4Tetra 15 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 What were your three high level activities? I only see soccer listed that would really meet the description of the category. Sorry Soccer was split into 2 because different levels of competition provincial/national, third is something I've competed at national tournaments for, but I'm too embarrassed to list. Just PM if you're that curious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yessssnoyes 1 Posted December 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Sorry if I am wrong but I feel like this person is a troll based on the weird timestamp, wrong AQ score and rejected TFR score of 59! fixed it as a typo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yessssnoyes 1 Posted December 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 TIME STAMP: Monday, 4:50pm Interview Invite: Regrets Early/Regular Deadline: Regular AGPA: 82.3% MCAT: 128/127/128/129 ECs: Volunteer at hospital (500 hours), clinical research, clinical experience, community volunteering Year: graduated Geography: IP NAQ: 32 AQ: 18.9 TFR: 50.9 omg ahha, this is almost similar to my application last year (even the ECs)! Keep it up! I went down by 4 but you def are doing well. Def try again!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yessssnoyes 1 Posted December 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 TIME STAMP: Monday, 4:49 Interview Invite: Regrets Early/Regular Deadline: Regular AGPA (if applicable): 86.93 MCAT: VR/BS/PS 11/13/10 Year: BSc 2016 Geography: IP NAQ: 26.30 AQ: 26.19 TFR: 52.49 So devastated, sucks to be so close Have you tried US Schools? you'd be a shoe in! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clever_smart_boy_like_me 179 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Sorry for everyone who received regrets today Are we expecting another wave tomorrow? Last year I got my regrets email on the Monday.. I haven't received any notification yet and my interview status is still blank on OAS... don't want to get my hopes up... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
retiredUG 12 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Looks like it will be following this format from the past two years: Monday: Rejections Tuesday: Nothing Wednesday: Early Deadline Invites Thursday: Regular Deadline Invites 3 years ago they had Early Deadline Invites and Regular Deadline Rejections on Wednesday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lab2185 70 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 i thought they got rid of the early deadline this year. Can anyone confirm? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OwnerOfTheTARDIS 160 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Looks like it will be following this format from the past two years: Monday: Rejections Tuesday: Nothing Wednesday: Early Deadline Invites Thursday: Regular Deadline Invites 3 years ago they had Early Deadline Invites and Regular Deadline Rejections on Wednesday. Honestly, it doesn't seem like many people have gotten rejections compared to past years. Although I hope I'm wrong, I'm assuming there will be more rejections tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OwnerOfTheTARDIS 160 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 i thought they got rid of the early deadline this year. Can anyone confirm? I thought so too as I didn't hear anything about it from UBC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RicardoKaká 317 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Honestly, it doesn't seem like many people have gotten rejections compared to past years. Although I hope I'm wrong, I'm assuming there will be more rejections tomorrow. Same seems like there will be but also the number is likely lower, I anticipate that much more rejects have gone out, we just aint seeing them. Hope that's the case but definitely not getting my hopes up too high. Looking at these forums there are definitely some outstanding applicants out there. damn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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chiynadoll 116 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 TIME STAMP: Monday, 4:51 pmInterview Invite: RegretEarly/Regular Deadline: RegularOGPA (no AGPA, in 4th year currently): 84.7%MCAT: 131/128/131/128ECs: Part time jobs from 2008-now (switched jobs because of scheduling constraints w/ going to UBC and living 1.5 hours away but never stopped), freelance makeup gig, recreational sports 1x a week for 3 years, some short term volunteering,(100 + hours, health clinics, injection sites) club work (treasurer) for 3 years, but finances are a huge struggle so I had to prioritize working over volunteering to pay the bills. 2 published abstracts, co-op. Nothing big enough. Wish they weighted exceptional circumstances a little heavier, I can provide documentation to back it. Dad's gotten 3 brain surgeries and is legally blind, Mom's working 2 part time, minimum wage jobs w/ heart condition. Lack of volunteer/travel/research experience is not because I don't want to, but I can't afford to not be making money if we want to keep our house AND fed.... Year: 4th year (5th if you include Co-op), Honours BSc program. Geography: IPAQ: 22.66NAQ:19.78 TFR: 42.44 I also applied last year (2015/2016) with the same ECs but without the abstracts, co-op and some volunteer. Got a 23.38 AQ (same GPA, unchanged since I was on co-op) and 23.79 NAQ. Apparently removing the requirement for prerequisites made it so more people from diverse backgrounds (and diverse ECs) applied, hence different NAQ scoring.. but iunno. Gotta try harder next time I guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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MrWesting 43 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Wish they weighted exceptional circumstances a little heavier, I can provide documentation to back it. Dad's gotten 3 brain surgeries and is legally blind, Mom's working 2 part time, minimum wage jobs w/ heart condition. Lack of volunteer/travel/research experience is not because I don't want to, but I can't afford to not be making money if we want to keep our house AND fed.... So sorry to hear that it didn't work out for you this year. It sounds like you've had a lot of responsibilities to juggle beyond your own personal career path. I wish I could say that I believe that medical adcoms do a good enough job at taking those sorts of things into consideration, but I don't necessarily think so. For the UBC application, I hope that you listed some of your exceptional circumstances as EC entries in themselves, maybe that's something to consider next time if you didn't already. I wish you all the best, hang in there and keep doing what you're doing. Sounds like you'll get a boost to your AQ after finishing your last year and qualifying for weighting, which is always nice. Even if you have to work for a year after that, I'm sure that will give you plenty of opportunities to focus on boosting your NAQ as necessary. Good luck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainbowKitten 9 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 TIME STAMP: Mon 17:26Interview Invite: RegretRegular DeadlineGPA: 90.58 MCAT: 8/11/11 EC: Same job for 9 years including promotion up to director, TAing, research volunteering for a couple years, multiple sports, travel, some community volunteering Year: Bachelors,Geography: IPNAQ (if applicable): 19.78AQ (if applicable): 31.96 Total: 51.74 Did any re-applicants have their score go down significantly from last application? I had a 60.37 last year and got an interview and this year I dropped almost 10 points, basically all in the NAQ (1pt down in AQ) despite adding an extra year to some activities and adding a few more new ones. Does anyone else have a similar experience? Pretty gutted right now... Need to write the new MCAT now should I choose to give it another go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
casajayo 49 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 TIME STAMP: Monday, 4:51 pm Interview Invite: Regret Early/Regular Deadline: Regular OGPA (no AGPA, in 4th year currently): 84.7% MCAT: 131/128/131/128 ECs: Part time jobs from 2008-now (switched jobs because of scheduling constraints w/ going to UBC and living 1.5 hours away but never stopped), freelance makeup gig, recreational sports 1x a week for 3 years, some short term volunteering,(100 + hours, health clinics, injection sites) club work (treasurer) for 3 years, but finances are a huge struggle so I had to prioritize working over volunteering to pay the bills. 2 published abstracts, co-op. Nothing big enough. Wish they weighted exceptional circumstances a little heavier, I can provide documentation to back it. Dad's gotten 3 brain surgeries and is legally blind, Mom's working 2 part time, minimum wage jobs w/ heart condition. Lack of volunteer/travel/research experience is not because I don't want to, but I can't afford to not be making money if we want to keep our house AND fed.... Year: 4th year (5th if you include Co-op), Honours BSc program. Geography: IP AQ: 22.66 NAQ:19.78 TFR: 42.44 I also applied last year (2015/2016) with the same ECs but without the abstracts, co-op and some volunteer. Got a 23.38 AQ (same GPA, unchanged since I was on co-op) and 23.79 NAQ. Apparently removing the requirement for prerequisites made it so more people from diverse backgrounds (and diverse ECs) applied, hence different NAQ scoring.. but iunno. Gotta try harder next time I guess. I feel you with regards to the exceptional circumstances (especially with family illness). I had to work all throughout undergrad and now grad school because I paid my own rent, tuition, and living expenses in Vancouver, so volunteering was really secondary. From what I can see the application really favours those who are fortunately able to no have to work during school and therefore can devote their time to volunteering- particularly for people living full-time in Vancouver who can have long term commitments (I moved home every 8 months so long-term commitments were not an option). This generally shows with the proportion of those who are accepted from the Vancouver area versus anywhere else in BC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
medicalhopeful12345 0 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 It started this afternoon - but it was MD/PhD rejections and partial file reviews only! Didn't make the academic cut by very little Did many MD/PhD regrets go out yesterday? Any guesses as to whether there will be more? Other than this I've only heard about just MD regrets....the wait is brutal! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeanutButter1 40 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Did many MD/PhD regrets go out yesterday? Any guesses as to whether there will be more? Other than this I've only heard about just MD regrets....the wait is brutal! A lot of regular applicant rejections went out yesterday at around 445-5 and 5:10-515 it seems Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MedZZZ 17 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Would there be more rejections within the next couple of days or are they all out? End Poverty 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RicardoKaká 317 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Would there be more rejections within the next couple of days or are they all out? Really scared that there may be another wave :$ keepingitreal and S. pneumoniae 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lostandmaybefound 16 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 For what it's worth, I'm confident there isn't. Tough year NAQ wise. Best of luck to you all! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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alwa 10 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 That's an incredible NAQ score. Would you be willing to give more detail into what you've done? I honestly don't think I do much differently than the average applicant. I basically have touched on most areas from highschool moving forward, so have a lot of sports, and team/leadership activities. I was able to get published doing a directed studies during my UG. I have volunteered for many organizations with people with disabilities and/or brain injuries, and then in the hospital. I also work for someone who does research in mental health. I worked directly under a clinical pharmacist for a year, and closely with a doctor in a small health clinic. I also have traveled abroad and volunteered in Mexico and Bolivia. I have lucked out with a ton of my volunteer positions, and gotten jobs out of them. All of my experiences have been meaningful to me, and are why I selectively chose them. Hope this is helpful! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clever_smart_boy_like_me 179 Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 Almost 430... though it seems as others have mentioned that there were some emails after 5pm yesterday... Some are confident there isn't another wave of rejections... let's hope! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RicardoKaká 317 Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 Almost 430... though it seems as others have mentioned that there were some emails after 5pm yesterday... Some are confident there isn't another wave of rejections... let's hope! I mean why split rejections up into two separate days... to me that makes no sense and is extremely aggravating hahah. But yes we can only hope. Hopefully there is no news in the next 30 minutes or so clever_smart_boy_like_me 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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