Robin Hood Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Do not take McGill`s decision personally... Amazing applicants are rejected for no apparent reason every year. Keep working hard and it will come to you. They are also willing to meet with you in May-June to discuss your application and see where you can improve. (But you must take it with a grain of salt, because they very often do not have a tangible reason why they rejected you.) Sometimes, the only reason why they rejected you is because their computer random ranking software didn't place you in a good position (I won't be surprised if they actually do this). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Robin Hood Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Do they really use a random ranking software...? I'm just making this up, but I wouldn't be surprised if they actually do, McGill med school is like the lottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 I'm just making this up, but I wouldn't be surprised if they actually do, McGill med school is like the lottery. Tell me about it... 3 years ago, I got an interview for premed with a 32.5 R-Score and basically no ECs (honestly... I did not really deserve one) This year, I was rejected pre-interview with a 3.8X/4.00 GPA, 2 humanitarian trips, 2 years of research and part-time job. There is nothing to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK000 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Do not be discouraged. I applied and still haven't received an e-mail although some of my friends did. I know more people who did not get it than those who did. All of those who did not (yet) have amazing grades and ECs. Also, on Minerva, it does not say that you got rejected. I also called one of the Admissions Officer a few minutes ago and she told me that all official decisions will be sent by tonight. This means that they send them by waves and not all at the same time. Fingers crossed! Hopefully we'll get the e-mail soon Don't give up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Tell me about it... 3 years ago, I got an interview for premed with a 32.5 R-Score and basically no ECs (honestly... I did not really deserve one) This year, I was rejected pre-interview with a 3.8X/4.00 GPA, 2 humanitarian trips, 2 years of research and part-time job. There is nothing to understand. You are underlining the lottery aspect to the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 I got an interview for laval an Sherbrooke Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDaisy Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Hi MAkOOO, Thank you so much! Despite all I have heard today at school (the official email and the Minerva update)..I will still be hopeful.. They will send the official decision on March 31st (which is midnight time)..I have to manage to stay awake until that time:) What worries me the most was when I talked to Mr.Dansereau..he was reluctant to tell me if "Admission decision: release date March 31st" means refusal...but he said at the end..that the odds are against your favour, since they are 85 places for 700 applicants.. I probably won't be able to do much tonight beside anticipating for that email at midnight.. I guess that McGill med is kinda subjective and is a random lottery ticket.. Do not be discouraged. I applied and still haven't received an e-mail although some of my friends did. I know more people who did not get it than those who did. All of those who did not (yet) have amazing grades and ECs. Also, on Minerva, it does not say that you got rejected. I also called one of the Admissions Officer a few minutes ago and she told me that all official decisions will be sent by tonight. This means that they send them by waves and not all at the same time. Fingers crossed! Hopefully we'll get the e-mail soon Don't give up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK000 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Hi MAkOOO, Thank you so much! Despite all I have heard today at school (the official email and the Minerva update)..I will still be hopeful.. They will send the official decision on March 31st (which is midnight time)..I have to manage to stay awake until that time:) What worries me the most was when I talked to Mr.Dansereau..he was reluctant to tell me if "Admission decision: release date March 31st" means refusal...but he said at the end..that the odds are against your favour, since they are 85 places for 700 applicants.. I probably won't be able to do much tonight beside anticipating for that email at midnight.. I guess that McGill med is kinda subjective and is a random lottery ticket.. Do not worry Just distract yourself for now and we'll see what happens. Life sucks sometimes, but what can we do about it? Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDaisy Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Hey Makoo, Thank you so much:D I guess that I have never been this disappointed in my life...and I am recovering from my shock. Did the admission officer say that they will send it out by midnight or really tonight? because Mr.Dansereau said that it would be at midnight ish (since it is written March 31st on Minerva). What is your 2nd choice for med school ? Mine is ULaval:) I am so grateful to be part of this forum and to receive so many encouragements from so many of you, No matter what the decision will be tonight, I will remain hopeful and faithful, and to everyone who is in the same situation as I am...don't give up..Probably McGill has the best prestige, but please don't waste time trying to figure out what went wrong...We are all amazing candidates and every med school in Quebec is fantastic! I will cross my finger for everyone in my situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Hood Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Or you can start thinking about how to prepare yourselves for French schools. Cegepiens are lucky, they can easily get an interview at French schools if they works super hard, unlike university applicants who's academic scores depend on how the university calculates it (and sometimes they do it in a silly way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smthg Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Faith, I hope it'll all work out for you As it's been said, the invites are going out by waves and you can only hope for the best for today and tomorrow! Like you've said, every med school in Quebec is great, and I trust that, no matter what, you'll be at home wherever you go. Prepare yourself for the MEMFI right now (wow, they're only a month away). Don't stress yourself out this soon over McGill decision and remember that McGill Admissions are like the lottery I cross my fingers in hope for you and everyone here who is in your situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK000 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 My second choice would be UdeM. Which Cegep to you go to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDaisy Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hey Makoo, My 2nd choice would be Ulaval, since I live in Quebec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emma.sun Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Was I just hallucinating or something? I could swear that I saw "Refused" around 30 mins ago but now its back to "March 31st, 2012". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDaisy Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hey emmasun... I saw the same thing...now everything has become clear:( But never give up! Stay strong and hopeful:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emma.sun Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hey emmasun... I saw the same thing...now everything has become clear:( But never give up! Stay strong and hopeful:p Merci Faith pour confirmer ! Indeed stay strong and hopeful (that's what makes us human) despite the tears... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Hood Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Sorry to hear this. That's why dansereau told Faith that odds are against him/her, he didn't want to spit it but he was hinting at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDaisy Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hey everyone, Does anyone know how the reconsideration policy works? I know that the chances of that are very slim but I would try nevertheless. Thanks everyone, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smthg Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Voici le lien pour leur politique de reconsidération : https://secureweb.mcgill.ca/medadmissions/sites/mcgill.ca.medadmissions/files/reconsideration_policy_27-09-2010_en_fr.pdf Malheureusement, ils sont très clairs sur les raisons qui peuvent les mener à reconsidérer une application. • Administrative error in the procedure applied to the evaluation of the application;** • the Admissions Committee's decision was rendered in the absence of a relevant factor that the applicant, for reasons beyond her or his control, was not in a position to provide at the time the application was submitted.*** J'espère que ça ira bien pour tes MEMFI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.dre Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Faith, ne désespère pas, avec ta cote R et tes expériences, ce ne peut être qu'une erreur! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDaisy Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 salut Cherie136, Oui...ça paraît clair...Oui...disons que je vais essayer avec administrative error..probablement ils ont mal évalué ma candidature. Je vais me concentrer sur le MEMFI...ne vous inquiète pas tout le monde:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emma.sun Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 @ Faith: j'imagine que tu va continuer a verifier jusqu'a minuit ajd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LittleDaisy Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 hey I understand your case Akersar:) Do you go to a cegep in Quebec? If so, which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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