xIcewind Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Good luck guys. Less than a month away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpuppy Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 link to the previous admissions manual is now defunct... hopefully that means we might see the new one by end of day or early tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylamonkey Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Thanks crossfit. I think a lot of the comments on the blog are in relation to the acceptance date being earlier in future years. It's good for them to know. Live life like you won't be accepted. If you are, you get to have happy problems, like surferdoc says. But be honest with possible employers and see if they can work around things if you have to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in2bat0r Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 On my regular rounds of procrastination I came across a new blog post by the one and only Dr. Walker I would post the link, but I'm sure you all have the blog book marked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidhya Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Thanks crossfit. I think a lot of the comments on the blog are in relation to the acceptance date being earlier in future years. It's good for them to know. Live life like you won't be accepted. If you are, you get to have happy problems, like surferdoc says. But be honest with possible employers and see if they can work around things if you have to leave. I think this states it well. On a side note it looks like Dr. Walker has confirmed that they may try to change the notification date for next year! That will be a huge help, although waiting continues to be painful this year, May 15th it is. He's now posted three times, the last one is the new applicant manual for next year, some changes to GPA and MCAT. Lots to go read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in2bat0r Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 So are they only contacting verifiers for people that have made the cut? Or do they randomly contact everyones verifiers post-interview (this would seem rather unnecessary, given that they have all the numbers...). I haven't heard anything from any of my verifiers all year, and I'm beginning to fell like one of those paranoid parrot memes lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidhya Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 So are they only contacting verifiers for people that have made the cut? Or do they randomly contact everyones verifiers post-interview (this would seem rather unnecessary, given that they have all the numbers...). I haven't heard anything from any of my verifiers all year, and I'm beginning to fell like one of those paranoid parrot memes lol From what I've been told from others on the board (so who knows how accurate I am haha) verifiers are not necessarily contacted. Some people are offered positions and their verifiers are never contacted and vice versa. A successful applicant told me a couple years ago that they look for red flags: using yourself as a verifier, same family name, non-supervisor verifer, maybe even odd descriptions of the activity. So it probably doesn't matter if your verifiers haven't been contacted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylamonkey Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'm glad nothing has changed that will affect me personally. Sorry for those who the changes do affect, especially those who must rewrite the MCAT. I'm kind of glad the notifications aren't coming out until May15th. I purposely have scheduled myself to work a lot (in fact, I don't have a single day off between now and May 10th) by which time it will be too close to notification day for me to have a nervous breakdown. HOWEVER, if I was at work (where I can't check my email) and I knew there was a possibility of something in my inbox, I would go crazy all day long thinking "itmightbethereitmightbethere". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surferdoc Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Totally agree with you KM. Now that I know the news isn't coming any time soon I can stop checking my email every 20mins (ok, really, more like 10 mins)(ok, maybe every 5). Hope everyone out there is surviving. T-27 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 May 15th for Calg as well? Aptly titled "Doomsday" on my calendar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAMFtastic Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 The newest post making albertan applicants GPA < 3.4 and VR < 8 Well this seems a little of their application cycle from last year. Didn't they accept ~10 people wiht a GPA less than 3.4 and about 15-20 people with a VR less than 8... This just seems counter inuitive. I think it is a fair assumption that they would not have accepted people with both scores so low.. This implies that about 25-30 people in the 2015 class would not have made it if these regulations were 'strict' (which they are not) Correct me if I am wrong, but that is about 15-17% of their current graduating class... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpuppy Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 The newest post making albertan applicants GPA < 3.4 and VR < 8 Well this seems a little of their application cycle from last year. Didn't they accept ~10 people wiht a GPA less than 3.4 and about 15-20 people with a VR less than 8... This just seems counter inuitive. I think it is a fair assumption that they would not have accepted people with both scores so low.. This implies that about 25-30 people in the 2015 class would not have made it if these regulations were 'strict' (which they are not) Correct me if I am wrong, but that is about 15-17% of their current graduating class... you may have missed the part where it says these people are pre-screened, not necessarily excluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAMFtastic Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 you may have missed the part where it says these people are pre-screened, not necessarily excluded. I know he said pre-screened, but did you also notice that they were talking about making this a minimum? I was speculating - that's all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpuppy Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 yes.. he was saying that they had considered making it a firm minimum.. to be honest, im actually surprised it isn't already... even though i, myself, am dangerously close to that. it's just so difficult to get into med schools these days with many applicants having amazing GPAs, VRs in addition to many other awesome characteristics.. so i actually take comfort in knowing just how lenient they are with those requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoote Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 I tried finding the schedule for this summer (i.e. when classes start, orientation week, etc.) but they changed their webpage to reflect the 2013/2014 application cycle. Does anyone know where I can get these events and dates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpuppy Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 I tried finding the schedule for this summer (i.e. when classes start, orientation week, etc.) but they changed their webpage to reflect the 2013/2014 application cycle. Does anyone know where I can get these events and dates? I don't know where to find that but I remember classes/orientation starting July 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in2bat0r Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Look under current students tab. Here is the link: http://www.ucalgary.ca/mdprogram/currentstudents/Timetables Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in2bat0r Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Looks like O-week starts on the 25th of July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surferdoc Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Anyone look at the class schedule? It makes me want to get in SO much more now! Medical skills, population health, physical exam skills, Family Medicine practice. I'm sure O Week is a pretty good time. That is all in, or starts in, the first 6 weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surferdoc Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Question for current students in U of C Med program: I was under the impression that there was a fair amount of free time for studying, doing pre-clerkships, etc during the most days. After looking a little more closely at the timetable online it looks like days are packed from 8:30 to 5:30. When is there this 'free-time' outside of classes? Or is it a myth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylamonkey Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 I was convinced that classes started July 31st. I have a race on the weekend of the 27th. Fortunately it's in AB, but sadface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaVen777 Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Question for current students in U of C Med program: I was under the impression that there was a fair amount of free time for studying, doing pre-clerkships, etc during the most days. After looking a little more closely at the timetable online it looks like days are packed from 8:30 to 5:30. When is there this 'free-time' outside of classes? Or is it a myth? You get plenty of what's called "IST" independent study time in the first course. However, after the 1st course, you get plenty of extra things that you need to slot into the "IST". So basically you end up only having like 1-2 4 hour blocks of IST per week, or less. Or you could just stay home and podcast. For most courses, that works pretty well. Overall, I felt that they advertised IST a bit too much on interview day when I interviewed. Fortunately, I like going to class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear89 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Looks like the definition of IP won't be changing anytime soon according to the latest post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojjanhorse Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Looks like the definition of IP won't be changing anytime soon according to the latest post. Big political players are involved when it comes to the definition of IP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xIcewind Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Man the crazy thing is that looking at this thread takes me back to years ago... I won't be meeting any of you guys come orientation as I'll have escaped the cold but I hope you guys get the ugliest animal name possible and enjoy your time here in CowTown. It's only the first step of your journey so don't stress out. For some words of encouragement, there was a saying by a former Carnegie Mellon professor: walls are not there to keep you out, they're there for you to show how much you want something. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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