ACHQ Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Anyone know the GPA cutoffs for this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joiningtherace Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Man is anyone else kind of worried about what may happen next year? yup cuz now ppl will have to aim higher for their MCAT I have to rewrite mine eventho i thought i was safe...moved so much fr last yr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koopa_troopa Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 I was rejected. My MCAT was BS13 PS13 VR10 WSQ. I'm very annoyed. I should have tried harder on the writing sample... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webshy Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 I also have a Queen's interview. My MCAT is PS12/VR10/BS10/WSR. My most recent two years are 3.78. However, when I got my verification report from OMSAS, my two year average actually showed at 3.755. They didn't count my courses at Dalhousie because they were part of a diploma program (though a university level diploma). I don't know whether Queen's figured out to count them, or whether the cut-off dropped. I was going to wait until after interview invitations came out to speak directly with Queen's if needed. However, I don't need to! I applied to three schools (Queen's, Western, Dalhousie). I have interviews at Queen's and Dal. I'm thrilled! It is ironic though that I figured Western was the interview I was most likely to get. I wasn't expecting either Queen's or Dal, but am thrilled to be interviewing at both! Best wishes to everyone who will be heading to Kingston, as well as those heading to other schools for interviews! Elaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saberial Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Perhaps there was no GPA cutoff but a simple WS cutoff of R? Just throwing this theory out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EconomicsRocks Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Long time lurker here, got Queen's interview too - Poli Sci student, 3.66 raw cGPA from OMSAS application, 3.79 last 2 years, 14PS/12VR/13BS/R. So far rejected from Mac, UBC, McGill, as Ontario applicant, waiting on the rest of Ontario minus Northern, and Calgary + Alberta. What a relief! This forum is the only place I can find my fellow obsessive crazies, since my colleagues in my program are mainly concerned with getting into law school or some such nonsense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PommeC Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hi all, First of all I just want to say that this is a great site, with really insightful info from really cool ppl!! I had a quick question regarding how we are supposed to book our interviews for Queen's. Are we just supposed to log in at 12:00 a.m (all it says is Feb 1st) to do so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neutral Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Those students who've been rejected with preposterous stats like 3.9 14/13/12/Q really highlight the absolute crap that is the admissions process. Ultimately I say take solace in the fact that it's the school that's missing out on a truck load of stellar students. Good luck to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineffable Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Same situation here - no invite, but 11/12/13 Q and a 3.9 GPA. I was good enough last year, but evidently they don't want me anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5jy4 Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Is anyone afraid of what may happen next year? I mean do you guys think that the 9/9/9 R cutoff will stick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJaswal Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hey, I just got my interview e-mail. Makes me feel better after my heart break about the Western biology cutoff. I'm looking forward to having my first interview after 3 years of trying. Congrats to all those who received an interview. See u all there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryn Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hey you guys!!! I'm finally home to post (after a night of celebrating). Stats: BS12/VR11/PS10 (33) R cGPA: low. below 3.68 haha. (I'm a grad student.) I'm so incredibly ecstatic right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallinar Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Is anyone afraid of what may happen next year? I mean do you guys think that the 9/9/9 R cutoff will stick? lol i wouldn't even bother trying to predict it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Yeah, I'm with vallinar on this... it's honestly, utterly unpredictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyzee Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 i got one, 11-10-13R, 3.82 cGPA, 3.89 last two years. See you all there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orchid Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 hey guys I didn't end up applying to Queens but am just curious... for those who were rejected did they say it was 9/9/9/ R ?? do we know R for sure? or is this all speculation so far... official cut-offs posted anywhere? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siv Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 hey, i was just looking at some of the crazy mcat scores/gpas that got rejected because of the R cutoff, just want to say you might want to think twice about rewriting it, although queens takes your best overall score, western and toronto take your most recent, and coming from someone who had a large drop between attempts it might not be worth it. i'm thinking the R cutoff wont stick next year, plus you always have the states and other canadian schools, I'm pretty sure I wont rewrite although my most recent mcat barely meets u of t and fails westerns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutritional_lee Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 do we know R for sure? It's not officially posted anywhere, but the R cutoff is as good as certain from all the people who've posted their stats. A few have posted with 9s in certain sections, but I'm not sure if it's 9 across the board... although there probably are enough posts to figure it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sickgirl Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 those of you considering re-writes... my MCAT went from a 35S (with an 8 in PS) to a 36Q (with an 11 in PS) and that means I didn't meet Queen's academic standards. so try to strike a balance between holding on to reasonable scores, and considering applying to a variety of schools in Canada! good luck & congrats all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatthecat Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 I think it's not a cutoff for each section that is considered equally. I think that there was some leeway this year, especially because they didn't post cutoffs and still haven't even though interview invites are out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted January 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 It's not officially posted anywhere, but the R cutoff is as good as certain from all the people who've posted their stats. A few have posted with 9s in certain sections, but I'm not sure if it's 9 across the board... although there probably are enough posts to figure it out There's someone with 2 9s, so at most, it must've been 10-9-9-R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 There's someone with 2 9s, so at most, it must've been 10-9-9-R. Yeah, I had 9s in PS/BS... and someone else posted they had a 9 in VR. I am not entirely sure that there even were firm cutoffs this year because if there were, wouldn't they just have posted them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koopa_troopa Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 hey guys I didn't end up applying to Queens but am just curious... for those who were rejected did they say it was 9/9/9/ R ?? do we know R for sure? or is this all speculation so far... official cut-offs posted anywhere? thanks! I'm pretty sure it is an R, but they didn't say. My stats were 3.88 for two years and my MCAT was 13/13/10/Q. My rejection e-mail said I did not meet their academic requirements. The only academic component they can be talking about is my writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toffeetree Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 the funny thing is that there is simply a formula for doing well in the writing section (everything they teach you in kaplan). so, high writing score = followed grading rubric well =/= writing well. speaking of interviews, has anyone been able to access the URL in the email interview invite to book interview dates? my URL doesn't quite work. if someone could PM me the link, much appreciated. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastriss Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 the funny thing is that there is simply a formula for doing well in the writing section (everything they teach you in kaplan). so, high writing score = followed grading rubric well =/= writing well. speaking of interviews, has anyone been able to access the URL in the email interview invite to book interview dates? my URL doesn't quite work. if someone could PM me the link, much appreciated. thanks! We gotta wait it out till friday toffeetree, it says feb 1st is when it opens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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