MD-TheNon-MD Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Hey. I just noticed that McGill is asking applicants to enter their own grades. (check at http://www.mcgill.ca/medicine/admissions/applying/programs/mdcm/). Not sure if that's a wise thing... I wonder how many will slip in an extra A or two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 com' on, we would have to supply official transcripts too, so anybody playing these dangerous games do so at their own risk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123coco Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 Hey. I just noticed that McGill is asking applicants to enter their own grades. (check at http://www.mcgill.ca/medicine/admissions/applying/programs/mdcm/). Not sure if that's a wise thing... I wonder how many will slip in an extra A or two? for mcGill is a 4.0= 85% and up? tnx ________ Hawaii Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenjuro Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 yep A at McGill is 85% and above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenjuro Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 And it's a 4.0 gpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgill_student Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Hey. I just noticed that McGill is asking applicants to enter their own grades. (check at http://www.mcgill.ca/medicine/admissions/applying/programs/mdcm/). Not sure if that's a wise thing... I wonder how many will slip in an extra A or two? oh come on. lots of schools require self-entered grades already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justletmein Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 FYI, AMCAS, which is the application service for EVERY american med school, requires you to enter your own grades. OBVIOUSLY, they verify your grades with the official transcript. Good luck slipping in those extra A's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123coco Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 yep A at McGill is 85% and above that just made my day....thanks! ________ Cannabis Seeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magiman Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 for mcGill is a 4.0= 85% and up? tnx wait.. is that a 85% at Mcgill is a 4.0? oor.... if someone gets a 85% at Queens undergrad would translate into a 4.0 when applying to Mcgill.. sorry just wanted to clarify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenjuro Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Until now, 85% and up at McGill is considered an A as a grade and on the gpa scale it's a 4,0 and 123coco i don't want to discourage you but getting an 85% needs a humongous amount of study Whatever, i think we're all aware of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenjuro Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 And for magiman, i dunno if how McGill would translate the grades you have at Queen's. I think you have to check the OMSAS table. I'm not 100% sure of that info but it's worth a look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayven Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Until now, 85% and up at McGill is considered an A as a grade and on the gpa scale it's a 4,0and 123coco i don't want to discourage you but getting an 85% needs a humongous amount of study Whatever, i think we're all aware of that Ah but to get a 4.0 at other schools it's like 93%... which is... harder. =.= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justletmein Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Ah but to get a 4.0 at other schools it's like 93%... which is... harder. =.= most of the time those schools are on a 4.3 scale. If not, I would say getting a 93 at those schools is equivalent to getting an 85 at mcgill. Many teachers are instructed to follow a curve whereby no more than 10-15% of the class get A's. So I wouldnt go celebrating just yet, you still need to work hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayven Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 most of the time those schools are on a 4.3 scale. If not, I would say getting a 93 at those schools is equivalent to getting an 85 at mcgill. Many teachers are instructed to follow a curve whereby no more than 10-15% of the class get A's. So I wouldnt go celebrating just yet, you still need to work hard. And just where are you getting these numbers from? I know that some schools and programs are bell curved but I highly doubt getting a 85 in a course at McGill is equivalent to landing a 93 at say UofT. The way I see it is, I'm allowed to lose 15% at one school and still maintain a 4.0 whereas at another school my margin for error is only 7%. For reasons of simplification, if both courses were graded by a 100 multiple choice scantron midterm/final then I'm allowed only 7 wrong questions at my school to get the same mark as someone who was allowed 15 wrong... =_= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magiman Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 does anyone know of a conversion scale for ontario schools? do they use the omsas table? i messaged mcgill but it might take some time for them to respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCDMed Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 At one point does it ask to enter your grades? It doesn't seem to ask for my grades....just the schools and programs I attended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justletmein Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 And just where are you getting these numbers from? I know that some schools and programs are bell curved but I highly doubt getting a 85 in a course at McGill is equivalent to landing a 93 at say UofT. The way I see it is, I'm allowed to lose 15% at one school and still maintain a 4.0 whereas at another school my margin for error is only 7%. For reasons of simplification, if both courses were graded by a 100 multiple choice scantron midterm/final then I'm allowed only 7 wrong questions at my school to get the same mark as someone who was allowed 15 wrong... =_= Ask around at McGill and you will find out. The bottom line is there are a lot of gunners at McGill (ESPECIALLY premed) and not everyone can get an A. Quite often the final grades are bell curved, or the final exam is crazy hard to correct for a midterm average that was way too high. On 2 occasions, I had teachers tell me that the letter grades would be given based on a "modified" scale whereby the top 10% would get A, the next 10% A-, etc..... The university ALLOWS and ENCOURAGES this. If a teacher were to give 30 A's in a class of 60 he/she would probably be questioned by the dean. Your logic about 100 multiple choice questions makes sense only if the difficulty of those questions are equal... think about it Either way it is just my opinion, but honestly, if you are so confident then go to McGill and you should have a 4.0 easily, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD-TheNon-MD Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 At one point does it ask to enter your grades? It doesn't seem to ask for my grades....just the schools and programs I attended. It's a separate system from the actual application stuff. See the 2nd section in Point 1 (1.2) at http://www.mcgill.ca/medicine/admissions/applying/programs/mdcm/. Instructions are at http://www.mcgill.ca/medicine/admissions/applying/submissions/srgrades/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgill_student Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Ah but to get a 4.0 at other schools it's like 93%... which is... harder. =.= its all relative. refer to the mcat raw score... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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