supafield Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Use this thread to go nuts with theories and discussion relating to the interview selection. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Q? R? Q? R? Q? R? S?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apixaban85 Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Oh god, Here's hoping for a 9 VR, Q/R WS cutoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rext Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Q? R? Q? R? Q? R? S?!?!?!?!?!?!?! ...S...... *cough* .... Lol? .....nah, they wouldn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rext Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Here's hoping for an 8 VR (lol) and a Q cut-off. Hey you never know, they could have VR at 8 and just raise GPA (which, judging from last year's thread, was quite low [~3.73]...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGGSaint Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Haha you guys are jokes. Not expecting much to expect here but wouldn't be surprised if it did considering they have a new dean (new policy/cutoffs?) this year as far as I know. At the least I think it will be 9 + R or 10 + Q (and this only if the GPA is raised considering it was 10 + R last year). Or maybe raise one of the sciences a point and let verbal or writing drop a point, I wouldn't mind . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NervesNormalBreathNormal Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Hoping it stays at 10-R Also hoping they're lenient with grad students GPAs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igeorgex Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 so last year they released starting dec 16... I'm guessing dec 17 for this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supafield Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I had to wait until Jan 8th.... which was why the stats thread was helpful, especially if your marginal areas are in the MCAT... sometimes it's harder to figure exactly where the GPA cutoffs lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larrivee Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Crap... I think I am screwed. I've got a 4.0 and 36 on mcat but i screwed up my second essay big time and didn't have time to fix it and came out with ws= P Do you think they will have any leniency due to high gpa and strong vr, bs, phys mcat scores? i mean, i was in the 97% percentile, how can they say that is bad? I will be pretty choked if they reject me pre-interview because I got a P, especially since I got 2 of my english papers published, they should know I am capable of writing. This sucks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1428 Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Crap... I think I am screwed. I've got a 4.0 and 36 on mcat but i screwed up my second essay big time and didn't have time to fix it and came out with ws= P Do you think they will have any leniency due to high gpa and strong vr, bs, phys mcat scores? i mean, i was in the 97% percentile, how can they say that is bad? I will be pretty choked if they reject me pre-interview because I got a P, especially since I got 2 of my english papers published, they should know I am capable of writing. This sucks... No leniency, I'm afraid. Stats from last year: Invited - 3.8 (N/A), 10/11/12 R - 3.79 (cGPA), 13/12/13 S - 3.97 (cGPA), 14/11/11 S - 3.69 © 3.77 (2 yr), 11/10/11 S - 3.93 (N/A), 13/10/12 R - 3.85 (cGPA), 12/11/11 S - 3.78 (cGPA/grad), 11/11/11 S - 3.92 (cGPA), 10/11/10 S - 3.83 (cGPA), 11/11/11 S - 3.79 (cGPA), 12/10/14 T - 3.98 (2 yr), 9/10/12 R - 3.96 (cGPA), 13/11/12 R - 3.83 (cGPA), 12/10/14 R - 3.97 (2 year), 11/10/14 S - 3.86 (cGPA/grad), 10/10/10 S - 3.85 (2 year), 12/11/12 T - 3.40 (cGPA/grad), 3.50 (2 year GPA/grad), 11/11/12 R - 3.92 (cGPA), 12/10/11 S - 3.89 (cGPA), 11/11/11 R - 3.76 (cGPA?), 10/10/10 R - 3.5 (2 yr GPA/Grad), 10/11/11 R - 3.95 (cGPA), 12/11/11 R Rejected - 3.85 (2 yr), 11/10/13 Q - 3.73 (cGPA), 11,13,10 Q - 3.55 (grad), 10,11,15 Q - 4.00 (cGPA), 14,13,11 Q - 3.91 (cGPA), 12/9/10 Q - 3.79 (cGPA), 12/11/10 Q - 3.64 (cGPA), 11/11/12 Q - 3.86 (2 year), 13/9/10 R - 4.00 (cGPA), 11/9/13 R - 3.90 (2 yr), 13/13/10 Q - 3.4 (N/A), 8/11/10 Q - 3.81 (cGPA), 12/9/12 R - 3.98 (cGPA), 13/11/14 Q - 3.70 (cGPA, grad), 12/11/10 O - 3.87 (N/A), 9/11/9 S - 3.84 (N/A), 12/10/13 O Yeah... seeing 4.00 + 38Qs being rejected= hard cutoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preppy038 Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Quote:Originally Posted by jakehiebert1 Crap... I think I am screwed. I've got a 4.0 and 36 on mcat but i screwed up my second essay big time and didn't have time to fix it and came out with ws= P Do you think they will have any leniency due to high gpa and strong vr, bs, phys mcat scores? i mean, i was in the 97% percentile, how can they say that is bad? I will be pretty choked if they reject me pre-interview because I got a P, especially since I got 2 of my english papers published, they should know I am capable of writing. This sucks... No leniency, I'm afraid. Stats from last year: Quote: Originally Posted by supafield Invited - 3.8 (N/A), 10/11/12 R - 3.79 (cGPA), 13/12/13 S - 3.97 (cGPA), 14/11/11 S - 3.69 © 3.77 (2 yr), 11/10/11 S - 3.93 (N/A), 13/10/12 R - 3.85 (cGPA), 12/11/11 S - 3.78 (cGPA/grad), 11/11/11 S - 3.92 (cGPA), 10/11/10 S - 3.83 (cGPA), 11/11/11 S - 3.79 (cGPA), 12/10/14 T - 3.98 (2 yr), 9/10/12 R - 3.96 (cGPA), 13/11/12 R - 3.83 (cGPA), 12/10/14 R - 3.97 (2 year), 11/10/14 S - 3.86 (cGPA/grad), 10/10/10 S - 3.85 (2 year), 12/11/12 T - 3.40 (cGPA/grad), 3.50 (2 year GPA/grad), 11/11/12 R - 3.92 (cGPA), 12/10/11 S - 3.89 (cGPA), 11/11/11 R - 3.76 (cGPA?), 10/10/10 R - 3.5 (2 yr GPA/Grad), 10/11/11 R - 3.95 (cGPA), 12/11/11 R Rejected - 3.85 (2 yr), 11/10/13 Q - 3.73 (cGPA), 11,13,10 Q - 3.55 (grad), 10,11,15 Q - 4.00 (cGPA), 14,13,11 Q - 3.91 (cGPA), 12/9/10 Q - 3.79 (cGPA), 12/11/10 Q - 3.64 (cGPA), 11/11/12 Q - 3.86 (2 year), 13/9/10 R - 4.00 (cGPA), 11/9/13 R - 3.90 (2 yr), 13/13/10 Q - 3.4 (N/A), 8/11/10 Q - 3.81 (cGPA), 12/9/12 R - 3.98 (cGPA), 13/11/14 Q - 3.70 (cGPA, grad), 12/11/10 O - 3.87 (N/A), 9/11/9 S - 3.84 (N/A), 12/10/13 O Yeah... seeing 4.00 + 38Qs being rejected= hard cutoffs. Wow... Queen's really focus on that Writing Section eh? A person with 3.5GPA got an interview with a 11/11/12/R So I guess Queen's doesn't really put emphasis on the GPA that much?? :S:S (or does it come into play after the interviews?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 That person was a grad student and had a lower GPA cutoff. Undergrads need ~3.78 last 2 year, and ~3.68 cGPA. But yeah, I agree it's silly to base so much on an arbitrarily set cut-off. I much prefer UofT's holistic system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rext Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 That person was a grad student and had a lower GPA cutoff. Undergrads need ~3.78 last 2 year, and ~3.68 cGPA. But yeah, I agree it's silly to base so much on an arbitrarily set cut-off. I must prefer UofT's holistic system. Lol I'd never think I'd see the phrase "...prefer UofT..." without some kind of negative or satirical intent from any UTSG undergrad:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Did you notice the subliminal effects of UT torture in my post? I "must" prefer, rather than I "much" prefer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGGSaint Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Did you notice the subliminal effects of UT torture in my post? I "must" prefer, rather than I "much" prefer... LMAO. I like you HBP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suziep100 Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Vr - 9 essay - R+!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumari Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 has VR ever gone above 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGGSaint Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 has VR ever gone above 10? Not yet at Queens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Juicy.Fruit Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Vr - 9 essay - R+!!!! First time for everything, right? how about VR- 11, essay- Q !!!! Please remember there are as many applicants hoping for a Q as those hoping for a VR 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 I'm hoping that would never happen... I think they should set the writing section cutoff at S. Simply assuming their applicant pool follows the same population as the general MCAT writers, that would leave them with only 6% of applicants (S=94.1-99.1 percentile). Assuming they receive approx 3000 applications, the S cutoff would leave them with about 180 applicants. I then suggest, the name of those applicants be randomly mixed, and drawn out of a hat just to be consistent with the whole randomness of the process. The first 100 names to be drawn out shall then be offered admissions, and if they withdraw, new selections best be made from the hat. The advantage of this system would be to entirely bypass conducting interviews, and also to significantly shorten the waitlist. I have a feeling their waitlist has just been endless in the past couple of a years. It has been for historical reasons I believe (once Queens actually went past its waitlist I have been told, and they never, ever want that to happen again)! and I cannot stop the stats part of my brain from working - You assume that the applicants are drawn from the same one as the general mcat taking pool of students. It isn't, as knowing the past cut offs biasis it towards higher writing sample people only applying (ie no one with a J in WS would ever apply - at least in theory ). That being said you are nicely highlighting the massive interview problem at Queens. In my year there was 800 applicants interviewed - just insane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broccoli Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 ^Haha, I understood the humor, but I too had the urge to correct your statistical assumption. I hope Queen's interview doesn't ask me to tell a joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 I'm hoping that would never happen... I think they should set the writing section cutoff at S. Simply assuming their applicant pool follows the same population as the general MCAT writers, that would leave them with only 6% of applicants (S=94.1-99.1 percentile). Assuming they receive approx 3000 applications, the S cutoff would leave them with about 180 applicants. I then suggest, the name of those applicants be randomly mixed, and drawn out of a hat just to be consistent with the whole randomness of the process. The first 100 names to be drawn out shall then be offered admissions, and if they withdraw, new selections best be made from the hat. The advantage of this system would be to entirely bypass conducting interviews, and also to significantly shorten the waitlist. I have a feeling their waitlist has just been endless in the past couple of a years. At first I thought you were being serious with the S, but this post reflects my perception of the interview selection process for quite a few schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 I got the humour mlbn. I've basically given up hope, but just in case, I'm praying for 9/R!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NervesNormalBreathNormal Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 This may be more appropriate to post somewhere else, but I spend most of my time in the Queen's section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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