ntvli Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 hey guys, for people with 3.98/3.99, does extracurriculars really matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 hey guys, for people with 3.98/3.99, does extracurriculars really matter? yeah it does seem to - although there seems to be a balance I think. I have seen people with very high GPAs not get an interview in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 A high GPA by itself will not get you into med school, will likely not even get you an interview. Adcoms are looking for active citizenship. Applicants with such grades are routinely rejected. A candidate with a lower GPA who is well rounded is a better an more competitive applicant. This is especially true for U/O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2Infinity Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Although GPA is second most important next to the interview score, EC activities are very important and needed to get an interview, as well as so you have something to talk about during the interview... "so what have you done for your community?"....(crickets) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Although GPA is second most important next to the interview score, EC activities are very important and needed to get an interview, as well as so you have something to talk about during the interview... "so what have you done for your community?"....(crickets) plus you won't even get the interview in the first place without them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goingplaid Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Simply put. 1500 people met the academic cut off last year. 500 were interviewed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Only 1500 met the cut-off! I would have thought it was more.(I guess the Ottawa area cut-off is lower along with the francophone group) At the same time how many of those were 3.9+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorfresh Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Simply put. 1500 people met the academic cut off last year. 500 were interviewed Oh wow, do you happen to know the cutoff last year for applicants OOO? (out of ottawa)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsojc Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 pretty sure the out of ottawa cutoff if you live in ontario was 3.85 and out of province was 3.87, but somebody can correct me if I am wrong. I think it is fair to say that ECs definitely do play a role at Ottawa to get an interview. However, based on the high gpa statistics, I would say that if you have a very high weighted gpa (3.97+) that perhaps they may be a bit more forgiving if your ECs are not as "spectacular" ...but that is just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Oh wow, do you happen to know the cutoff last year for applicants OOO? (out of ottawa)? It won't be 3.85. the francophone cut-off was lower, although I don't know what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Simply put. 1500 people met the academic cut off last year. 500 were interviewed exactly - for Ottawa in particular it doesn't pay to ignore the ECs. The GPA cut off is already pretty high - and on top of that here is still the EC screening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tupaki Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 pretty sure the out of ottawa cutoff if you live in ontario was 3.85 and out of province was 3.87, but somebody can correct me if I am wrong. I think it is fair to say that ECs definitely do play a role at Ottawa to get an interview. However, based on the high gpa statistics, I would say that if you have a very high weighted gpa (3.97+) that perhaps they may be a bit more forgiving if your ECs are not as "spectacular" ...but that is just my opinion. I don't think it makes a difference, because Ottawa functions on a cut-off system. They have multiple steps in their ranking of applicants. First, you need to meet the cut-off GPA - last year for IP students this was 3.85 (I emailed the admissions office and asked). After that, the students that make the cutoff have their extracurriculars evaluated, and those that are in the top X% are invited for an interview. So, it really does not matter at all whether you have a 3.86 GPA (and are above the cut-off) or a 4.00 GPA, since the GPA is not really used after the cutoff has been met. This is what I interpreted from their website, someone please correct me if I'm wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 I don't think it makes a difference, because Ottawa functions on a cut-off system. They have multiple steps in their ranking of applicants. First, you need to meet the cut-off GPA - last year for IP students this was 3.85 (I emailed the admissions office and asked). After that, the students that make the cutoff have their extracurriculars evaluated, and those that are in the top X% are invited for an interview. So, it really does not matter at all whether you have a 3.86 GPA (and are above the cut-off) or a 4.00 GPA, since the GPA is not really used after the cutoff has been met. This is what I interpreted from their website, someone please correct me if I'm wrong! PM101's opinion seems to be very different. Take a look at the Invite/regrets thread. they definitely seem to be more lenient to those who have very high wGPA's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holiday1001 Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 I don't think it makes a difference, because Ottawa functions on a cut-off system. They have multiple steps in their ranking of applicants. First, you need to meet the cut-off GPA - last year for IP students this was 3.85 (I emailed the admissions office and asked). After that, the students that make the cutoff have their extracurriculars evaluated, and those that are in the top X% are invited for an interview. So, it really does not matter at all whether you have a 3.86 GPA (and are above the cut-off) or a 4.00 GPA, since the GPA is not really used after the cutoff has been met. This is what I interpreted from their website, someone please correct me if I'm wrong! this is correct. in the rejection email they tell you you met academics but not the ECs. it's probably selection bias: people with high GPAs will never hesitate to post them here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 this is correct. in the rejection email they tell you you met academics but not the ECs. it's probably selection bias: people with high GPAs will never hesitate to post them here Good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW082 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 @goingplaid: "Simply put. 1500 people met the academic cut off last year. 500 were interviewed" Where was this stat found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsojc Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 ya but on their website they say that you are invited for interview based on the minimum wGPA and your sketch. The way this is worded does not rule out that they don't take your wGPA value into consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 @goingplaid: "Simply put. 1500 people met the academic cut off last year. 500 were interviewed" Where was this stat found? He's in the class of 2017 so they probably either included it in the interview e-mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goingplaid Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 @goingplaid: "Simply put. 1500 people met the academic cut off last year. 500 were interviewed" Where was this stat found? Our intro week I think the wGPA for OOP last year was 3.89 + (might have been 3.88 - that was the email I got in May. "Accepted given that your wGPA has not fallen below X.XX) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Our intro week I think the wGPA for OOP last year was 3.89 + (might have been 3.88 - that was the email I got in May. "Accepted given that your wGPA has not fallen below X.XX) I think it was 3.88, which was still higher than the old one (3.87). As someone that has gone through the entire interview invite thread, I remember 3.88 being the lowest OOP invite that I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 I think it was 3.88, which was still higher than the old one (3.87). As someone that has gone through the entire interview invite thread, I remember 3.88 being the lowest OOP invite that I saw. Almost didn't recognize you with you new avatar picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Almost didn't recognize you with you new avatar picture. But it's still the Avatar! I just updated it lol I can only handle having the same photo for so long... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 But it's still the Avatar! I just updated it lol I can only handle having the same photo for so long... To be honest if I changed mine I probably wouldn't be able to find my own posts haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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