amichel Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 This was asked at my interview. No matter when the offers are sent the response deadline is May 31st for both Calgary and Alberta. The big problem with this was last year when U of C sent out their offers a week early, a LOT of people started calling the already busy U of A office asking if offers would come out early there too. It slowed down the office enough that they were 'upset.' It also depends on when the government finally allocates the number of seats and funding to the program. They can't send out offers without having a confirmed number of seats. We just have to be patient. I can understand that, but people who are doing that are stupid, honestly. That's not U of Cs fault. Maybe they could put a "this is just us, don't call anyone else" in their email? Also, didn't someone say U of A has already confirmed their number of seats? Why hasn't U of C then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TableChairStool Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 This was covered on the blog a few post back. Someone laid out why early offers would be great for some and (mostly) inconsequential for everyone else. Dr. Walker acknowledged but didn't really address the post. I am sure it is just a bureaucratic sort of thing, but it also sounds like it is on their radar. May 13th at the latest, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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00Jay Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Thanks for the update. Dates can always change but more likely than not we will have to wait a whole month On another note I'm getting worried because as far as I know none if my verifiers have been contacted ...unless they just never told me. Have other people had their verifiers contacted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amichel Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I'm still hoping for a little earlier since they tweeted that they wouldn't have interview invites out for a week, then sent them the next day, haha. Probably not though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasktime Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Thanks for the update. Dates can always change but more likely than not we will have to wait a whole month On another note I'm getting worried because as far as I know none if my verifiers have been contacted ...unless they just never told me. Have other people had their verifiers contacted? Yeah one of mine was contacted (they emailed me the thread its just pretty much to confirm that the dates and position you put in the application are real). But as many have stated, verifier checks are random, and if you look back in the threads from previous years, some people who had verifier checks didn't get an offer. Don't sweat it! Your golden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedHopeful77 Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I also haven't had any if my verifiers contacted as far as I know. Is this something I should be worried about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Jay Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Like Sasktime said "we're golden". Haha I love it thanks for the encouraging words There is still a month left until decisions are made so I would think they are still in the process of contacting verifiers and hopefully they get to us at some point. I could see people who have had verifiers contacted not getting offers, but I would not expect someone to get an offer if a verifier wasn't contacted. so if mine aren't contacted by the second week of May I won't feel too good. But like I said lots of time left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperalgesia Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Like Sasktime said "we're golden". Haha I love it thanks for the encouraging words There is still a month left until decisions are made so I would think they are still in the process of contacting verifiers and hopefully they get to us at some point. I could see people who have had verifiers contacted not getting offers, but I would not expect someone to get an offer if a verifier wasn't contacted. so if mine aren't contacted by the second week of May I won't feel too good. But like I said lots of time left! None of my verifiers were contacted last year, but I still got an offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Jay Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 That or they forgot to tell you Either way thanks for letting us know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperalgesia Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 That or they forgot to tell you Either way thanks for letting us know! Fair enough! I asked them all to let me know if they heard anything, but you are right, someone could have forgotten haha. Either way, I believe Dr. Walker has said a few times that it's completely random who they verify. I found one quote from my cycle: Overall, we check about a third of the verifiers. In many cases we don’t check any. Its really just part of our due diligence to keep everyone honest, since people know that if they misrepresent themselves and get caught, they are likely done as a medical school applicant in Calgary. So if that still holds true, there could definitely be people who get in who don't have any verifiers contacted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shematoma Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 What stops someone from fabricating email accounts and verifiers, or for that matter, from creating fake phone numbers through prepaid phone accounts? If someone wants in badly enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperalgesia Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 What stops someone from fabricating email accounts and verifiers, or for that matter, from creating fake phone numbers through prepaid phone accounts? If someone wants in badly enough... As Dr. Walker said, the chance that they could get caught should deter most people. They know UofC check things, and they know they have a chance to be checked, so why make stuff up, just in case? I don't think there's any feasible way they could check every verifier for every activity on all of the interviewees applications, so this is how they try to keep people honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Jay Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 What stops someone from fabricating email accounts and verifiers, or for that matter, from creating fake phone numbers through prepaid phone accounts? If someone wants in badly enough... The fact that you would even consider that worries me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anj88 Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 it's great that the Twitter gave us a good target date. Possibly easier to relax and turn off the anxiety until May? Possibly of course is the key word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Jay Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Anyone hear about the mass murder at u of C? Extremely tragic. And if calgary was hoping to get people to go there over alberta they cannot be happy about this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperalgesia Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Anyone hear about the mass murder at u of C? Extremely tragic. And if calgary was hoping to get people to go there over alberta they cannot be happy about this! Seriously? You think UofC is worried about people picking UofA over them because of this at the moment? Wow. Pretty sure the university is more concerned with helping people get through this than some perceived competition with UofA for medical students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojjanhorse Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Just read the news myself. They were celebrating the end of a school year and unfortunate few lost their lives, it's very sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howdyho124 Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 I have friends who were very close to the victims. It is so tragic... Putting myself in their shoes... I will be celebrating the end of my undergrad in about 2 weeks myself and having your life cut short (or watching your friends being murdered in front of your eyes) at such a joyful celebration... words can't begin to describe what that must be like... :( On an unrelated note, Hope everyone's exams are going well! I have 2 left before I start checking my emails like a lunatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeynut Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Can i just say something here, how did the accused manage to stab five people to death without atleast one getting away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No1Dr.Ozfan Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 because seeing someone whip out a knife and start killing people is a pretty jarring experience that people generally don't know how to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojjanhorse Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Since it was a party, a sizeable group of people trying to flee would cause a backlog and everyone would be close to exits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No1Dr.Ozfan Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Since it was a party, a sizeable group of people trying to flee would cause a backlog and everyone would be close to exits. There was less than 20 people there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renoir Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 There was less than 20 people there. With mental health issues can sometimes come very special amounts of strength. Also possible that others tried to intervene and got hurt as well. Also, it was 1-2AM, so I have heard it implied that maybe some people were sleeping or otherwise subdued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anj88 Posted April 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 I think there are lots of other forums and news sources to get more information about this tragic event in Calgary. With all due respect to those impacted and affected in every way, I would encourage to return to the nervous-anxious waitlist thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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