aquablue Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Do you guys know if you have to complete an on-site elective to be considered for an interview and to subsequently match? I know on CaRMS, it says no but rumors have it that both McGill and Toronto favour those who complete an elective at their sites. If you do an elective at another department at McGill and Toronto other than peds, does that still count as doing an on-site elective? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normand Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 The politically correct answer is no. But considering the large number of applicants who are doing onsite electives, I think the programs already have way more than enough stellar applicants to pick from. If Toronto or McGill is even close to your top 3 choices, you should definitely do an onsite elective to be even remotely competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Always try to do an elective at a site you really want. It doesn't hurt - all though you are right many schools take steps to make sure they are not missing good candidates who couldn't do electives there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDaisy Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Hello aquablue, I knew a person at my school who matched into Pediatrics at University of Toronto this year and she did an onsite elective of 3 weeks during the summer.. Nevertheless, she was a very strong candidate and she had an impeccable application....It may also be explained by her amazing application If you could manage to do an onsite elective at UofT or McGill, then don't hesitate and grab the chance Do you guys know if you have to complete an on-site elective to be considered for an interview and to subsequently match? I know on CaRMS, it says no but rumors have it that both McGill and Toronto favour those who complete an elective at their sites. If you do an elective at another department at McGill and Toronto other than peds, does that still count as doing an on-site elective? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epicfail Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 It's really hard to rationalize your interest in a school if you never even bothered to do an elective there, no? This is true for all schools, and for coveted schools like UofT, it is even more so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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