Jamone Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 But the NAQ scale has shifted just as much as the AQ score. For all we know, it is now as impossible to get a 50 NAQ as getting a 50 AQ. It did, but I'm not as concerned about shifts per say as the amount of spread (i.e. it doesn't matter what everyone's NAQ is if every got the exact same score, since it doesn't distinguish between applicants). I'm under the impression than the whole distribution of NAQ went down, but the spread is about the same, whereas the spread for AQ got much tighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
advair250 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 The NAQ scale hasn't shifted much, from experience of my lab colleagues. Both non-trads that received interviews, their GPA's didn't change at all, and their NAQ scores were 32-38 range last year. They were not even close to the cut-off last year because of low 8x gpa. Anecdotal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroBurgers Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Is it safe to assume OOP regrets are over with? Or can we expect another wave of OOP regret e-mails? Anyone recall how it worked last year? Do the OOP regrets come out in batches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikekp Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Hey, I'm an OOP applicant who met the early deadline, but have not heard anything yet, nor has my interview decision status been updated on the OAS. Are there any other early deadline applicants who have not heard anything yet? Kind of makes me think I'm waiting for a rejection given the wording on their website: Applicants who submit, by August 15, the application and all supporting documents normally required by September 16 and who are invited to interview (meaning not necessarily including those who met the early deadline and are rejected) will receive an interview invitation one day early It's confusing because I know of applicants who did not meet the early deadline, or who's applicants were in ineligible, who heard back last night. Really hoping that at this point, no news remains good news..! Would love to hear from other early deadline applicants who may not have heard anything yet though. Thanks in advance! Hey, I am in the same boat. I have heard nothing, so I had my depression spell yesterday accepting the fact that I got rejected. I haven't actually been rejected formally yet, but I think its coming. Hang in there mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tupaki Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 can we please try to keep this thread only for interview invites/rejections? there is another thread for all other discussion regarding invites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcmp1234 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Is it safe to assume OOP regrets are over with? Or can we expect another wave of OOP regret e-mails? Anyone recall how it worked last year? Do the OOP regrets come out in batches? dont think all regrets have been sent, none my friends who applied to UBC have heard back yet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osadek Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Rejected: IP (timestamp: 3:32 PM PST) oGPA: 79.2% aGPA: 83.39% AQ: 22.36 NAQ: 27.50 TFR: 49.86 ECs: not that impressive, nothing long term. Duke of Edinburgh bronze, silver and gold awards. Some high school sport. Some volunteer work at hospitals and day care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirant Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 OOP reject and didn't hit early deadline. I thought I stood a chance for EC and research. Though having my verifier have to correct a point (that, at the June 15 deadline, I was volunteering full time, but as of September 15, I was down to part time) might have hurt. BSc Engineering (Chemical, specialization in Biomedical), graduating December Adjusted GPA - 82.64 AQ Score - 21.21 NAQ Score - 20.13 EC: - Volunteering part time with long term care facility - Full time volunteering over summer on helping a Cancer centre develop a "trusted cite" database - Taught (well, officially I 'tutored', but it was new material to them) a small class over a summer - Volunteered with a rehabilitation program over a school year - Hospital gift store work - Field hockey player in a couple leagues - Canadian Blood services - Assisted with the clean up of Calgary after the flood this summer Academic: - Paper presented on multivariate analysis - Year long research project on internship Best of luck to the rest of you. I knew it was a massive long shot for me because of GPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenboy48 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Rejected aGPA: 83.9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvestpro Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Time Stamp: 6:33 EST Regrets oGPA: 84.19 AQ: 23.57 NAQ: 24.74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasteoftime Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Rejected, IP, BSc MSc. First time applying. GPA - 80% AQ- 17.20 NAQ - 27.5 TFR-44.7 I guess I'm not totally surprised given my low AQ. My extracurriculars were really strong I thought. Lots of diversity, awards, long term commitments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr2014 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 No interview :'( OOP, normal deadline In hopes that this would help future applicants: NAQ was 26.97. This was really surprising, as I filled all spaces available for all sections (5 awards, 3 leadership, 3 service, 5 capacity to work with others, 3 high performances, etc.) with strong experiences (in other words, I prioritized my experiences to fill all spaces, and I grouped multiple experiences into one slot). None of them were space-fillers. NAQ included: founder of organization (npo), founder of 2 clubs, founder of conference & other initiatives (including charitable ones), global health involvements, abroad volunteering, hospital volunteering, very strong music (over 15 years, multiple concertmaster positions), sports, leadership positions in over 5 clubs, 6 research labs (with pubs), over 6 years of teaching (including MCAT instructor &TA), doctor shadowing (multiple), travelling (with travel grant), 6 conference talks, 5 academic awards (5 was the limit) and 2 service awards, 4 employments. I'm not posting my high performances (to remain anonymous) but they were quite beyond what's expected for undergrads. I basically thought that I had well-rounded set of experiences, and I edited my descriptions many times (also including what I learned and how those make me more suitable for medicine). I have extensive research, non-academic (music, sports), extensive teaching and extensive leadership. 27 really shocked me. Best of luck to everyone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwaway2014app Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 No interview :'( OOP, normal deadline In hopes that this would help future applicants: NAQ was 26.97. This was really surprising, as I filled all spaces available for all sections (5 awards, 3 leadership, 3 service, 5 capacity to work with others, 3 high performances, etc.) with strong experiences (in other words, I prioritized my experiences to fill all spaces, and I did grouped multiple experiences into one slot). None of them were space-fillers. NAQ included: founder of organization (npo), founder of 2 clubs, founder of conference & other initiatives (including charitable ones), global health involvements, abroad volunteering, hospital volunteering, very strong music, sports, leadership positions in over 5 clubs, 6 research labs (with pubs), over 6 years of teaching (including MCAT instructor), doctor shadowing (multiple), travelling (with travel grant), 6 conference talks, 5 academic awards (5 was the limit) and 2 service awards, 4 employments. I'm not posting my high performances (to remain anonymous) but they were quite beyond what's expected for undergrads. I basically thought that I had well-rounded set of experiences, and I edited my descriptions many times (also including what I learned and how those make me more suitable for medicine). I have extensive research, non-academic (music, sports), extensive teaching and extensive leadership. 27 really shocked me. Best of luck to everyone else! Sorry to hear that dr2014, I'm sure you'll get in somewhere with those ECs! Could you post your AQ and TFR as well? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarStrike Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Rejection, IP aGPA = 79.46 AQ = 16.37 NAQ = 31.05 TFR = 47.42 Not surprised at my AQ, though I expected a bit more from my NAQ. Extensive volunteer and work experiences for many years....will definitely be re-evaluating over the break and will reapply next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr2014 Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Sorry to hear that dr2014, I'm sure you'll get in somewhere with those ECs! Could you post your AQ and TFR as well? Thanks! Added in (edit to my initial post) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYajt Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Thanks to everyone who have kindly shared their scores. Could everyone also try to include in their timestamp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dream Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Thanks to everyone who have kindly shared their scores. Could everyone also try to include in their timestamp? And also, can you guys compare the confirmed scores (AQ, NAQ & TFR) with the ones showed in your account several days ago? Please let us know which one was correct in the account. Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest humhum Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 No interview :'( NAQ was 26.97. This was really surprising, as I filled all spaces available for all sections (5 awards, 3 leadership, 3 service, 5 capacity to work with others, 3 high performances, etc.) with strong experiences (in other words, I prioritized my experiences to fill all spaces, and I grouped multiple experiences into one slot). None of them were space-fillers. Why were you surprised exactly? Your NAQ score was definitely higher than the average NAQ in the stats. We have no how they are normalizing all the scores this year. For all we know a 26.97 is an extreme outlier. Just look at all the NAQ posted so far. Yours is the highest yet, and maybe it will be the highest ever. WE JUST DON'T KNOW! Were you expecting you should get a 40 or 50? No reason to be surprised or get down on yourself based on assumptions. I know everyone loves to jump to the conclusion that somehow the new scoring system is suppose to reward ECs over GPA, but that is all just a bunch of speculations without a shred of evidence (yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_Me Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 OOP, MSc - Regrets Adjusted Grade Point Average 87.75 AQ Score 29.00 NAQ Score 22.28 TFR Score 51.28 Lots of conferences/research, volunteering, teaching. I think the major issue is my gpa and wording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Rejected, IP, BSc. Hons., 2nd time applying, normal deadline MCAT 37Q: 11VR-14PS-12BS AGPA 84.46 AQ 23.99 NAQ 24.79 TFR 48.78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbfc Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Why were you surprised exactly? Your NAQ score was definitely higher than the average NAQ in the stats. We have no how they are normalizing all the scores this year. For all we know a 26.97 is an extreme outlier. Just look at all the NAQ posted so far. Yours is the highest yet, and maybe it will be the highest ever. WE JUST DON'T KNOW! Were you expecting you should get a 40 or 50? No reason to be surprised or get down on yourself based on assumptions. I know everyone loves to jump to the conclusion that somehow the new scoring system is suppose to reward ECs over GPA, but that is all just a bunch of speculations without a shred of evidence (yet). I thought the average NAQ for interviewees was 30.74.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest humhum Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I thought the average NAQ for interviewees was 30.74.. You are right. The average applicant is 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr2014 Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Why were you surprised exactly? Your NAQ score was definitely higher than the average NAQ in the stats. We have no how they are normalizing all the scores this year. For all we know a 26.97 is an extreme outlier. Just look at all the NAQ posted so far. Yours is the highest yet, and maybe it will be the highest ever. WE JUST DON'T KNOW! Were you expecting you should get a 40 or 50? No reason to be surprised or get down on yourself based on assumptions. I know everyone loves to jump to the conclusion that somehow the new scoring system is suppose to reward ECs over GPA, but that is all just a bunch of speculations without a shred of evidence (yet). I wasn't expecting 40 or 50, but I thought that I would get around 30-34, given that avg OOP interviewed NAQ was 32.41. I haven't seen other people's scores yet, so I suppose I wasn't entirely informed. I do, however, know quite a few UBC med graduates, and a lot of OOPs who have interviewed at UBC in the past, so I based my predictions on NAQ scores based on what I know of their ECs. Comparing is bad, I know, but it's all I had to work with. I apologize if my reaction insulted anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYajt Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 You are right. The average applicant is 25. The poster's EC's were outstanding. I'm surprised too that his/her score was only 26 as opposed to the average of invited candidates with an average of 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradientDescent Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Why were you surprised exactly? Your NAQ score was definitely higher than the average NAQ in the stats. We have no how they are normalizing all the scores this year. For all we know a 26.97 is an extreme outlier. Just look at all the NAQ posted so far. Yours is the highest yet, and maybe it will be the highest ever. WE JUST DON'T KNOW! Were you expecting you should get a 40 or 50? No reason to be surprised or get down on yourself based on assumptions. I know everyone loves to jump to the conclusion that somehow the new scoring system is suppose to reward ECs over GPA, but that is all just a bunch of speculations without a shred of evidence (yet). According to this the average NAQ for applicants invited to interview was 30.74. The average NAQ of all applicants was 25.05. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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