Guest Posted February 18, 2002 Report Share Posted February 18, 2002 Hey my mcats essay was an S, yet my verbel was a 9. Any chances they will ever lower their verbel requirement or should i just kiss queens goodbye or rewrite the MCAT. Thing is I rocked the bio/physics section of the MCAT. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rewrite Posted February 18, 2002 Report Share Posted February 18, 2002 Hi, I don't think anyone will have firm answer to this as the requirements do vary from year to year. However, based on my experience and stats (UGPA 3.86, grad GPA 4.0, MCAT - 9, 12, 14, S) getting an interview at Queens with a verbal score below 10 means an automatic rejection. I would suggest you re-write. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JD Posted February 18, 2002 Report Share Posted February 18, 2002 I think the "10" requirement has been around for quite a while. But I don't think any other Canadian school needs a 10 in verbal. So it depends on how important it is for you to apply to Queen's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JPS79 Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 not true! I don't know where everybody gets their information from?!?!? Cut-offs are NOT that strict! I received an interview at Queens and I have a 9 in verbal... 11, 10 and Q. You don't absolutely have to re-write by any means. I've been reading all of this information and it makes me laugh because none of it is written in stone and I only know this from personal experience! Just wait and see... good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AJ Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Hey JPS79, When did you receive your interview notification? Was it in the mail? By phone? Email? When are the interviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 10 Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Hi JPS79, Congradulations on the interview. I am very surprised as EVERYONE I know, I have even contacted the Queen's ADCOM office, has found that below a 10 on verbal means a rejection. Do you havea perfect 4.0 with a Nobel prize behind your name? Knock em dead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JD Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 JPS79, Congrats, but I think you're an anomaly... in general, anyone with under 10 in verbal that really wants to go to Queen's SHOULD rewrite. This was even stated by the admissions people themselves. For the most part, if you don't have that 10, regardless of how high your GPA is or what activities you've done (anyway, they don't count your essay, sketch, and letters until after the interview) you would normally be rejected... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JPS79 Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 I can't explain it. What can I say? As for AJ...thanks for the quiz. Ask yourself, why would anyone lie about this? (especially on some renegade website!!) honestly... You don't know me and I don't know you! I have an interview and I also have a 9 in verbal. My GPA is not a 4.0 but it's not that far off. Once again, I don't know. I just thought that I would share my situation with the individual that was considering a re-write. p.s. AJ, that was really pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AA Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 Does anyone know how many interviews are given out by Queen's this year? I'm just trying to figure out my chances. Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Doug Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 I think you might have mis-interpreted AJ's questions. Perhaps he just wanted to know how you were notified so he/she could expect the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JPS79 Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 I don't think I misinterpreted anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oz10 Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 Hi guys, This is a valid discussion but please don't let this thread getting nasty. Personal comments against other posters will not be tolerated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Propaganda Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 The 10 for verbal is strictly enforced. Take everything you hear with a grain of salt. goodluck to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AJ Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 My appologies to JPS. The message was lame. I was just curious how he/she was notified. I did not expect a personal life story from him or her. I dont know anyone else that has applied to Queen's and this is my first time applying there, as a result I was just seeking some info as to their notification process and when the interviews are usually held. I also heard that some of their mailings have been lost in the mail. Is this a rumor? I dont know. I just wanted some clarification. Good luck to all. PS Thanks Doug for your positive interpretation of the message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JD Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 AJ: They sent out their letters in the first week of February. We were supposed to confirm interviews with Queen's by Feb. 15th (that was a over a week ago). I don't know if they sent out rejections too. If you did make the cutoffs, then you'd better call them right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Liana Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 Maybe Queen's cutoff ~is 10 in verbal, but they perhaps didn't quite get a list of 400 students who met both the GPA and then the MCAT cutoff, and thus invited a couple people below the cutoff in order to get a large enough pool of interviewees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Amadeus Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 The less people they interview, the better for them. They interview ALL those that meet the cut-offs. There is no quota they have to fill, except for the 100 or so seats available. But believe me, they will never have a problem selecting from a pool of applicants that meet the criteria to fill 'em. Not trying to be harsh, just pragmatic. And yeah..they already sent out all the interview letters (one batch). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RAK2005 Posted February 26, 2002 Report Share Posted February 26, 2002 There are approx. 450 interviewees for the two weekends this year, so there are actually MORE students who made the cut-offs this year (you guys are smarter than we were ). However, there are also 10 more spots this year so this is a definate plus. See ya this weekend and enjoy the city while you're down ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WorriedMD2BE Posted March 25, 2002 Report Share Posted March 25, 2002 I asked and they said that they interviewed 465 people this year. That's 21.5% chance of getting in, purely statistical though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Liana Posted March 25, 2002 Report Share Posted March 25, 2002 Ahh, but don't forget the waiting list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JSS02 Posted March 25, 2002 Report Share Posted March 25, 2002 There were 463 interviews this year. I was told that there would be 100 acceptances initially and 150 people put on the waitlist. Last year they needed 148 acceptances to fill 90 spots, so I suppose this year they'll need about 170 or so (i.e. will need to give offers to 70 on the waitlist). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Liana Posted March 25, 2002 Report Share Posted March 25, 2002 Were those 60 people taken from the original waiting list, or the modified waiting list (ie, the waiting list after those who had been accepted to other schools had been removed, etc)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JSS02 Posted March 25, 2002 Report Share Posted March 25, 2002 I never asked, but I assume that the 148 offers include those to people who were waitlisted but who still declined the offer from Queen's after it was sent out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WorriedMD2BE Posted March 25, 2002 Report Share Posted March 25, 2002 Let's do some statistics: They actually had 80 students last year. So if they sent out 148 acceptances, then 148/80 = 1.85 acceptance for every spot. Assuming the ratio is the same (may or may not be true, so please don't comment on this), then because there will be 100 spots, then they will accept 185 persons. There were 462 interviews, so the chance of getting in after receiving an interview is 185/462 = 40% (quite high!). That means you need to rank in the upper 40% to get in. But all this doesn't mean anything. Some of us had poor interviews, and some of us had good ones. We'll also assume that 10 people deferred from last year, but that 10 people will also defer from this year = negligible on acceptance numbers. So, since there were 150 waitlisted, we'll assume they'll raise this number slightly due to increase in interviewees and spots. Last year they had ~400 interviewees, this year 462. The ratio is 462/400 = ~173. So we'll say they'll increase the waitlist numbers to 175. They'll accept 100 people and pull 85 people off the waitlist. So the chances of getting in (considering you AT LEAST get on the waitlist) is 85/175 = 48.5% This means that if you get on the waitlist, you have about a ONE in TWO chance of getting into Queen's. This isn't so bad (like flipping a coin). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oz10 Posted March 26, 2002 Report Share Posted March 26, 2002 Just a correction...there are 90 people in our class (Meds 2005) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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