costar Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 I was just wondering how many people are invited @ your respective schools for DI. I'll start with Western, they said 20 will go out this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interview.med Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 I was just wondering how many people are invited @ your respective schools for DI. I'll start with Western, they said 20 will go out this year. UofC 36 this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermelon7 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 anyone know how many invites toronto sends out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costar Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 anyone know how many invites toronto sends out? 75. Do you mind me asking if you got one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 75. Do you mind me asking if you got one? Wow - that sounds like almost anyone who would be applying from across the country! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 75. Do you mind me asking if you got one? where did you get that number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costar Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 This includes CIP. I am gonna guess many of those are the same people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 This includes CIP. I am gonna guess many of those are the same people. ahhh I am missing something - what is CIP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermelon7 Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 ahhh I am missing something - what is CIP? Clinical investigator program I believe 75 seems really high tho where did that number come from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Clinical investigator program I believe 75 seems really high tho where did that number come from oh duh of course sorry. Yeah it does seem high but what do I know - they have set aside quite some time for interviews so I was expecting a big number, just not that big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermelon7 Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 oh duh of course sorry. Yeah it does seem high but what do I know - they have set aside quite some time for interviews so I was expecting a big number, just not that big. Aren't there usually like 100-110 applicants to rads? 75 seems like a significant amount not to mention that there are people that did electives there and didn't get an interview this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Aren't there usually like 100-110 applicants to rads? 75 seems like a significant amount not to mention that there are people that did electives there and didn't get an interview this year. Plus a fraction of those applicants probably only speak french(?) Curious how big of an effect that would be overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 75 seems really high, I have doubts about the accuracy. Each school seem to interview approximately 6 applicants for one position. If there are people who did an elective at UofT and didn't get an interview, it makes the number even more unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderpig Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 I heard Queens is interviewing 30. And yeah, 75 seems like a huge number for U of T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 I heard Queens is interviewing 30. And yeah, 75 seems like a huge number for U of T. What is that a 10 to 1 ratio for Queens? Flashback to the year they interviewed most of us (what was it 850 people for 100 spots?) You have to admire how much effort that school puts into things like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargaze Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 CoStar, Where did you get the 75 figure from? What is the CIP to CMG ratio, if anyone knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeowsoft Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 It checks out. I asked one of the residents there today. In retrospect, it isn't too outragous. 10 spots CMG/IMG spots x ~6 =~60 plus + CIP interviewees. But I agree, at a certain point they're just wasting applicants' time. Queens 30 for 3 is just ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermelon7 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Has anyone heard back from Toronto after sending them the document with the preferred interviews dates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderpig Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Geez! This is making me feel very uncomfortable about the number of interviews I have. If the interviews: spots ratio is that high, I don't think I have good chances at all. What do you guys think is a good number of interviews to have? (I know, I know, it all depends, even one is enough, etc. etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermelon7 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Geez! This is making me feel very uncomfortable about the number of interviews I have. If the interviews: spots ratio is that high, I don't think I have good chances at all. What do you guys think is a good number of interviews to have? (I know, I know, it all depends, even one is enough, etc. etc.) I've heard anything over 5 is pretty good. It's tough to say though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderpig Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 I've heard anything over 5 is pretty good. It's tough to say though Yeah, it's definitely tough to say. Five seems a bit low. :-/ The number that was thrown at me was 8 or more, which to be honest seems kind of ridiculous (though I'm sure there are people with that many). If the average interviews: spots ratio is 6-10, I wonder how many of those can be eliminated due to overlap. I mean, out of the 75 people that got interviews at UofT, many will have interviews elsewhere too, and may not even rank UofT highly. So the ratio would be somewhat less. I'm probably not making much sense... just freaking out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Yeah, it's definitely tough to say. Five seems a bit low. :-/ The number that was thrown at me was 8 or more, which to be honest seems kind of ridiculous (though I'm sure there are people with that many). If the average interviews: spots ratio is 6-10, I wonder how many of those can be eliminated due to overlap. I mean, out of the 75 people that got interviews at UofT, many will have interviews elsewhere too, and may not even rank UofT highly. So the ratio would be somewhat less. I'm probably not making much sense... just freaking out. No that makes perfect sense - it is the only way people end up matching at all actually - it is insanely hard to get in at any one particular school - 1/6 chances shall we say and all. It is the cumulative effect of multiple interviews that makes it work. It means the schools themselves often don't get who they really want either. This isn't just all fun and games for us after all. Residency program directors have a lot on the line here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Unless you're set on one school, this is the ratio you should be looking at (nationwide pool of applicants to nationwide seats available, which tooty compiled here): http://www.premed101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68196 Breathe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Guess that was the last school to report in! Hope everyone got what they wanted - see everyone on the tour in 2 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooty Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 anyone know how many UBC is interviewing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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