jawn_doe Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Other schools have a thread like this going so we can leave the other one to strictly just stats for easy searching. I was wondering, is it possible to switch dates. Minerva tells me the 22nd, but I'm going down south for the week. Interviewing on the 20th is the best available so I could salvage my trip. Anyone know they are nice and do this? I emailed and asked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan10 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 for interview prep, i'm sure everyone knows by know to check future doc sig... has anyone received an email confirming interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masaraksh Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 i think most people are happy enough getting an invite at this point. just wait for a reply. i've had luck rescheduling interviews at us schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedOrNothing Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Other schools have a thread like this going so we can leave the other one to strictly just stats for easy searching. I was wondering, is it possible to switch dates. Minerva tells me the 22nd, but I'm going down south for the week. Interviewing on the 20th is the best available so I could salvage my trip. Anyone know they are nice and do this? I emailed and asked... this is really odd, I thought i read the interview dates would be 20th 21st, no wonder people booked stuff on the 22nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan10 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 it's always been feb 20, 21, 22... http://www.mcgill.ca/medadmissions/applying/categories/roq-u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clover_236 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Did anyone else get the following email? ""Application to Faculty of Medicine, McGill University // Demande d'admission à la Faculté de médecine de l'Université McGill Dear XXX, This is an automated message to advise you of an update to the document checklist for your Fall 2012 Faculty of Medicine M D C M application..."" Is this supposed to be the interview invitation email that they said they'll send tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan10 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 i really don't know which thread to post a message i keep going back and forth based on popularity. but yeah i got that email. not sure i think we just need to send in our photo Id... see my reply in the other thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clover_236 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 ^ Thanks, I was kinda expecting an email officially informing us and asking us to accept the invitation prior to sending photo IDs. I guess they get right to the point at McGill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan10 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 another more formal email will follow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koukou Rouza #4 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 besides future_doc's links, does anyone else have any useful resources to share? i'm terrified of the interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clover_236 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 yep! just got it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawn_doe Posted February 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Yup also got the official email. They ask you to forward it to another person either confirming or declining. Then send an email to aed with 2 pieces of valid ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steffygraf Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hi everyone, I have been given the opportunity to go to the interview conducted in French but I am really worried this will be disadvantageous in any way (if they prioritize anglophones for ex). I am more fluent in French than in English... so I really don't know what to do! help ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capucine Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hi everyone,I have been given the opportunity to go to the interview conducted in French but I am really worried this will be disadvantageous in any way (if they prioritize anglophones for ex). I am more fluent in French than in English... so I really don't know what to do! help ! Do it in french, it won't penalize you in any way Quand j'ai fait mon entrevue nous étions les 3/4 à les faire en français, je ne pense vraiment pas qu'il favorise les anglophones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hi everyone,I have been given the opportunity to go to the interview conducted in French but I am really worried this will be disadvantageous in any way (if they prioritize anglophones for ex). I am more fluent in French than in English... so I really don't know what to do! help ! It's a no brainer to do it in French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steffygraf Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Thank you! Merci!! I'm going to tell them to put me in the French interview session then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feversugar Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 I know more people who did it in french than in english out of the people accepted (I'm in med-p at McGill currently) So you have nothing to worry about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan10 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 i beleive one station is a "standard interview". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnao2 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I heard last year it was 8 stations. What I think is the 10 stations we have is actually 7 (scenario/task-based @10minutes each. The 8th one is the traditional-style lasting for @20minutes (it would be considered station 8 and 9) and finally the 10th station is a break. Of course, the stations would be put in a different order. Can anybody confirm that this year it is still the equivalent of 8 stations where you have to actually do something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawn_doe Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 So I had asked McGill to change my date and they got back to me saying they'd have to wait until all the RSVPs are in (supposed to be Feb 8 from what I figure) Is there anyone out there who can switch from Monday (english) to Wednesday noon (english)? It would really really help me out... I'll wait till next week and see what they say, but if I can find someone to switch with it might work as a last resort. It's totally my fault for booking a reading week trip then finding out what the dates were... the invite was bittersweet. I'm in province if they interview by days or something. Thanks for any help my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawn_doe Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I heard last year it was 8 stations. What I think is the 10 stations we have is actually 7 (scenario/task-based @10minutes each. The 8th one is the traditional-style lasting for @20minutes (it would be considered station 8 and 9) and finally the 10th station is a break. Of course, the stations would be put in a different order. Can anybody confirm that this year it is still the equivalent of 8 stations where you have to actually do something? Are the stations and scenarios something that you can't really prep for other than knowing yourself and a bit of the ethical stuff? I've never done an MMI so I'm curious:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koukou Rouza #4 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 jawn_doe, one thing you can do to prepare is practice reading the question in 2 min under a great deal of stress as well as synthesizing a well structured and coherent answer to a complex moral/ethical/political etc problem in 8 minutes. i also found this blog that adds some MMI scenarios and deconstructs a few of them. http://zeroratio.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Are the stations and scenarios something that you can't really prep for other than knowing yourself and a bit of the ethical stuff? I've never done an MMI so I'm curious:confused: NO. It is really a fun experience where you need to be adaptable to new situations you cannot dream of. See what ontariostudent said about the MMI in my Sticky on interview prep., the link is below in my signature. She was just herself, as was I, neother of us prepared and we are both in med school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawn_doe Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Awesome thank you! That's what I've done...I'll just go in there and hope for the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 You will be at an advantage compared to those who are overpreparing. If you have any questions, you can PM me. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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