ellorie Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 If you just log in to your MED account page there is a link there for responding to interview request. Not sure why the link in the email isn't working. Ah, thanks. Sadly, I can't reply yet because I need to sort out a good photo of myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addy K Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Invited. IP 3.87 Alberta GPA 31R Good ECs (diverse, filled up everything) and strong refs too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnfifn Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 How many people do they interview in total? I think I read 480 somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enmeds Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 So it seems like they interviewed like 65ish OOP people last year for about 22-23 spots. Is that correct? Does anyone know if the waitlist at U of A for OOP applicants moves alot as it does at the U of S? Any insight would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 How many people do they interview in total? I think I read 480 somewhere.Yes. That's what it said in the invite info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenarbitor Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Rejected IP GPA 3.76 MCAT 31N Average EC, subaverage ref Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaVen777 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Invited. Thankful, but I wonder how close to the cutoff I was? IP GPA 3.79 MCAT 31O Lots of Research, Volunteering, community service, etc. Average amount of stuff. 3 years of working in various industrial positions in B.C. and Alberta. I think my refs were fairly good. So excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryacha Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 InvitedIP 3.91 35Q Good ECs/refs Congrats you are a monster this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsman Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Invite! OOP 4.0 cGPA 38O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiomegaly Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 So it seems like they interviewed like 65ish OOP people last year for about 22-23 spots. Is that correct? Does anyone know if the waitlist at U of A for OOP applicants moves alot as it does at the U of S? Any insight would be great I wouldn't imagine it moves quite as fast as Sask because you have to have insanely great stats to get an OOP interview there, which means you'll likely get into another school and go there instead. Nothing against saskatchewan it's just the majority of people do end up in their home province. I would say my class's OOP population is mostly from Ontario plus some from BC. U of A is kind to Ontarians in a sense because your absolute MCAT is king rather than section specific cutoffs ie. you get at 39R with a 9 in verbal. So it probably moves a bit slower than Sask and Calgary, if I were to make an educated guess. But who knows. Congrats to everyone who got interviews, btw holy MCAT scores... See you in a month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGB Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Yes. That's what it said in the invite info. Where are you seeing that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 invited IP 3.68 (beartracks) 35R double bachelors / 2 years working as a prof. teacher so good ECs and references Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLM Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 invited IP 3.68 (beartracks) 35R double bachelors / 2 years working as a prof. teacher so good ECs and references May I ask if you have a bachelor of education and were you a teacher in a public school? Asking as I might do this route if I don't get into med this cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erk Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Sad face, I was kinda hoping to not have to pin everything on one interview. No invite, in-province, somewhere around 3.6 cgpa, 38T mcat, MSc, years of working as a teacher and community involvement ECs as well as research 'n stuff. Kinda puzzled really, since grades are ranked higher at U of C while U of A gives MCAT scores much more weight... U of A should be playing exactly to the strongest points of my application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLM Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Erk, that is quite strange considering that killer mcat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erk Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Erk, that is quite strange considering that killer mcat. You're telling me. I'm pretty bummed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Where are you seeing that?The slide shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnfifn Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Sad face, I was kinda hoping to not have to pin everything on one interview. No invite, in-province, somewhere around 3.6 cgpa, 38T mcat, MSc, years of working as a teacher and community involvement ECs as well as research 'n stuff. Kinda puzzled really, since grades are ranked higher at U of C while U of A gives MCAT scores much more weight... U of A should be playing exactly to the strongest points of my application. I don't think thats true. UofA's grade scale is set whereas UofC is subjective. Hence somoene with a 3.5cGPA can score a 40 (I know someone who did). For UofA, the GPA is out of 30 and I have been told that 3.3 is 0 and the scale moves upward from there. Either that or each GPA point after 3.3 is given cloes to 4.25%. So UofA is more about grades and calgary less. Also remember that the supplementary for UofA and UofC are quite different. At the end, you have one interview and I would be happy with one rather than none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizensoftomorrow Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Invited! cGPA: 3.78 MCAT: 30Q EC: Academic Tutor 4+ years, organizing fundraisers for med research, 1 summer as research assistant. Not too much hospital related stuff but some shadowing So excited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaVen777 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Invited!cGPA: 3.78 MCAT: 30Q EC: Academic Tutor 4+ years, organizing fundraisers for med research, 1 summer as research assistant. Not too much hospital related stuff but some shadowing So excited Congrats! you have stats quite similar to mine. Is there any information on cutoffs etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoss Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Wow, there are some beastly MCATs in here. No invite, in-province, somewhere around 3.6 cgpa, 38T mcat, MSc, years of working as a teacher and community involvement ECs as well as research 'n stuff. Yeah I'm also surprised you didn't get an interview. EDIT: V V V MCAT: 15 BS, 15 PS, 11V, Q: 41Q Wow there's another one, is edmonton MCAT city or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg137 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Invited! IP GPA: 3.82 (according to UA, NO idea how they got this, OMSAS gave me a 3.68 but I am not complaining!) MCAT 36Q ECAs/Refs, pretty good I think but then again, everyone thinks that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 I just confirmed my interview and now I'm so stressed that I accidentally clicked "no" instead of yes, because there's no way to go back and look :k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulquest Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Invited! GPA: 3.78 as calculated by Alberta. (2.3 GPA first year) MCAT: 15 BS, 15 PS, 11V, Q: 41Q ECs: Terrible. On volunteering/leadership sections I only had one very small, insignificant activity. Letters: Average Thank god for the MCAT, i guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikz Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Got one. 4th year/IP GPA: 3.95 MCAT: 31O Only wrote it once, and was very distracted the whole time I was studying. (By my, now, wife.) EC: Pretty wide variety, with some very meaningful diverse life experiences. (At least, they are to me...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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