Rach Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Just got my interview travel plans finalized. I is going to die. Baylor interview, fly to St Louis, interview. Kentucky interview following day, IU interview day after. Hope I don't get confused and tell IU how much I love St. Louis. hehe ETA: wrighm6, hope you're interview is going well today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UserName Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 just submitted OMSAS (yeah 20 minutes before deadline lol).. god i hate OMSAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 just submitted OMSAS (yeah 20 minutes before deadline lol).. god i hate OMSAS Me too, just submitted. I didn't really have much time left to review anything so I'm hoping it makes sense. Glad it's done though, I hate OMSAS too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicaldna Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Ye I don't have a good feeling about OMSAS. Stupid MCAT. Don't you guys think that the system used by some ON schools is very inefficient? Cutting out applicants who don't meet cutoffs in any section seems like a very easy thing to do, but by doing so they miss out on tons of applicants who would make a fantastic doctor but who just have a lower GPA (by like 0.01) or who fall a point short in one of the MCAT sections. Some don't even look at the ABS properly before giving out interviews. I think that's just ridiculous. I like US that way. It's more about the fit there. Not just numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Ye I don't have a good feeling about OMSAS. Stupid MCAT. Don't you guys think that the system used by some ON schools is very inefficient? Cutting out applicants who don't meet cutoffs in any section seems like a very easy thing to do, but by doing so they miss out on tons of applicants who would make a fantastic doctor but who just have a lower GPA (by like 0.01) or who fall a point short in one of the MCAT sections. Some don't even look at the ABS properly before giving out interviews. I think that's just ridiculous. I like US that way. It's more about the fit there. Not just numbers. Ditto. That's probably why I've put 100X more effort into US schools applications than on OMSAS. And yes, OMSAS is really inefficient. The fact that they make us have to click on various pages simply to get the necessary info for our sketch is stoopid (one page to enter general description, then click again to add more info, oh wait you forgot the verifier number so you have to go back and pull up that list, then repeat:mad: ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UserName Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Yeah they have these little things to get rid of as much applicants as possible... like the rule to create the account by September 15. seriously why does it matter? i almost missed the deadline this round. i would have killed myself if that happened it's a very shallow system unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmitch8 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 I agree with you guys. I also really wish there was a centralized Canada-wide application service like AMCAS. It's such a hassle to keep asking for references, transcripts, etc over and over for all of the other schools outside of Ontario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emcd Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Baylor: Rach (c: 8/04, ii: 9/10) Boston U: c17h (c: 7/16, ii: 9/3, i: 10/26); rmitch8 (c: 7/27, ii: 9/15) Case Western: MSB (c: 7/21, ii: 7/27); rmitch8 (c: 7/23, ii: 8/10, i:10/5); deeman101 (c: 7/30, ii: 8/20) CMS (Rosalind Franklin): Illuminis (c: 8/10, ii: 9/22, i: 11/3), trickybox (c: 8/28, ii: 9/23) EVMS: wrighm6 (c: 7/20, ii: 8/31, i: 10/2) FIU: musicaldna (c:8/18, ii:9/17, i: 10/26); trickybox (c:9/15, ii:9/17, i:10/26) Georgetown: c17h (c: 7/21, ii: 8/3); wrighm6 (c: 7/15, ii: 8/3, i: 9/1); trickybox (c: 7/30, ii: 8/28, i: 9/28) GWU: trickybox (c: 7/26; ii:7/29) Indiana University: Rach (c:8/3; ii: 8:26) Jefferson: c17h (c: 7/4, ii: 7/31, i: 9/30); Rach (c:8/4, ii: 8/13); rmitch8 (c: 7/20, ii: 8/13, i: 10/21) U Minnesota: emcd (c: 4/9, ii: 1/10) Mount Sinai: rmitch8 (c: 8/10, ii: 9/9, i:10/12) NYMC: wrighm6 (c: 7/29, ii: 9/8, i: 10/8), c17h (c: 7/29, ii: 9/8, i: 10/22), rmitch8 (c: 8/13, ii: 9/17) Ohio State : ChicoMaki (c: 8/25, ii: 9/4, i: 11/9 [will probably request earlier]) St. Louis: trickybox (c: 8/3, ii: 9/9), Rach (c:mid aug, ii: 9/22) SUNY Upstate : rmitch8 (c: 7/31, ii: 9/4), Rach (c: 8/11, ii: 9/15), JC5 (c: 8/13, ii: 9/15) U Kentucky: Rach (c: 9/6, ii: 9/24) Vanderbilt: rmitch8 (c: 7/14, ii: 8/6, i: 9/11); deeman101 (c: 7/3, ii: 8/18); emcd (c: 7/30, ii: 9/2, i: 11/12); JC5 (c:7/30, ii:9/2); maelstrom (c:8/4, ii: 9/2), mystery_chick (c: 8/25, II 9/14) Virginia Commonwealth: rmitch8 (c: 8/19, ii: 8/27, i: 11/2) Wayne State: c17h (c: 8/3, ii: ??, i: 9/21); VTeight7 (c: 8/4, ii: 9/17, i: 10/9); wrighm6 (c: 7/22, ii: 9/17, i: 10/20) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emcd Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 big surprise since i have no ties to minnesota which was part of the secondary app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Baylor: Rach (c: 8/04, ii: 9/10) Boston U: c17h (c: 7/16, ii: 9/3, i: 10/26); rmitch8 (c: 7/27, ii: 9/15) Case Western: MSB (c: 7/21, ii: 7/27); rmitch8 (c: 7/23, ii: 8/10, i:10/5); deeman101 (c: 7/30, ii: 8/20) CMS (Rosalind Franklin): Illuminis (c: 8/10, ii: 9/22, i: 11/3), trickybox (c: 8/28, ii: 9/23) EVMS: wrighm6 (c: 7/20, ii: 8/31, i: 10/2) FIU: musicaldna (c:8/18, ii:9/17, i: 10/26); trickybox (c:9/15, ii:9/17, i:10/26) Georgetown: c17h (c: 7/21, ii: 8/3); wrighm6 (c: 7/15, ii: 8/3, i: 9/1); trickybox (c: 7/30, ii: 8/28, i: 9/28) GWU: trickybox (c: 7/26; ii:7/29) Indiana University: Rach (c:8/3; ii: 8:26) Jefferson: c17h (c: 7/4, ii: 7/31, i: 9/30); Rach (c:8/4, ii: 8/13); rmitch8 (c: 7/20, ii: 8/13, i: 10/21) U Minnesota: emcd (c: 4/9, ii: 1/10) Mount Sinai: rmitch8 (c: 8/10, ii: 9/9, i:10/12) NYMC: wrighm6 (c: 7/29, ii: 9/8, i: 10/8), c17h (c: 7/29, ii: 9/8, i: 10/22), rmitch8 (c: 8/13, ii: 9/17) Ohio State : ChicoMaki (c: 8/25, ii: 9/4, i: 11/9 [will probably request earlier]) St. Louis: trickybox (c: 8/3, ii: 9/9), Rach (c:mid aug, ii: 9/22) SUNY Upstate : rmitch8 (c: 7/31, ii: 9/4), Rach (c: 8/11, ii: 9/15), JC5 (c: 8/13, ii: 9/15) U Kentucky: Rach (c: 9/6, ii: 9/24) Vanderbilt: rmitch8 (c: 7/14, ii: 8/6, i: 9/11); deeman101 (c: 7/3, ii: 8/18); emcd (c: 7/30, ii: 9/2, i: 11/12); JC5 (c:7/30, ii:9/2); maelstrom (c:8/4, ii: 9/2), mystery_chick (c: 8/25, II 9/14) Virginia Commonwealth: rmitch8 (c: 8/19, ii: 8/27, i: 11/2) Wayne State: c17h (c: 8/3, ii: ??, i: 9/21); VTeight7 (c: 8/4, ii: 9/17, i: 10/9); wrighm6 (c: 7/22, ii: 9/17, i: 10/20) Amazing!! Do you happen to have ties to MN? I read on sdn that without ties, interviews were out. Hoping that's not the case.... ETA: nevermind, your last post popped up while I was writing mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emcd Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 like i said, no ties. for that question i just talked about how i liked to take advantage of the parks in montreal while i was living there...minnesota is big on parks. only connection i could come up with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighm6 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 like i said, no ties. for that question i just talked about how i liked to take advantage of the parks in montreal while i was living there...minnesota is big on parks. only connection i could come up with! lololol. Nice answer. I couldn't think of something like that. BTW, I don't want to miss out on the OMSAS rant train. I completely agree with the ridiculous cutoffs. It's just an easy way for them to make giant cuts without putting effort into looking at who the person is. All the schools say they are looking for a well-rounded person, but when they only look at students who make cutoffs of 11,11,11,Q or something like that (*cough*Queens and Western *cough*), it is inevitable that they will be accepting more gunners(as Georgetown liked to put it) than other schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighm6 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Just got my interview travel plans finalized. I is going to die. Baylor interview, fly to St Louis, interview. Kentucky interview following day, IU interview day after. Hope I don't get confused and tell IU how much I love St. Louis. hehe ETA: wrighm6, hope you're interview is going well today. It's tomorrow I'm just basking in the warm weather right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 lololol. Nice answer. I couldn't think of something like that. BTW, I don't want to miss out on the OMSAS rant train. I completely agree with the ridiculous cutoffs. It's just an easy way for them to make giant cuts without putting effort into looking at who the person is. All the schools say they are looking for a well-rounded person, but when they only look at students who make cutoffs of 11,11,11,Q or something like that (*cough*Queens and Western *cough*), it is inevitable that they will be accepting more gunners(as Georgetown liked to put it) than other schools. What I don't get is how US schools have the man-power and willingness to go through 5 times more applications and still do it better. I know they have more $ but come on, even the poor ones don't have hard cut-offs. wrighm, good luck tomorrow then. All of that extra sun and warmth is bound to give you more brain power. Or a tan. Either way it's a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighm6 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 What I don't get is how US schools have the man-power and willingness to go through 5 times more applications and still do it better. I know they have more $ but come on, even the poor ones don't have hard cut-offs. wrighm, good luck tomorrow then. All of that extra sun and warmth is bound to give you more brain power. Or a tan. Either way it's a good thing. Hahaha thanks Good luck with your crazy interview schedule and many plane rides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Hahaha thanks Good luck with your crazy interview schedule and many plane rides Thanks. In retrospect that was a very stupid move on my part. 1) I'll be so drained during interviews from the travel and stress of interviewing 2) I won't have time to improve my interview skills and responses between interviews. Should have just shelled out the money to fly back every week or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c17h Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I don't want to miss the OMSAS rant train either!! AMCAS >>> OMSAS. AMCAS is so much more user friendly, and it even puts all your entered data into a PDF so you can see how the adcoms will see your file. Rolling admissions process is awesome. I think one of the hardest parts of the application process is waiting... Submitting OMSAS in late September or early October, then waiting 4 months until January to hear back from schools is definitely not fun. Thanks. In retrospect that was a very stupid move on my part. 1) I'll be so drained during interviews from the travel and stress of interviewing 2) I won't have time to improve my interview skills and responses between interviews. Should have just shelled out the money to fly back every week or so. Rach, I personally would have compiled all my interviews into one since it saves a ton of money travelling back and forth (the primaries and secondaries are already so costly on their own). Also, flying back and forth is just as exhausting...once I return from a trip, I'm barely settled before I'm flying out again. At least you're getting it over in one go. It'll also help you compare the schools much easier, since you're seeing them one right after the other. It is possible to improve interview skills, but if you prepare properly, you will do fine. I think part of the interview process is to see if you'll fit in and that's not something that can be changed in a matter of days or even weeks. So...don't worry and have fun!! Best of luck in your travel/interview week!! It's tomorrow I'm just basking in the warm weather right now Best of luck!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith_015 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Lemme join the OMSAS train. CHOO CHOO!!! (derail). It's terrible. How are you to adequately describe an activity in 150 char or less? Considering the fees for applying to OMSAS/school are similar to AMCAS secondaries, it is a disgrace that they cannot meet the same quality in assessing applicants and have to impose cut-offs. My cumulative GPA is terrible, but hopefully it pays off in the US. I have a shot in Ont. , but the only school that'll look is UWO. I should be able to interview as long as the cut-offs don't increase. For $300 including transcripts for applying to one school, I better get the red carpet treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderDog Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Anyone here interviewed at CCLCM before? Tips? Links to tips? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicaldna Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Anyone here interviewed at CCLCM before? Tips? Links to tips? lol You got interview at CCLCM? Congrats! That is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderDog Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Yea, I guess I got really lucky. Does anyone know how to travel from Toronto to Case Western? Greyhound? Plane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmitch8 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Yea, I guess I got really lucky. Does anyone know how to travel from Toronto to Case Western? Greyhound? Plane? I have an interview there on Monday. So I'm driving down on Sunday and doing a marathon drive home after the interview. Apparently the ride is less than 5 hrs from Toronto... I'll let you know if that's true or not after Mon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmitch8 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Baylor: Rach (c: 8/04, ii: 9/10) Boston U: c17h (c: 7/16, ii: 9/3, i: 10/26); rmitch8 (c: 7/27, ii: 9/15) Case Western: MSB (c: 7/21, ii: 7/27); rmitch8 (c: 7/23, ii: 8/10, i:10/5); deeman101 (c: 7/30, ii: 8/20) CMS (Rosalind Franklin): Illuminis (c: 8/10, ii: 9/22, i: 11/3), trickybox (c: 8/28, ii: 9/23) EVMS: wrighm6 (c: 7/20, ii: 8/31, i: 10/2) FIU: musicaldna (c:8/18, ii:9/17, i: 10/26); trickybox (c:9/15, ii:9/17, i:10/26) Georgetown: c17h (c: 7/21, ii: 8/3); wrighm6 (c: 7/15, ii: 8/3, i: 9/1); trickybox (c: 7/30, ii: 8/28, i: 9/28) GWU: trickybox (c: 7/26; ii:7/29) Indiana University: Rach (c:8/3; ii: 8:26) Jefferson: c17h (c: 7/4, ii: 7/31, i: 9/30); Rach (c:8/4, ii: 8/13); rmitch8 (c: 7/20, ii: 8/13, i: 10/21) U Minnesota: emcd (c: 4/9, ii: 1/10) Mount Sinai: rmitch8 (c: 8/10, ii: 9/9, i:10/12) NYMC: wrighm6 (c: 7/29, ii: 9/8, i: 10/8), c17h (c: 7/29, ii: 9/8, i: 10/22), rmitch8 (c: 8/13, ii: 9/17) NYU: rmitch8 (c:7/29, ii: 10/2) Ohio State : ChicoMaki (c: 8/25, ii: 9/4, i: 11/9 [will probably request earlier]) St. Louis: trickybox (c: 8/3, ii: 9/9), Rach (c:mid aug, ii: 9/22) SUNY Upstate : rmitch8 (c: 7/31, ii: 9/4), Rach (c: 8/11, ii: 9/15), JC5 (c: 8/13, ii: 9/15) U Kentucky: Rach (c: 9/6, ii: 9/24) Vanderbilt: rmitch8 (c: 7/14, ii: 8/6, i: 9/11); deeman101 (c: 7/3, ii: 8/18); emcd (c: 7/30, ii: 9/2, i: 11/12); JC5 (c:7/30, ii:9/2); maelstrom (c:8/4, ii: 9/2), mystery_chick (c: 8/25, II 9/14) Virginia Commonwealth: rmitch8 (c: 8/19, ii: 8/27, i: 12/3) Wayne State: c17h (c: 8/3, ii: ??, i: 9/21); VTeight7 (c: 8/4, ii: 9/17, i: 10/9); wrighm6 (c: 7/22, ii: 9/17, i: 10/20) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickybox Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 congrats underdog, and congrats rmitch, you're racking it up! (but really, i'm super jealous about nyu ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Congrats rmitch! Guess all of this interviewing is like a full-time job for you now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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