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         Is it generally thought that the cGPA and wGPA cut offs are different? I looked at their website and it seemed unclear. As someone whose last 2 years GPA is lower than their cGPA I'm really hoping since all courses are included the cut-off won't be as harsh, but I'm not sure if there is any evidence to this effect. 

 

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If anything, the 2ygpa cutoff would be higher than the cgpa cutoff. It wouldn't really make much sense, at least in my mind, to have both cutoffs be the same.

 

It could still make sense to have both cutoffs be the same because they are not using best two years, they are using last two years.

 

So essentially, an applicant has two possible ways of making the cutoff: cGPA and last two years.

 

Let's say the GPA cutoff is 3.8

 

if applicant 1 has the following grades: 4.0 first year, 4.0 second year, 3.7 third year, 3.7 fourth year. He would make the cGPA cutoff but not the last two years cutoff.

 

If applicant 2 has the following grades: 2.0 first year, 2.0 second year, 3.8 third year, 3.8 4th year. He would not make the cGPA cutoff but would make the last two year cutoff.

 

Again if they were taking best two years, then I think they would need a higher cutoff for the best two years. As it is, I think the cutoff for cGPA and last two years can be the same.

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The cutoff for the GPA is the same no matter which GPA they use to calculate this. For example, if the GPA cutoff they are looking for is 3.8 they will first rank all aplicants by their cGPA. Anyone above this cutoff moves on to the MCAT cutoff. Those tht didn't are then re-ranked based on their last 2 years GPA. If this new GPA passes the cutoff, then they are allowed to also move on to the MCAT cutoff. It's the policy I think Queens uses to be forgiving of a bad first year. Especially since the GPA and MCAT scores don't really matter once you get to the extracurriculars stage.

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Based off their blog post introducing the class of 2018, the cGPA of the class was listed as 3.7something (can't remember off the top of my head). So yes, you could very easily slide past the cut off :)

Keep in mind that 30 people in the class had masters, and they are known to be more forgiving of gpa for graduate studenta.

 

Furthermore, this is the cGPA of the class, but I am sure if you looked at the GPA that was used for the admissions (so using last 2 years for the people who did not make the cGPA cutoff), it would be closer to 3.8 or even a bit higher.

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What if both my cGPA and wGPA meet the cut off? Would they consider the higher one?

 

If your cGPA passes the cutoff then they don't even bother to look at your wGPA. GPA and MCAT are used by screens only has a cutoff selection to view your ABS. After that it is no longer considered I actually end up quoted this statement from their website so often we should just make it a sticky.

 

  • Applicants are assessed in sequential steps.  The first steps are based on academic requirements - the GPA and MCAT scores.  Applicants who successfully make these cuts are invited for an interview and their academic marks are no longer considered in the admission process.  Those applicants are then assessed based on personal experiences and personal characteristics through an interview.

Hey guys - I have question relating to this topic

 

Does anyone know if you have to meet the GPA cutoff in both years used in the 2YGPA calculation? Like for example, if I had a 3.7 in 3rd year and a 3.9 in 4th year, would that still be acceptable to reach the (hypothesized) cutoff of 3.8? 

 

For Queens, you only have to meet that year's cutoff as an average of your last two year. For examples, my last two years were 3.73 and 3.95 and that was fine. You only have to meet both years when you apply to Western.

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If your cGPA passes the cutoff then they don't even bother to look at your wGPA. GPA and MCAT are used by screens only has a cutoff selection to view your ABS. After that it is no longer considered I actually end up quoted this statement from their website so often we should just make it a sticky.

 

  • Applicants are assessed in sequential steps.  The first steps are based on academic requirements - the GPA and MCAT scores.  Applicants who successfully make these cuts are invited for an interview and their academic marks are no longer considered in the admission process.  Those applicants are then assessed based on personal experiences and personal characteristics through an interview.

 

For Queens, you only have to meet that year's cutoff as an average of your last two year. For examples, my last two years were 3.73 and 3.95 and that was fine. You only have to meet both years when you apply to Western.

 

exactly :) Queens is more forgiving because it also used additional post cut off evaluations to further reduce the applicant pool. Western doesn't as it just as the cut offs, so it is bit more harder to get past their initial rules.

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exactly :) Queens is more forgiving because it also used additional post cut off evaluations to further reduce the applicant pool. Western doesn't as it just as the cut offs, so it is bit more harder to get past their initial rules.

Ohhh, wow I didn't know it was sequential. So as long as my GPA meets the cut off, I'll just have to make sure my MCAT is stellar to get an interview. I'm guessing they care about VR

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Ohhh, wow I didn't know it was sequential. So as long as my GPA meets the cut off, I'll just have to make sure my MCAT is stellar to get an interview. I'm guessing they care about VR

Well they have a balanced score it seems so far - exact details are of course not for sure. New mcat will create a new hoop to jump through soon going forward :)

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Ohhh, wow I didn't know it was sequential. So as long as my GPA meets the cut off, I'll just have to make sure my MCAT is stellar to get an interview. I'm guessing they care about VR

 

I don't think Queens has updated this in a while. You will need to have stellar EC's to get an interview. I also am not sure if they still use a purely sequential step or if there is some % of the score still calculated based on MCAT and GPA since there site is clearly not reflective of the process.

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