lkthlttr Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 IMO, 50 interviewees posting on premed101 is a BIG number. McMaster may have had a higher amount of people posting but they have the most applicants by FAR. I feel that all the interview invitations that have been sent are the only ones that should have been sent. I wish this wasn't the case as I didn't get an interview but I'm trying to be realistic. Obviously, I could be wrong... EDIT: I guess I was wrong =P Ya, I was trying to get a handle on how much use of pm101 forums has grown in the last year, because there were only ~60 some invites posted on last years thread. Last year's interview discussion thread had 315 posts and 46,000+ page views. This years discussion thread already has 537 posts and 73,000+ page views. Now admittedly, this morning's kerfuffle will have inflated those numbers somewhat, but I think that last years applicants would have also been neurotically hitting refresh over a longer period of time, as Queen's actually did post the invites in a rolling fashion over a period of weeks. Take it for what it's worth, but I believe them when they say that they're not done with the invitations. If anything, I would guess that they intended to release them all today, but then had much work to do after the initial screw up and never made it to the 2nd batch. Or perhaps there weren't batches at all and they just were going to go through the list of invites until they finished, but once they realized they were sending rejections to the wrong pile they had to stop and sort it all out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
word Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 What do people think the MCAT Cutoff is? I've seen a variety of scores. I'm curious because my 9PS, 10BS, 12VR, WS- R is kind of borderline I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iicii Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I heard theres people got interviews with Q, 9PS, 9BS....of course it appears they've stuck with 10VR...the one section I need to have dropped What do people think the MCAT Cutoff is? I've seen a variety of scores. I'm curious because my 9PS, 10BS, 12VR, WS- R is kind of borderline I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCD Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 What do people think the MCAT Cutoff is? I've seen a variety of scores. I'm curious because my 9PS, 10BS, 12VR, WS- R is kind of borderline I guess. Judging by those who posted today, I think you should be ok in terms of your mcat score, but who knows how exactly the ABS and LORS play into all this. Given the flexibility of these cut offs this cycle I feel like their going to be interviewing well over 500 applicants, this compounded with the very low number of seats (100) doesn't seem so promising even if one is invited for an interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iicii Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 not to stress anyone out but I heard from someone in Queens med that they've decided to interview less people this year...I think they are aiming for 400 Judging by those who posted today, I think you should be ok in terms of your mcat score, but who knows how exactly the ABS and LORS play into all this. Given the flexibility of these cut offs this cycle I feel like their going to be interviewing well over 500 applicants, this compounded with the very low number of seats (100) doesn't seem so promising even if one is invited for an interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 everybody take a deep breath... and relax. whatever happens tomorrow will happen regardless of this pointless speculation, there's no way to change/ predict it. so just enjoy the ride, go with the punches, roll with the blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLO Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Judging by those who posted today, I think you should be ok in terms of your mcat score, but who knows how exactly the ABS and LORS play into all this. Given the flexibility of these cut offs this cycle I feel like their going to be interviewing well over 500 applicants, this compounded with the very low number of seats (100) doesn't seem so promising even if one is invited for an interview. that's true....but I think the waitlist has been shown to move quite a bit in previous years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5em9 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 k, so i've got 2 mcat scores, 10/10/13 Q and 14/9/14 R. On the Queens website it says that they will take your "best" score. My lower score makes cutoffs, my higher score doesn't.... I'm really hoping they will take my lower score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proton Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I was wondering about that too. By "best" do they mean your highest numerical total or the score that lets you make the cutoff? haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Best MCAT means the one that gets you through cutoffs. Have a 34Q (10VR) and a 35Q (9VR). They used 34Q to give me the interview (assuming, of course, that the cutoff is indeed 10VR) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5em9 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I was wondering about that too. By "best" do they mean your highest numerical total or the score that lets you make the cutoff? haha let's hope for the one that makes cut-offs *fingers crossed* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5em9 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Best MCAT means the one that gets you through cutoffs. Have a 34Q (10VR) and a 35Q (9VR). They used 34Q to give me the interview (assuming, of course, that the cutoff is indeed 10VR) YES! thats exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aKGDH Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 not to stress anyone out but I heard from someone in Queens med that they've decided to interview less people this year...I think they are aiming for 400 It's 480 interview spots this year (vs. 500 from last year) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMMD Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 that is reassuring...still waiting for an email...I hope they send them first thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azul Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Where is the 480 number coming from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMDoc Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Where is the 480 number coming from? from someone in Queen's meds who probably knows what they're talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medlor2010 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Someone with a 12/12/12 R and a 3.87 GPA just got rejected. He/she meets all the cutoffs so it is thought that the ABS and references had some part in the process of picking interviewees. I am really paranoid so here is what I think: some of the interview candidates selected yesterday were not meant to be selected; they were given interviews to avoid embarrassment and excess calls/work. Those individuals are marked and despite having an interview are inevitably going to be rejected. Everyone who got nothing yesterday will receive what they were intended to receive today OR maybe I am just crazy. Seek help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGB Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Someone with a 12/12/12 R and a 3.87 GPA just got rejected. He/she meets all the cutoffs so it is thought that the ABS and references had some part in the process of picking interviewees. I am really paranoid so here is what I think: some of the interview candidates selected yesterday were not meant to be selected; they were given interviews to avoid embarrassment and excess calls/work. Those individuals are marked and despite having an interview are inevitably going to be rejected. Everyone who got nothing yesterday will receive what they were intended to receive today OR maybe I am just crazy. Haha. I think the people who got interviews yesterday would be inclined to disagree with you. A lot of them had good stats too, so I doubt that is the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue2009 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Someone with a 12/12/12 R and a 3.87 GPA just got rejected. He/she meets all the cutoffs so it is thought that the ABS and references had some part in the process of picking interviewees. I am really paranoid so here is what I think: some of the interview candidates selected yesterday were not meant to be selected; they were given interviews to avoid embarrassment and excess calls/work. Those individuals are marked and despite having an interview are inevitably going to be rejected. Everyone who got nothing yesterday will receive what they were intended to receive today OR maybe I am just crazy. Nice. +10char Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackster Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 are these emails sent "all at once" with the push of one button or are they sent individually one after the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neuronix Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Someone with a 12/12/12 R and a 3.87 GPA just got rejected. He/she meets all the cutoffs so it is thought that the ABS and references had some part in the process of picking interviewees. I am really paranoid so here is what I think: some of the interview candidates selected yesterday were not meant to be selected; they were given interviews to avoid embarrassment and excess calls/work. Those individuals are marked and despite having an interview are inevitably going to be rejected. Everyone who got nothing yesterday will receive what they were intended to receive today OR maybe I am just crazy. I'm gonna go ahead and state that your speculation is probably the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Rogue Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 man, I need a barf bag. I barely had any sleep yesterday. I was a happy guy until the start of this week. I have always been pessimistic about everything - it makes me really slow because I keep doubting myself. Those are not good qualities for medical school so I must change. Ya. Chill out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkthlttr Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 ...they seem barely embarrassed by their huge mess up yesterday! +1 10char Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGB Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Confused. So they just send out a handful of rejections this morning and then stop cold turkey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarCalion Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Maybe those rejections will turn into acceptances and then clarifications as well. And then they'll be done for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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