n00b Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Is there a thread where all the GPA/MCAT cutoffs for Ontario schools are? If not, can we start one here lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutritional_lee Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Western (for 2008 admission): Meeting cutoffs usually guarantees an interview. SWOMEN (London and surrounding area) BS 8, PS 8, VR 8, WS O BS, PS, VR combined total 30 GPA: 3.70 Outside of SWOMEN BS 11, PS 9, VR 10, WS Q BS, PS, VR combined total 30 GPA: 3.70 Queen's (for 2008 admission): Meeting cutoffs usually guarantees an interview. They didn't post them this year, although from a number of people who received interview invites and posted their stats, it was guessed that the cutoff was approximately: BS 9, PS 9, VR 9, WS R Total = 30? GPA = ? Ottawa (for 2008 admission): MCAT not considered. In-province GPA: 3.85 Out-of-province GPA: 3.87 McMaster: No strict cutoffs (except, according to their website, a GPA of 3.0/4.0) Toronto: Meeting cutoff does not guarantee interview (entire application package is looked at) GPA: 3.60 Northern Ontario: I don't know. ...If someone can send me more accurate numbers, I can just edit this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 UofT minimum GPA to be considered is I believe 3.6, but you should have closer to a 3.85 to be competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Anyone who meets these cutoffs is automatically granted an interview? Or not necessarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supafield Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Western and Queens will give you an interview if you meet their cutoffs by all their guidelines.... the others assess you further.... I'm not sure about ottawa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 So you have to meet the cutoffs and be further assessed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 For the GPAs, does each school calculate them differently? Like some schools take best 2 years, most recent 2 years, allow drop some grades, etc. Does anyone know which school does which? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Most schools will use more than one method. First, all schools in Ontario (as well as Dal) use the OMSAS Conversion Table to calculate your GPA. This document outlines the requirements of all Ontario schools. A quick rundown: Mac: No cutoffs, just a required overall GPA of 3.0 (of course, that's not really enough) Queen's: ~3.68 overall or 3.78 in most recent two years Ottawa: Most recent years weighted more heavily, but complicated by several different cutoffs (Ottawa area < Ontario < non-Ontario) Western: Similar to Queen's? Toronto: Drops the lowest two half courses from each full-time year of undergraduate study, up to a maximum of eight (I think) Dal requires a 3.3/4.0 GPA for Maritime applicants or 3.7/4.0 for non-Maritime, and will consider your best three out of four years of study if your degree is complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelly01 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hi all, I have a question. If you have an 4 year undergraduate degree already and take undergraduate 'pre-med' courses at another university full time in the year following your graduation (to prepare for the MCAT, do some prereqs etc), in what way does that count as part of your GPA? Like for a med school that does a calculation looking at your two best years, could that be one of those years potentially? Or for Ottawa for example, would that 5th year be the most heavily weighted year? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger123 Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 UofT minimum GPA to be considered is I believe 3.6, but you should have closer to a 3.85 to be competitive. I only have a 3.66 (OMSAS) GPA and received an interview at U of T. I think I might have won them over with my essay and references... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 That's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrne Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 It's always a good idea to take a look at the cutoffs from the previous year, but keep in mind that these cutoffs are based on the quality of the applicant pool. Given that an Ontario med school typically receives ~2000 applicants per year, it's usually safe to bet that the cutoffs won't vary dramatically from year to year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaiva Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 good info here http://www.afmc.ca/pdf/2008_admissions_book.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
human instinct Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 I only have a 3.66 (OMSAS) GPA and received an interview at U of T. I think I might have won them over with my essay and references... Hey, Just curious but if assuming that your wgpa was around ~3.85, wouldnt that be considered a strong gpa even though the omsas was only 3.66. In other words, if a person has a lower omsas but a high wgpa of 3.9 and another has an omsas and wgpa of around 3.9, is there any preference given to the person with higher omsas gpa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estairella Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Hey, Just curious but if assuming that your wgpa was around ~3.85, wouldnt that be considered a strong gpa even though the omsas was only 3.66. In other words, if a person has a lower omsas but a high wgpa of 3.9 and another has an omsas and wgpa of around 3.9, is there any preference given to the person with higher omsas gpa? Nope, they only care about the weighted GPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young_n_ambitious Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Hey, Just curious but if assuming that your wgpa was around ~3.85, wouldnt that be considered a strong gpa even though the omsas was only 3.66. In other words, if a person has a lower omsas but a high wgpa of 3.9 and another has an omsas and wgpa of around 3.9, is there any preference given to the person with higher omsas gpa? How is wgpa different than omsas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
human instinct Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 How is wgpa different than omsas ? Hey...I was referring to UofT weighted GPA. Its not the same as OMSAS as UofT will drop your lowest 6 half yr courses when calculating your gpa based on the omsas scale. (Provided that you have completed 3yrs of study with full course load in each yr). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slim Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 so far this is what i've gathered for the different weighing schemes: UT: drops 2 lowest half year courses if full course load taken throughout Western: considers top 10 half year courses per year Mac: considers every course taken and no weighing scheme Anybody know about whether ottawa or queens take only top 10 courses per academic year into account? just saw another post that says queens includes every course taken during that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest begaster Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 ^ No on U of T. If you are in your fourth year and have taken a full credit load every year, they will drop two half-courses (or one full-course) per year. So, six half-courses worth of marks in total. If you apply in your fifth year, it's eight half-courses. If, though, you apply during your third year, you get no weighting formula. Likewise, if any of your years did not have a full course load, you receive no extra weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted May 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Are the 6 half courses (or 3 full) dropped from the lowest grades regardless of the year you took them or does it mean the lowest 2 half courses from each year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medaw Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Are the 6 half courses (or 3 full) dropped from the lowest grades regardless of the year you took them or does it mean the lowest 2 half courses from each year? Yes, can anyone answer this? I'm wondering this myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
human instinct Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Yes, they are dropped regardless of they yr in which you took them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted June 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Any speculations on GPA/MCAT cutoff changes for next year? Or are we all assuming they will be the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golf_squared Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Yes, they are dropped regardless of they yr in which you took them. Ok, so just to clarify one last time for me (keeping in mind I have completed all 4 years of undergrad), U of T will drop my 8 lowest half credit courses no matter which years the courses were taken? e.g. - If all 8 of my courses with lowest marks were in 1st year, they would drop those 8? I hope this is true, because this would leave me with a much higher GPA than I was expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACHQ Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 U of T will drop my 8 lowest half credit courses no matter which years the courses were taken? e.g. - If all 8 of my courses with lowest marks were in 1st year, they would drop those 8? Yes this is correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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