cutoff

[Sutler]

dumbass question...

 

i know cut off is 3.70 but...

 

3.69 gpa-- would they even consider you?

[lostintime]

They may want to, but the comp will cut you off.

 

Unless you have 3.7 in another year, then it's conditional invite/acceptance.

[webshy]

dumbass question...

 

i know cut off is 3.70 but...

 

3.69 gpa-- would they even consider you?

 

A GPA of 3.69 would not meet the cut-off. However, you have to be sure that you are calculating your GPA as Western would, which is often different than the overall GPA from you university. Western grants interviews based on having one year about the cut-off (and meeting the MCAT cut-off), and acceptanced based upon having two years above the cut-off. They only count years with 5.0 courses (excluding any repeated courses). At the same time, if you take more than 5.0 courses, Western counts your best 5.0 courses.

 

Western gives all applicants who meet the cut-offs interviews, but at the same, doesn't look at all at those applicants who miss the cut-off, even if by just a small margin.

 

Elaine

[Sutler]

so then out of curiosity...how many ppl does western interview?

 

says last year there was 2,300 applicants

 

Source:

 

http://www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/pdf/rc_omsas_e.pdf

[Alastriss]

This year there were ~ 470

[Gob]

Affirmative, it is usually between 450-500.