Guest erinsmom2bmd Posted November 17, 2002 Report Share Posted November 17, 2002 Can anyone at Mac comment on the number of applicants this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kirsteen Posted November 17, 2002 Report Share Posted November 17, 2002 Hi there, I have no clue as to the exact number, and it will be interesting to hear the offical report, but from other information available out there it sounds like it will be a fair increase. Thinking out loud: given that the number of applicants to Ontario schools has increased this year by 669 (per the Toronto Star article earlier this month), and the numbers at Queen's and Western are down, it sounds like around 900-1000 "extra" candidates are divided between Ottawa, Toronto and McMaster. If it is true that the numbers have decreased at Western and Queen's due to earlier availability of MCAT scores, then application numbers to Toronto may be impacted by similar decreases. In that case, then an even higher number of these "extra" candidates (beyond 900-1000) may exist to select McMaster or Ottawa. Given that it is unlikely that Ottawa would be receiving the full bulk of the extra applicants, especially since their academic cut-offs are stated in black and white as being higher than those of McMaster, the additional number of applicants to McMaster may conservatively be anywhere from 400-700. Cheers, Kirsteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carolyn Posted November 18, 2002 Report Share Posted November 18, 2002 3700 is what I heard in the admissions office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jmh2005 Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 According to the powers-that-be here at MAC, there were 3680 applicants for 138 spots. Good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aneliz Posted November 25, 2002 Report Share Posted November 25, 2002 Kirsteen, Applicants at UofT are also down.....the increase is spread between Ottawa and Mac with the majority of the increase at Mac alone..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kirsteen Posted November 25, 2002 Report Share Posted November 25, 2002 Hi there Aneliz, Thanks for your response. Interesting stuff and amazing to potentially see the impact of speedier delivery of MCAT results. Do you have any idea where UofT's number is sitting this year? Incidentally, how are you enjoying the Admissions Rep post? What sorts of activities does it involve at UWO? I ask as it's a role that I quite fancy trying on once on "the other side". Cheers, Kirsteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aneliz Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 I believe that they are down ~100 applicants from last year.....I did see the exact number but I have forgotten it! Sorry..... I know that Queen's is down the most, then UWO and then UofT..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MayFlower1 Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 aneliz, Thanks for the numbers. Do you have any idea what the number of applicants to Ottawa was this year? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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