UCalgary admissions question

[Jorbeezy]

Hey all,

 

I've been reading different things here and there and I'm still confused- does Calgary calculate your GPA from your best two years?

 

Here is how it applies to my situation. I go to the UofA and will plan to apply to both schools in Alberta after I graduate with my BSc in 2013. With that being said, will Calgary look at my full 4 years or the best 2? I know the UofA drops your worst year but I'm still confused about UC.

 

Thanks!

[HBP]

UofC will look at your cGPA. Since you're an Alberta resident, they'll never look at your best 2 years.

 

They only look at the best 2 years for OOP applicants to determine the top 250 who will be sent for a full file review.

[astrogirl]

Your best two years determine whether you get a full file review (if you're OOP they're plugged into an algorithm; if you're IP they have to be over 3.2) and after that they look at your entire academic record. So they will look at all 4 years after you use the best two to meet the cut-off.

[HBP]

My bad. It's only really meaningful for OOPers though. 3.2 is sooo low.

 

Here are the relevant sections:

 

Alberta Residents

 

The minimum GPA for consideration is 3.20/4.00 when the best two completed full-time years are averaged. All Albertan

applicants who meet this standard and have written the MCAT will undergo complete file review.

 

Non-Alberta Residents

 

The minimum GPA for consideration is 3.60/4.00 when the best two completed full-time years are averaged.

 

Non-Albertans who meet the minimum GPA requirement are ranked using a formula. The GPA of the best two completed

full-time years, along with the verbal reasoning and biological sciences scores on the MCAT are used for this ranking.

 

Formula:

 

The top 200-250 non-Albertan applicants' files are then sent for complete review by the admissions committee.

 

62.517 (GPA) + 12.122 (MCAT,VR) + 6.757(MCAT,BS)

1. ACADEMIC RECORD

 

When the admissions committee members review the files of those applicants who have met the minimum require-

ments, they consider the entire post-secondary record (not just the best two completed full-time years). Part of the aca-

demic score is calculated purely based on full-time GPA. There is also a subjective review of the academic record by the

file reviewers which asks the reviewers to assess the degree to which applicants have demonstrated the ability to master

the academic content of the MD program.

[Jorbeezy]

Your best two years determine whether you get a full file review (if you're OOP they're plugged into an algorithm; if you're IP they have to be over 3.2) and after that they look at your entire academic record. So they will look at all 4 years after you use the best two to meet the cut-off.

 

Thanks!

 

I just read that info from the FAQ section under UCmed's website; although it doesn't say anything about a full file review. So they basically see if you have a good enough 2 years to be considered then look at all your years to make a decision.

 

Edit: thanks for that info HBP!

[joba17]

I also have a random question about UofC cGPA... Does anyone know if your masters grads are factored into cGPA? I know that if you have what the admin committee considers to be a full course load and your OOP that you can use if for one of your best 2 years, but I'm not sure how else it would affect the GPA calculations!

I have scanned through the admissions website and I still am unclear about this, anyone have some insight?

[xIcewind]

As far as I know, your entire academic transcript gets reviewed by the committee, no matter grad or not.

 

Your best two full years, if you were from OOP, are used to see if you pass the file review. After that you are looked at from an all-encompassing angle.

[bloh]

I also have a random question about UofC cGPA... Does anyone know if your masters grads are factored into cGPA? I know that if you have what the admin committee considers to be a full course load and your OOP that you can use if for one of your best 2 years, but I'm not sure how else it would affect the GPA calculations!

I have scanned through the admissions website and I still am unclear about this, anyone have some insight?

 

They're included in your GPA calculation, although not at the same weight (unless you took the same courseload during your masters).

[joba17]

hey thanks for the info guys!

[thehumanmacbook]

Hijacking an old thread...

 

What's considered to be "good" after full file review for cGPA OOP applicants?

 

Would a 3.85 be enough cGPA wise if my best two years are above 3.9?

[milos]

UofC's website has amazing resources to show all the grade breakdowns for each category. One caveat is yor cGPA may be lower then OMSAS by a margin, if that is what cGPA you are using.

[thehumanmacbook]

UofC's website has amazing resources to show all the grade breakdowns for each category. One caveat is yor cGPA may be lower then OMSAS by a margin, if that is what cGPA you are using.

 

Sorry what do you mean there?

[milos]

My UofC cGPA is maybe 3.6 and my OMSAS cGPA is 3.8. UofC posts the average file review cut offs that take into account gpa, bs and vr I believe.

 

Ps. Found some helpful info from the accepted/wait listed/rejected forum:

http://www.ucalgary.ca/mdprogram/prospective/admissions/refstats and on my iPhone so copy paste is tough, but check out Page 27 of the same thread. Good info on people not even getting a full file review with gpa and mcats posted.

[thehumanmacbook]

My UofC cGPA is maybe 3.6 and my OMSAS cGPA is 3.8. UofC posts the average file review cut offs that take into account gpa, bs and vr I believe.

 

Ps. Found some helpful info from the accepted/wait listed/rejected forum:

http://www.ucalgary.ca/mdprogram/prospective/admissions/refstats and on my iPhone so copy paste is tough, but check out Page 27 of the same thread. Good info on people not even getting a full file review with gpa and mcats posted.

 

Thanks so much Milos. One question though - why is your OMSAS cGPA higher than your U of C cGPA?

[meg137]

Thanks so much Milos. One question though - why is your OMSAS cGPA higher than your U of C cGPA?

 

My OMSAS is about 0.15 higher than my UofC too. They use different scales. Not sure about Milos case but for me, UofC hit me a lot harder in the conversion to GPA for a few low grades.

[thatonekid]

Thanks so much Milos. One question though - why is your OMSAS cGPA higher than your U of C cGPA?

No one can really say more than it's because they use different scales. For some people, their OMSAS gpa is higher and for others their UofC gpa is higher.