Lailey Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 U of T has this info posted on their admissions website " Minimum scores of 9 in each of the three sections are required of all applicants. Marks below these minimums will jeopardise the success of the application. The writing sample score will not be used in this cycle. We use the MCAT as a flag only, and as such marks higher than the minimums do not improve the chances of the application. " Hopefully this is helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lailey Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Here's the link http://www.md.utoronto.ca/admissions/information/requirements/Academic/MCAT.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Lailey is correct about it being a flag only, unless they changed something this cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lailey Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I truly hope they haven't ! My gpa is strong but my MCAT scores aren't as competitive as those who have received interview invites so far .... Fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I highly doubt they have, they wouldn't all of a sudden realize how "good" of an indicator the MCAT was and start using it without an update to their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Lailey is correct about it being a flag only, unless they changed something this cycle. Nothing has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lailey Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanAlmighty Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Well that is encouraging! you guys are an amazing wealth of knowledge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudNine Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Thanks everyone for the responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Brule Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm confused as to why everyone is trying to decipher some complex algorithm that plainly doesn't exist. I think the best indicator of what to expect in terms of a successful pool would be to look at the group from last year. There were a whole range of stats posted last year: everything from a 3.3 GPA grad applicant to the 4.0 undergrad applicants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Hey Leon, since your working at the interview weekends, any idea how many applicants there are per interview day? (ie: how many are interviewed in a day) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainmp Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Seems like everyone who've got invitation so far have >3.9 GPA....so i guess GPA plays a huge part in getting an interview offer. seeing my own GPA, i think i will have to wait for awhile before I hear anything (whether good or bad).... on the plus side, this does keep me from checking my e-mails 50 times a day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangebubbles Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Just perusing the boards and noticed the lack (nonexistence) of invites for Feb 2nd. Do you think UofT has eliminated the date? Maybe not enough applications were evaluated to extend the required number of invitations within the short time frame, hence sending out March 1st invites instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robclem21 Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm confused as to why everyone is trying to decipher some complex algorithm that plainly doesn't exist. I think the best indicator of what to expect in terms of a successful pool would be to look at the group from last year. There were a whole range of stats posted last year: everything from a 3.3 GPA grad applicant to the 4.0 undergrad applicants. I second this! Everyone needs to take a deep breathe (myself included) and just be patient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluthfamily Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 For interview day, is one piece of government-issued ID all that we have to bring? One of my friends who had an interview last year said they had to bring photos of themselves to give to the interviewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Hey Leon, since your working at the interview weekends, any idea how many applicants there are per interview day? (ie: how many are interviewed in a day) I actually have no idea- I won't be getting the list of names until the morning of the interview so I can't comment on this atm. In fact, I may not even be able to comment on it after I do get the list- I'll ask Leslie at the time and let you guys know. I don't see any reason that this info would be asked to be kept confidential. Just perusing the boards and noticed the lack (nonexistence) of invites for Feb 2nd. Do you think UofT has eliminated the date? Maybe not enough applications were evaluated to extend the required number of invitations within the short time frame, hence sending out March 1st invites instead? No, there will be interviews on Feb 2 unless explicitly stated so by Admissions. There are lots of deadlines involved here and there is no need to worry that Admissions is working slower than usual- they know how many applications to review in a given time period to keep the interviews on schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 It should say in your invite, but from someone I know who is interviewing this weekend you only need ID this year no picture. And thank you Leon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dream Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm confused as to why everyone is trying to decipher some complex algorithm that plainly doesn't exist. I think the best indicator of what to expect in terms of a successful pool would be to look at the group from last year. There were a whole range of stats posted last year: everything from a 3.3 GPA grad applicant to the 4.0 undergrad applicants. This gives me some hope as my wGPA is about 3.71. But so far, there is no post that has GPA lower than 3.89. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLily Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm confused as to why everyone is trying to decipher some complex algorithm that plainly doesn't exist. How else are we going to pass time waiting for our invites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLily Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 This gives me some hope as my wGPA is about 3.71. But so far, there is no post that has GPA lower than 3.89. I know what you mean, my GPA isn't as competitive as the ones being posted on the invites thread, but I'm still hopeful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Currently, 22 people have posted stats for this cycle # of interviews in 2013: 587 Assuming roughly same # of interviews, 3.75% of this cycle's interviewees have posted stats. Take from that what you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLily Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Exactly! So I'm staying positive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 How else are we going to pass time waiting for our invites? I don't know about you but I'm currently sitting here writing potential algorithms for how they go through applications right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchEnemy Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Seems to me that the stats of those invited has increased drastically from last year. Maybe they have decided to weigh MCAT and GPA more heavily this year although it also seems like those posting invites also have stellar ECs. Another possibility is that those with high GPA/MCAT who received an invite are more confident of their stats to post. No point trying to draw any types of conclusion, unless that's what keeps you distracted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estatia7 Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Exactly! So I'm staying positive Love the attitude! Hopefully we'll all hear something from them soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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