impossible910 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Hey everyone, I am a SWOMEN status applicant with 3.92 wGPA and decent MCAT but no ECs. What are considered as good ECs for UWO? I have no idea where to start... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrenchToast Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Hey everyone, I am a SWOMEN status applicant with 3.92 wGPA and decent MCAT but no ECs. What are considered as good ECs for UWO? I have no idea where to start... ECs don't matter for getting an interview at UWO . For other schools they do, though, and it's best not to have all your eggs in one basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markov79 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 you prob want something to talk about at the interview in response to "tell me about yourself.", but yeah. whatever fulfills that criterion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 you prob want something to talk about at the interview in response to "tell me about yourself.", but yeah. whatever fulfills that criterion. Yeah the interview is closed so before you get to that stage there isn't any formal assessment of ECs. Still you have to talk about something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impossible910 Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 wow thanks for the quick reply you guys... so let's say that i do get an interview based on my GPA and MCAT scores... now when would my ABS come into play?? it seems like my list of ECs will look very poor and empty compared to other applicants... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markov79 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 wow thanks for the quick reply you guys... so let's say that i do get an interview based on my GPA and MCAT scores... now when would my ABS come into play?? it seems like my list of ECs will look very poor and empty compared to other applicants... lolly that's what we're saying. the interview is closed, so the panel doesn't know anything about you. if you receive an interview, then if you want to show them what you're about, you'll have to rely on your "life, in general". that's how your ABS comes in. i assume you made one on omsas. use that as prep for what you wanna talk about in the interview (should a relevant question come up). other than that, whatever's good. if you're a boss with words and sentence structure, maybe you can make your life sound more interesting(? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impossible910 Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 i see! so the committee does full file review after all the interviews have been conducted?? and i guess that is when my interview score + MCAT + GPA comes in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markov79 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 mmmm pretty sure they use gpa and mcat as cut offs, then comes interview. after interview, it's anyone's guess as to what they do. note: that could mean they weight your gpa and mcat and interview, weight the interview 100%, or pick names out of a hat, or, as monty python peeps would say, "something completely different". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impossible910 Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 pick names out of a hat.. wooo i like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaiNoremac Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Honestly though as long as you have the SWOMEN cutoffs you should get an interview with your GPA (as long as you have met the other Schulich criteria in terms of classes) An interview at this stage probably has a higher bearing in their overall choice, otherwise what would be the point of taking SWOMEN with lower MCAT scores?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGo1990 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Yeah the interview is closed so before you get to that stage there isn't any formal assessment of ECs. Still you have to talk about something Hmmm. Does this mean they're looked at after the interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tberry3 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Just to clarify when you say you have no ECs: you may just be using too narrow a definition of "extra-curricular". Surely you've done some kind of jobs, hobbies, sports, or SOMETHING outside of school. It doesn't have to be a structured, organized activity - anything you do outside of class could count! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impossible910 Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 wow really? i guess that makes my situation a little better... i am going to spend every single minute of my time starting now until end of august to beef up my ECs.. would that be enough time?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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