ozzie89 Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 wow... mcgill med just tweeted: aedmedmcgill A.E.D. Med. McGill Currently over 1300 applications. That's a 66% increase from last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissortail Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 It's because of removal of the MCAT requirement. I assume these are all out of province and international students. So all these people for like 9+7 spots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzie89 Posted November 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Yup, sounds about right. Seems like a waste of time to have even applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corneld Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 2.31% chance for an interview. 0.69% chance for admission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissortail Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Might as well apply to Harvard. If i knew these stats before hand i would not have bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applesauce Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 ............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissortail Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 In province isn't due until January and march. No this was all out of province and internationals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzie89 Posted November 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 IP isn't due till January 15, so I doubt that number is including many IP application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prion Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 the 1300 include IP, no?i think more IP applied this yr because of the optional MCAT component. At least that was the intention of removing the MCAT right? To give francophones more opportunity... Maybe it include some IP,but definitely not the majority of them. If this number is generated from applicants who completed the MedOs portion, then it's definitely mostly OOP(which would also include US applicants). Not surprised by this, anytime you remove the MCAT you are expected to get a spike of applicants. Given how the interview notification usually comes out in late December, I guess this means they'll have an aggressive screening protocol to narrow down the applicants. You can't expect them to score over 1300 essays+ CVs in less than 2 months. I'm guessing we'll see another slew of 4.0s in the interview batch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamer Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 lotto 6/499999999 just imagine. the freedom. what a win could do just imagine..... mcgill admissions needs something like that as their slogan or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystelle_007 Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 lotto 6/499999999 just imagine. the freedom. what a win could do just imagine..... mcgill admissions needs something like that as their slogan or something. lol so true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 wow...mcgill med just tweeted: aedmedmcgill A.E.D. Med. McGill Currently over 1300 applications. That's a 66% increase from last year. Good thing I didnt expect much out of this application... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Brutal! I totally feel like my app was a waste of time now.... Well at least this was the last application and they are all done now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masaraksh Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Lol, I have a 4.0 and still know that I have no chance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsaget Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Maybe it include some IP,but definitely not the majority of them. If this number is generated from applicants who completed the MedOs portion, then it's definitely mostly OOP(which would also include US applicants). Not surprised by this, anytime you remove the MCAT you are expected to get a spike of applicants. Given how the interview notification usually comes out in late December, I guess this means they'll have an aggressive screening protocol to narrow down the applicants. You can't expect them to score over 1300 essays+ CVs in less than 2 months. I'm guessing we'll see another slew of 4.0s in the interview batch. you know they don't actually read essays or CV entries until your application proceeds to the second round (read: interviews). "For the preliminary screening of candidates (shortlisting for interviews), non-academic qualities are assessed by way of the personal narrative abstract, the c.v. highlights and references. For candidates selected for interviews, non-academic qualities are assessed by way of the personal narrative (full text), c.v. (full text) and performance in the interviews." - http://www.mcgill.ca/medadmissions/non-academics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsaget Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 je suis bobsaget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prion Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Yea that's what I thought, I meant the shortened versions of them (i.e. abstract and highlight). By aggressive I just mean a drastic reduction in the numbers of applicants reaching "second round". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masaraksh Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Yea that's what I thought, I meant the shortened versions of them (i.e. abstract and highlight). By aggressive I just mean a drastic reduction in the numbers of applicants reaching "second round". yeah for sure.... I am like 99% sure I'm not getting in, but REALLY hope to at least get an interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 wow...mcgill med just tweeted: aedmedmcgill A.E.D. Med. McGill Currently over 1300 applications. That's a 66% increase from last year. I imagine that is due to more IP francophone applicants and to more OOPs with MCAT no longer being a requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masaraksh Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 I imagine that is due to more IP francophone applicants and to more OOPs with MCAT no longer being a requirement. thanks futureCaptainObvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon123 Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 I'm assuming there will also be a spike in IP applicants this year. A 66% increase is insane! Good luck everyone, I'm wondering if I'll even have an interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakoulias Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Wasn't the MCAT optional last year too...but only for IP applicants who attended a Quebec university. If that's the case, I wouldn't expect the IP numbers to jump quite as much (with the exception of some Quebec residents who did their undergrad somewhere else in Canada). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 NO, not the case. There must be a tremendous increase in the numberof francophone IP applicants this cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 thanks futureCaptainObvious. Much that is asked an answered on this forum is obvious to some but not to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Thats more than I could ever anticipate. The question will be how will they weight good GPA+MCAT with just good GPA alone. And there will definitely be a spike in IP pool as well. A lot of francophones who never applied because of the mcat requirement will now also apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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