hp18 Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 If you exceed cut off GPA & MCAT score and have taken full course load, is it necessary that you will be called for an interview irrespective of ECs? I am talking about applying after 2nd year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryn Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 depends on the school. but you know this already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hp18 Posted November 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 Say in a particular year if Mac receives 4000 applications & if they need to call 400 for interview. Will it be purely on top 400 based on GPA? Or will they have different pools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDHopefully2005 Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 Mac bases who gets interviews on GPA and a mark that corresponds to your autobiographical sketch (5 questions). They score everyone numbers, and the top however many (400) get an interview. Not sure if that answers your question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinknoodle Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 Different schools base their interview invites on different criteria. At UWO, if you exceed the MCAT and GPA cut-offs you will be invited for an interview regardless of your ECs. UWO needs a four year degree though prior to admission. Other schools, like Ottawa, Toronto, McMaster, etc, base interview invites on a combination of a compositie score from GPA +/- MCAT and ECs (the ECs can be evaluated through the essay, ABS, extended sketch, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hp18 Posted November 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 Too complicated....I hope they quantify without a prejudice and they are fair....I feel their should be a method to quantify everything without human intervention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustylegs Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 Too complicated....I hope they quantify without a prejudice and they are fair....I feel their should be a method to quantify everything without human intervention. In my humble opinion, i think having a bit of human intervention is a good idea. There are some human characteristics that I think cannot be reliably quantitated, such as humbleness, motivation and genuineness. There are threads in other folders that discuss what the optimal selection procedure is for entrance into medical school, and I think the consensus is that the system, at least in Canada, is by in large doing an excellent job of selecting appropriate students. Having said that, there is nonetheless an element of luck involved in applying to medicine... Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hp18 Posted November 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 I hope to maintain GPA around 3.9.....Not yet done MCAT but will try to do well. Volunteering in a hospital and very keen to become a physician (genuinely, not just for monetory reasons). Inspite of this if luck plays a role and can not get into med school, it will be very disappointing for me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hp18 Posted November 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 any views................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muchdutch Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Indeed. Haven't written the mcat yet - no worries! Besides, you've already got a killer gpa and you say you have some volunteer experience. Dosn't sound like you're setting yourself up for disappointment at all from what I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 I hope to maintain GPA around 3.9.....Not yet done MCAT but will try to do well. Volunteering in a hospital and very keen to become a physician (genuinely, not just for monetory reasons). Inspite of this if luck plays a role and can not get into med school, it will be very disappointing for me....Imho, if someone takes a traditional route (applies in their fourth year of undergrad), maintains good grades, makes the MCAT cutoffs, does a reasonable amount of extracurriculars), AND applies to a reasonable number of medical schools (say, at least three) then they will get in somewhere the vast majority of the time. Yeah, there's an element of luck insofar as you may not get into a particular school, but I believe that it's very rare for a traditional applicant who has met all the requirements to get rejected everywhere. Relax! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hp18 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Thanks...that gives me some comfort.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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