kenjuro Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Thank you all for the updates and interpretations! Indeed I hope the 2000 is the number of total applications the Office has processed (which means it includes the International and Other Provinces), rather than the In-Province alone. I recall that the Francophone universities received more than 1500 applications every year for their medical programmes. 750 In-Province-Applications, half of the Francophone ones, sounds very reasonable considering McGill's reputation and its application policies. Further, according to the "File Review Process" posted, the 750 falls within the [200X4=800, 200X6=1200] range, which means all applications will probably be considered, as opposed to what was done to our Out-of-Province colleagues. Although the success rate remains the same (interview to admission), I think the people invited for interviews may be more competitive this year. Anyway, I can imagine how hard the Office works to meet the deadline. Good luck to all of us! I totally agree with you on that. Even though the MCAT removal for this year seems to have attracted more applicants for the medical program, McGilll's admission procedures still remain very stringent and thus not everyone will want to go through finding reference letters, write an autobiographical letter and etc. whereas in the other French universities, sending your transcript is (almost) the only required thing to do. Nonetheless, I personally think (like many other people) that McGill will consider all the applications that they've received and not only go with a strict GPA cut-off since they clearly mention on their website that they want more than just someone that can bring As everywhere. Wish all the best to all applicants and don't lose hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prion Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 There are around 900 OOP applicants is what I was told. So that roughly adds up with the estimates here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2MD Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Thanks for this info! Good luck to each and every one of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakoulias Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Good luck everyone! Now we can do the countdown in hours...72h to go! (assuming we get a decision at noon EST Friday) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenjuro Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Good luck everyone! Now we can do the countdown in hours...72h to go! (assuming we get a decision at noon EST Friday) I really hope we get the answer by midnight lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedPen Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I really hope we get the answer by midnight lol Since I applied for MD/PhD, I get the answer on the 3rd so I will let you guys know what time emails are sent out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjsdefz Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Good luck! I think we shall get emails before the Minerva updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakoulias Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Do the e-mails only get sent to people who get an interview? If so, MedPen is really confident! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon123 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Time is passing by so slowly!!! I hope they will post another tweet in the meantime letting us know some more stats. Good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedPen Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Do the e-mails only get sent to people who get an interview? If so, MedPen is really confident! Hahahaha, you're right. Emails do only get sent to those who get invites. I am just hoping! Either way, I'll tell you when emails get sent or when Minerva statuses change to "rejected". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenjuro Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Hahahaha, you're right. Emails do only get sent to those who get invites. I am just hoping! Either way, I'll tell you when emails get sent or when Minerva statuses change to "rejected". Really?! I thought that they would send an email to all applicants regardless if they have the interview or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedPen Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Really?! I thought that they would send an email to all applicants regardless if they have the interview or not... Nope. Just to those who get invites. The rest should get a Minerva status change saying "refused". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2MD Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Ok so this means, that I am now going to be on Minerva Thursday night doing a ton of "refresh page" Who else here applied to the new non-trad pathway category? Nope. Just to those who get invites. The rest should get a Minerva status change saying "refused". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakoulias Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Ok so this means, that I am now going to be on Minerva Thursday night doing a ton of "refresh page" Who else here applied to the new non-trad pathway category? There was some talk on here that Minerva wasn't being updated right away and that you'd get the e-mail first (if you get an interview). Don't let that stop you from endlessly refreshing...but maybe do that for your inbox instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1b1 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Why not just wait till the next day and open your e-mail then to see if you're accepted or not. It will be kind of like opening a christmas present . Also, lets say you find out you have been denied @ 1 AM or w/e the time is they release that info, you can bet you wont get any sleep that night lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2MD Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yah, I saw that... just don't want to jinx it There was some talk on here that Minerva wasn't being updated right away and that you'd get the e-mail first (if you get an interview). Don't let that stop you from endlessly refreshing...but maybe do that for your inbox instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenjuro Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Why not just wait till the next day and open your e-mail then to see if you're accepted or not. It will be kind of like opening a christmas present . Also, lets say you find out you have been denied @ 1 AM or w/e the time is they release that info, you can bet you wont get any sleep that night lol. Knowing myself, there's no way I could sleep that night. I would be too stressed and would ABSOLUTELY have to check my email lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakoulias Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Why not just wait till the next day and open your e-mail then to see if you're accepted or not. It will be kind of like opening a christmas present . Also, lets say you find out you have been denied @ 1 AM or w/e the time is they release that info, you can bet you wont get any sleep that night lol. That's probably what I'll end up doing. I bet a lot of people on here would rather know immediately though. And IMO it would be much harder to sleep on uncertainty, rather than a positive/negative outcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedPen Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Just got a Twitter update on my phone: "BE ADVISED: We may may not be able to meet our stated deadlines (for intvs) it may have to wait until after the weekend. Will reasses tomrrw" I saw that It's good that they told us, bad that it might have to wait until Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakoulias Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Just saw it too. It's not too surprising given the amount of time they had. For those of us who would need to fly in from out of town, we need a decision soon before airfares go much higher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2MD Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 hmmm, not sure we should be surprised. Now, the plan is to fill our weekend with a ton of activities Just got a Twitter update on my phone: "BE ADVISED: We may may not be able to meet our stated deadlines (for intvs) it may have to wait until after the weekend. Will reasses tomrrw" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCause Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 I am surprised they didn't move up the application deadline. 3 weeks doesn't seem like enough time to sort out the applications and then evaluate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2MD Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Maybe they weren't expecting such a high increase in the number of applications (just a guess) I am surprised they didn't move up the application deadline. 3 weeks doesn't seem like enough time to sort out the applications and then evaluate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbv Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Ya, here's to hoping that they're done by Friday! The deadline is entirely self-imposed, so it's strange that they made it so tight. They undoubtedly expected an increase in application volume. By the way, did anyone else notice that from time to time they'll post something on Twitter then delete it? Like at 7:25, they posted "OK. Good night everyone. We'll start fresh tomorrow", but that seems to be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakoulias Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 By the way, did anyone else notice that from time to time they'll post something on Twitter then delete it? Like at 7:25, they posted "OK. Good night everyone. We'll start fresh tomorrow", but that seems to be gone. I saw that too, since their tweets get texted to my phone. Probably got removed since it shows how much of a mess it is this year if they're working that late. At least it seems like they're putting in the extra effort to get things done ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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