justifyd Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Does mac no longer ask auto bio sketch questions on their application? I was looking at the 2012 omsas booklet and couldn't find anything about it, I know they did in previous years though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 No, they use Casper, VR, and your cGPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprinkles Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 wait wait wait. Does this mean they won't even KNOW if you do any impressive ECs or anything? Your ECs dont count? ALL they EVER look at is Casper, VR, and GPA?!?! really?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apixaban85 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 wait wait wait. Does this mean they won't even KNOW if you do any impressive ECs or anything? Your ECs dont count? ALL they EVER look at is Casper, VR, and GPA?!?! really?!?! Yup that's all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 wait wait wait. Does this mean they won't even KNOW if you do any impressive ECs or anything? Your ECs dont count? ALL they EVER look at is Casper, VR, and GPA?!?! really?!?! Yup. You can bring up your ECs in Casper..but that's partly dependent on how fast you type... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markov79 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 and in the same sense, they may "look" at ECs if you get an interview... because you could bring them up there, either directly or use them indirectly just by giving you experience with a situation (however (un)likely that may be?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 I remember a couple CASPer Q's that pretty much required you to have done EC's in order to answer. Also, I heard they look at EC's during the post-interview file reviews, no? That, I'm not too sure about...perhaps someone @ mac can clarify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojoluvsu2 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 I've heard (pure speculation based on what others have said and their info was probably pure speculation) that mac looks at reference letters and ECs in the case of a tie after MMI and cGPA/VR/CASPER scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprinkles Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I've heard (pure speculation based on what others have said and their info was probably pure speculation) that mac looks at reference letters and ECs in the case of a tie after MMI and cGPA/VR/CASPER scoring. but how would they be able to look at your ECs if you never submitted them? I'm assuming all you do when signing up (and this is pure assumption..I've never applied to any school) you put in your GPA and your school transcripts and an Autobio(which includes your ECs) - but in the case of Mac there is no autobio....so ALL they get is your GPA and MCAT. Right? They have no way of knowing anything else?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprinkles Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I thought Mac required ABS...it's just that they didn't require verifiers. now I'm really confused. Mac is my number 1 choice and the only school I'm applying to next year (trial run year) I'd really like some clarification on all this. Preferably official links if possible?! :/ thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Applemanv3 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 now I'm really confused. Mac is my number 1 choice and the only school I'm applying to next year (trial run year) I'd really like some clarification on all this. Preferably official links if possible?! :/ thanks! Based on what I've seen through some old links, which I am lazy to find, you NEED to add in your ECs in your application and refer to them whenever possible for Casper and MMIs, but they are only officially looked at in case of a tie on all other sections between applicants. Keep in mind that if you are only applying to Mac, read the instructions carefully as I believe Mac doesn't need verifiers or details for your ECs in the application. Best wishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medbat Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 A)Read the OMSAS bookletB)Read the Mac Med site Use google to find official links. Your answer will be there. About time someone said that. Let me add. Applying to medical school is something to be taken seriously. You can find dozens of people on this forum who spent hours upon hours tweaking their EC descriptions, searching for verifiers, and scrounging up answers for questions like this. So, to be completely honest, if you see just applying to McMaster as just a fun trial run and you're interested in doing the least amount of work possible (including not even reading the instruction booklet for an answer to a question you asked) - perhaps you should consider taking it as a serious trial run. Go through the process of filling out an ABS - because that's where the fun really begins. A simple Google search confirmed what Applemanv was so kind to spell out for us. You don't need verifiers. And McMaster's website clearly states that they don't use anything they didn't specifically request as part of the selection process. So... references - they asked for - so it makes sense that they would use those in a tie breaker. Would be surprised if they used unverified, description-less ECs but really, who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanillabear Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 ECs required on ABS. Descriptions and verifiers are not. References used in event of a "tie". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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