*HopefulMD Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Got one too! 3.98 GPA 34R MCAT IP, Rural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkdl823 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Invited! IP 3.84 29M ECs: fairly good I'm guessing considering that 29M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apixaban85 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Rejected OOP 3.94 GPA 34R MCAT Average ECs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 So far, it looks like (to me) that the IP people who are getting interviews tend to have huuuuuuuuuuge GPAs and some may also have huuuuuuuuuuuuuge MCATs. However, it seems that GPA>MCAT as a deciding factor right now (impossible to judge EC's and at this point, reference letters have not been scored). Based on that, I can see why I did not make the cut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGB Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 So far, it looks like (to me) that the IP people who are getting interviews tend to have huuuuuuuuuuge GPAs and some may also have huuuuuuuuuuuuuge MCATs. However, it seems that GPA>MCAT as a deciding factor right now (impossible to judge EC's and at this point, reference letters have not been scored). Based on that, I can see why I did not make the cut cGPA 3.56 according to their site (although I'm pretty sure that's wrong, I figured it was closer to 3.7) and 33Q MCAT. I received an interview. Am wondering if there is a subjective component to the academic score (like UofC) since I have a Masters as well which maybe bumped me up? My extracurriculars are pretty standard, so I don't think I killed that section either...but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanosuke Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Invited! Super stoked! MCAT - 30T average GPA hospital and out of country volunteer work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnfifn Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Yes. That's what it said in the invite info. So they invite 480 students. How many are OOP? How many are rurals? How many are 2/3 years? How many are Aboriginal? I am trying to determine the probability of being accepted from the different groups. There will be 167 seats - 125 IP 4 years - 27 IP 2/3 years - 10 Rural - 5 Aboriginal - 15% OOP REF: http://www.med.ualberta.ca/education/ume/admissions/dofm_stats.cfm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 15% OOP takes from all categories, I bet. What you have there is more than 167 seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp1187 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 So they invite 480 students. How many are OOP? How many are rurals? How many are 2/3 years? How many are Aboriginal? I am trying to determine the probability of being accepted from the different groups. There will be 167 seats - 125 IP 4 years - 27 IP 2/3 years - 10 Rural - 5 Aboriginal - 15% OOP REF: http://www.med.ualberta.ca/education/ume/admissions/dofm_stats.cfm It's not 125 IP 4th year students. 125 includes OOP 4th year students as well. Same goes for 2/3 yr applicants and rural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zunik Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 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! Do you mind telling us your GPA for second, third and if possible forth? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnystorm Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Invited (quite a pleasant surprise) GPA: 3.76 4th year, IP, non-rural MCAT: 31Q EC: I guess they're better than I thought. I haven't done any research or hospital volunteering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suziep100 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Bah! I forgot my password to beartrack and can't open it omg,,, so stressed out :(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is beartrack the only way for me to find my scores? Can I find out about my results through the application form??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulquest Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Do you mind telling us your GPA for second, third and if possible forth? Thanks Second year was 3.85, third year was 3.72. Fourth, 3.94 first semester it looks like. The interesting thing is having an atrocious first year GPA allows me to show an upward trend, but with U of A's system, doesn't technically punish my GPA. Best of both worlds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 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. With a bachelors of education and a bachelors of science. But, instead of working in Alberta Ed schools, I've been hopping around the world and working at bilingual international schools (so, I can still teach science & teach in English). Get real life experience. Most my friends in Med school are jealous that I managed to see the world while they went straight into school. And, it gives you tonnes to talk about in the autobiographical summaries and during ethics questions (like CASPer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Second year was 3.85, third year was 3.72. Fourth, 3.94 first semester it looks like. The interesting thing is having an atrocious first year GPA allows me to show an upward trend, but with U of A's system, doesn't technically punish my GPA. Best of both worlds! +1. I liked that about UofA 3.17 first year, but doesn't even count, so GPA is 3.91. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKSM1989 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Rejected OOP GPA: 4.00 MCAT: 34R EC's: hospital volunteering, research, international volunteering and work experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkles3288 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Rejected. IP 3.6 GPA, 4.0 MSc GPA. Finishing MSc. 33S MCAT. Lots of long-term and committed EC's, diverse. Publications. Good ref letters. I expected not to get one at UofA, at least there is UofC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangebubbles Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Rejected OOP GPA: 3.96 MCAT: 34Q EC's: regular ECs, most long term (5+ years) Quite bummed about this reject...I thought that my best app this cycle was UofA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hushwawa Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Woohoo! GPA: 3.68 MCAT: 33Q Good EC's and good refs I guess. Yay! March 19th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzybella Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 invited also!!! 3.68 cGPA MCAT: 32 R EC: hospital ER volunteer, highschool counsellor and tutor in a busy calgary highschool, two summers of research: one to synthesize anti-diabetic drugs and another within a clinical lab in a hospital in scotland, lots of travelling, volunteering 600+ hours with a student club teaching review sessions, I applied to u of C and u of A last year also, was rejected by u of C pre interview, and u of A post interview rejected by u of C again this year, but hopefully this is my year with u of A! Good luck to everybody at their interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Rejected Completed B.Sc Alberta GPA:.3.93 MCAT: 13/10/12 O ECs: Hospital volunteering (4+ years), tutoring (4+ years), exec on some clubs, and lots of research but no publications. References: Volunteer supervisor and research supervisor I was expecting this since I didnt spend much time on my application. I know my ECs and my references were good since I got interviews at UofT and Queens. Good luck to everyone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Rejected Completed B.Sc Alberta GPA:.3.93 MCAT: 13/10/12 O ECs: Hospital volunteering (4+ years), tutoring (4+ years), exec on some clubs, and lots of research but no publications. References: Volunteer supervisor and research supervisor I was expecting this since I didnt spend much time on my application. I know my ECs and my references were good since I got interviews at UofT and Queens. Good luck to everyone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Rejected Completed B.Sc Alberta GPA:.3.93 MCAT: 13/10/12 O ECs: Hospital volunteering (4+ years), tutoring (4+ years), exec on some clubs, and lots of research but no publications. References: Volunteer supervisor and research supervisor I was expecting this since I didnt spend much time on my application. I know my ECs and my references were good since I got interviews at UofT and Queens. Good luck to everyone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Rejected Completed B.Sc Alberta GPA:.3.93 MCAT: 13/10/12 O ECs: Hospital volunteering (4+ years), tutoring (4+ years), exec on some clubs, and lots of research but no publications. References: Volunteer supervisor and research supervisor I was expecting this since I didnt spend much time on my application. I know my ECs and my references were good since I got interviews at UofT and Queens. Good luck to everyone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Rejected Completed B.Sc Alberta GPA:.3.93 MCAT: 13/10/12 O ECs: Hospital volunteering (4+ years), tutoring (4+ years), exec on some clubs, and lots of research but no publications. References: Volunteer supervisor and research supervisor I was expecting this since I didnt spend much time on my application. I know my ECs and my references were good since I got interviews at UofT and Queens. Good luck to everyone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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