med-dream Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Still no news...please UT! No rejection yet? Either one, please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpme123 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 No rejection yet. 2.5 more interview days left to get a spot for.... Ahh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdot2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Copied this post below from UofT Med's facebook page and died laughing lol Amanda Smith, I hope you used a fake name. University of Toronto MD Program - Admissions & Student Finance January 29 It was great to meet everyone who interviewed last Saturday, our first interview day. Interviews for February 1st & 2nd are all confirmed. We will be working on invitations for March very soon! Watch this space! Like · Comment Stephanie Chan, Terri Emz, Katie Mattina and 5 others like this. View 1 more comment Amanda Smith Are rejections being sent out after interview invitations? Haven't heard of any rejections yet. 15 hours ago Amanda Smith Uggg how annoying making people wait! just send out the damn rejections already! People need to move on with their lives!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esther0123 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Copied this post below from UofT Med's facebook page and died laughing lol Amanda Smith, I hope you used a fake name. University of Toronto MD Program - Admissions & Student Finance January 29 It was great to meet everyone who interviewed last Saturday, our first interview day. Interviews for February 1st & 2nd are all confirmed. We will be working on invitations for March very soon! Watch this space! Like · Comment Stephanie Chan, Terri Emz, Katie Mattina and 5 others like this. View 1 more comment Amanda Smith Are rejections being sent out after interview invitations? Haven't heard of any rejections yet. 15 hours ago Amanda Smith Uggg how annoying making people wait! just send out the damn rejections already! People need to move on with their lives!!! LOLOL She took one for all of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaRaven Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 bahaha so amazing. Pretty much sums up how we're all feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dream Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Regarding the essay that is required by U/T for application, I really doubt that is necessary & a good tool to measure the applicants. As you can see, someone had the essay commented by other people, that means it doesn't really reflect what he/her thinks & the real writing skill. UBC got rid of it for application several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygella Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Regarding the essay that is required by U/T for application, I really doubt that is necessary & a good tool to measure the applicants. As you can see, someone had the essay commented by other people, that means it doesn't really reflect what he/her thinks & the real writing skill. UBC got rid of it for application several years ago. Almost everyone gets their essays edited by others. But worse than that I know a few people who had their essays written for them by professionals. This is why I think the essays are a waste of time for both applicants and the adcom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT1 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Almost everyone gets their essays edited by others. But worse than that I know a few people who had their essays written for them by professionals. This is why I think the essays are a waste of time for both applicants and the adcom. I would actually happen to disagree. Although essays by nature are subjective, and a better written essay leaves a stronger impression..... alot of times the essays are intended to tell things about an individual that a standard ABS won't, like how they overcame adversity, a deeper explanation of their passions and lessons learned from their activities, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katakari Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Almost everyone gets their essays edited by others. But worse than that I know a few people who had their essays written for them by professionals. This is why I think the essays are a waste of time for both applicants and the adcom. People will always cheat the system. Does that mean that the measure itself is ineffective? I see these essays as working two ways -- assessing whether you fit UofT's values, and whether your values fit UofT. Of course you can cheat the system and write something insincere, but you are doing a disservice to yourself when there are other more fitting med schools out there for you. In terms of people paying others to write an application, I would be pretty embarrassed if I were someone who outsources a professional writer for something as simple as an application asking you about your values in a few short essays. Additionally, who is to say that a professional is going to write something that UofT will like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygella Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I understand what the essays are intended for and how they assess the applicant. The essays would be a fantastic tool if everyone played fair. However, if people fake their experiences and don't write honestly then the essays stop being a useful tool of assessment. I think this is the reason why other schools such as UWO and UBC stopped requiring the essays as part of the application, too many people were BSing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 People will always cheat the system. Does that mean that the measure itself is ineffective? I see these essays as working two ways -- assessing whether you fit UofT's values, and whether your values fit UofT. Of course you can cheat the system and write something insincere, but you are doing a disservice to yourself when there are other more fitting med schools out there for you. In terms of people paying others to write an application, I would be pretty embarrassed if I were someone who outsources a professional writer for something as simple as an application asking you about your values in a few short essays. Additionally, who is to say that a professional is going to write something that UofT will like? well in this competitive system often the most fitting medical school for you is simply whatever one accepts you - people often don't have the luxury about worrying about fit etc. Of course people will always attempt to cheat any system but that doesn't mean there should be a component that is significantly easier to cheat with. That would be a structure weakness to the system. I remember Queens on my interview actually had us write an essay on the spot for evaluation. Not useful for prescreening but perhaps is for actually post interview etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I feel like I'm the only one that's still waiting:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynet Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I feel like I'm the only one that's still waiting:( Definitely not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I just hope we're not the damned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 We don't know how much weight the essays get so they may or may not play a huge role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Brule Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Congratulations to all recent invitees! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynet Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I just hope we're not the damned Either way feels like the damned since our applications got placed at the bottom of the pile, haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLily Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I just hope we're not the damned best for last. Best For Last. BEST FOR LAST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dream Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Does it mean there are 2 interview days left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laika Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 There are still outstanding applicants who haven't received invites yet. Hang in there guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field87ven Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I feel like I'm the only one that's still waiting:( Haha I feel the same way. I have worked so hard on my EC's and GPA these past 5 years, I really hope I can make the interviews... Here's hoping we all get invites! All we can do is pray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellybean321 Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Are they going through applications alphabetically or in order of your application being submitted? Can I ask what recent invitees/rejections last name starts with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GABA Tonic Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I feel like I'm the only one that's still waiting:( I feel the same, I have never checked my email and spam mail so much in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EA83 Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Hang in there, you never know when they may get back to you. I gave up checking my e-mail, and found the letter much later. There's still hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLily Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Hang in there, you never know when they may get back to you. I gave up checking my e-mail, and found the letter much later. There's still hope! That must have been the best (expecting nothing, seeing an invite!). I try to not get too obsessive about my email, but I get it on my phone (bad decision in hindsight...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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