dassy Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Oh I know a good question: Was it easy to find living arrangements with other incoming medical students? I mean, I guess if you make good friends on here/ at the interview and stay in contact, that's a good way? As Savac said, we have a facebook group solely dedicated to people findings roommates. Many people will find a nice 2 or 3 bedroom place and ask if anyone wants to lease with them A lot of us did city-specific meetups all throughout the summer, so some people met roommates through that. Do most people live in student houses? I personally have never liked the concept of sharing the kitchen or washroom with 5 other people. How are the apartments near campus ? Most people don't live in "student houses" in the sense that they aren't in the student ghetto area. A lot of the apartments in Kingston are units in Houses that have been sectioned off to become mini-apartments. Rarely do people rent a whole house together, they're more likely to rent 2-3 bedrooms units (own kitchen/bathroom/etc). Apartment buildings are harder to come by in Kingston just because there aren't many. There are a couple in the downtown core (by Princess) and many by the lakeshore (on Ontario) that are almost all solely owned by Homestead. Rent is ~$1400 (including utilities, which in Kingston can be >$100 in the winter) for a 1 bedroom and ~1600-1700 for a two bedroom. Edit: There are also mini apartment complexes above many of the stores on Princess St. thsc and IMislove 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ims316 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 How many students are going to be accepted this year? Given the 10 high school students-does the number come down to 90? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 As Savac said, we have a facebook group solely dedicated to people findings roommates. Many people will find a nice 2 or 3 bedroom place and ask if anyone wants to lease with them A lot of us did city-specific meetups all throughout the summer, so some people met roommates through that. Most people don't live in "student houses" in the sense that they aren't in the student ghetto area. A lot of the apartments in Kingston are units in Houses that have been sectioned off to become mini-apartments. Rarely do people rent a whole house together, they're more likely to rent 2-3 bedrooms units (own kitchen/bathroom/etc). Apartment buildings are harder to come by in Kingston just because there aren't many. There are a couple in the downtown core (by Princess) and many by the lakeshore (on Ontario) that are almost all solely owned by Homestead. Rent is ~$1400 (including utilities, which in Kingston can be >$100 in the winter) for a 1 bedroom and ~1600-1700 for a two bedroom. Edit: There are also mini apartment complexes above many of the stores on Princess St. That's on the higher end for Kingston rent! You can get a nice one bedroom for ~$900 and a two bedroom for ~$1300 in nice buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thsc Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 That's on the higher end for Kingston rent! You can get a nice one bedroom for ~$900 and a two bedroom for ~$1300 in nice buildings. Are these buildings generally close to campus (<15 mins walk)? Are they also generally easy to find? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Are these buildings generally close to campus (<15 mins walk)? Are they also generally easy to find? Yes. There are buildings on Brock Street, Princess Street (can be noisy sometimes), Bagot Street, and other streets by campus. Most med students live walking distance to campus (10-15 minutes) and a few choose to live North of Princess. The building on Ontario Street are quite nice, but more expensive as it's on the lake. Calling Homestead (they own most of the large apartment buildings), padmapper.com, and the qmed housing facebook group/class of 2019 group (when it's created) are all good options to find a place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thsc Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Yes. There are buildings on Brock Street, Princess Street (can be noisy sometimes), Bagot Street, and other streets by campus. Most med students live walking distance to campus (10-15 minutes) and a few choose to live North of Princess. The building on Ontario Street are quite nice, but more expensive as it's on the lake. Calling Homestead (they own most of the large apartment buildings), padmapper.com, and the qmed housing facebook group/class of 2019 group (when it's created) are all good options to find a place. Thank you!! Also, how accessible are groceries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Thank you!! Also, how accessible are groceries? Very. There's a Metro downtown and a Food Basics by the water. Using the med building as a reference point, Metro is a 10 minute and Food Basics is a 15-17 minute walk (but the times would be different depending on where you live). If you have a car, there's Loblaws and No Frills a 5-10 minute drive away or you can take a bus to Loblaws. There's also Costco and WalMart for shopping purposes, but they're further out and you'd want a drive there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgb Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I was wondering about tuition for Queen's! I found this online: http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/sites/webpublish.queensu.ca.uregwww/files/files/Tuition_2014_2015_UG_Domestic.pdf So is it around $25,000 per year of study? It says "per term" which is confusing me, as I'm not sure if they count a term as September through May or as September through December, etc. Any info would be much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dassy Posted April 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I was wondering about tuition for Queen's! I found this online: http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/sites/webpublish.queensu.ca.uregwww/files/files/Tuition_2014_2015_UG_Domestic.pdf So is it around $25,000 per year of study? It says "per term" which is confusing me, as I'm not sure if they count a term as September through May or as September through December, etc. Any info would be much appreciated! It's ~$25K total for the year (Sept-May). The table is just showing that you pay ~12K per term unit (Sept-Dec and Jan-May) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgb Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Great, thanks Dassy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgb Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I had one more question- during the summers, are you expected to hold a job related to medicine or research? I have THE best summer job ever (working as a canoe guide in the far north) and would love to continue it through med school (for at least part of each summer). Do you think this would be a possibility, or is there a real expectation to pursue medical interests each summer? So far I think I'm wanting family medicine or psychiatry, and those are slightly less competitive than others, so would this influence your answer (for matching in CaRMS)? kgb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I had one more question- during the summers, are you expected to hold a job related to medicine or research? I have THE best summer job ever (working as a canoe guide in the far north) and would love to continue it through med school (for at least part of each summer). Do you think this would be a possibility, or is there a real expectation to pursue medical interests each summer? So far I think I'm wanting family medicine or psychiatry, and those are slightly less competitive than others, so would this influence your answer (for matching in CaRMS)? There's no pressure at all to do research/med-related stuff in the summer. Lots of people take the summers off to travel. A few people work at summer camps. Even if you change your mind about what you want to match to, there's still the freedom to take the summer off from academic pursuits. Many people matched this year in competitive things at Queen's/got their 1st choice program (and location) without a summer job/summer research. Enjoy your summers! There's lots of time for research/medicine during the academic year/clerkship. Valleygirl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgb Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks so much for your answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dassy Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Congratulations to everybody who got acceptances today! To those waitlisted, don't give up hope - you never know what's going to happen Remember to keep the stats thread ONLY for stats. Ask any questions regarding waitlists/rejections/etc either on this thread or on the interview discussion thread or make a new one. We will continue to answer all your questions Edit: Answers to common questions (will keep updating with answers to questions you PM me or post on the forum): 1) Yes, Queen's does send out rejection letters 2) Queen's does not give you your rank on the waitlist. There is not good/bag waitlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emojis4Life Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 This may not be relevant but the stats thread for acceptances/rejections doesn't seem as heavily posted in as in previous years. I would have assumed that all notifications would have been sent out by now. Are people still waiting to hear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 This may not be relevant but the stats thread for acceptances/rejections doesn't seem as heavily posted in as in previous years. I would have assumed that all notifications would have been sent out by now. Are people still waiting to hear? I think that was the trend in general this year. Less people seemed to be posting stats on the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLASTICSX Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 I think that was the trend in general this year. Less people seemed to be posting stats on the forums. The Guru is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emojis4Life Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 I think that was the trend in general this year. Less people seemed to be posting stats on the forums. Ya I noticed that with the invites threads too. Have to say, I find it disappointing. I guess all I can do is pray that the stats on this forum as insanely scewed. I mean, it seems even Western only accepted wGPA that were greater than a 3.9 this year based on the stats posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 The Guru is right. Always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladybird Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Ya I noticed that with the invites threads too. Have to say, I find it disappointing. I guess all I can do is pray that the stats on this forum as insanely scewed. I mean, it seems even Western only accepted wGPA that were greater than a 3.9 this year based on the stats posted. Can confirm that Western accepted a wGPA of 3.74. Will post stats soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emojis4Life Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 ^ Really nice to hear. Congrats IMislove 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristiano Ronaldo Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 What is the deadline to respond to an offer? Do offers to waitlisters usually go out the same day or the day after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qszwdxefc Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 What is the deadline to respond to an offer? Do offers to waitlisters usually go out the same day or the day after? We have until May 25! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qszwdxefc Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Does anyone have the contact info for professional LOC reps at each of the banks in Kingston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dassy Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Does anyone have the contact info for professional LOC reps at each of the banks in Kingston? ^ Good question to ask the VP in the facebook group! qszwdxefc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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