torontohopeful Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Sweet article in the Star today http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1298843--mcmaster-med-students-get-notes-of-advice-from-alumni-in-white-coat-ceremony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I read this in the morning Definitely a nice touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojjanhorse Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 :'( It would be so nice to be on that side of the fence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaBlue Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 :'( Love the emoticon. That's exactly how the questionable admissions process makes me feel. I'm going to start using that emoticon from now on. :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontohopeful Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 :'( It would be so nice to be on that side of the fence I feel like that all the time. sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_nighter05 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I would argue that McMaster has a very open (maybe the most open) admissions process. It's a formula. The only thing questionable about it is the CASPer score, which is about as subjective as an ABS evaluation. If you have a high GPA and high VR score, you're pretty much set for an interview as long as you did >average on the CASPer. I DEFINITELY agree on the sad reality of not (yet) being on the other side :'(. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w_robin Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I would argue that McMaster has a very open (maybe the most open) admissions process. It's a formula. The only thing questionable about it is the CASPer score, which is about as subjective as an ABS evaluation. If you have a high GPA and high VR score, you're pretty much set for an interview as long as you did >average on the CASPer. I DEFINITELY agree on the sad reality of not (yet) being on the other side :'(. Not sure if that's correct... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_nighter05 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Not sure if that's correct... You're just picking on me tonight aren't you. They're both assessed by humans, are they not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aryastark Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 You're just picking on me tonight aren't you. They're both assessed by humans, are they not? They are, but you would be very surprised at how good of a picture it gives of strong candidates. The problem with the ABS was that you could have anyone write it for you, and have a lot of time to consider the question. With casper, you have a wider sampling of different scenarios, so you can look at a broader range of the person's characteristics. Plus, since you have such little time, its pretty hard to BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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