Official "What are my chances for McMaster" Thread

[Edict]

I think we are just going to have to see how the statistics turn out for the c/o 2019 just because the scaling system is a bit off. I honestly don't know how Mac is going to calculate old verbals vs new ones. 

[thepit]

So if I applied in the previous cycle with a 13 or a 14 (cant' remember) and I'm applying this cycle with a 132, they'll pretty much be counted as the same thing?

[bearpuppy]

So if I applied in the previous cycle with a 13 or a 14 (cant' remember) and I'm applying this cycle with a 132, they'll pretty much be counted as the same thing?

 

congrats.. awesome scores. and yeah probably

[Dan888]

So my stats are pretty bad this year..

 

3.6 UG GPA, with a PhD

9 in VR

 

really strong reference letters and experience

 

if I totally ace CASPER do you guys think i have a shot? 

[MacMed2018]

So my stats are pretty bad this year..

 

3.6 UG GPA, with a PhD

9 in VR

 

really strong reference letters and experience

 

if I totally ace CASPER do you guys think i have a shot? 

 

Yes! You're better off than where I was last year in terms of your GPA and having a PhD.  Totally doable if you rock CASPer!

 

Good luck

[Dan888]

Yes! You're better off than where I was last year in terms of your GPA and having a PhD.  Totally doable if you rock CASPer!

 

Good luck

 

Wow thanks MacMed2018 - even if I don't hear back, your enthusiasm and positivity just made my day thanks!

[App555]

Idiots a 125 is between an 8-9 percentile wise not 7. Don't make people feel bad about their scores by stating incorrect conversions

[App555]

7VR=37th percentile, 8VR=52nd percentile, 9VR=67th percentile. 125CARS= 58th percentile

[sdj78we9jtf2o3mgfvj298j]

Idiots a 125 is between an 8-9 percentile wise not 7. Don't make people feel bad about their scores by stating incorrect conversions

Don't call people idiots, this conversion is difficult. Anyways, a 7-9 and a 125 are all in the same realm of having a very slim chance at Mac.

[victorkap]

First time applying!

 

cGPA: 3.7

MCAT: 11VR

M.Sc. completed

 

How well would I need to do on CASPER to receive an interview?

[_ _]

First time applying!

 

cGPA: 3.7

MCAT: 11VR

M.Sc. completed

 

How well would I need to do on CASPER to receive an interview?

Well, given that the average accepted has consistently been ~11VR and 3.8 GPA you've got a very good shot at an interview.

I'm not sure what you hope to gain from an answer about how 'well' you need to do on CASPer though...there's absolutely no kind of metric someone can provide you for answer there

[Maxwe11]

cGPA: 3.74, very strong upward trend if that matters? 

VR: 11. 

 

Do I have a chance?

[Organomegaly]

cGPA: 3.74, very strong upward trend if that matters? 

VR: 11. 

 

Do I have a chance?

 

yep

[rebeib]

GPA: 3.9+

CARS: 131

CASPer: feel pretty lukewarm about it. got cutoff on the third question multiple times (I always had something written down, however).

 

I know all we can do is wait and see, but how much lee-way do you think I would have on casper everything considered? Thanks.

[xkittens]

GPA: 3.9+

CARS: 131

CASPer: feel pretty lukewarm about it. got cutoff on the third question multiple times (I always had something written down, however).

 

I know all we can do is wait and see, but how much lee-way do you think I would have on casper everything considered? Thanks.

lmao your CARS is through the roof and your GPA is way above average accepted, you have a lot of room to breathe. Getting cut off on the third question isn't a big deal, I had many questions like that on my casper. 

[MedToBe]

GPA: 3.9+

CARS: 131

CASPer: feel pretty lukewarm about it. got cutoff on the third question multiple times (I always had something written down, however).

 

I know all we can do is wait and see, but how much lee-way do you think I would have on casper everything considered? Thanks.

 

131 is 100th percentile so equivalent of 14/15.

 

I'd start preparing for the interview.. 

 

You probably didn't even need to write the CASPer lol

[metachaos]

cGPA: 3.83

CARS: 130

CASPER: Felt pretty good about it, I think i'm generally pretty good at vocalizing my answers and thinking on the fly.

 

I'm just curious how much of a chance i have at an interview at Mac lol. 

[championcc]

131 is 100th percentile so equivalent of 14/15.

 

I'd start preparing for the interview..

 

You probably didn't even need to write the CASPer lol

131 is 99th percentile. It's more like a 12(98th)-13(100th). I think people are grossly inflating the new CARS scores because the old VR scale was so bad.

 

I mean, the point still stands. The 131, 3.9 poster is probably in great shape.

 

https://students-residents.aamc.org/search/?q=percentilenewmcat.pdf

 

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/efles-mcat-2015-to-old-mcat-percentile-comparison-conversion-tables.1143689/

[Organomegaly]

131 is 100th percentile so equivalent of 14/15.

 

I'd start preparing for the interview.. 

 

You probably didn't even need to write the CASPer lol

 

a 131 is not the equivalent of a 14 or 15. 

 

a 132 is the equivalent of a 13-15, technically. 

 

on the old test a 13 was 100th percentile; on the new test a 131 is the 99th.

 

a 131 is between a 12 and a 13.

 

It's still a great score

 

edit: lol thank you champion I JUST read what you said after I posted this 

[championcc]

a 131 is not the equivalent of a 14 or 15.

 

a 132 is the equivalent of a 13-15, technically.

 

on the old test a 13 was 100th percentile; on the new test a 131 is the 99th.

 

a 131 is between a 12 and a 13.

 

It's still a great score

 

edit: lol thank you champion I JUST read what you said after I posted this

Great minds think alike... Or something.

 

I just see so much confusion about the new scores. I'm worried that there will be a lot of disappointed people when invites go out. Lots of people thinking 128=11 or 130=13 will be disapointed.

[MedToBe]

131 is 99th percentile. It's more like a 12(98th)-13(100th). I think people are grossly inflating the new CARS scores because the old VR scale was so bad.

 

I mean, the point still stands. The 131, 3.9 poster is probably in great shape.

 

https://students-residents.aamc.org/search/?q=percentilenewmcat.pdf

 

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/efles-mcat-2015-to-old-mcat-percentile-comparison-conversion-tables.1143689/

 

 

a 131 is not the equivalent of a 14 or 15. 

 

a 132 is the equivalent of a 13-15, technically. 

 

on the old test a 13 was 100th percentile; on the new test a 131 is the 99th.

 

a 131 is between a 12 and a 13.

 

It's still a great score

 

edit: lol thank you champion I JUST read what you said after I posted this 

 

Thanks I didn't know that.

 

Do you think 127 is equivalent to 10 on the old scale?

[championcc]

Thanks I didn't know that.

 

Do you think 127 is equivalent to 10 on the old scale?

Iirc the percentile "range" for 127 falls entirely within the range for 10 in VR. Check the link to sdn that I posted above if you're curious.

[metachaos]

cGPA: 3.83

CARS: 130

CASPER: Felt pretty good about it, I think i'm generally pretty good at vocalizing my answers and thinking on the fly.

 

I'm just curious how much of a chance i have at an interview at Mac lol. 

 

Bump! I recognize my scores are pretty good, I'm just curious how the competition is at Mac for interviews and where I fall in that.

[_ _]

Bump! I recognize my scores are pretty good, I'm just curious how the competition is at Mac for interviews and where I fall in that.

Honestly people......

Look, I don't mean to be rude but look up the admission stats. Your GPA is spot on average. Your CARS is literally the highest it can be almost.

I don't know what you're asking for here besides an ego boost. I get that you are nervous, but so is everyone. And no one can tell you your 'chances' anymore than you can by looking at the numbers and realizing that you are well above the average 

[metachaos]

Honestly people......

Look, I don't mean to be rude but look up the admission stats. Your GPA is spot on average. Your CARS is literally the highest it can be almost.

I don't know what you're asking for here besides an ego boost. I get that you are nervous, but so is everyone. And no one can tell you your 'chances' anymore than you can by looking at the numbers and realizing that you are well above the average 

 

You're right, I apologize. I guess the admission process and whole experience of this is so nervewracking that I truly can't believe that I may have a decent chance. I've seen the admission averages but I've also had several premeds tell me about how Mac and Queen's can be super unpredictable for people with super crazy GPAs and that you never really have a good shot at them so I guess I was just trying to get a feel for how confidently people were predicting Mac's metrics for giving interviews.

 

Thanks for the response, and for the record I felt great about my Cars score, less so about my GPA, but I see I still stand a good shot. I honestly was just less familiar with Mac's process for giving out interviews and admissions since I always hear about Western and U of T.