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Just a bit more than a month to go guys! I'm really excited to know how accurate my thoughts about the MMI format were/are.

 

Also, getting a concrete # (if placed on WL) is likewise a sweet deal. Can't believe how Dal worked out for me this year -> was considering not applying (OOP) and was almost DQ'ed (transcript not received Sept 1)...but such a pleasant surprise October 8.

 

Now in hindsight, it will be Dal and maybe U/T (pending) that are my only Canadian options. Couldn't be happier with that though...that Halifax weekend was an awesome time!

 

/end rant.

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That is hilarious. I often have those thoughts about my past MMIs as well!!

 

I'm trying not to think about it too much, but every time I reflect at my interview at Dal, I imagine my response to fall along the lines of this sketch:

 

http://fliiby.com/file/39995/95hnx87m5u.html

 

particularly from 1:34 onwards :)

 

As an OOP my hopes aren't really too high.

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What was the wait-list movement last year for OOP? i.e. how many?

 

I think, and I could be wrong, that they waitlisted 25 people, and ending up exceeding the waitlist.

 

I know the second part (exceeding the waitlist) is true, I'm just not sure how many waitlist positions they gave out.

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hmmm....I really hope its the same this year. I heard OOP interviewees were ~60; so assuming that they accept 10 and waitlist 25, rejection is 50%....

Correct?

 

I can't help thinking that a few of my MMI stations were terrible - mainly judging by the reaction of the interviewers...

 

Also, how do they factor grad degrees into their calculations?

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hmmm....I really hope its the same this year. I heard OOP interviewees were ~60; so assuming that they accept 10 and waitlist 25, rejection is 50%....

Correct?

 

I can't help thinking that a few of my MMI stations were terrible - mainly judging by the reaction of the interviewers...

 

Also, how do they factor grad degrees into their calculations?

 

a) There were 66 interviews for 9 OOP spots, if I'm not mistaken.

 

B) It's so hard to tell how it went...when I think of some of my stations I want to facepalm. Just remember that sometimes the interviewers are instructed to act a certain way, so it might just be that they were told not to act too excited. At least that's what I console myself with :rolleyes:

 

c) I just checked that out today actually...the site says your best two years + your grad GPA all averaged have to make the OOP GPA cutoff, so I guess that's what goes into their equation at the end. http://admissions.medicine.dal.ca/gda.htm

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I also remember a tour leader on my interview day mentioning that grad degrees give you a 1-2% bonus...

 

I've heard that too, I think it falls under the 5% discretion points. Other points under that heading can be for varsity or higher level sport competition and getting a really high mark on the written component (or so I've heard).

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I've heard that too, I think it falls under the 5% discretion points. Other points under that heading can be for varsity or higher level sport competition and getting a really high mark on the written component (or so I've heard).

 

Do you mean the written component of the mcat (essays), or the personal essay, or something else?

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hmmm....I really hope its the same this year. I heard OOP interviewees were ~60; so assuming that they accept 10 and waitlist 25, rejection is 50%....

Correct?

 

I can't help thinking that a few of my MMI stations were terrible - mainly judging by the reaction of the interviewers...

 

Also, how do they factor grad degrees into their calculations?

 

I'm pretty sure the wait list will be more than 25.. 2 years ago, 2 of my friends were wait listed at 34 and 36. And based on what happened last year, where they sent acceptances to people who were initially rejected, I have a feeling the wait list will be fairly long.

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