V13W5 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Good luck to everyone on the waitlist! 9 days until May 30, 2016! Edit: Countdown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bcemslayer Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I keep telling people that I haven't found out yet, because I don't want to take the time and explain what it means to be on a waitlist haha. Apparently it's a foreign concept to a lot of people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medaholic93 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 I keep telling people that I haven't found out yet, because I don't want to take the time and explain what it means to be on a waitlist haha. Apparently it's a foreign concept to a lot of people? Haha I'm definitely in the same boat. Good luck to all waitlisters, and hopefully there's a lot of movement (I know 3 friends who are accepting UofC over UofA, should be interesting to see how much the waitlist moves!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheeler Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Here are my thoughts on the Albertan med schools from my interview day experiences: U of C -strongest sense of community of all the schools I've interviewed at -really laid-back, relaxed, cooperative vibe -great communicators here -admin/faculty were pretty chill -neat anatomy lab U of A -awesome campus -pretty good sense of community -admin/faculty appear pretty passionate about teaching/research -Katz building is awesome -pedways!! Edmonton I think has better transit from what I've heard...but it's also colder than Calgary. Both schools are awesome. What are everyone else's thoughts on U of C and U of A? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCpls<3 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Here are my thoughts on the Albertan med schools from my interview day experiences: U of C -strongest sense of community of all the schools I've interviewed at -really laid-back, relaxed, cooperative vibe -great communicators here -admin/faculty were pretty chill -neat anatomy lab U of A -awesome campus -pretty good sense of community -admin/faculty appear pretty passionate about teaching/research -Katz building is awesome -pedways!! Edmonton I think has better transit from what I've heard...but it's also colder than Calgary. Both schools are awesome. What are everyone else's thoughts on U of C and U of A? UA -4 Years, meaning summers (vacation/research), and more time to think about what you want for specialities -Academic school (tons of exams/evaluations) <-- some people love this, others hate it -Younger group, most fresh out of undergrad UC -3 Years, meaning you finish sooner and knowledge is always fresh since you don't take long periods of break -Very clinically focused -Older group, more mature/non-trad students. Higher average age than UA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingbutadreamer Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Any idea what the size of the waitlist is for in province with degree ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hohoho Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Any idea what the size of the waitlist is for in province with degree ? Someone last year said that the response from the office was something to the effect of "in proportion to the size of the admitted pool." So 4 Year Alberta pool probably has a bigger waitlist, whereas 2/3 Year non Albertan has probably a tiny waitlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillwaiting2016 Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Based on previous years, I'd expect the first round of waitlist offers to be made on 25th or 26th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medaholic93 Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Based on previous years, I'd expect the first round of waitlist offers to be made on 25th or 26th. Why's that? Isn't the deadline to confirm acceptance on May 27th? I would imagine they would have the first round ~May 30th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillwaiting2016 Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 I believe last year's deadline to confirm acceptance was May 29th. First round of waitlist was May 27th. I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premed23 Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Does anyone know till when the UofA waitlist actually moves? (June, July, Aug?) Also, within what week/month is the movement the greatest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V13W5 Posted May 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Does anyone know till when the UofA waitlist actually moves? (June, July, Aug?) Also, within what week/month is the movement the greatest? Based on last year's thread, it looks like most waitlist movement was on May 27, May 29, and June 2. So for this year's cycle those dates would be May 25, May 27, and May 30? This is complete speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingbutadreamer Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Is the waitlist essencially a delayed rejection or is there actually a chance ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphalima Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Is the waitlist essencially a delayed rejection or is there actually a chance ? I told myself that if I got on the waitlist I would take it as a rejection to ease the process/wait. In reality no one will really know until the results come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Premed23 Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 A good chunk of the class comes from the WL. This. I think the afmc stats suggested anywhere from 50-70 accepted off waitlist at the UofA over the previous years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V13W5 Posted May 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Anyone else secretly hoping we hear back this week? (i know this would be unprecedented) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ow1234 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Declined IP offer, good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJunior321 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Did you receive the offer today ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ow1234 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Sorry - to clarify I received the offer when they were initially sent out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCpls<3 Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Declined IP offer, good luck everyone! same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronicconic Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Thank you for sharing your admissions decisions with the rest of us. Trust me when I say that this helps relieve some anxiety of being on the waitlist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premed23 Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 1 week out from wait list offers! :0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bcemslayer Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 I am just telling myself it will be the 30th, so I'm not disappointed if they don't come out before that. Don't know if that makes any sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronicconic Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 I am just telling myself it will be the 30th, so I'm not disappointed if they don't come out before that. Don't know if that makes any sense isnt may 30th the earliest that waitlist offers are being sent out anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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