star3124 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hey guys this question is just out of curiosity. How do interviewers give us a score? For example, is it a x/10 kind of thing, or is it a "relative score" like at this station, compared to others you scored in the top 40%. I noticed one of McMasters score sheets in the past was the relative score one, but other schools I believe take different approaches. At U of S, every section had different interviewers, so I've always wondered how they adjusted scores across so many people to make it fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hey guys this question is just out of curiosity. How do interviewers give us a score? For example, is it a x/10 kind of thing, or is it a "relative score" like at this station, compared to others you scored in the top 40%. I noticed one of McMasters score sheets in the past was the relative score one, but other schools I believe take different approaches. At U of S, every section had different interviewers, so I've always wondered how they adjusted scores across so many people to make it fair. The dean of admission talked abou that, there are statistical tests and if necessary normalization across each interview station, and across each groups. Have to say it seemed most fair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star3124 Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Interesting. So you would say the U of S used the x/10 scoring method than? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skye Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 they only have two minutes to evaluate you before the next person comes in.. how do they evaluate us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japlanet Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 they only have two minutes to evaluate you before the next person comes in.. how do they evaluate us? They just write comments etc - many of them do this while you're talking - and at the end of the day, they rank everyone (morning and afternoon) on a relative scale. See here: http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog/documents/Manual_for_Interviewers_2006.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skye Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 I wish I had that link before the MMI. So is the score relative to that circuit or day or the whole batch of candidates. Besides how are you supposed to know if you're at the top 5% or top 50%.... isn't that really subjective......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 At U of A, they give you a score from 1 to 7, I think. 1 is "unacceptable," 7 is something like "exceptional" or "outstanding," which means 4 is the "average." Now, how these are determined, I have no idea. I always assumed that the admissions panel discusses each question in depth, and with collective brainpower, the "exceptional" answer is created, and then the interviewers use it as a reference point...but of course, comparing interviewees, setting the best answer as a 7, is another way to do it. But I personally don't think I could keep 8-10 people straight, even if I did write down comments for 2 mins after each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 They just write comments etc - many of them do this while you're talking - and at the end of the day, they rank everyone (morning and afternoon) on a relative scale. See here: http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog/documents/Manual_for_Interviewers_2006.pdf That is Mac, but are we sure they all do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcwxyz Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 They just write comments etc - many of them do this while you're talking - and at the end of the day, they rank everyone (morning and afternoon) on a relative scale. See here: http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog/documents/Manual_for_Interviewers_2006.pdf ... I wish I had seen this link before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 On a side note, this is one of the reasons I really like the MMI. There really is transparancy in the process.... This link doesn't seem to appear directly on the site though? Seems dated to 2006 for one thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japlanet Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 On a side note, this is one of the reasons I really like the MMI. There really is transparancy in the process.... This link doesn't seem to appear directly on the site though? Seems dated to 2006 for one thing http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog/interviews.html at the bottom of the page, 'click here' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog/interviews.html at the bottom of the page, 'click here' ahhh, chalk that up to pre exam blindness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supafield Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 In a system of what is usually complete secrecy I was shocked to see that pdf. Good on McMaster for being somewhat revealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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