cary_fan Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Wow , did any oop grad student got invite. If you read through the threads, there were a few OOPs that had invites. Not that many, but this forum isn't a terribly random large sample Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJman Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Hey, I know this is a bit of a dead issue given that all the invites/rejections have already gone out. But, I'm just wondering how important it is to have publications as a thesis-based grad student. I know that many factors are considered in the application process, but I was hoping people would be willing to share whether or not they had papers and whether or not they got an interview. I will start. I had abstracts from conference presentations (3) but I didn't have any formal publications at the time of application (I am working feverishly to finish up 2 right now though) and I didn't get an interview. Hopefully people are willing to share that info. I know that publication aren't essential for undergrad applicants, but I'm curious to see if it really mattered for thesis-based grad students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustylegs Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Hey, I know this is a bit of a dead issue given that all the invites/rejections have already gone out. But, I'm just wondering how important it is to have publications as a thesis-based grad student. I know that many factors are considered in the application process, but I was hoping people would be willing to share whether or not they had papers and whether or not they got an interview. I will start. I had abstracts from conference presentations (3) but I didn't have any formal publications at the time of application (I am working feverishly to finish up 2 right now though) and I didn't get an interview. Hopefully people are willing to share that info. I know that publication aren't essential for undergrad applicants, but I'm curious to see if it really mattered for thesis-based grad students. I would speculate publications for grad applicants are quite important, especially when the UT website specifically mentioned it: There is an emphasis on academic achievements in postgraduate study, particularly research productivity. From: http://www.facmed.utoronto.ca/programs/md/admissions/0708/Graduate_Applicants.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eise Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Hey, I know this is a bit of a dead issue given that all the invites/rejections have already gone out. But, I'm just wondering how important it is to have publications as a thesis-based grad student. I know that many factors are considered in the application process, but I was hoping people would be willing to share whether or not they had papers and whether or not they got an interview. I will start. I had abstracts from conference presentations (3) but I didn't have any formal publications at the time of application (I am working feverishly to finish up 2 right now though) and I didn't get an interview. Hopefully people are willing to share that info. I know that publication aren't essential for undergrad applicants, but I'm curious to see if it really mattered for thesis-based grad students. I do not have a publication but I have a paper accepted (submitted at the time of application). I think publicatons are important, but not essential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 I had an interview. I had one undergrad first co-author paper published, one grad paper submitted (but not yet accepted when the grad app package was due. now it is!), and two papers "in progress" at that time (one first author, one second author). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJman Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Thanks for the posts. I am just trying to improve my application in the event that I need to apply next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immernoch Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Does the Graduate admissions process give first preference to Ontario residents? Otherwise why would they interview them first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eise Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Does the Graduate admissions process give first preference to Ontario residents?Otherwise why would they interview them first? I don't know anything about preference but why do you think they interview ontario grads first? If anything, grads are usually interviewed at the end (from all provinces). Perhaps you are thinking of the MD/PhD applicants, in which case they are interviewed earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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