Guest A Posted April 16, 2001 Report Share Posted April 16, 2001 Has anybody heard from UofA yet? I heard that they send out some acceptances in April (even though they still have interviews to do) Is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carse Posted April 16, 2001 Report Share Posted April 16, 2001 I know a friend who got invited for an interview this past week, so they're still sending out letters. U of A does three rounds of interviews. In February they do a small number of interviews with the people at the "top" of the class with regards to academics. Then, in May they do another set of interviews with "the rest of us". To make things even more confusing, they do another round of interviews in June/ July! I think that some do find out in April if they got in, selected from those interviewed in the first round. Then, it's the waiting game. Last year a couple people in my program found out they were admitted in August, only a few weeks before classes started. The moral of the story... don't lose faith unless you get that official "rejection letter". If you haven't got it yet (and I here that some people already have) then you still have a chance. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest casper Posted April 16, 2001 Report Share Posted April 16, 2001 I got my interview letter in the beginning of april. I am a 3rd year student in UBC. I know that they interview 4th year out of province applicants in feb. However, they leave all 2/3 year applicants to be interviewed in may/june/july, once they have selected a fair number from 4th year pool. BTW, does anyone know how much is the interview worth in the admissions process? and how is U of A medicine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carse Posted April 16, 2001 Report Share Posted April 16, 2001 As well, the interviews done in May/ June/ July does include 4th year and graduated students, because the person I know who recently received their letter is in 4th year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest casper Posted April 17, 2001 Report Share Posted April 17, 2001 for oop, all 4rth years have been interviewed except those who were not able to attend the invite in feb due to interviews in other schools...so, the 4rth years you are referring to must be in province applicants. is the alberta interview harsh? pleasant? how many 3 year students are interviewed? how many are selected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carse Posted April 17, 2001 Report Share Posted April 17, 2001 Yes, the 4th year I know is in-province. I have heard from many people that Edmonton is a relatively tough interview, with quite a few questions of the "ethics" variety. I'm not sure how many 3 year student are interviewed but they say that 24 students are selcted from the 2/3 year pool. I think that this is quite a bit more than most schools accept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest A Posted April 18, 2001 Report Share Posted April 18, 2001 I know a 4th year oop who was just contacted for an interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jessy Posted April 22, 2001 Report Share Posted April 22, 2001 is it easy to get in after the interview at u of a for a 3rd year oop student? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gomer Posted April 26, 2001 Report Share Posted April 26, 2001 Hello all, Just thought I'd let everyone interested in U of A know that I have recieved an offer of admission by telephone call on April 25. They phoned me at around 9:30 E.S.T., and told me that they had just completed their admissions commitee a couple of hours earlier. Best of luck to those still waiting to hear, or who have interviews coming. Sincerely, Gomer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EB Posted April 27, 2001 Report Share Posted April 27, 2001 Gomer, Congrats on the early acceptance. From what I know about the U of A's admission process, they only offer early acceptance to those individuals that they feel are extremely well suited to medicine ( ...these are the people they don't want to lose to other schools). I've been following the "Strange Stuff" discussion both on this board and the other, so I think this shows that the U of T process is quite flawed. You seemed very disappointed about not getting into U of T, so I'm assuming U of A wasn't your "first choice." But take it from someone who lives in Edmonton, attends U of A, and has the ultimate goal of getting into the MD/Ph.D. programme here, you'll absolutely love the city, campus and students (we're extremely friendly)... I know I do, and those are some of the reasons that I can't imagine going to Med school anywhere else but here. Once again, congrats!! Erin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Wong Posted April 27, 2001 Report Share Posted April 27, 2001 Hey Gomer (you're not supposed to say that until you're old and jaded...) CONGRATULATIONS!!! It isn't U of T like you hoped, but I think this validates your feelings a little bit. There is at least one medical school in Canada (and a good one at that), that thinks highly enough of you to want to train you for the next four years (as an OOP student no less). One thing I've noticed ever since getting in myself nearly two years ago, is that admissions really is a crapshoot. There's never a guarantee that you have the profile that a particular medical school is looking for, end even in the situation that you do, there isn't a guarantee that human error won't still lead to a rejection letter. However, you now know that if you want it, that you will be a doctor in May 2005. Again, congrats! Ian UBC, MS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gomer Posted April 27, 2001 Report Share Posted April 27, 2001 Hi all, Thanks for the support. My acceptance to U of A as an out-of-province applicant has left me, at the same time, surprised, flattered and honoured. I have heard that U of A is a strong med-school, and I love everything about it. Best of luck to those of you still waiting anxiously for an interview or acceptance. Sincerely, Gomer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Wong Posted May 9, 2001 Report Share Posted May 9, 2001 Hi Gomer, Could you please e-mail me back? I've got a project that I'm working on, and I believe I could use your help. mdpremie@yahoo.com Thanks, Ian UBC, MS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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