Oak Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Excuse me for asking, but is the GPA weighting formula still in effect for UofT? I tried searching this on their new website but couldn't find this info anywhere. Also, in addition to UoT, does any other school have weighting formulas? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 The weighting still applies. I found the info quite easily on their new site. http://www.md.utoronto.ca/admissions/information/requirements/Academic_Qualifications/Calculation_of_GPA_Weighting_Formula.htm As for other schools, Ottawa has a weighted formula, where they look at the last 3 years and multiply by the year: GPA 3rd year X 3 GPA 2nd year X 2 GPA 1st year X 1 Other schools use best 2 years or most recent 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 wow then I'm not gonna be qualified for it.. during my first year I took 32 credits at UBC (where a full course load is 27 credits and above), and yet when entered on the OMSAS website it's only 9.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefullywaiting Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 I am not getting it. In the first section it is clearly stated "For undergraduate applicants, a minimum GPA of 3.6 / 4.0 on the OMSAS scale is required." In the section entitled "Applicants who have taken a full course load in every year", it is stated "GPA will be calculated eliminating one full-course equivalent grade per full year of study. Students applying after completion of three years of study will have their lowest 3 full-course equivalent grades removed from the GPA calculation, after completion of four years, their lowest 4 full-course equivalent grades, etc. We remove lowest overall grades, not lowest grades in each year of study." which is different from the OMSAS calculation. Is there an 'and' or 'or' missing between the two paragraphs because the GPA calculation will defer between the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Not sure what you're talking about, but... If you do not have a full courseload (10 OMSAS credits per year, according to UT), they will look at your GPA as calculated by OMSAS. If you do have a full courseload, you will get the weighting formula. The GPA calculation is different based on which category you fall in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwightschrute Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Can anyone shed light on how they deal with pass/fail courses if you have a full course load? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Can anyone shed light on how they deal with pass/fail courses if you have a full course load? It will count as one of the courses to be dropped, so you have 1 less course that you can omit for that given year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefullywaiting Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Thanks, HBP. I was referring to the GPA calculations mentioned in the UofT website http://www.md.utoronto.ca/admissions...ng_Formula.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarded27 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 wow then I'm not gonna be qualified for it.. during my first year I took 32 credits at UBC (where a full course load is 27 credits and above), and yet when entered on the OMSAS website it's only 9.5 You will still be qualified. According to their FAQ: "10) I took 28 credits, but when I enter my courses on OMSAS, they are counted as 4.5 credits. Will I lose the weighting formula? No. The Admissions Office reviews the university transcript and checks the actual number of credits." http://www.md.utoronto.ca/admissions/information/faq.htm#acadprog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda eyes Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 I noticed from the FAQ page that 28 credits a year counts as full course load, and you need to have completed 3 years with a full course load to get the weighing formula. I took 29 credits in first year, 27 in second year, 32 in third year, and now starting my 4th year (will complete 30 credits). Would I be disqualified from the weighing formula? It also says that you may have the option to justify anything that you feel needs explaining on your transcript (ie. taking less than full course load) - how good of a reason does it have to be that that I did 1 less credit in 2nd year? Has anyone actually filled out that section? (I don't want to sound like I'm making excuses...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 3.6 is the cutoff, regardless of whether the weighting formula applies. People have speculated that you need >3.8 to have your file fully read, so I suppose >3.8 to get an interview. You still see <3.8 getting interviews though, so take that for what it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefullywaiting Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 3.6 is the cutoff, regardless of whether the weighting formula applies. People have speculated that you need >3.8 to have your file fully read, so I suppose >3.8 to get an interview. You still see <3.8 getting interviews though, so take that for what it's worth. Just wondering if this 3.6 is new this year? Or was it the same in the previous years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micro Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Just wondering if this 3.6 is new this year? Or was it the same in the previous years? It's been a minimum undergrad 3.6 GPA for sometime now. At least 3 admission cycles I think, but probably even longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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