Guest DHP62 Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 please post your last name initial. I have a theory that they both read essays and send invitations alphabetically. Just wondering if its true... Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest devomcd Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 M--- kinda causes a problem for that idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DHP62 Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 Sigh... starting to get nervous...! :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest batman Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 DHP62 - it's only Feb 3rd! no need to get nervous. Reading on other posts suggests that they tend to do stuff in batches, unless things have changed for this year. Regarding the alphabetical sorting, I interviewed last year on May 10th i think, and i saw a bunch of people i knew there - and their last names, including mine, were "S". However, that's pure speculation and probably random coincidence. bring on the midterms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Biochem10 Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 I heard (probably on this website) that the reading of essays is done in batches that are picked randomly, not alphabetically. Don't worry yet, my guess is that only the feb 28/march 1 & 2 interviewees have been notified. They will probably send the next batch of invites at the end of the month. (for the end of march dates) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Namgalsip Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 "B" for me. However, I am almost certain that they send the interview invites in batches, as no one I know (and no posters on this site) have received any notices for weekends after March 2nd. I wouldn't worry too much at this point...it's way too early to tell. Nams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aneliz Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 Don't worry...I didn't here anything from UofT until the beginning of May last year....I interviewed on May 12 and my last name is not at the end of the alphabet. I too have heard that UofT works with random batches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ekimike Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 L" - have an interview on February 28th. I wouldn't worry about it too much. Based on the experiences of some of my friends who have applied to UofT in previous years, I think that "aneliz" is right - they review applications in random batches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lisa88 Posted February 8, 2003 Report Share Posted February 8, 2003 I thought it might be helpful/interesting if those who have already been invited for an interview at UofT post their gpas. Mine is above the supposed 3.6 cut-off (3.77 after OMSAS), but I've yet to hear from them (yet). I do, however, have an interview elsewhere, so far. Anyhow, if you don't mind humoring me...please, do share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thelaze Posted February 25, 2003 Report Share Posted February 25, 2003 I just got my invite yesterday and my weighted GPA (that is, as determined by U of T's weighting formula) is 3.77. I thought it would be nice to let you guys know that it doesn't necessarily take a 3.9 to get an interview. I certainly didn't have high hopes for getting one what with all the hype about U of T's GPA requirements. I would have been a lot easier on myself if I'd known I had a better chance than I thought I did. Good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bj Posted February 25, 2003 Report Share Posted February 25, 2003 Hey thelaze, Just wondering: did you get your invite by email or snail mail? It would help to know whether to stalk the mail-carrier or to obsessively check email. . . BJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DHP62 Posted February 25, 2003 Report Share Posted February 25, 2003 also, is it for this coming weekend or the March 28-30 weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thelaze Posted February 25, 2003 Report Share Posted February 25, 2003 It's for March 29th and I just got it by snail mail last night. No email notification has occurred. It was dated Feb 17th - which is odd since I live in Toronto and it took a week to get from U of T to me, whereas every other Ontario school I applied to got their mail to me the next day. Just another sign of the wacky, inconsistent enigma that is U of T's admissions. P.S. My apologies for the double post above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SoHo Posted February 26, 2003 Report Share Posted February 26, 2003 Hey thelaze, Congrats on the interview and thanks for the reassuring post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thelaze Posted February 26, 2003 Report Share Posted February 26, 2003 My pleasure - anything to help ease the stress of my fellow posters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kernelhoover Posted February 26, 2003 Report Share Posted February 26, 2003 I received an invitation to interview on March 29 yesterday. My gpa is around 3.85 after doing the U of T conversion. It appears U of T showing a little flexiblilty with their MCAT mins. It looks as though they are allowing scores with one point below the min in one section. Mine were 8V 13PS 14BS and QWS. Does anyone know how many people U of T plans on interviewing this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Beth Posted February 26, 2003 Report Share Posted February 26, 2003 kernelhoover - Congrats on your interview invite!! I hope that it goes well for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GordUW Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 I've always had a feeling that May interviewees are at the bottom of the ladder because all of them were notified shortly before interviews and as far as I know, they were ALL on waitlist. (I personally don't know anyone who got interviews in May and accepted, anyone knows any?) So i called admission a few days ago. The lady insisted that they would avoid May interviews but could not garantee me that there wouldn't be any. (I was scheduling my summer vacation) The admission lady also told me that late interview will only happen if people cancel their interviews in scheduled weekend, i.e. March 1, March 29 and April 12. Does that mean the "replacement interviewees" in May are less qualified before they even get interviewed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peachy Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 I would be shocked if what you suggested were correct. I know one _amazing_ applicant who was interviewed that last weekend and got in first round. And I thought aneliz had mentioned that she was interviewed right at the end (and got in first round) as well, but I could be making that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cause2003 Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 Has anyone received a rejection letter from UofT or does anyone have an idea when they come out. -Cause Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kirsteen Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 Hi there, I too, know someone who was called in early May to interview in May last year. She received a first round acceptance. The application batches are supposed to be assessed in a random fashion, although it's more than likely that the first batch contains little or no graduate applicants since their supplementary graduate materials are not sent in until mid-January. Cheers, Kirsteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest whenwillithappen Posted March 1, 2003 Report Share Posted March 1, 2003 I know three people interviewed and accepted first round at UofT...That should be pretty clear to earlier inquiries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest V Posted March 1, 2003 Report Share Posted March 1, 2003 Myself, and two of my classmates were interviewed on May 12 (or 13th?) of last year and we all got in first round. From what I understand, there are 3 random batches of interviews. I didn't find out I had an interview until late April! I do beleive GORD's statements are innaccurate. U of T moderators care to add anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aneliz Posted March 1, 2003 Report Share Posted March 1, 2003 Me too. I interviewed on the Sunday of the last interview weekend in May (read: last possible interview time). I guess I probably interviewed on the same day as you V. I got in first round at UofT, but chose to go to UWO instead. So, I think that the earlier post about people being 'at the bottom of the ladder' if they interview in May is entirely garbage. I also know of one other person that I interviewed with that day who also got a first round acceptance...although he declined it to do his Master's at the University of Glasgow on a Commonwealth Scholarship....hardly a bottom of the ladder applicant! Not hearing anything yet is not necessarily bad news. Remember, until you have a rejection in your hand, you haven't been rejected yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cheech10 Posted March 1, 2003 Report Share Posted March 1, 2003 Don't read anything into the batch placements. They're totally random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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