tomweaver Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 To whoever posted Alberta to the list, which program were you invited to interview for?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwhyte3 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 For family medicine (urban) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomweaver Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Thanks! I applied at U of A but only to rural programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathvvv Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 are you a U of A/ U of C student/Alberta resident? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomweaver Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 A friend of mine at Manitoba got an interview for U of A urban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwhyte3 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 No, I am a US medical graduate, I believe they sent out all of their invites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Urban. UBC grad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiordie Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Does anyone know if this was a mass invite, or are there a limited number of invites that go out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceWine Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Does anyone know if this was a mass invite, or are there a limited number of invites that go out? didn't know U of A family med is that popular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilcountry Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Can anyone from UofA or UofC confirm if they have received an invite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drake19 Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Can anyone from UofA or UofC confirm if they have received an invite? Hey sorry I can't but I know Ontario and US-MG have received invites.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenarbitor Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 UofC here. Have not receive invite from Alberta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC5 Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 didn't know U of A family med is that popular It's going to be really competitive this year since it seems like something like 60% of the Class of 2015 at U of A want family med. The school does a ridiculously good job selling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwhyte3 Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Its still one of the least competitive programs in the country, certainly no where near as competitive as U of T, McGill, UBC, Mac etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathvvv Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 interesting, I applied to U of T and alberta and got straight up invite from U of T but waitlisted for alberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceWine Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 interesting, I applied to U of T and alberta and got straight up invite from U of T but waitlisted for alberta how do you know if you are waitlisted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathvvv Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I emailed them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drake19 Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 interesting, I applied to U of T and alberta and got straight up invite from U of T but waitlisted for alberta My understanding is U of T sends a mass e-mail for invitations and they screen primarily after people accept interviews since so many people apply initially....I believe they also rank you before you even interview....so I think it is actually easier to get an interview at U of T U of A probably screens more closely before they send out an invitation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentulamegaly Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 My understanding is U of T sends a mass e-mail for invitations and they screen primarily after people accept interviews since so many people apply initially....I believe they also rank you before you even interview....so I think it is actually easier to get an interview at U of T U of A probably screens more closely before they send out an invitation I have an interview at U of A urban but was rejected from Toronto and I bleed family med on my application. Not sure about the lack of initial screening as you mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathvvv Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I have an interview at U of A urban but was rejected from Toronto and I bleed family med on my application. Not sure about the lack of initial screening as you mention. Did you get a regret email from U of T? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drake19 Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I have an interview at U of A urban but was rejected from Toronto and I bleed family med on my application. Not sure about the lack of initial screening as you mention. Yeah well every application is unique....maybe you were an IMG, maybe you never did an elective at U of T, maybe you are a U of A student so it was easier to get an invite from U of A, red flags,....i don't know... the mystery continues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentulamegaly Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Yeah well every application is unique....maybe you were an IMG, maybe you never did an elective at U of T, maybe you are a U of A student so it was easier to get an invite from U of A, red flags,....i don't know... the mystery continues CMG, U of C Student. MSRP was strong. Red flags... I doubt it unless I seriously misjudged one of my referees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathvvv Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I think everyone is right. Every application is unique. I think what did me in was Im USMG and a Non-Alberta resident (Im from Toronto). Im an average student so I think the U of T invite was due to my strong U of T focus (lots of electives there, research, good letters). I did a psych elective at Ualberta but didnt get love from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwhyte3 Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Its all about the personal letter, people grossly under estimate the importance of this. Its really your only chance to stand out and its important to make a case for each program. If you failed to do this then you just kind of fall into the crowd. Everyone has good marks, good letters, good MSRP, its all about the PL and how much time you put into the CV on the carms application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentulamegaly Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Its all about the personal letter, people grossly under estimate the importance of this. Its really your only chance to stand out and its important to make a case for each program. If you failed to do this then you just kind of fall into the crowd. Everyone has good marks, good letters, good MSRP, its all about the PL and how much time you put into the CV on the carms application. Perhaps but at the same time, I have heard from previous assessors that the personal letters all start looking the same pretty quickly, especially when there are specific questions to be be addressed in the letter with a maximum word limit. I do agree that the CV is critical. By the way, is the critical thinking portion of the interview something new to the U of A? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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