GradStudent_710 Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 For those of you who interviewed this past weekend (or the weekend in February), I presume you've all breathed a huge sigh of relief! I interviewed this weekend at U of T and I have to say that it was the best experience I could have expected! They were extremely kind and the interview was relaxed. I can't speak for everyone, but I know that that was the general consenses from the people I spoke to. Question 1: If everyone had such a great experience, how do they choose??? I've heard there's some sort of ranking system, but in any case, I was just wondering what your thoughts are. Question 2: How were your feelings about the interview? Good luck to you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineffable Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 I had a similar reaction - but isn't the interview only worth 20% of your overall score anyway? Marks are 3 times as important at this stage - this makes it seem as though the interview is relatively insignificant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradStudent_710 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 That's what I read from this forum but when I asked the med students there, they said that there's not a firm breakdown and the interview can kinda make or break your chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasx Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 A quick question for those who already had an interview. About what time did the day finish (including all the info presentations, videos, etc)? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulchemguy Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 argh can't wait until may15.... need closure..... ergh..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKIN Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 A quick question for those who already had an interview. About what time did the day finish (including all the info presentations, videos, etc)? Thanks! I can answer this question for the morning sessions: They do the presentation before ALL of the interviews (ie presentation from 8-9 and first interview at 9) Then, if you had a later morning interview (10am or 11am) you went on a campus tour before your interview, adn if you had the 9am interview you went on the tour after. I really enjoyed and got alot out of both the info session and tours - the med students there were so friendly and helpful! They had lunch at 12noon, and I believe both the morning and afternoon interviewees ate at that time. So - Everything, was over (for the morning people) by 1ish (i guess depending on how slow you eat I'm not sure about the afternoon interviews though - perhaps someone else can answer that one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulchemguy Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 i had a friday interview.... check in at 11:15... lunch at 12..... interview at 1pm for me..... finished by 1:45pm... supposed to have a tour at 2pm.... but i didn't go and just left....... man time flies by during the interview...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcgirl33 Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 A quick question for those who already had an interview. About what time did the day finish (including all the info presentations, videos, etc)? Thanks! The student site is awesome and has outlines the full schedule for the weekend (Friday vs. Saturday, morning vs. afternoon) http://torontomeds.com/admissions/schedule.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In_Valid Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 argh can't wait until may15.... need closure..... ergh..... agreed............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineffable Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 That's what I read from this forum but when I asked the med students there, they said that there's not a firm breakdown and the interview can kinda make or break your chances. That's interesting, can anyone corroborate this or elaborate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulchemguy Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 really? hmm i've always heard its 60 academic 20 ec 20 interview..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasx Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 really? hmm i've always heard its 60 academic 20 ec 20 interview..... The way I see it, either way, you'll still going to try your best on the interview. So in the end it doesn't make a difference PS: Thanks for the replies to my question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoDoc Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 really? hmm i've always heard its 60 academic 20 ec 20 interview..... If that's the case then there'd be no point in me interviewing. I know I'm coming in at a huge disadvantage academically (if I told you all my cumulative GPA you'd LYAO). Talking 0/60. But really I don't give a ___. I'm just going to have to knock their socks off at the interview. Good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydes79 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 I am a second year Medical student at UofT. I just wanted to say that interviews are very important for the selection process. Otherwise, UofT would not put the time and effort to interview ~450 applicants. No matter how much the interview worth, interviewers’ opinion is very important at the end of the day. So, if you have a strong application pre-interview, but scored poorly in the interview, this might reduce your chances of getting accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineffable Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 So I guess the interviewers get to sort of give a final "yes/no" to each applicant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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