meddog Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 .... and then there's those of us who get interviewed, get put on the wait list, and find out on August 24th that we were finally rejected and had an above-average interview. I don't wish that on anyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 One of my friends got rejected last year despite having above average interview score and really high GPA/MCAT. so yeah red flag is always there lol wow..that is bizzare :S I wonder what exactly would make someone with above average/high gpa/mcat get rejected :S I'd like to think those of us who interviewed with low stats...still have a chance, and not have to be the top percentile scorers on the interview or something.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 .... and then there's those of us who get interviewed, get put on the wait list, and find out on August 24th that we were finally rejected and had an above-average interview. I don't wish that on anyone! Sorry to hear that! Any idea how many people they waitlisted last year/how much movement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dream Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Nobody knows exactly the number. In a previous year, they ran out the waitlisters. They had to call some rejected applicants back on the waitlist again. To avoid that happening again, I guess, they now put more people on the waitlist, maybe 50-60? Sorry to hear that! Any idea how many people they waitlisted last year/how much movement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_knight Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 One of my friends got rejected last year despite having above average interview score and really high GPA/MCAT. so yeah red flag is always there lol Must have been a flag. Tells that ANYTHING is possible. But there's always more likely and less likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Must have been a flag. Tells that ANYTHING is possible. But there's always more likely and less likely. Makes me wonder what it could have been? You'd think people in their situation wouldn't risk falsifying information and be smart enough to choose recommendations from people who wouldn't write "this person is terrible" or the likes. Weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_knight Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Makes me wonder what it could have been? You'd think people in their situation wouldn't risk falsifying information and be smart enough to choose recommendations from people who wouldn't write "this person is terrible" or the likes. Weird Hehe. Reminds me of the scenario where employer 2 calls supervisor at employer 1 to inquire about a guy and everything is okay until they get asked "Would you hire him again", Ans - "Are you kidding me, I cant stand that guy!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Does anyone know if UBC states if we are on a 'good' or 'bad' waitlist like some other schools do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayHappy Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 They do not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyPanda Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 I think UBC just does accept/waitlist/reject without any indication of your spot on the waitlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneDoctor Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 You won't know where you are on the waitlist.. and there are multiple lists for the different sites as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amichel Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 You won't know where you are on the waitlist.. and there are multiple lists for the different sites as well I don't think so... If you are on the waitlist and a spot pops up at any of the sites, as long as you ranked that site, you are placed there. There is a waitlist for already accepted people to get their most preferred site but that's different. I'm pretty sure how that works (someone correct me if I'm wrong) is that if a spot opens up, they go down the list of accepted applicants to the highest ranked person who ranked the campus of the open spot higher than the campus they were originally assigned to. That person's spot at their less preferred campus then goes to the waitlist, as per what I described above. My memory is a bit foggy as it's been a year since I thought about it, but that's how I'm pretty sure it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyPanda Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 ^I think that is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garlic Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 I don't think so... If you are on the waitlist and a spot pops up at any of the sites, as long as you ranked that site, you are placed there. There is a waitlist for already accepted people to get their most preferred site but that's different. I'm pretty sure how that works (someone correct me if I'm wrong) is that if a spot opens up, they go down the list of accepted applicants to the highest ranked person who ranked the campus of the open spot higher than the campus they were originally assigned to. That person's spot at their less preferred campus then goes to the waitlist, as per what I described above. My memory is a bit foggy as it's been a year since I thought about it, but that's how I'm pretty sure it works. Do you happen to know if once a person accepts, they're placed at that site even if their preferred site becomes available later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Do you happen to know if once a person accepts, they're placed at that site even if their preferred site becomes available later? I think that is the whole point of being put on the waitlist for your preferred site, it would seem logical anyways to be offered a spot at your preferred site if it opens up, and then your 2nd choice site(which you accepted) would be freed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amichel Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 I think that is the whole point of being put on the waitlist for your preferred site, it would seem logical anyways to be offered a spot at your preferred site if it opens up, and then your 2nd choice site(which you accepted) would be freed up. Agreed. There's a blog post about all this out there somewhere. I'm not just making it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Any idea what it would take for UBC to reject an already-offered applicant after they receive the transcript June 30? Has anyone heard of this happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayHappy Posted April 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 If your overall gpa drops by 5%+ they can reject you. Pretty hard task to accomplish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Thanks! Where did you learn that though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 If your overall gpa drops by 5%+ they can reject you. Pretty hard task to accomplish Yeah, I heard that - impossible to do if you already have a lot of credits haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacigolonummI Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Thanks! Where did you learn that though? Did a bit of searching for you to help ease your mind. Are my grades from the current academic year looked at? We evaluate grades from courses taken during the current application cycle only for applicants who receive an offer to the program or who are placed on the waitlist. For applicants who receive an offer, we recalculate the overall GPA or adjusted GPA (if applicable) with the new coursework added in. If the resulting GPA has dropped 5% or more from the overall or adjusted GPA we calculated during our file evaluation in the fall, the Admissions Selection Committee reserves the right to revoke the offer of admission http://mdprogram.med.ubc.ca/admissions/frequently-asked-questions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Thanks alot! Yea it must be pretty rare for something like that to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meddog Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 It's April 15th. One more month of agony for those of us who don't get waitlisted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 It's April 15th. One more month of agony for those of us who don't get waitlisted! I wonder if there are any rough statistics of how many people get waitlisted/ultimately accepted, from people who were waitlisted last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 That'd be very helpful but probably impossible to get. I wonder if there are any rough statistics of how many people get waitlisted/ultimately accepted, from people who were waitlisted last year?I'm satisfied with all aspects of my application except my MCAT score. It's below the accepted average and I hope that isn't enough for a rejection. Has been on my mind non-stop lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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