prepanda Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Does anybody know if the verifiers are being contacted? My gut feelings are telling me that the admission office is more likely to contact verifiers of the applicants who are successful.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMMD Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I think Dr. Walker said they will be randomly contacting verifiers and ones that look fishy. I think they are doing it now, so I think it depends when they decide the ranking. If it is already decided, then they are probably only going to contact those that will be on the list. However, the class size and waitlist size won't be decided until later so I would guess it is completely random. I have read that there are people whose don't get contacted and they get admitted. I don't think it's worth thinking about or guessing what they are doing. Just try and relax until May 15. Good luck!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBestMedicine Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 I think he specifically said that its such a huge job to contact verifiers that they cannot wait until the have a list of ppl the are going to offer admission. I think he said that they were going to start soon after the interviews. However, I may have Calgary confused with some other school... its all a blur now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazyboy Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 It means nothing whether they contact your verifiers or not. This is based on Dr. Walker's comment; some got in without getting verifiers contacted; some didn't get in even when the verifiers were contacted. They simply don't have time to wait until the ranking is complete. Stop worrying about it and just enjoy life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proteinaceous Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Adele contacted one of mine a few days BEFORE my interview. They definitely do it before as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey_whiz Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Might seem like a silly question, but how do you know if your verifiers are contacted? do you get an email from admission office? or do your verifiers contact you and say "hey UofC just contacted me" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asta Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Might seem like a silly question, but how do you know if your verifiers are contacted? do you get an email from admission office? or do your verifiers contact you and say "hey UofC just contacted me" ? This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBestMedicine Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 I never tell my verifiers that I have listed them... am I the only one? My understanding was that the school calls, reads what you've written and waits for a yes thats true, or no that false. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgstudent Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Last year my verifier got contacted very close to the D day (around two to three weeks before). I was thinking the admission result was probably an acceptance offer and my guess was right. My rationale was that why they bother to check you up that late in the game if it is not an acceptance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMMD Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 I saw that on the blog they check waitlisters after May 15 but I was also looking at last year's posts and it said they were done checking verifiers on April 28 - he said if you haven't heard from us you are ok....I assume that meant everyone including waitlisters so maybe something similar will be posted this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagga Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 I think the real question on everyone's mind is - has anyone received an offer without having their verifiers checked?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMMD Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 That has been answered before - yes they have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloh Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Last year my verifier got contacted very close to the D day (around two to three weeks before). I was thinking the admission result was probably an acceptance offer and my guess was right. My rationale was that why they bother to check you up that late in the game if it is not an acceptance. If getting verified meant getting accepted, then that'd be a pretty clear sign that you got in. They just randomly verify an x number of those interviewed (this is an educated guess). It's the easiest way to prevent people from fudging ECs as well as not giving away any info with regards to who is getting accepted. I'm presuming the list of those that will get interviewed is known well ahead of interviews, which enables them to start verifying before interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrogirl Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I think the real question on everyone's mind is - has anyone received an offer without having their verifiers checked?? Probably most people who got in have, or if their verifiers were checked they might not have not even heard about it. I don't think I actually know anyone who heard anything about their verifiers being checked. Mine didn't get checked that I know of, although considering one of the verifiers I had for about half of my things was the same person who wrote me a letter of recommendation without ever actually responding to the email I sent asking him to write me one (I just assumed the answer was yes after I didn't hear back from him and sent him the forms), for all I know they could have called him and he just didn't tell me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prepanda Posted April 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Last year my verifier got contacted very close to the D day (around two to three weeks before). I was thinking the admission result was probably an acceptance offer and my guess was right. My rationale was that why they bother to check you up that late in the game if it is not an acceptance. That makes sense. If the verifiers are contacted near the end of April, I believe the probability of you in getting accepted is pretty high. Another question I want to ask, does the school contact you if they cannot get a hold of your verifiers? for instance, verifiers go on vacation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgstudent Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I was contacted by email because the admissions could not get hold of the verifier. I then found out that my verifier left that work place and it was up to me to prove the said activity involvement. So, from my experience, U of C will email you if they cannot contact your verifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holzie.89 Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Anyone know when adcoms typically contact applicants for proof of IP residency? Is it before or after May 15th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemPetE Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 I was contacted by email because the admissions could not get hold of the verifier. I then found out that my verifier left that work place and it was up to me to prove the said activity involvement. So, from my experience, U of C will email you if they cannot contact your verifier. That happened to me too. I almost had a heart attack because the only contact I had with that verifier was through that work place. I ended up having to scour the city looking for her, haha. Got a hold of her in the end, which was a big relief. Would have had to simply ask someone else to verify the same activity, but it was a mini-crisis last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingblast Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Did anyone get their verifiers contacted so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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