Guest doctorfunk Posted September 22, 2002 Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 was i dreaming, or did UofT have a newly designed webpage describing some changes for the admissions considerations for the incoming 2003 class? for example, it had a revised converted gpa formula where one full course mark was dropped for every full year of undergraduate course work completed. anybody else see this? the page seems to have disappeared, and only the 2002 information is available... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jmjy Posted September 25, 2002 Report Share Posted September 25, 2002 I don't think you were dreaming, because I remember seeing the new gpa calculation as well. I am a bit confused now because the website has 2001/2002 requirements and not the 2002/2003 ones. I hope someone out there can shed some light on this matter! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doctorfunk Posted September 25, 2002 Report Share Posted September 25, 2002 if i remember correctly, the minimum acceptable mcat section scores were slightly higher too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bad hombre Posted September 26, 2002 Report Share Posted September 26, 2002 if any of this GPA stuff is true, how much higher are your gpa's gonna be? mine will rise by 0.06, which puts me in a much better sitch than before. I wonder if the average gpa will rise significantly after this or whatever. how about you guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doctorfunk Posted September 26, 2002 Report Share Posted September 26, 2002 i think it depends on the particular results of each individual's academic record. for instance, if you have nearly all A's every year sprinkled with a couple low marks, this proposed new scheme will benefit you. however, if you performed consistently throughout your undergraduate years, then dropping a couple courses won't help as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doctorfunk Posted September 26, 2002 Report Share Posted September 26, 2002 by the way, my converted gpa would rise 0.018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bad hombre Posted September 27, 2002 Report Share Posted September 27, 2002 here's the link: www.library.utoronto.ca/m...o.html#gpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doctorfunk Posted September 27, 2002 Report Share Posted September 27, 2002 i just saw it today. guess i wasn't dreaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jmjy Posted September 27, 2002 Report Share Posted September 27, 2002 Does anyone know what a full course grade means? We take 10 courses every year where each course is worth 0.5 credit. So does that mean they'll drop just one course or one full credit (2 courses)? Am i making sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cheech10 Posted September 28, 2002 Report Share Posted September 28, 2002 1 full course = 2 half courses they'll drop 1 full credit (but you can call admissions to be sure) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BrainDrain Posted September 28, 2002 Report Share Posted September 28, 2002 As quoted from the above link: "This calculation is designed to encourage students to take demanding, advanced courses which advance their education during their undergraduate years." That's a big load of crap! You're just going to have everyone applying with a 4.0, thus negating GPA as a factor in the selection process. BrainDrain U.S. Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doctorfunk Posted September 29, 2002 Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 not to mention the fact that 60 percent of the consideration criteria falls solely on the gpa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DHP62 Posted September 29, 2002 Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 Also, this change highly favours upper year students, since the 'eliminating courses rule' doesn't apply to third years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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