PsychologyStudent Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Hi everyone! I was wondering, when do we start preparing our applications? Can you create your account now on the Ontario colleges site, or do we wait until the websites are updated? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychologyStudent Posted September 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Thanks for your reply! By next week I'll start taking a look at all the requirements and get started. I had a question regarding the reference letters. Is it a form that a prof fills out or a letter they write? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbz Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 @PsychologyStudent: When you sign up for orpas, they will have a form that you can send to your reference or print off and give it to them. They have to fill out this form, and write a reference letter for you, and send it to orpas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychologyStudent Posted September 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Thanks a lot for your reply! So if I sign up now for Orpas, will it have the 2013 requirements posted? Or will that take some time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbz Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 @PsychologyStudent: I'm pretty sure they won't have it. I don't even think you can sign up on orpas now. I think you can do that late september or even have to wait till Oct if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychologyStudent Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Thanks for the info! I had another question. What would you guys think the competitive gpa for this year would be? Only for the OT program that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbz Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 I think the gpa jumped a lot last year. Best way is to browse this forum for info or try to email the schools separately asking. Schools may or may not let you know.Queens should have the lowest gpa to get in. Well I read on this this forum that someone with a 3.55 got into U of T OT, but generally the applicants have gpa a lot higher then that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 I think the gpa jumped a lot last year. Best way is to browse this forum for info or try to email the schools separately asking. Schools may or may not let you know.Queens should have the lowest gpa to get in. Well I read on this this forum that someone with a 3.55 got into U of T OT, but generally the applicants have gpa a lot higher then that. 3.55 to get an MMI at mac last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychologyStudent Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Thanks guys! Is it true that UWO had a cutoff of 3.64? Thats kind of high :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbz Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 yaa if that cut off is true, then its very high Hey Philly, do you know the cut offs for the other OT schools in ontario? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 yaa if that cut off is true, then its very high Hey Philly, do you know the cut offs for the other OT schools in ontario? only applied to mac OT cause I was mainly aiming for PT so thats the only for sure stat i know I know that U of T looks at a statement of intent + GPA so i don't think a cut-off ever gets posted for this. (someone should correct me if I'm wrong) Western, someone already posted it in a previous post (looks pretty legit) Queens, you should find someone who got rejected from them. Their cutoffs are usually in the rejection letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbz Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 ohh how did it turn out for PT? I'm gonna apply to OT this year and to queens PT only since that's the only school with a reasonable GPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 ohh how did it turn out for PT? I'm gonna apply to OT this year and to queens PT only since that's the only school with a reasonable GPA. Currently studying PT at U of T I have some stats for you (but I've posted it on many threads here already so you probs already know): Mac PT MMI Cutoff: 3.75 U of T PT CAP Cutoff: 3.71 Western PT Cutoff: 3.82 (waitlist cutoff was at 3.75) Queen's PT- cGPA cutoff: 2.89 / sGPA cutoff: 3.52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbz Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 thanks for the stats Philly, hopefully gpa doesn't continue to soar for this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possibleotstudent Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 anyone know anything about u of a cutoffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheepE Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 So what is the "safe" GPA for OT? Will 3.75 be enough for a 'guarantee' spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Tulip Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 If you're talking Western, sure. 3.75 will probably get you an interview at most other Universities depending on how they grade references and/or essays and/or tests and/or previous experience when they submit for the interviews. From there, interviews are weighed more heavily than your GPA. You can see from past threads people will high GPAs that don't get it anywhere and that's the reason why. Western is the only exception since they don't have interviews, so make sure your reference letters are good (I think they still ask for them?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheepE Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 If you're talking Western, sure. 3.75 will probably get you an interview at most other Universities depending on how they grade references and/or essays and/or tests and/or previous experience when they submit for the interviews. From there, interviews are weighed more heavily than your GPA. You can see from past threads people will high GPAs that don't get it anywhere and that's the reason why. Western is the only exception since they don't have interviews, so make sure your reference letters are good (I think they still ask for them?) So with western its guarantee in, and the other ones i will get an interview. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Scully Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Anyone notice in the ORPAS book the cut-off for OT at Mac is listed as 3.48 for 2011 and 2012? Is this a typo? I swear people on here (and last year's ORPAS book) said 3.55 last year?? If it was indeed 3.48 last two years that's good news! That seems like a pretty big typo, if it is one. Also, someone asked about UofT's GPA requirements, from their website: What level of academic performance would be considered competitive? What was the average last year of those admitted to the program? The admissions average of the entry class every year has been in the A- range, or 80-84% (GPA of approximately 3.50 to 3.70). Now if this is the admissions average of the class every year, isn't it safe to say some people will have a bit below 3.50 and some above? I'm speculating, though... Their minimum is a mid-B average. I also don't like the fact that UofT, Queens, and UWO don't do interviews, only Mac does. I do like how generally UofT & Queens look at more than just GPA, but an interview I think would be nice, especially in a field where you are working with people so much. We all know GPA alone doesn't mean much. Also, since Mac does MMIs, it surprises me that more schools don't do interviews as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Tulip Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 I don't think it's a typo, they changed the PT one that year so I doubt they missed the OT one. It may not have changed. 3.55 could have come from getting in AFTER interviews as well, since 3.48 is just the cut-off to get an interview, not to get in. And yes some will be above or below 3.5, but generally they are above 3.5 for the programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Scully Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Thanks for that, PinkTulip... My SubGPA is 3.51, while my cumulative is 3.57 (a few Bs in my final semester brought my subgpa down), so it seems I'm right on the edge of possibly getting in or not. But it would be really great if 3.48 is indeed the interview cut-off for Mac, I would like to at least have a shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Currently studying PT at U of TWestern PT Cutoff: 3.82 (waitlist cutoff was at 3.75) Do you mean that the last person accepted had a 3.82? Or a 3.75? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Tulip Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 the last person accepted had a 3.82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheepE Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 the last person accepted had a 3.82 I'm sure they moved down the list, 3.82 is probably the initial offer of admission yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 I'm sure they moved down the list, 3.82 is probably the initial offer of admission yeah? I found this thread from last year: http://premed101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63150 I only read the first page, but one person said they got into UWO off the waitlist with 3.80 and another with a 3.81. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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