metukah Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Hi guys, I know that the average non-Ottawa, english stream wGPA had been ~3.8. My weighted GPA is 3.72, and OMSAS wGPA is 3.68. If I don't meet their yearly cutoff, will I be automatically rejected? That is, they won't even look at my sketch? I think I have some pretty stellar ECs, and its pretty upsetting to think that 0.1-0.2 less of a GPA will disqualify me.... I am also a graduate student, though I know Ottawa doesn't consider this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randolph Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 hallo metukah, i think the non-ottawa english stream cutoff is generally 3.85, and 3.83 at the very low end. it does suck to be a little off on some cutoff. A 0.01 or 0.02 difference is small but a 0.1-0.2 difference is actually pretty big though. might be best to focus on acing ur grad studies and apply elsewhere in ontario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGGSaint Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 hallo metukah, i think the non-ottawa english stream cutoff is generally 3.85, and 3.83 at the very low end. it does suck to be a little off on some cutoff. A 0.01 or 0.02 difference is small but a 0.1-0.2 difference is actually pretty big though. might be best to focus on acing ur grad studies and apply elsewhere in ontario Anybody out there who can support this? I'm pretty sure none non-Ottawa English stream have been interviewed w/ anything lower than 3.85. I'd love this to be the case considering I'm yet another of what seems to be many 3.84's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addy K Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Well a few years ago it was 3.83, but I believe for the past 2 years it has been 3.85. And to the OP, they changed their criteria in regards to graduate students - you must meet the GPA requirement even if you are a graduate student. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 OP, no point applying to Ottawa. My Ottawa wGPA was like 3.7x last year. I didn't bother applying. This year its 3.86ish I think, so I'll give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jan Intor Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 wait you dont have to meet the cutoff every given year right? only the weighted total GPA should be >3.85 or w/e the cutoff is?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supafield Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 wait you dont have to meet the cutoff every given year right? only the weighted total GPA should be >3.85 or w/e the cutoff is?? right.... my wgpa was made up of a 3.6, 3.89 and 3.9.... so even though my 3.6 was well below, the other two brought me up enough to clear the cutoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobabble Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 wait you dont have to meet the cutoff every given year right? only the weighted total GPA should be >3.85 or w/e the cutoff is?? Yep! I'm pretty sure that's only a UWO thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prothrombin Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Hi guys, I know that the average non-Ottawa, english stream wGPA had been ~3.8. My weighted GPA is 3.72, and OMSAS wGPA is 3.68. If I don't meet their yearly cutoff, will I be automatically rejected? That is, they won't even look at my sketch? I think I have some pretty stellar ECs, and its pretty upsetting to think that 0.1-0.2 less of a GPA will disqualify me.... I am also a graduate student, though I know Ottawa doesn't consider this... If you don't meet cutoff you'll automatically be rejected. Ottawa's IP Non-Ottawa GPA requirement hovers around 3.83, and 3.86 OOP. If you're an Ottawa resident it lowers to around a 3.7, which is what it was this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metukah Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 If you don't meet cutoff you'll automatically be rejected. Ottawa's IP Non-Ottawa GPA requirement hovers around 3.83, and 3.86 OOP. If you're an Ottawa resident it lowers to around a 3.7, which is what it was this year. so in other words, i shouldnt bother applyng to ottawa with a OMSAS wGPA of 3.68 - regardless of how good my sketch/references is...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Yeah I was under the impression you need to have at least a 3.85 wgpa for out of ottawa in province applicants so the answer to your question is yes unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehtash3 Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Just wondering if an interview is likely if your wGPA is 3.83.. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopelessWaitlister Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Just wondering if an interview is likely if your wGPA is 3.83.. thanks! Hey Mehtash, Are you OOP or live in Ottawa area? If you are OOP, then 3.83 is a bit risky, but still worth a try. You never know what will happen without trying. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehtash3 Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Hey Mehtash, Are you OOP or live in Ottawa area? If you are OOP, then 3.83 is a bit risky, but still worth a try. You never know what will happen without trying. Good luck! Hey hop... I am from Toronto ... man that sucks. I was really counting on Ottawa. Thanks a lot for the response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmosis Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 i have finished entering my marks for the OMSAS application and i calculated my last three full time years wGPA and it came out to 3.695. i was just wondering if the admissions committee would round this up to 3.70 or leave it at 3.695? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 i have finished entering my marks for the OMSAS application and i calculated my last three full time years wGPA and it came out to 3.695. i was just wondering if the admissions committee would round this up to 3.70 or leave it at 3.695? thanks. as supafield can confirm to great epicness they do round up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmosis Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 thanks much. appreciate the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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