shadow_knight Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Wow they actually listened to us and changed the date. Good on them. Two thumbs up. BUT HOLY SCHNIZZLES THATS SO CLOSE ITS ONLY LIKE 9 DAYS AWAY I CAN'T EVEN. ** Edit: also, now this thread's title is no longer relevant My thoughts exactly. It freaked me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhocdds Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Oh man...I'm getting sympathy nerves reading this thread. Good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleming Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 A week earlier, that's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneDoctor Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Anyone else got a heart attack by first reading the subject of the e-mail (UBC Undergrad Admissions Offer Notifications)? ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arttomed Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 HOLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Sh************* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dream Posted April 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Anyone else got a heart attack by first reading the subject of the e-mail (UBC Undergrad Admissions Offer Notifications)? ... Is this the first time you apply? If yes, you will get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dream Posted April 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 What was the sequence last year? Rejection first in the morning, acceptance in the afternoon followed by the waitlist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylar Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 What was the sequence last year? Rejection first in the morning, acceptance in the afternoon followed by the waitlist? reject early morning. acceptance late morning. not sure about waitlist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_knight Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 What was the sequence last year? Rejection first in the morning, acceptance in the afternoon followed by the waitlist? Im skeptical about last years sequence. The interview reject/invite sequence this cycle was similar to that in 2012, maybe the offers will also follow suit. Not sure if 2014 was similar to 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Im skeptical about last years sequence. The interview reject/invite sequence this cycle was similar to that in 2012, maybe the offers will also follow suit. Not sure if 2014 was similar to 2012. Regardless of the sequence it's all good, we gained 1 week haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneDoctor Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Rejections --> Waitlists --> Offers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qszwdxefc Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 reject early morning. acceptance late morning. not sure about waitlist "early morning" aka afternoon if you're in EST. Makes the day super brutal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meddog Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 All I know is that the waitlist news came in at 10:23am last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 All I know is that the waitlist news came in at 10:23am last year. You know its rough when you remember the exact time Hope you get better news this year meddog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meddog Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks... getting waitlisted was no fun. Lots of people said, "Well at least you weren't rejected!" but I often wonder if living in limbo wasn't worse than just getting on with life. Here's hoping that this year is more definitive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dream Posted April 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks... getting waitlisted was no fun. Lots of people said, "Well at least you weren't rejected!" but I often wonder if living in limbo wasn't worse than just getting on with life. Here's hoping that this year is more definitive! Somebody said the waitlisters are very close, & could get in sooner or later. Good luck this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayHappy Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Problem with the UBC waitlist is how little it moves. Cruel position to be in for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Yeah moves less and less the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dream Posted May 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 ** Edit: also, now this thread's title is no longer relevant There is no way to change the title once it is created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfdes Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Yeah moves less and less the last few years. Anecdotally, UBC seems to be shifting to interviewing people who aren't as competitive OOP, i.e. have good ECs with lower GPA and MCAT, or at the very least they seem to be looking for a very specific type of applicant. A lot of people I knew this cycle and last only got the UBC interview, so the ones that were accepted last year didn't really have the choice to decline. On the other hand, I know multiple BC residents who didn't get the UBC interview, but got up to 4 (!) OOP interviews. Take with a grain of salt of course since anecdotes =/= data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dream Posted May 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Anecdotally, UBC seems to be shifting to interviewing people who aren't as competitive OOP, i.e. have good ECs with lower GPA and MCAT, or at the very least they seem to be looking for a very specific type of applicant. A lot of people I knew this cycle and last only got the UBC interview, so the ones that were accepted last year didn't really have the choice to decline. On the other hand, I know multiple BC residents who didn't get the UBC interview, but got up to 4 (!) OOP interviews. Take with a grain of salt of course since anecdotes =/= data Do you mind if I ask: Did they get in at the end as OOPs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayHappy Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Anecdotally, UBC seems to be shifting to interviewing people who aren't as competitive OOP, i.e. have good ECs with lower GPA and MCAT, or at the very least they seem to be looking for a very specific type of applicant. A lot of people I knew this cycle and last only got the UBC interview, so the ones that were accepted last year didn't really have the choice to decline. On the other hand, I know multiple BC residents who didn't get the UBC interview, but got up to 4 (!) OOP interviews. Take with a grain of salt of course since anecdotes =/= data I've also seen something very similar to this. The first time I applied was the 2012/2013 cycle and it seemed that if one had a strong GPA, they were pretty much guaranteed an interview (was possible to score 50/50 AQ). In 2013/2014 I saw many people who applied and interviewed the previous year not get an interview, and many people with lower GPA/MCAT who could not score an interview the year before get in. If I had to go out on a limb I think UBC is trying to move towards more importance on ECs than GPA/MCAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 I've also seen something very similar to this. The first time I applied was the 2012/2013 cycle and it seemed that if one had a strong GPA, they were pretty much guaranteed an interview (was possible to score 50/50 AQ). In 2013/2014 I saw many people who applied and interviewed the previous year not get an interview, and many people with lower GPA/MCAT who could not score an interview the year before get in. If I had to go out on a limb I think UBC is trying to move towards more importance on ECs than GPA/MCAT. It's more or less the fact that they standardized the AQ scoring. So now the disparity between a high GPA and a low GPA isn't as large as it used to be, and now low GPA(relatively speaking by med standards) can be overcome to an extent by strong NAQ score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dream Posted May 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 It's more or less the fact that they standardized the AQ scoring. So now the disparity between a high GPA and a low GPA isn't as large as it used to be, and now low GPA(relatively speaking by med standards) can be overcome to an extent by strong NAQ score. Right. At some point, it is fairer than before. Before, with a 75% GPA, you could only get 0 of AQ while someone could easily get 50 of AQ with a 90% GPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneDoctor Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Right. At some point, it is fairer than before. Before, with a 75% GPA, you could only get 0 of AQ while someone could easily get 50 of AQ with a 90% GPA. I wouldn't necessarily say "fairer" since the NAQ portion seems to be much more subjective and unpredictable. But again, it will never be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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