hopefullyOT Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Applied: Dalhousie, UofT, Queen's, Western, UofA (all OT) Accepted: Dalhousie Waitlisted: Rejected: subGPA: 3.5 I got an early acceptance to Dal on March 31st (an email from the OT dept) and I got the official email from the faculty of graduate studies yesterday! I'm from NB but did my undergrad at UofT so I'm not sure how that affected my application. I graduated last year with a not-so-stellar GPA at UofT and was rejected from everywhere for OT in 2015 so I'm super pumped to be accepted to at least 1 school! I went back to school for an upgrading year and that boosted my GPA by at lot so i would highly recommend that to anyone thinking about upgrading. I also have 5 years as an OT/PT assistant working for WorkSafeNB and one of my reference letters was from a past-president of the NB Association of OT's so hopefully that helped me since my GPA wasn't crazy high even after upgrading! Is your gpa on a 4.3 scale? I applied to dal as well and on a 4.3 scale my sgpa should be around 3.57. I'm not in Atlantic Canada though so hopefully I'll still hear good things! Congrats on your acceptance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverOT Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Is your gpa on a 4.3 scale? I applied to dal as well and on a 4.3 scale my sgpa should be around 3.57. I'm not in Atlantic Canada though so hopefully I'll still hear good things! Congrats on your acceptance! Thank you very much!! No mine was on a 4.0 scale since I went to an Ontario university! Im not sure what it is on a 4.3 but I assume they would have had to convert it before accepting me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATPT2017 Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 im a current mcgill qy PT student ... first round of applications were sent around april 12th last year .. so you should be hearing very soon ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneDayOT Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 No one has heard from U of A OT yet have they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystal93 Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 No one has heard from U of A OT yet have they? I haven't heard anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWoronuk Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 No one has heard from U of A OT yet have they? U of A will send out the acceptance/conditional acceptance to students with a GPA about 3.8 by the end of April, and the remaining students will hear back between mid-May, mid-June, etc. depending on how the applicant ranked during the application review process. So if you don't hear by April, you still have a chance for you application to be reviewed again and again until they have filled their seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneDayOT Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 U of A will send out the acceptance/conditional acceptance to students with a GPA about 3.8 by the end of April, and the remaining students will hear back between mid-May, mid-June, etc. depending on how the applicant ranked during the application review process. So if you don't hear by April, you still have a chance for you application to be reviewed again and again until they have filled their seats. Oh shoot, well I def don't have a 3.8 so I guess it's going to be a long wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miml6 Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Oh shoot, well I def don't have a 3.8 so I guess it's going to be a long wait Don't worry, last year that criterion wasn't that strict on the early acceptances. I think some people had ~3.65 and up who got early acceptances on the second/third Monday of April, and the waitlisted people got their notices the following Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verde Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Hey guys, just wondering how you guys are preparing for the mac OT interview? Has anyone done an MMI before? Anything I can do to prepare? I have never done an MMI before so I'm not sure what to expect! I have been practicing questions that I found on google but I'm not sure if I'm on the right track. Is anyone from the KW area (or even GTA) interested in getting together to go over some questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKY Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Does anyone know how Queens sends out acceptance/rejection? I was required to set up student id/email for Western but seen anything from Queens yet.Also, I really wish that the PT/OT schools used a Sub-GPA or cumulative GPA cut off. It would be nice if they took the cumulative into consideration as an alternative. For myself, my cumulative is 3.8+ and my Sub is a fair bit lower. I think 3.6 something =( I am sure many people like the sub-GPA, but it kind of backfires for some of us. I just became a bit complacent towards the end of my degree so obviously I take responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhamil04 Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 I have never done an MMI before so I'm not sure what to expect! I have been practicing questions that I found on google but I'm not sure if I'm on the right track. Is anyone from the KW area (or even GTA) interested in getting together to go over some questions? I am in the KW area and I would be very interested in getting together to practice! I have a car so I can go anywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choman99 Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Has anyone heard from Mac PT who is on the waitlist for interviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verde Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 I am in the KW area and I would be very interested in getting together to practice! I have a car so I can go anywhere! That's awesome! I just sent you a PM. If anyone else is interested in practising for the MMI, you're more than welcome to join Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefullyOT Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Is anyone else getting antsy? I don't want to wait anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OThopeful18 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Is anyone else getting antsy? I don't want to wait anymore! I hear you! Queens and U of T will start sending admission offers starting May 20! Wish we could just know the decisions already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patty15 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 That's awesome! I just sent you a PM. If anyone else is interested in practising for the MMI, you're more than welcome to join I'm from Guelph! I would also be interested! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harden Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 does anyone know where at the UofA the PT MMI's are being held this year? ECHA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhead Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Has anyone heard from Western OT? For those waiting on U of A OT, I got an acceptance letter from them in mi-April last year so you don't worry. There's still time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystal93 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Has anyone heard from Western OT? For those waiting on U of A OT, I got an acceptance letter from them in mi-April last year so you don't worry. There's still time. I received an e-mail mid-February asking me to set up my Western identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OThopeful18 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Has anyone heard from Western OT? For those waiting on U of A OT, I got an acceptance letter from them in mi-April last year so you don't worry. There's still time. Hi, did U of A email you the acceptance letter or you received a mail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pt4life Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Hello, does anyone know where at the UofA the PT MMI's are being held this year? ECHA? Hi, I just got off the waitlist for an interview and the email says it will be held at the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy which I presume is the ECHA. I'm actually out of province and I know that preference is given to Alberta residents which is why the OOP students needed higher gpas to get an interview. Just asking if any one knew if there was still preference given to Alberta residents when scoring the overall rankings with interviews + gpa combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudable Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Hello, Hi, I just got off the waitlist for an interview and the email says it will be held at the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy which I presume is the ECHA. I'm actually out of province and I know that preference is given to Alberta residents which is why the OOP students needed higher gpas to get an interview. Just asking if any one knew if there was still preference given to Alberta residents when scoring the overall rankings with interviews + gpa combined. if you got an interview off the waitlist like I did, then the address is included in the letter. I just looked up the address and booked a hotel close to the address for the interview. I was wondering the same but I think they still give preference to Alberta residents with GPA and interview scores. I am an OOP as well. keeping my fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyla12 Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Hi, I am just wondering if anyone applied to UofA or Western as a Aboriginal student? If so, how does that work. It says that two spots are reserved for Aboriginal students (UofA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Applied: U of M, McGill, U of T, Queens, Mac, Western (All PT) Accepted: U of M Waitlisted: Rejected: U of T, McMaster (?) was on waitlist for an Interview but didn't hear anything so assume the chance has passed. cumGPA: 3.61 subGPA: 3.78 University of Manitoba sent out their initial offers yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markar438 Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 folks what are you using for preparation for CAP and Mac Interviews ...anyone want to gather and practice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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