Tristan23 Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 To anyone who has interviewed at UWO before, do we go on the tours before or after the interview? My interview is at 1:45pm and I was wondering if I have to show up early in the morning for the tour or if it takes place afterwards? Also, is anyone going up and staying over in London the night before their interview or are most people just driving up that day and going back home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolwater Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 tours are conducted on an ongoing basis. they dont take up too much time. id suggest that you go for the tour after the interview; you'll have a stress free mind and can enjoy the whole tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbert Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 tristan, I'm going up the night before and staying over that way I don't have to worry about traffic or anything. Just one less thing to worry about I think Good luck on your interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolwater Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 you guys know of any cheap motels/hotels in london where i can stay for a night? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predentist_gal Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 I am planning on calling Trish today...but can anybody tell me where exactly the interview is?? Also, is there any close parking? (and how early are ppl showing up for their interview...mine is at 10:45 am...I'm wondering how early I should be there) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolwater Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/Dentistry/docs/2007Interview_instructions.pdf has all the info you need. the dental sciences building has several entrances. last time i went there, it took me at least 10 minutes to figure out which one was open. there were, for some reason, no directions. also, bear in mind that this document is simply a copy of last year's. so, it hasnt been updated. as of this year, the interview will be conducted by three individuals, rather than two; a professor, a dentist and an upper year dds student. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllSmiles Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 How do you know it will be conducted by three individuals? And how come they didn't update the info sheet? Does that mean they will ask more questions? Anyone taking the physiology exam? Not sure exactly what to expect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolwater Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 "The interview panel consists of a dentist, a community person, and as of April 2007, a senior dental student." http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/dentistry/faq.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice_princess01683 Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 i'm also taking the physio challenge exam. although they've provided a list of topics the exam will cover, i don't really know what to expect. it seems i'm studying again for a course i've already taken (which used the same physio textbook western recommends). has anyone written the challenge exam in the past? what's it like? and how detailed are the questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicktheDentist Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 I feel like this physiology challenge exam is rediculous. I took a full year 4th year animal physiology and 1/2 year human physiology. I feel for you as I feel like I am studying for a course I took 3 years ago! More hurdles to jump though. Has anyone determined if the interview is strictly CDA based like U of T? U of T just asked 7 questions and I am wondering if western is the same :S.... Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllSmiles Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 I believe they ask you the 7 CDA questions plus a few general ones about yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predentist_gal Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 is everyone getting nervous yet??? I am!... I can't believe its already this weekend!...240 interviews, 52 spots...thats scary!...does anyone know how many ppl are usually accepted into uwo from the waiting list? good luck to everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolwater Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 waitlist moves quite a bit, since people often go for uoft over uwo. i wouldnt, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxman Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 I would think it's the other way around seeing as UofTs waitlist has moved 20-30 places over the last couple of admission cycles. Do you have numbers in terms of waitlist movement or is this purely speculation? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywish82 Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 240 Interviews thats nuts esp when it's for like 62 seats!! U of T only interviewed 210 for like 70 seats. These numbers don't add up to me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan23 Posted April 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 I'm curious to know how much overlap there is between the students getting interviews at U of T and those getting interviews at UWO? If there is alot of overlap than I would guess that there is a much better chance of getting in to one of them as opposed to if the pools were very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tode Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 240 Interviews thats nuts esp when it's for like 62 seats!! U of T only interviewed 210 for like 70 seats. These numbers don't add up to me lol Not even, it's 52 seats and that's not including the few internationals that get in, so it's more like 48 seats. That's pretty much a 5:1 ratio for interviewees to seats; which is crazy considering Alberta, UBC, Dal, and Saskatchewan all say this year that they're interviewing about twice as many people as there are seats. So 5:1 UWO vs. 2:1 Other places (3:1 UofT), that's pretty retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxman Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 Hey people, Lets take a little poll to see who got interviews at both UofT and Western and who got an interview at one of the two schools. Although our sample size will be very small, it may give a little bit of insight about the overlap between applicant pools. I'll start, UofT and UWO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tode Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 Hey people, Lets take a little poll to see who got interviews at both UofT and Western and who got an interview at one of the two schools. Although our sample size will be very small, it may give a little bit of insight about the overlap between applicant pools. I'll start, UofT and UWO Good Idea. I got interviews at both U of T and UWO. *But last year I only got an interview at UWO (and not at U of T) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan23 Posted April 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 I have an interview at U of T and UWO as well.... I'm really hoping that there is alot of overlap because if you count the number of spots at each school plus the amount of spots the waitlist moves our chances to get into one or the other is looking quite promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywish82 Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 I got an interview at U of T and Western and am OOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice_princess01683 Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 i was invited to interview both at UofT and UWO as well. just thought i'd contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywish82 Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 Most of the people I talked to at my U of T interview were also interviewing at Western except 1 guy. That said I know 2 OOPs who are interviewing at Western that did not interview at U of T. I am going to go out on a limb and say 60%-75% of the people interviewed at U of T will also interview at UWO. So 240 plus an additional 25% would be roughly 300 candidates for 122 seats. Probably 40-50 of the candidates would be out of province. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predentist_gal Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 Not even, it's 52 seats and that's not including the few internationals that get in, so it's more like 48 seats. That's pretty much a 5:1 ratio for interviewees to seats; which is crazy considering Alberta, UBC, Dal, and Saskatchewan all say this year that they're interviewing about twice as many people as there are seats. So 5:1 UWO vs. 2:1 Other places (3:1 UofT), that's pretty retarded. I spoke to Trish yesterday...and she said that they accept 52 CANADIANS (+ a few international students on top of that) but yeahhh 5:1 to get in, crazy... if they accept 20ish off the waiting list, then that's 72/240 ...or 1/3.3....thats a bit better. I wonder what the average GPA to get in will be like this year. It was already high at 88% last year, what if it's in the 90's this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolwater Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 i doubt that people would go to uwo over uoft. uoft, being in toronto, serves as the ideal place for most students (since most live in toronto). anyway, i was only speculating. i'd go to uwo over uoft any day. also, remember that out of those 52 spots, not all are available as of now. some of those spots are reserved for students who, for some reason, had to defer their admission from last year. i dont remember correctly, but when i went to western last year, they had a presentation on all the stats and stuff, and def. more than 5 spots out of thr 52 had already been taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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