skynet Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Still waiting here too! There must be a lot of us. Likely about 2000 rejections and ~160 invites left, judging by the numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le_chiffre Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 I know some of you will say, "you can't prepare for interviews", but they might just be waiting to send invites closer to the late-march dates to prevent giving some individuals an unfair advantage in terms of preparation-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field87ven Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Still waiting here too! No rejection yet is a good thing -- I wonder if they've reviewed our applications yet. Theres still hope everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Waiting too... I can't get ANYTHING done these days. Work's just piling up... I'm waiting too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decentcigars Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 still in no mans land over here. When I saw the slew of rejections ("regrets"...give me a break haha) I was like oh shii oh shiii...but the storm has apparently passed for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
une17 Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 I know some of you will say, "you can't prepare for interviews", but they might just be waiting to send invites closer to the late-march dates to prevent giving some individuals an unfair advantage in terms of preparation-time. ^ Sounds reasonable. Still waiting here too. Good luck in these next 4 weeks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGlamar Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Did any OOP receive regrets at all or has it all been IP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankDeCambs Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Still waiting here too! There must be a lot of us. Likely about 2000 rejections and ~160 invites left, judging by the numbers? Where did you get that 2000 number from -- sources or are you speculating ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynet Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Where did you get that 2000 number from -- sources or are you speculating ?? It's complete speculation! There were 3153 applications last year, so I guessed around 3200 this year. We're guessing about 400 interviews are already sent out. Out of 400 interviews, about 50 people have posted it in the forum. (1/8 or 0.125 of people). 9 people have posted rejections, so you'd probably estimate about 70-80 people received rejections. BUT, taking into account the vast number of people who don't like posting they were rejected, plus the fact that the people on this forum tend to do better than average, I'd say at least a couple hundred rejections have gone out (but I'm guessing). Soooooo in the end I just settled on about 2000. Might be a bit more. I HAVE TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLily Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Still waiting too. I know some of you will say, "you can't prepare for interviews", but they might just be waiting to send invites closer to the late-march dates to prevent giving some individuals an unfair advantage in terms of preparation-time. I hadn't thought of that, good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpme123 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 It's complete speculation! There were 3153 applications last year, so I guessed around 3200 this year. We're guessing about 400 interviews are already sent out. Out of 400 interviews, about 50 people have posted it in the forum. (1/8 or 0.125 of people). 9 people have posted rejections, so you'd probably estimate about 70-80 people received rejections. BUT, taking into account the vast number of people who don't like posting they were rejected, plus the fact that the people on this forum tend to do better than average, I'd say at least a couple hundred rejections have gone out (but I'm guessing). Soooooo in the end I just settled on about 2000. Might be a bit more. I HAVE TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS. 3500 people applied this year. It says in the rejection email. Insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted February 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 I know some of you will say, "you can't prepare for interviews", but they might just be waiting to send invites closer to the late-march dates to prevent giving some individuals an unfair advantage in terms of preparation-time. I think this is routine- if I remember right, in the past they tried to give equal warning to everyone (more or less) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 It's complete speculation! There were 3153 applications last year, so I guessed around 3200 this year. We're guessing about 400 interviews are already sent out. Out of 400 interviews, about 50 people have posted it in the forum. (1/8 or 0.125 of people). 9 people have posted rejections, so you'd probably estimate about 70-80 people received rejections. BUT, taking into account the vast number of people who don't like posting they were rejected, plus the fact that the people on this forum tend to do better than average, I'd say at least a couple hundred rejections have gone out (but I'm guessing). Soooooo in the end I just settled on about 2000. Might be a bit more. I HAVE TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS. 3500 people applied this year. It says in the rejection email. Insane. What about the 4100+ at Ottawa or the 5000+ at Mac! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankDeCambs Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 It's complete speculation! There were 3153 applications last year, so I guessed around 3200 this year. We're guessing about 400 interviews are already sent out. Out of 400 interviews, about 50 people have posted it in the forum. (1/8 or 0.125 of people). 9 people have posted rejections, so you'd probably estimate about 70-80 people received rejections. BUT, taking into account the vast number of people who don't like posting they were rejected, plus the fact that the people on this forum tend to do better than average, I'd say at least a couple hundred rejections have gone out (but I'm guessing). Soooooo in the end I just settled on about 2000. Might be a bit more. I HAVE TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS. Lol oh man - from a couple hundred to 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 This is merely speculation but I would imagine that more than 200 regrets have been sent out. I personally know of 6 or 7 that have gotten rejections, have heard of friends of friends who have gotten rejected. I would imagine closer to 1000 have been sent out. This is merely based on my own experiences not any knowledge haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynet Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Lol oh man - from a couple hundred to 2000 I mean, I guessed a couple hundred have gone out and 2000 are left? And really, 1000! Hmmm it's crazy so few people have posted. I hope you're right though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 I mean, I guessed a couple hundred have gone out and 2000 are left? And really, 1000! Hmmm it's crazy so few people have posted. I hope you're right though. Like I said it's just a guess. There's not really a point to not start rejection people at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starsky Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 I think it's a pretty good estimation that hockeynut made. If you look at any school's invites/regrets thread, you will always see way more invites than regrets. All speculation but they seem pretty reasonable to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Tyrannus Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 3500 people met the 9/9/9 MCAT and 3.6 minimum GPA cutoff? is such a thing even possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Brule Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 3500 people met the 9/9/9 MCAT and 3.6 minimum GPA cutoff? is such a thing even possible? It sure is with grade inflation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amichel Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 It sure is with grade inflation. The MCAT has nothing to do with grade inflation, and a 27 is 57-63 percentile. So plenty of people make that cut off. Second, "grade inflation" depends on someone deciding on an arbitrary point where average "should" be, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense. A 3.6 (at my school) is between an A- and a B+ (but much closer to the A- side), so let's say 79%. Since the average grade in most courses is around a 67-70%, and most people applying to med school are above average, 3.6 is not at all unattainable. So, all in all, yes, there are at least 3000 people who meet those cut offs. Probably more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 But you should also consider the number of people who applied and did not meet those cutoffs. I'm sure many people with an 8 in one section applied, and I know of someone with a 3.4 who applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagull Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Also remember us graduate applicants, we have a 3.0 cutoff Which... of course isn't enough to get in, but just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojetsgo Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Did any OOP receive regrets at all or has it all been IP? Why would it matter if Toronto doesn't distinguish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Brule Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 The MCAT has nothing to do with grade inflation, and a 27 is 57-63 percentile. So plenty of people make that cut off. Second, "grade inflation" depends on someone deciding on an arbitrary point where average "should" be, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense. A 3.6 (at my school) is between an A- and a B+ (but much closer to the A- side), so let's say 79%. Since the average grade in most courses is around a 67-70%, and most people applying to med school are above average, 3.6 is not at all unattainable. So, all in all, yes, there are at least 3000 people who meet those cut offs. Probably more. Clearly (at least I thought so), I was referring to the GPA. Your interpretation of "grade inflation" seems flawed. This is a real phenomenon, particularly in Ontario, and it's seen a good deal in notorious pre-medical type programs, where profs are feeling an increasing pressure to give out higher grades. This pressure comes largely from students who aim for particular, non arbitrary, grades. I am exposed to the inner workings of academia on a daily basis, and the stuff I hear about in this regard is pretty sad. Anyway, I'm not going to write a wall of text (though this is something that I am very much bothered by); you can find a number of articles about this with very little digging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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