Latebloomer Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum because I only discovered it a few weeks ago. Thought I would post since I have a question that I don't see addressed in previous posts. Are there different rejection letters that go out? The reason I ask is because I noticed that some mentioned that their letters indicated that, while they met the GPA cut-off, their CV evaluation is what prevented them from getting an interview. My rejection letter (in French) indicates that my file was first evaluated against others in my stream, and then they evaluated my CV. Then they go on to say that my file didn't meet the first criteria. Does this mean I don't meet the GPA cut-off? Or do you think they are saying that I don't meet the combination of the GPA cut-off and the CV review? I actually do meet the GPA cut-off but wondering if they got it wrong since my OMSAS verification report noted that I was part-time during my last year, when in fact I was full-time. I called OMSAS about this but they said that OttawaU would do there own calculations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iyin0991 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Dude or dudette! uOttawa sends the same generic response to everyone. Somewhere in the letter, it states that uOttawa's most important criterion is academics aka GPA. Basically they are saying compared to others your GPA is not high enough and your EC's couldnt help you. Sorry it sounds harsh. I got a rejection as well:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duoduoa Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Dude or dudette! uOttawa sends the same generic response to everyone. Somewhere in the letter, it states that uOttawa's most important criterion is academics aka GPA. Basically they are saying compared to others your GPA is not high enough and your EC's couldnt help you. Sorry it sounds harsh. I got a rejection as well:( not true. my rejection said passed academic evaluation but failed at autobiography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iyin0991 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I "passed" the academic evaluation as well but my EC's couldnt help me either. Maybe this is your first time applying but uottawa is all about the GPA. If you GPA is not around 3.93 or higher then thats why you got that email most likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latebloomer Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 It's my third time applying and I've been invited to interview the two previous times. Since my last time applying I took some time off to improve my CV with work experience as an occupational therapist, a master's degree, I've done research, published articles and reports, presented findings at conferences, volunteered with United Way and schools, and I've kept up with others things like running several road races including a half marathon. But for some reason my OMSAS report was recalculated this time. I called to ask about it and they said it was because I have pass/fail placements, which they removed from their calculations this time, making me seem as though I was studying part-time. They said that OttawaU would do their own calculations though. Is this true? The cutoff for the French stream is 3.6. My GPA is 3.71 (from previous OMSAS calculations). So I'm wondering, based on my rejection letter whether I was declined because of my miscalculated GPA, or my CV. What do people think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UottawaMedHopeful Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 No all the rejection letters are not the same And there are ppl who got interview invites with 3.89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uoftpremed Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Uhh I don't see anyone who got an invite with 3.89 and undergrad only... Where did you get this information from? No all the rejection letters are not the sameAnd there are ppl who got interview invites with 3.89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAMBAM Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 I personally know someone who did. Didn't have out of this world EC's either. I guess she just sold them real well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UottawaMedHopeful Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Uhh I don't see anyone who got an invite with 3.89 and undergrad only... Where did you get this information from? Pg 3 of the interview invites 2014 thread Username "houseofcards" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UottawaMedHopeful Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Uhh I don't see anyone who got an invite with 3.89 and undergrad only... Where did you get this information from? Also post grad doesn't mean anything for ottawa u since they only look at the most recent 3 yrs from undergrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Also post grad doesn't mean anything for ottawa u since they only look at the most recent 3 yrs from undergrad well it counts as an EC I would hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UottawaMedHopeful Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 well it counts as an EC I would hope yes lol especially if it is thesis based it helps with research but I just meant that the marks from any post-grad program doesn't count in wGPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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