backpacker Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Do I have a chance at even getting an interview at UofA? as an OOP GPA 3.75 (taking off lowest year) MCAT 31P (does UofA value any specific category?) BSc + MSc Lots of EC (biomedical and clinical research, 5 publications, sports, student government, 3 clinical volunteer organizations, traveling, etc) THANKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Probably not. Most OOP interviewees have GPAs of 3.9+ and an MCAT average a few points higher. You can give it a shot but don't anticipate an interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefullyadoc Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 I only recently found out Alberta has a medical school and just decided to apply. Please tell me how my chances are: fourth year student. OMSAS cGPA 3.98, Albertan cGPA 4.00 research: 5 publications (2 papers, 3 abstracts), 1 oral poster in conference Best MCAT: 12/9/11/Q (9VR) EC's: president of 2 clubs, exec on another. Lot's of volunteering in hospital, food banks, clinical shadowing etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcv Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 MCAT is on the low side. But you have a good chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcv Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 The best thing is to find a thread from last year that lists the min, max, average for OOP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC5 Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Do I have a chance at even getting an interview at UofA? as an OOP GPA 3.75 (taking off lowest year) MCAT 31P (does UofA value any specific category?) BSc + MSc Lots of EC (biomedical and clinical research, 5 publications, sports, student government, 3 clinical volunteer organizations, traveling, etc) THANKS! No [[it's the GPA, sorry]] How about a 36S and 3.99 best 2 year, 3.92 overall? EC's i believe are ok, but nothing special. I'm trying to decide whether or not I should take another english and a second physics this year to be able to apply. Yes I only recently found out Alberta has a medical school and just decided to apply. Please tell me how my chances are: fourth year student. OMSAS cGPA 3.98, Albertan cGPA 4.00 research: 5 publications (2 papers, 3 abstracts), 1 oral poster in conference Best MCAT: 12/9/11/Q (9VR) EC's: president of 2 clubs, exec on another. Lot's of volunteering in hospital, food banks, clinical shadowing etc. Yes Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aravis Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hi I'm asking for a friend: 13/8/14/Q 4.00 GPA 3rd year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larrivee Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hi I'm asking for a friend: 13/8/14/Q 4.00 GPA 3rd year probably a decent chance. I got in as OOP 3rd year with 4.00 GPA and 12/10/14/P, depends on ECs too though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dassy Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 OOP (Ontario) GPA: 3.64 MCAT: 34R --> 10/14/10 (14 in Verbal) Lots of ECs and research experience and publications Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoss Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 ^^ Is that with your lowest year removed? 3.64 is probably too low otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC5 Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi I'm asking for a friend: 13/8/14/Q 4.00 GPA 3rd year Should be fine. I don't think U of A looks at individual sections of MCAT, and the total score and GPA look good even for a third year. OOP (Ontario)GPA: 3.64 MCAT: 34R --> 10/14/10 (14 in Verbal) Lots of ECs and research experience and publications Thanks! GPA is too low for OOP, sorry [is that your two best years? cuz that's what is considered] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preppy038 Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Yeah, GPA for UofA for OOP should be at least 4.0 or very very close to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aravis Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcv Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 OOP (Ontario)GPA: 3.64 MCAT: 34R --> 10/14/10 (14 in Verbal) Lots of ECs and research experience and publications Thanks! McMaster and Calgary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hs1 Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 OOP (ontario) cGPA (OMSAS scale w/ lowest year removed): 3.98 MCAT: 12PS/08VR/13BS, S I've done quite a bit of volunteer work, TAed a few courses, presented research at national/international conferences. Thanks! =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcv Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 OOP (ontario) cGPA (OMSAS scale w/ lowest year removed): 3.98 MCAT: 12PS/08VR/13BS, S I've done quite a bit of volunteer work, TAed a few courses, presented research at national/international conferences. Thanks! =) YOu are borderline with the MCAT. But have a decent shot, given the GPA and the S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoss Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 OOP (ontario) cGPA (OMSAS scale w/ lowest year removed): 3.98 MCAT: 12PS/08VR/13BS, S I've done quite a bit of volunteer work, TAed a few courses, presented research at national/international conferences. Thanks! =) I'm pretty sure you'd get an interview; MCAT for OOP is usually ~36, but your GPA and writing score should make up for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hs1 Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 thanks for the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christinawang1990216 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 How about 4.00 GPA 30R mcat, really good EC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC5 Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Yeah, GPA for UofA for OOP should be at least 4.0 or very very close to it Gonna say this again: I got in (not an interview, but rather, IN) with just above 3.9. [i had a high MCAT though] YOu are borderline with the MCAT. But have a decent shot, given the GPA and the S. I agree with this analysis. Until U of A changes their scheme so that verbal means more, I don't think the distribution of your scores matters. How about 4.00 GPA 30R mcat, really good EC? Go for it. [for future "I have 4.0 and good EC's but I'm worried about my MCAT" -- go for it. for future "I have 4.0 and 35+ MCAT but I'm worried about my ECs" -- go for it. Chances are good if you have 2 of 3] OOP with GPA less than 3.8 [alberta scale - best two years and for heavens sakes people stop giving me your OMSAS] probably shouldn't bother though. It's not that Alberta doesn't accept these people. It's that Alberta doesn't accept these people out-of-province. [have you seen the AVERAGE interviewed? it was something like 3.98.] * I don't speak on behalf of U of A. I should give this disclaimer ahead of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apixaban85 Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Gonna say this again: I got in (not an interview, but rather, IN) with just above 3.9. [i had a high MCAT though] I agree with this analysis. Until U of A changes their scheme so that verbal means more, I don't think the distribution of your scores matters. Go for it. [for future "I have 4.0 and good EC's but I'm worried about my MCAT" -- go for it. for future "I have 4.0 and 35+ MCAT but I'm worried about my ECs" -- go for it. Chances are good if you have 2 of 3] OOP with GPA less than 3.8 [alberta scale - best two years and for heavens sakes people stop giving me your OMSAS] probably shouldn't bother though. It's not that Alberta doesn't accept these people. It's that Alberta doesn't accept these people out-of-province. [have you seen the AVERAGE interviewed? it was something like 3.98.] * I don't speak on behalf of U of A. I should give this disclaimer ahead of time. Does Alberta use best two years? From their website it looks like if you've completed 4 years, they drop your LOWEST year only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoss Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 I agree with this analysis. Until U of A changes their scheme so that verbal means more, I don't think the distribution of your scores matters. I wouldn't be at all surprised if UofA emphasized more balance in the future, but it seems a brash assumption to me to imply that if UofA makes distribution matter, it will be an increased emphasis on verbal explicitly. OOP with GPA less than 3.8 [alberta scale - best two years and for heavens sakes people stop giving me your OMSAS] probably shouldn't bother though. It's not that Alberta doesn't accept these people. It's that Alberta doesn't accept these people out-of-province. [have you seen the AVERAGE interviewed? it was something like 3.98.] It's not best two years anymore, they now drop your lowest year if you're 4 year+ (for fourth year applicants only, this actually amounts to the same thing). oop omsas w/ lowest dropped: 3.856 (counting A=4.00, it's 3.884) mcat 10-7-10 P EC pretty good.. I wouldn't apply, for UofA OOP your GPA and is marginal at best and combined with that MCAT, you'd better have something extraordinary (e.g. olympic medal) to have a shot at interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC5 Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Does Alberta use best two years? From their website it looks like if you've completed 4 years, they drop your LOWEST year only No you're right. I remember it being my best 2 years, but that's becaues I had applied in fourth year and had 3 years down. And to future posters: if your MCAT is below 30, don't bother. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylerl Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Just to be clear, what is the Alberta scale exactly? (>85 is a 4.0?) I can't find any definitive answers on the forum (maybe no one knows?). With the deadline approaching, I need to decide if I even have a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylerl Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 How about a 36S and 3.99 best 2 year, 3.92 overall? EC's i believe are ok, but nothing special. I'm trying to decide whether or not I should take another english and a second physics this year to be able to apply. haha I think i'm in the same position as you. (Except your WS is a tad higher than mine ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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