green_sun Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 Hey folks, I am a wait-listed, IP-university student. Throughout the application process, I have really appreciated the great threads posted in this McGill forum. Hopefully, this thread can generate more insight about the wait period for myself and my fellow wait-listed candidates. I am not familiar with McGill's wait-list procedure and its history. I am planning to contact the office once my term is over, but I am wondering if anyone happened to already know the following questions: Average number of accepted wait-list candidates Deadline for accepted students to commit to McGill Time period when wait-list candidates are notified for admission Also, out of curiosity, has anyone investigated the purpose of the numbers that follow the admissions letter, e.g. (Name--Minerva ID, 1, 32) Thanks folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dininster Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 Also, out of curiosity, has anyone investigated the purpose of the numbers that follow the admissions letter, e.g. (Name--Minerva ID, 1, 32) That's a good question.The letter says I am App ID #2 and I don't know what is that number. Maybe it is just from an alphabetical order list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCstudent Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 I would also appreciate if someone could post some info, I have the same questions as green sun. I also have a number next to my ID #, I'm curious to know what it means as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justletmein Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 The number probably means nothing. McGill does not tend to release their wait list ranking. When I was waitlisted, I called Michel Dansereau to find out what went wrong and what I can improve on. If you catch him on a good day, he is pretty receptive and was able to give me an idea of where I stood on the wait list and what the odds of admission were. The sad truth is unless you are in the top 5 or 6 spots, you will likely not get a phone call. BUT, I personally know 2 people admitted off the WL in the past few years, one of them 2 days into the first week of classes. So dont give up hope just yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeful.ubc.mcgill Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 Also on the waitlist. I sure hope the #s mean nothing, I have "32" on my title as well. I called and Dansereau said that once the list settles down (after the deadline to accept at the end of May), he is more likely to give information, but he didn't tell me anything about my ranking for now. Does anyone know of any rumours of how big the waitlist is? Previous posts in the forum say in the 30's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinemed Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 I'm in the same boat, happy to commiserate haha. From green_sun's questions: 1. In the Admissions 2010 document put out by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, the average of offers declined for the MDCM program from 2003-2007 was about 40 (there's an outlier in 05-06 where 88 (!) declined - excluding that point would make it about 28...a little more disheartening. It's unclear if that also includes MED-P students - they have a separate category above. Either way, that number is wayyy lower than those at other schools - probably stemming from the fact that most IP accept (...ridiculous tuition). 2. As far as I remember, deposits are refundable until June 15th, so people can "accept" but still back out until then. I'm guessing there won't be much movement until then - unless some people decide to choose a school in ONT or out West after acceptance come out in the next couple days for those areas. Would love to know the meaning of the numbers too, although I have a feeling it's more of a coding thing that any indication of position on the list. I had (1, 32) after mine as well, and a (1) after my ID at the top of the page. Oh well...so much speculation. Planning on called Michel when things settle down for them as well, try to glean what I can from him. I'm supposed to be in Vermont for all of July hiking, so my ability to respond within 24 hours will be desperately limited lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green_sun Posted May 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 Thanks for the great info, folks. Seems like the file number is irrelevant. After I contact the office (graduation in a few days!), I'll keep you all posted on any information I may get. Perhaps we can tie in bits/pieces of information we can acquire from the office. :0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star1234 Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 Hey folks, I am a wait-listed, IP-university student. Throughout the application process, I have really appreciated the great threads posted in this McGill forum. Hopefully, this thread can generate more insight about the wait period for myself and my fellow wait-listed candidates. I am not familiar with McGill's wait-list procedure and its history. I am planning to contact the office once my term is over, but I am wondering if anyone happened to already know the following questions: Average number of accepted wait-list candidates Deadline for accepted students to commit to McGill Time period when wait-list candidates are notified for admission Also, out of curiosity, has anyone investigated the purpose of the numbers that follow the admissions letter, e.g. (Name--Minerva ID, 1, 32) Thanks folks! I was accepted so hopefully I can answer some of these questions from someone on the "inside". We have until Tuesday May 25th at noon to respond, after which the admissions office reserves the right to withdraw their offer. The $500 deposit is also refundable until June 15th. So you may likely see some waitlist movement just before/after May 25th, as well as June 15th. I'm not sure how many people are on the waitlist normally but I personally know 3 people that got off the waitlist last year....one of them 3 days before classes started! So there's hope till the end! As for the numbers, I have App ID#5 at the top of my letter, and my last name is in the middle of the alphabet....so I don't think it's alphabetical but it's definitely not your waitlist ranking either because even the accepted people have numbers.... Hope that helps a little bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grossevache Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Does anyone know if McGill gives more offers than spots available initially in anticipation of students rejecting McGill? I heard ~30% of accepted students decline McGill's offer, if McGill doesn't compensate initially by giving out more offers, I'd say waitlisted ppl like us may have a decent chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinemed Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 Does anyone know if McGill gives more offers than spots available initially in anticipation of students rejecting McGill? They wouldn't give out more spots than they have: what if by chance everyone accepted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justletmein Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I heard ~30% of accepted students decline McGill's offer I think this number sounds a little too optimistic. Maybe for OOP students, but I highly doubt that anywhere near 1/3 in province students decline McGill's offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dininster Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 We are currently 130 students on the google group of accepted students for class 2014 (students who accepted the offer and thus paid the deposit). I guess 5-6 of them are OOP, which leaves 124 students who accepted the offer, out of about 160 seats available (80 cegep, 80 university students). While these students could theoretically still cancel their acceptance and get their deposit back until mid-june, I presume that the ones who paid the deposit already were probably pretty sure about their choice. However, it also means that about 36 persons are still hesitating and were waiting for the answers from the other universities (which, in the case of Quebec universities, came out today). There is thus still hope that some of them will choose another university and that some ppl on the waiting list will be called! We will cross our fingers for you guys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 We are currently 130 students on the google group of accepted students for class 2014 (students who accepted the offer and thus paid the deposit). I guess 5-6 of them are OOP, which leaves 124 students who accepted the offer, out of about 160 seats available (80 cegep, 80 university students). While these students could theoretically still cancel their acceptance and get their deposit back until mid-june, I presume that the ones who paid the deposit already were probably pretty sure about their choice. Where did you get the link for the google group of accepted students? I only ever got the link for those invited to interview.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justletmein Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 there will likely be far more med-p (cegep) students who give up their spots to attend francophone universities than university applicants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dininster Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Where did you get the link for the google group of accepted students? I only ever got the link for those invited to interview.... If you accepted the application and paid the deposit, you should already be subscribed to this group. Connect to your account on google group and take a look. There is plenty of info posted by Michel Dansereau ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 If you accepted the application and paid the deposit, you should already be subscribed to this group. Connect to your account on google group and take a look. There is plenty of info posted by Michel Dansereau ) Ahh thanks, had the interview group bookmarked and never logged out of that one to look at my new groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeful.ubc.mcgill Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 We are currently 130 students on the google group of accepted students for class 2014 (students who accepted the offer and thus paid the deposit). I guess 5-6 of them are OOP, which leaves 124 students who accepted the offer, out of about 160 seats available (80 cegep, 80 university students). While these students could theoretically still cancel their acceptance and get their deposit back until mid-june, I presume that the ones who paid the deposit already were probably pretty sure about their choice. However, it also means that about 36 persons are still hesitating and were waiting for the answers from the other universities (which, in the case of Quebec universities, came out today). There is thus still hope that some of them will choose another university and that some ppl on the waiting list will be called! We will cross our fingers for you guys!! Thanks for this info Dinister. If accepted students could periodically post the google group # it would be very interesting for us waitlisted folk! If people accept and then reject the offer afterwards I wonder if they are removed from the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star1234 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Anyone know if there is a facebook group out for the class of 2014? I did a search and couldn't find one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dininster Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Anyone know if there is a facebook group out for the class of 2014? I did a search and couldn't find one.... I've also been looking for that and I don't think there is one yet. Do u want to create one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star1234 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 I've also been looking for that and I don't think there is one yet. Do u want to create one? Haha fine, just made one Join! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=119910654710263 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeful.ubc.mcgill Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Star1234, Dinister, or other accepted students, what's the google group # at right now? Now that offers from other schools have been made I presume most people will have made a decision. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star1234 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Star1234, Dinister, or other accepted students, what's the google group # at right now? Now that offers from other schools have been made I presume most people will have made a decision. Thanks! Google group still at 130 as of today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeful.ubc.mcgill Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Google group still at 130 as of today. I'm surprised! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dininster Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Haha fine, just made one Join! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=119910654710263 Thanksssssssss! I just joined it (Btw I'm Francis). Gonna be useful to announce our future BBQs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
objmed Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 salutt je me demande pourquoi l'université McGIll ne nous fourni pas notre rang sur la liste, est ce qu'il y a une raison particulière à cela. ca m'aiderait énormément de le savoir !!! (cours d'anglais, reservation de chambres dans d'autres universités) mercii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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