA: 4.0 MCAT: PS/VR/BS/ 13/11/13 ECs: Pretty standard research, clubs and volunteer activities Interview: Felt a bit shaky Year: Completed UG (class of 2014) Essays: Didn't spend too much time on them but I think they were well thought out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EA83 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Time: 9:38 Result: Accepted at St. George!! wGPA: 3.91 (Not sure if I qualified for weighting b/c I had transfer credit. If so, 3.98) MCAT: 9/10/10 ECs: guitarist, choir director, clubs, peer mentoring, camp counsellor, tutoring, 2 research jobs with no pubs, lecturer, some awards, etc. Essays: Took a long time. Got them reviewed by three current students, as well as a bunch of other people. Year: 4th UG Geography : IP Interview: A bit weird, but must have been better than I thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschini_s Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 TIME STAMP: 10:03am Result: Accepted (St. George)! Interview Date: 01 25 Program: MD cGPA: 3.91 wGPA: 3.97 MCAT: 11/9/11/S Year: completed Masters Geography : IP I am excited to finally be able to post here!! Congrats to everyone else, and to those who did not get in this year, NEVER give up on your dream! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GABA Tonic Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Result: Waitlisted CGPA: 3.95 MCAT: 11/11/12 ECs: research heavy, undergrad and graduate awards, several publications, conferences, long term (> 2ys) local volunteering in different roles, exec member in several clubs, some atypical jobs. Essays: Put in quite a bit of thought and time Year: Finishing up MSc Geography : IP Interview: Felt great in 2 stations, lukewarm in 2. But now thinks that I have messed up royally in one. Felt pretty sad about this result since it was my first choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williaml Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 TIME STAMP: 2014-05-13 Result: Acceptance Interview Date: 03 30 Program: MD cGPA: 3.90 wGPA: 3.96 MCAT: 14/11/14 ECs: Focused on a few major ones (lots of time on each) Essays: Fairly well written (reviewed them multiple times) Year: UG Geography: IP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertySucks Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Accepted (also accepted at western, queens, and Calgary) First time applying, only applied to Calgary and Ontario since I don't meet most of the course requirements for other schools. Interview Date: March 1st, 2014; really enjoyed the interviews Program: MD GPA: 3.96 MCAT: verbal -11, Phy -12, Bio -13 ECs: Very heavily involved with one organization I'm very passionate about. Worked in engineering jobs. Essays: I tried to be as honest as possible. Year: UG Geography: Alberta I did an Engineering degree in Alberta, and have worked in engineering companies. I didn't decide on medicine until recently, so I didn't have much research experience nor hospital volunteer experience, but pursued other interests I'm passionate about. Looks like it worked out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdenosineMP Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 TIME STAMP: 9:28 am May 13th Result: Accepted (St. George Campus) Interview Date: March 2nd Program: MD wGPA: 3.95 MCAT: 12BS/11PS/10VR ECs: Lots of awards, scholarships, volunteering and sports. Playing guitar for 10 years and Canadian Taekwon-do champion, lots of soccer championships as well (house and intramural). Geography: IP Essays: Gave an open and honest opinion. Had a 1T1 review them. Interview: Atrociously bad. I still can't believe I got in. After my interview, I was expecting a flat out rejection and came to terms with it. The acceptance email was a massive surprise. Since high school I've wanted to go to UofT St. George for med. Couldn't be happier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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