superconnected Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 All graduate programs require an Honours degree, no? Nope. I personally know at least 2 people who have Major's who are doing their Masters right now. The key distinction is that at Western (and possibly some other schools) their Major programs have almost no specific upper level courses required, whereas their Honours programs have lots of upper level requirements. By contrast, here at UBC the difference is pretty small. That's why they explicitly define what the "equivalent" is on their website. I'd speculate that the vast majority of students with Major degrees from other schools qualify under this criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upbeat Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I think they could post the cutoffs at 4:30 pm today and then send email notifications tomorrow. Who wants to back me up on my predictions lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMMD Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Count me in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuanqi Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Queen's USED to be transparent... not anymore apparently. I also don't think you need to go with a mark-based cutoff system in order to be more transparent. Queens could have done something similar to U of Calgary, and post the specific procedure they use to evaluate ECs (http://www.ucalgary.ca/mdprogram/files/mdprogram/Applicant%20Manual%20final%20Aug%202_0.pdf) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euroscience Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Alright guys let's will this into happening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuanqi Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Your ECs will come up in the interview most likely which is a perceived large portion of your total score they calculate for admissions. Ideally if you meet the cutoffs and have a fairly good interview... chances of being accepted are high. Or so I've been told... Considering that Western has a closed-file interview, you will have to bring up examples from your ECs during the actual interview in order for them to consider. If you don't sell, then the adcom won't know. I think this is a more useful way to assess the quality of ECs (as in, did the ECs provide you with experiences that will be useful for your medical career) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upbeat Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Considering that Western has a closed-file interview, you will have to bring up examples from your ECs during the actual interview in order for them to consider. If you don't sell, then the adcom won't know. I think this is a more useful way to assess the quality of ECs (as in, did the ECs provide you with experiences that will be useful for your medical career) I couldn't agree more with this statement. This way makes the quality of your ECs less subjectively assessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medpass Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Cutoffs are up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upbeat Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 The viewing number is going up. I guess everyone is patiently waiting for some sort of news to be posted today. Here is hoping it happens anytime in the next hour and 10 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hills Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Wowo, my heart's beating so fast!!! Admissions Requirements For applicants from outside Southwestern Ontario, the MCAT minimums for the 2011-12 application cycle are as follows: Biological Sciences: 10 Physical Sciences: 9 Verbal Reasoning: 11 Writing Sample: O The minimum GPA is 3.70 Some flexibility is given to applicants from Southwestern Ontario. In the 2011-12 application cycle, a minimum score of 8 in any one section of the MCAT is acceptable as long as the combined score for Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Verbal Reasoning is 30 or more. The minimum score for the Writing Sample is O. The minimum GPA is 3.7 as for applicants outside Southwestern Ontario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMMD Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Wasn't expecting WS to go down...interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upbeat Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Wasn't expecting WS to go down...interesting Yeah the O is shocking, maybe it is because this gives them perfect the pool size for interviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMullen Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 WOW! This means news is coming soon! SO NERVOUS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hills Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Thank you UWO/WU Admissions !!!! have to go read it again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsSnrub Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Yusssss fingers crossed for an interview then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMullen Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 BUT does meeting these criteria guarantee an interview? Or does it just up your chances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc752 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I suspect we'll hear about interviews tomorrow then, but maybe that's just wishful thinking haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upbeat Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I suspect we'll hear about interviews tomorrow then, but maybe that's just wishful thinking haha Last year the interviews/rejections went out on Feb 4, which was a Friday roughly between the time of 12 pm and 2 pm. So here is to hoping that the same thing happens tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostgirl123 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 it still says on their website "Admission to the Doctor of Medicine Program is highly competitive and possessing the minimum requirements does not ensure an interview or offer of admission. " I know it has been addressed multiple times on this forum that meeting cutoffs=interview, but WHY would they put that on the website... don't they know that pre-meds are neurotic?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medpass Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I think that the official news will come tomorrow with regards to acceptance/regrets. Just enough time to thoroughly analyze and debate what the cutoffs really mean lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dassy Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 @$#&^#O$^O@!*& SOOOOOOOOO HAPPY Finally some good news for me lol I hope that making the cutoffs gets you an interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Second Daniel Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 @$#&^#O$^O@!*& SOOOOOOOOO HAPPY Finally some good news for me lol I hope that making the cutoffs gets you an interview! Let me echo that statement! My stats seem good enough for the SWOMEN pool, but I'm not saying anything definitive yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMullen Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 @$#&^#O$^O@!*& SOOOOOOOOO HAPPY Finally some good news for me lol I hope that making the cutoffs gets you an interview! I second that! ACK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upbeat Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Let me echo that statement! My stats seem good enough for the SWOMEN pool, but I'm not saying anything definitive yet! I will echo this statement as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diceroll2011 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I hope that WS going down doesn't mean that they are going to interview more people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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