dart72 Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Last year I had a total file review of 34.6. Thought ok ill increase my naq score for next year and be fine. Increased it by almost 3 points and they go and change the entire aq evaluation criteria and crush me! fml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 I'm hoping for a miracle on the NAQ side because based on what has been posted things are not looking good for me on the AQ... I've got a 82.8 oGPA and 86.65 last 60 credits (my pre-req scores make me sad). Any guesses on how the new AQ is calculated? You're probably around 15-16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalltowngirl33 Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Hey guys... I got a regrets letter. This is very hard on me... I was really hoping that my gpa wouldn't be worthless but it was to admissions. I do not want to post my AQ. Honestly I do not know how to raise this score and feel like the last 4 years were a horrible waste of time... I'm very heart broken because I tried my best. But I will talk a bit about my NAQ. It was pretty decent NAQ was 16. You can pm me or just ask if u want to know more about how I got this score. It was basically some research, volunteering, and artsy activities. I really wanted to be a part of next years medical class. Please, to everyone who is accepted and interviewed, do your best. Being a physician is one of the best professions. Never forget how much potential you have to do amazing work I will work hard to join you all some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1nz Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Regrets, Overall GPA (%): 85.10 Final 60 Credits (%): 89.05 Academic Qualities (/25): 19.47 *Non Academic Qualities (/25): 13.97 I had alot of stuff in my app... how do you get a good NAQ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Well, today was a horrible day! I thought that with 3.86/4.33 last 60 credits and 3.79/4.33 overall would have got me more than an 11! Anyway, I'm off to buy a lottery ticket, I probably have better chances of winning than getting into UBC lol! Best of luck everyone, hope it goes well for those of you with interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LupeFiasco Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Looks like interviews will be going out tomorrow for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Regrets, Overall GPA (%): 85.10 Final 60 Credits (%): 89.05 Academic Qualities (/25): 19.47 *Non Academic Qualities (/25): 13.97 I had alot of stuff in my app... how do you get a good NAQ?! My NAQ was 17. I was hoping it would be in the 20s I would list some activities, but I think it's probably more how you describe them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue2009 Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 You're probably around 15-16. My pre-req avg is around 77%, so that will bring it down, we'll see - I'm still hopeful. Best of luck with your Dal interview! I'm interviewing on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankMasterFlex Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 My pre-req avg is around 77%, so that will bring it down, we'll see - I'm still hopeful. Best of luck with your Dal interview! I'm interviewing on Sunday. I'm pretty sure the AQ doesn't take into account pre-req average... At least it never has in the past and they didn't mention anything this year about it being in there... but with everything that changed who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderclouds Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Regrets, no interview OOP AQ 15.99 (terrible pre-reqs! mediocre last 60 credits) NAQ 19.90 That's right, about 2 points away from an interview! I don't know if that's relatively a lot or a little though. Disappointed of course, but not THAT disappointed because I didn't expect an interview. Really pleased to see the scores are as I expected - below average (for interviews offered AND compared to OOP in general) for AQ, above average for NAQ - yay! I am accruing publications this year, and presented a poster at two conferences, applying to another...I wonder if my NAQ score would've been higher if I'd had these at the time of the application! Good luck everyone, and all my sympathy to everyone who has been disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 My pre-req avg is around 77%, so that will bring it down, we'll see - I'm still hopeful. Best of luck with your Dal interview! I'm interviewing on Sunday. Yeah, our stats are nearly identical. My Overall is higher, but last 60 is lower. Prereq is slightly higher (but as posted, not considered in AQ, I believe). Expect 15-16. Are you IP? Thanks, good luck to you too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_md Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 I haven't received any emails from UBC yet Did anyone get interview invites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylamonkey Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 My NAQ was 17. I was hoping it would be in the 20s I would list some activities, but I think it's probably more how you describe them? Hey- you beat me in the NAQ! I got 16.29, which is still way better than the 12.7 or so from last year! All I did in the meantime was continue the same stuff, volunteer for the Olympics, and TOTALLY REWORD EVERYTHING. Then again, i have no idea how the NAQ changes changed everything. I can't imagine how it must be for you ppl with no word yet- not knowing if another round of regrets go out or not, but if I were you i would be rejoicing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Regrets, no interview OOP AQ 15.99 (terrible pre-reqs! mediocre last 60 credits) NAQ 19.90 That's right, about 2 points away from an interview! I don't know if that's relatively a lot or a little though. Disappointed of course, but not THAT disappointed because I didn't expect an interview. Really pleased to see the scores are as I expected - below average (for interviews offered AND compared to OOP in general) for AQ, above average for NAQ - yay! I am accruing publications this year, and presented a poster at two conferences, applying to another...I wonder if my NAQ score would've been higher if I'd had these at the time of the application! Good luck everyone, and all my sympathy to everyone who has been disappointed. Wow, that's a ballin NAQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryacha Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Ryacha, I hope you don't mind my asking, but what was your SFU GPA and what percentages did it convert to? I'm trying to get an idea of what I'm up against. I totally understand if you don't want to disclose it, though. Sorry this wasn't your year. UBC seems crazy competitive... so many people I thought would get interviews didn't, which makes me wonder how crazy amazing the interview candidates are. Did you apply anywhere else? SFU oGPA 3.54/4.33 ---> 81.7% but UBC gave me 78.4% SFU last 60 credits = 3.95/4.33 --> 91.2% but UBC gave me 84.25% It's too bad I got scaled back, I had NAQ 13.97 so I think without the scale back I would have landed an interview. But since you haven't heard anything it sounds like you might have. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderclouds Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Regrets, Overall GPA (%): 85.10 Final 60 Credits (%): 89.05 Academic Qualities (/25): 19.47 *Non Academic Qualities (/25): 13.97 I had alot of stuff in my app... how do you get a good NAQ?! I suspect part of it is about how well you fit their categories. I grouped things VERY differently to satisfy UBCs funny categories, and took experiences I've never thought to list on apps to use as leadership experiences, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderclouds Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Wow, that's a ballin NAQ. thanks man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskie04 Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 I received my regret letter this evening (OOP applicant). I had an AQ score of 22, and was rather shocked about having an NAQ of only 13! I have consistently volunteered and played varsity football throughout university. It seems to me that UBC puts a lot of emphasis on publications - of which I have none. Best of luck to all - Confused and disappointed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_md Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Are the regret letters still being sent? Anyone got interview invites yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderclouds Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 sorry to hear it huskie. I have no publications, but got 19 I am really thinking its in the wording and the organization of your activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LupeFiasco Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 I love this line in my email: "The cut-off for determination of invitation to interview is considerably lower than in the last application cycle." Nah, really? I mean, you drop everyones AQ by like 6-10 points, what do you expect? I loved this line "If you no longer wish to receive news releases or announcements from UBC Faculty of Medicine, click here to unsubscribe." - Lupe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pininkid Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 SFU oGPA 3.54/4.33 ---> 81.7% but UBC gave me 78.4%SFU last 60 credits = 3.95/4.33 --> 91.2% but UBC gave me 84.25% It's too bad I got scaled back, I had NAQ 13.97 so I think without the scale back I would have landed an interview. But since you haven't heard anything it sounds like you might have. Best of luck! Hah, I can say with 100% certainty that I will not get an interview this round... didn't apply. That conversions sounds quite unfair. If the difference between 3.5 and 3.9 is ~5%, then to get a 90% post conversion, you'd need upwards of a 4.3 GPA! (Assuming the scale is linear...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkthlttr Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 I received my regret letter this evening (OOP applicant). I had an AQ score of 22, and was rather shocked about having an NAQ of only 13! I have consistently volunteered and played varsity football throughout university. It seems to me that UBC puts a lot of emphasis on publications - of which I have none. Best of luck to all - Confused and disappointed Nope. I have 4 publications and a NAQ of 8. sorry to hear it huskie. I have no publications, but got 19 I am really thinking its in the wording and the organization of your activities. I think this is closer to the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LupeFiasco Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Hey- you beat me in the NAQ! I got 16.29, which is still way better than the 12.7 or so from last year! All I did in the meantime was continue the same stuff, volunteer for the Olympics, and TOTALLY REWORD EVERYTHING. Then again, i have no idea how the NAQ changes changed everything. I can't imagine how it must be for you ppl with no word yet- not knowing if another round of regrets go out or not, but if I were you i would be rejoicing. Kyla do you mind me asking where else you applied? - Lupe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preppy038 Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Hey- you beat me in the NAQ! I got 16.29, which is still way better than the 12.7 or so from last year! All I did in the meantime was continue the same stuff, volunteer for the Olympics, and TOTALLY REWORD EVERYTHING. Then again, i have no idea how the NAQ changes changed everything. I can't imagine how it must be for you ppl with no word yet- not knowing if another round of regrets go out or not, but if I were you i would be rejoicing. Seems that its all about wording :S My lists of activities are really really bad (I think I had a max of 6 or 7 activities) but I spent quite a bit of time explaining the significance of them. I didn't have any hospital activities. Just some intramural sports, music got a 15 :S which is still not bad I guess.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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