fady Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Hey everyone, I have already submitted my OMSAS application this year, for UofT, Queens, UWO, NOSM and McMaster. I just wanted to get your opinion on the probability of me getting an interview or admission to UWO med school. I know that there some people on this forum who are knowledgeable about the admission stats so hopefully I'll be able to get useful feedback. I'm an electrical engineering graduate of UofT, with bioengineering minor. I also took a few life science courses as part of bioengineering minor program and a few life sciences courses on the side (from UofT, Ryerson and Athabasca). I am currently a resident of North Ontario (Sudbury) My cGPA is 3.83 (OMSAS scale), and my MCAT score is 36R (VR 10, PS 12, BS 14) for the second take. First time MCAT take was 31P, with a 7 in VR, which is probably the reason why I got rejected from all schools I applied to last year. I have about 3 years of undergraduate research experience, 1 in engineering/computer research with a published paper, and 2 years in medically oriented computer science research. I'd really appreciate any feedback, and hope I didn't bug you with the extra-long description of my background Cheers, another premed PS: I'm also posting a similar message across the boards for the other schools I applied to. Hope this does not annoy anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Guaranteed interview, then it's up to you. When asking about multiple schools you should just post it in general OMSAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fady Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I'm new here, but thanks for letting me know and thanks for the prompt reply too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin1 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Fady, not a lot of things in life are guaranteed, best rest assured that you will VERY likely get an interview. You have stellar stats and some excellent ECs. Be confident and good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fady Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Nothing is guaranteed in life. That's very true. I learnt that from my OMSAS application last year But I just wanted to get some feedback. That's the whole point of my post. Thank you for your reply though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 HBP and you are guaranteed interviews to the extent that anything in life can be predicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 HBP and you are guaranteed interviews to the extent that anything in life can be predicted. Would you like to see my magic 8-ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fady Posted October 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Hopefully all signs will point to yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemMasc Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Nice stats Fady... I did undergrad engineering at UT (Chem eng+Bioeng minor )) as well and I know how hard you gotta work for that GPA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fady Posted October 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Thanks ChemMasc Yea, engineering days were tough, although I loved the bioeng minor. Are you a med at UWO now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemMasc Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Nope, have applied so maybe next year I'll be. I'm in my second year of masters at UT doing biomedical research. You'd posted on all the school threads, I guess I randomly picked this one to reply on:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinch Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 Man did those guarantees backfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fady Posted January 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 Man did those guarantees backfire. Big Time sfinch, BIG TIME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinch Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 well...you have an interview at queen's. And while McMaster and UofT are unlikely, you do have a distant outside chance of getting interviews there - stranger things have happened.. worst case...reapply next yr, include dents, and some good us schools... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 why do you say mcmaster and u of t are a distant outside shot? and why include dents next year lol? what makes you think he wants to be a dentist? (if that's what you meant by dents - maybe i misinterpreted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinch Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 UofT undergrad average gpa was around 3.95-3.97 (the 30% of the class with grad degrees on average have much lower gpas, lowering the class average to 3.90). McMaster has a cGPA average of around 3.91 - bit while i think it will drop, with ONLY the verbal being considered from the mcat and about 33% of the evaluation process, a cGPA of only 3.83 and a verbal of 10 probably means doom. If UWO can interview over 300 non-swomen people with an 11 verbal cutoff, AND cutoffs of 10 for bio and 9 for physical, needing a total of 30 or more and P (which are not guaranteed for all >=11 verbal people), how many people will MAC interview with verbal MCATS <11?? And the few they do, probably will have GPAs in 3.95-4.00 range. And that is presuming an above average ABS. Business and humanities majors that destroy the verbal but do crap in the sciences will have awesome chances at MAC this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 yea damn i screwed myself with regards to UofT with my first year... 3.72 or something... then second year 4.0 (but dropped a course, took it in the summer, so can't use the weighting formula), third year 4.0... but it only levels out to around 3.91... hopefully they will look at the obvious trend, and consider my non-usage of the weighting formula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinch Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 You have a decent shot at MAC. A 3.91 at UofT is not impossible but is on the low side...quite frankly, not likely at all. You never know though. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 You have a decent shot at MAC. A 3.91 at UofT is not impossible but is on the low side...quite frankly, not likely at all. (citation needed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 HBP and you are guaranteed interviews to the extent that anything in life can be predicted. *cough*... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 *cough*... I suppose you're happy that the GPA cutoffs decreased, arbitrarily? But you weren't shoving anything in peoples faces when they ****ed you last year, were you? Way to be a douche, RandomGuy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinch Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 (citation needed) How about the uoft medicine admissions webpage... average 3.90 undergrad gpa for ALL students (including graduate students) 30% of students are graduate students - many with low undergrad marks as posted last year...3.7, 3.8, even as low as 3.55 i've heard!! While not impossible, getting into uoft from undergrad with a gpa under 3.90 is a herculean feat. VERY FEW DO IT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 ^ And in your case getting into UofT with a 4.0 GPA wasn't possible either? Clearly GPA isn't everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neuronix Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 you're bitterness towards UofT is so obvious...it's kind of pathetic. I personally know a $hitload of people who got in to UofT FROM UNDERGRAD last year with 3.8 - 3.85. Nothing crazy in terms of ECs or MCATs. The reason we don't hear of them because they simply don't post on this forum. You're expertise is based on 1) Internet forums 2) the website. Needless to say, it's a pretty low standard of expertise. The fact that you can make these grand statements is pretty ridiculous imo. Oh, and by the way, I thought of you the other day. I spoke to someone on the admissions committee at UofT last week. He said that UofT prides itself on reducing the amount of self pretentious a-holes with the so called 'perfect stats' through their interview process... he gave me some examples...hence, where you came in. Hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 I suppose you're happy that the GPA cutoffs decreased, arbitrarily? But you weren't shoving anything in peoples faces when they ****ed you last year, were you? Way to be a douche, RandomGuy. HBP, chill. Really. And this is from a guy who completely empathizes with your situation. My *cough* comment, although silly, was in response to future_doc's comment that the original poster (and you) would certainly get interviews "to the extent that anything in life can be predicted." Well, it seems that nothing in life can be predicted (with certainty), as we found out on Friday. Crazy. Am I happy that the cut-offs this year get me an interview? Of course. Was I upset when the cut-offs last year didn't get my an interview? Of course. But such is the premed life. I don't think I shoved anything in anyone's face either this cycle or the last. I hope you pick yourself up from this understandable disappointment in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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