LupeFiasco Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Some invites for the 2nd March weekend (25, 26 & 27) were sent out this afternoon. FYI That's strange. Why send out the later March interviews first? Are you sure these aren't people who re-scheduled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 That's strange. Why send out the later March interviews first? Are you sure these aren't people who re-scheduled?Yup. A guy I know just got offered March 27th and he never got a previous email. He showed me his email (more like shoved it in my face, but he was freaking out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcortel Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 That's strange. Why send out the later March interviews first? Are you sure these aren't people who re-scheduled? Yes I can verify that some new invites were sent out (my buddy just got one, he's stoked!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LupeFiasco Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 A friend of mine also got one for that weekend. Still, why would UofT skip a weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Give people time to book travel. Also, if someone may not be able to attend that date, they can reschedule for an earlier date. If they waited till after March 5/6, it would be harder to reschedule (they'd have to create a new weekend for interviews). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patho_Medicus Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Does anyone know how many interviews they usually have/weekend? I mean given that the Big grad review is going to happen next week I assumed that they would reserve the last week for graduate students mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LupeFiasco Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Does anyone know how many interviews they usually have/weekend? I mean given that the Big grad review is going to happen next week I assumed that they would reserve the last week for graduate students mostly. Refer to my gigantic analysis post where I deduce that they interview about 70 people per day, so 140 per interview weekend. But they would interview 210 on the later March weekend. Deborah has said there really isn't a grad pool. The only thing that changes with being a graduate applicant is how they review your file. It's possible that the majority of those spots would go to graduate candidates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LupeFiasco Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 I suspect more invites will go out next week depending on how many people have to reschedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patho_Medicus Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Refer to my gigantic analysis post where I deduce that they interview about 70 people per day, so 140 per interview weekend. But they would interview 210 on the later March weekend. Deborah has said there really isn't a grad pool. The only thing that changes with being a graduate applicant is how they review your file. It's possible that the majority of those spots would go to graduate candidates. I know that a grad pool does not exist, but I was told by leslie that the majority of the grad applicants were not reviewed yet. Ohh..well...mid February here we come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 I know that a grad pool does not exist, but I was told by leslie that the majority of the grad applicants were not reviewed yet. Ohh..well...mid February here we come how did u find that out? did you just email her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 A friend of mine also got one for that weekend. Still, why would UofT skip a weekend? Like HBP said, it's so they can rebook people for the earlier weekend. And then when they send out the March 5 & 6 invites, they can rebook those people into the end of March dates. It's easier to do that than to add a new interview date during exam time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 I know that a grad pool does not exist, but I was told by leslie that the majority of the grad applicants were not reviewed yet. Ohh..well...mid February here we come That helps my nerves lol. I have a dream about U of T every single night right now, I need a life. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repede Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Don't worry, it's not just you. Even at night and on the weekends I check my e-mail hoping to see an e-mail from Leslie Taylor. Waiting sucks. Even though they emphasize that hearing later or earlier does not mean anything, it's hard not to think that it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LupeFiasco Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Don't worry, it's not just you. Even at night and on the weekends I check my e-mail hoping to see an e-mail from Leslie Taylor. Waiting sucks. Even though they emphasize that hearing later or earlier does not mean anything, it's hard not to think that it does. The only issue is we know they have a big batch of rejections waiting to be sent out but they refuse to send them right now. Also, I feel like half the interview spots have already been taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitochondrialDNA Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 How do we know they are refusingto send them out? Didn't Deborah mention she didn't want anyone waiting longer than necessary? The only issue is we know they have a big batch of rejections waiting to be sent out but they refuse to send them right now.Also, I feel like half the interview spots have already been taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 How do we know they are refusingto send them out? Didn't Deborah mention she didn't want anyone waiting longer than necessary? Well, if they've invited people to the interviews at the end of March, then it's reasonable to think that they also read some apps and decided not to interview those people. Yet, only invitations and not rejections were sent out. There are likely a few people who could have received rejections yesterday but did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 I just hope they don't string all the people that were assesed with rejections after recent file reviews until mid march... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LupeFiasco Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Deborah said it isn't time efficient for her to send out individual refusals in her blog. They DO have a big batch of rejections ready. They are just waiting for more to pile up before she sends them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Deborah said it isn't time efficient for her to send out individual refusals in her blog. They DO have a big batch of rejections ready. They are just waiting for more to pile up before she sends them out. ohh k thanks. so there are "batches" of rejections then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickserve Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Crap all around. I hope at least someone here got good news today from U of T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handsome88 Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 =( Pretty dissappointed 3rd year applicant GPA: 3.97 MCAT: all passed EC: plenty, student gov't, 4-5 exec team on student clubs, abroad volunteering Research: 2 pubs, scholarships, conferences LOR: not really sure. PS: poured my heart out! =( Good luck to all those invited! For everyone else, like all others have said before, keep up the good work and let's show them what we've got next year! Wow these are amazing stats. How were you able to get two pubs in only 3 years (with abroad volunteering!)? What's the secret? It's sad that UofT rejects people like you, what more do they want. But I'm sure you had multiple interviews at other places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Sorry to hear guys. Lots of stellar applicants getting refusals, but I'm sure you'll get into other schools. If not, next year, consider taking a hard look at your personal statement, it's very important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissortail Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Is it at all possible that they are just running low on interview spots towards the end? I'm surprised by all the great people getting rejected too. I know U of T is not rolling but I can't help but think that if your file is reviewed towards the end, and they are running out of spots, they may have to cut out candidates that they would've interviewed earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Is it at all possible that they are just running low on interview spots towards the end? I'm surprised by all the great people getting rejected too. I know U of T is not rolling but I can't help but think that if your file is reviewed towards the end, and they are running out of spots, they may have to cut out candidates that they would've interviewed earlier. It's a legitimate thought. I had the same one last year too. But then I got an interview invite on the last day of invites last year, as a 4th year with a 3.825 GPA, not much research, long-term ECs/volunteering, and good refs (IMO). So I don't think they "run out of spots" and start rejecting candidates with great stats. They invite everyone they want to meet/has a good chance of fitting with their program. Every year we see outstanding stats getting rejected, boggle our minds, but then realize that UofT takes a holistic approach and stats aren't everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnyboy6 Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Average interview score is 16/20. Most people do well... so pre-interview ranking tends to stay similar. Tons of rejectees/WLers last year (post interview), were people with 3.8-3.85 GPAs. Since, as you mentioned, your non-academic score gets hijacked post-interview, these people are at disadvantage (since their NAQ is probably the better part of their application). What would be more fair is if it were 60/40 pre-interview. Then pre-interview(0.8) + interview score. But as far as we know (what was reported in the past), they don't do this. That being said, everyone who makes it to the interview stage has the potential to be accepted (obviously). Some just have to perform better than others... That makes alot of sense. It seems as though preinterview, you need a combination of a high GPA and a well written personal statement/reference letters. After the interview, provided you had a good GPA and did well in the interview, your chances seem reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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