n00b Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 edittttttt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asclepius Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 what is the breakdown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 editttttttt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyleh Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 No way. That is very solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lansky Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 From what I understood from the Queen's forum, Queens may have increased their WS cut off to an R.....So if Queens is one of the schools you would really want to attend, this is a factor to consider, but overall you score is pretty good.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Thanks. Yeah, it would be really helpful if there was a list with all the cutoffs this year from Ontario. Is there such a list somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asclepius Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 I think you meet cut-offs for most schools (except Queens as mentioned, which might change again next year anyways) so if it were me I would definetly not re-write. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutritional_lee Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 It's a really well-balanced score, and except for that crazy Queen's WS cutoff this year, shouldn't hamper you anywhere - rewriting it could be risky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 I would not rewrite if I was you because cutoffs change every year. If you were to rewrite, and then the cutoff changed next year... there's a chance you miss the new cutoff. Your score is very solid, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest begaster Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Don't rewrite. You have an excellent score. You miss Queen's cutoff this year, because of the WS, but you can't predict what it'll be next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 I'm considering retaking because I want to have a shot at non-Ontario schools as well. I would be out-of-province at those places and its' not like I have a 4.0 GPA either. Any thoughts on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Well, if you apply to Dal, you only need a combined score of 30 to make the OOP cutoff (it's only 24 IP). That doesn't guarantee you an interview, of course, but it would make your application competitive. Anyway, my MCAT was "only" a 32R (10, 10, 12), but that was enough for a Queen's interview this year. Next year the WS cutoff may be a bit lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Well, if you apply to Dal, you only need a combined score of 30 to make the OOP cutoff (it's only 24 IP). That doesn't guarantee you an interview, of course, but it would make your application competitive. Anyway, my MCAT was "only" a 32R (10, 10, 12), but that was enough for a Queen's interview this year. Next year the WS cutoff may be a bit lower. Were you able to score interviews at other Ontario schools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futuredoc Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Thats crazy (the idea anyway)! Unless you can select what MCAT to report, I wouldn't bother unless the question is really driving you nuts or you are 80%+ that you can do "better". Then again, I am just a first year . Anyways I think you kicked the c%#& out of the MCAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vip_138 Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 the only place OOP that a 33Q would maybe hinder getting an interview at is mcgill, and even then you have a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 So MCAT is only used as a filter and it's not considered once you make the cutoff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Were you able to score interviews at other Ontario schools? Yes, at Mac, but not at UofT or UofO (damn GPA cutoffs). I don't quite get how I scored an OOP interview at Mac and not elsewhere, but they're a funny bunch down in Hamilton. I didn't apply to Western, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 so you're OOP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Yes, I'm an NS resident (despite going to Waterloo for the year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Did you apply to Dal? Memorial? I wonder how OOP is for those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Just Dal, where IP students have some rather notable advantages. For OOP applicants, the GPA requirement is 3.7 (OMSAS scale) and a combined MCAT of 30 (I think you're allowed one 9). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Did you apply west of Ontario? or outside Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Nope. I'd considered UBC or, maybe, UofA, but I only have one biochem course (no UBC), and I wasn't all that keen on spending four years in Edmonton (too cold and too far from everyone I know). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 The score is near the minimum cutoffs so there is a good chance that the cutoffs will increase next year, which is why I'm unsure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Why do you think there's a good chance that the cutoffs might increase? As near as I can tell, they've remained steady around 9/10/11 in each subject, and combined scores of about 30. Are you considered about the WS? (I expect I could greatly improve my science sections if I spent a solid two months studying rather than writing my thesis as the same time...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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