Leonidas Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Hey guys, Have you guys heard any rumours about UBC med excluding applicants just because they are too young or too old? Just want to know what your opinion is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro_md Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 I don't understand why so many people believe that there is discrimination age or race (as was suggested in some other posts). UBC Med simply selects the most suitable candidates. Obviously, when comparing a 19 yr-old to a 25 yr-old, the latter will most likely have, on average, more life experiences, be more mature, have slightly better communication skills, have accomplished more in his/her life, etc. than the 19 yr-old. That will be reflected in a higher NAQ score and most likely will result in a better interview score as well. That's why the average age of admission is close to 25yrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poolboy Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 I agree with Pedro - we have a 19 year old and a 37 year old in our class and the average is around 24/25, and it fits a typical bell curve - it's just the nature of who applies, and the fact that older students will have more expereinces and academics behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted February 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 And did you get in afterwards?? If you didn't, do you think that the age thing might have been a flag??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuantum Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 I think if you are young or old, that shouldn't have any bearing on your chances. However, if you come off as mature or immature, that will certainly have an affect on your chances. There are arguments for why it would either be better to let in older applicants or why it would be better to let in younger applicants. The main thing UBC is concerned with is producing competent doctors and part of that includes a certain level of maturity. If the interviewers suspected you were young, it may be because you came off as "young" aka immature. However, this is pure speculation and cannot be confirmed. The process is imperfect and that is part of the reason they have switched to MMI - there is evidence that it is "less imperfect". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr nomis Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 At the Dean's Information session tonight the Associate Dean of Admissions (Dr. Cliff Fabian) stated that age and gender information are stripped from the applicant's files before they are reviewed by the admissions committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med86 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Hm...i wonder why they need our picture then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseycream Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 They probably need your picture so they can recognize you at the interview, and then it is probably easier for them to remember you after if they have a picture reference to a name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poolboy Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 They actually have a seperate catagory on the post-inteview scoring were they score you on beauty or handsomeness - it's really hard to score a 5/5 on it, but i've seen some people get their photos professionally done, use spray-on hair for their bald spot, and some have tried the soft-focus style on theirs to hide some of their blemishes - one year I tried raising my eyebrows and cocking my head to the side, but in my feedback session they said that it wasn't the style anymore and that I was better off with a more classic look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlatan Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 They actually have a seperate catagory on the post-inteview scoring were they score you on beauty or handsomeness - it's really hard to score a 5/5 on it, but i've seen some people get there photos professionally done, use spray-on hair for their bald spot, and some have tried the soft-focus style on theirs to hide some of their blemishes - one year I tried raising my eyebrows and cocking my head to the side, but in my feedback session that said that it wasn't the style anymore and that I was better off with a more classic look. You forgot to add that any use of photoshop would be cheating and considered nonacademic dishonesty and therefore the guilty applicant disqualified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verbally_abused Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 You forgot to add that any use of photoshop would be cheating and considered nonacademic dishonesty and therefore the guilty applicant disqualified does facial hair reflect maturity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgmed23 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 does facial hair reflect maturity? well if you can grow the beard harrison ford had in the movie fugitive where he was a successful cardiologist then i am sure maturity wouldn't be an issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchitburns Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Just as an aside, can someone tell me what picture is needed? Was I supposed to send a picture? Or bring one to the interview? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoithinkyouare Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Just as an aside, can someone tell me what picture is needed? Was I supposed to send a picture? Or bring one to the interview? Thanks All interviewees are supposed to bring two passport sized photos to the interview. You didn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchitburns Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 ah, okay. thanks. My interview is March 8th. Manitoba wanted us to send photos in advance so I was ensuring I didn't have to do that for UBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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