SurgeryNS Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 55 minutes ago, med_iris said: Any MD/PhD applicant here? If so, have you guys heard anything yet? I am also an MD/PhD applicant but I haven't heard anything yet. I had assumed that we would receive our interview invites at the same time as everyone else and was starting to get cautiously optimistic. Do you have any insight on the normal timeline for MD/PhD II's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoping_for_derm Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 TIME STAMP: 5:11 PST (December 4th)Interview Invite or Regrets: RegretsEarly or Regular Deadline: EarlyGPA: 91.63MCAT: 509ECs: 1 pub (2nd author) & 2 posters (1st author, 2nd author); ECs very arts-heavy--classical singing for 10+ years, theatre/opera, dance teacher, choirs, etc.; other activities include camp counsellor, volunteer university tutor, some hospital volunteering (PM if you want more details)Current Degree: Health SciencesGeography: OOPNAQ: 23.98AQ: 33.30 TFR: 57.28 --- Definitely disappointed but not really surprised... Best of luck to all other applicants! Hopefully I'll have better luck in Ontario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genemed Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, SurgeryNS said: I am also an MD/PhD applicant but I haven't heard anything yet. I had assumed that we would receive our interview invites at the same time as everyone else and was starting to get cautiously optimistic. Do you have any insight on the normal timeline for MD/PhD II's? Last year the MD/PhD regrets were released first thing Monday morning, even before the partial file reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torntoiletpaper Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 2 hours ago, yych208 said: Former interviewee here. Last year it was Mon-silent, Tues- rejection, Wed- silent, Thurs-invites. So today will most likely be a silent day as you speculated. IIRC for last year, it was actually Mon-rejection and Tues-silent. Typo? Since you said today (tuesday) is a silent day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clever_smart_boy_like_me Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 @cardiac_arrest just be mindful that you must complete any graduate degree before you can be accepted. But that is a good plan, you are close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 1 hour ago, cardiac_arrest said: So close... it's literally just my second year grades bringing me down, which is unfortunate. Every year other than that was solid. I might do a 5th year or a masters! 5th year >>> masters. Masters wont help your AGPA unless its a course based masters. Then if thats the case, you may as well have done undergrad classes anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med_iris Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, SurgeryNS said: I am also an MD/PhD applicant but I haven't heard anything yet. I had assumed that we would receive our interview invites at the same time as everyone else and was starting to get cautiously optimistic. Do you have any insight on the normal timeline for MD/PhD II's? This is my first applying UBC... From the previous years' post, I think we will receive the invite/reject around the same time as regular MD, but the sample size is really small for MD/PhD applicants. Being an OOP applicant, I was scared to keep my hope too high... fingers crossed!!! Best luck to you too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yych208 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 8 minutes ago, familymed said: TIME STAMP: 5:11 PST (December 4th)Interview Invite or Regrets: RegretsEarly or Regular Deadline: EarlyGPA: 91.63MCAT: 509ECs: 1 pub (2nd author) & 2 posters (1st author, 2nd author); ECs very arts-heavy--classical singing for 10+ years, theatre/opera, dance teacher, choirs, etc.; other activities include camp counsellor, volunteer university tutor, some hospital volunteering (PM if you want more details)Current Degree: Health SciencesGeography: OOPNAQ: 23.98AQ: 33.30 TFR: 57.28 --- Definitely disappointed but not really surprised... Best of luck to all other applicants! Hopefully I'll have better luck in Ontario I'm surprised you are below average on NAQ. I think it may be a wording problem. Or probably because they were not leadership roles? Good luck with Ontario schools tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCGirl Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Does anyone think that there are more rejections coming on Wednesday with the early invites, or even Thursday? Received my regrets on a Monday both other times - have yet to receive an email, not sure what to think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplin Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 6 minutes ago, trnsatlnticism said: Does anyone think that there are more rejections coming on Wednesday with the early invites, or even Thursday? Received my regrets on a Monday both other times - have yet to receive an email, not sure what to think! We're you close to the cut off both those times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCGirl Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, Chaplin said: We're you close to the cut off both those times? About the same time as everyone else, I received the email at 4:50 pm PST I think both times. I remember it was late evening because I thought I had almost survived Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplin Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, trnsatlnticism said: About the same time as everyone else, I received the email at 4:50 pm PST I think both times. I remember it was late evening because I thought I had almost survived Monday. Sorry, I meant your TFR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCGirl Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Just now, Chaplin said: Sorry, I meant you TFR Oh, sorry. Yes I was decently close, I think like a 47 or 48.5 or something like that, I would have to go back to look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjw Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 39 minutes ago, JohnGrisham said: 5th year >>> masters. Masters wont help your AGPA unless its a course based masters. Then if thats the case, you may as well have done undergrad classes anyway. Not entirely true. I did a course based masters with a thesis and practicum component. I boosted my AGPA significantly and got 2 first author publications and 3 poster presentations out of my master's degree. Not to mention the clinical experience from the practicum component. I wouldn't be in the running if it weren't for my master's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 8 minutes ago, sjw said: Not entirely true. I did a course based masters with a thesis and practicum component. I boosted my AGPA significantly and got 2 first author publications and 3 poster presentations out of my master's degree. Not to mention the clinical experience from the practicum component. I wouldn't be in the running if it weren't for my master's. So it is simultaneously a course based masters AND a thesis based masters? That seems like the exception than the norm. Usually thesis based masters have max 2-3 real courses per term. A year of 30 credits in the form of undergrad 5th year, is much more likely to help AGPA than a masters, simply based on credits alone. It is of course situation dependent. You can still do research during 5th year too, with a research self-directed studies for example, or through a research assistant position. There is also nothing stopping one from doing a masters after doing the 5th year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdapp Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 2 hours ago, JohnGrisham said: So it is simultaneously a course based masters AND a thesis based masters? That seems like the exception than the norm. Usually thesis based masters have max 2-3 real courses per term. A year of 30 credits in the form of undergrad 5th year, is much more likely to help AGPA than a masters, simply based on credits alone. It is of course situation dependent. You can still do research during 5th year too, with a research self-directed studies for example, or through a research assistant position. There is also nothing stopping one from doing a masters after doing the 5th year. I agree that 5th year is a better option than a masters (2 year), but there's also the third option that I believe is better in every way- a 1 year graduate certificate. You get to do a decently light course load, you get to keep up with whichever ECs you are currently involved in, and most importantly you get more options afterwards. If you get into med, you go. If you don't, it'll only take you 1 more year to finish your masters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesigh2 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 5 hours ago, peanut.socks said: there was a person that posted on this thread yesterday saying that last year they got a rejection email on the wednesday though.. :| I thought this was an error? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfdes Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 3 hours ago, trnsatlnticism said: Does anyone think that there are more rejections coming on Wednesday with the early invites, or even Thursday? Received my regrets on a Monday both other times - have yet to receive an email, not sure what to think! Anything's possible but its very unlikely. UBC Adcom seems to have found a system that works for them and have not deviated from it since the last 4(?) years. It's not a sure bet until you get the invite, but I think its reasonable to stop stressing for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_stress_throwaway Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 So most likely like 2-3 more hours of this shit? Glued to my phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut.socks Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 18 minutes ago, Lesigh2 said: I thought this was an error? I didnt see them say it was an error.. the poster was GlassCastle (original post on page 3 of this thread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesigh2 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 Weird when I looked back at last years thread I didn't see any regrets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut.socks Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 12 minutes ago, Lesigh2 said: Weird when I looked back at last years thread I didn't see any regrets. you mean you didnt see any regrets that weren't on the monday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torntoiletpaper Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 32 minutes ago, peanut.socks said: I didnt see them say it was an error.. the poster was GlassCastle (original post on page 3 of this thread) I'm a bit skeptical because historically, all of the interview regrets seem to have come out on Monday, and theres only sparse anecdotal evidence that some regrets are handed out later. Also, GlassCastle says he saw the e-mail mid-week and deleted it right away. Perhaps the e-mail itself was sent on Monday? In any case, dissecting it probably wont help your chances as the decision has been made already, but I think everybody who didn't receive an e-mail can be optimistic about their chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplin Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 42 minutes ago, Torntoiletpaper said: I'm a bit skeptical because historically, all of the interview regrets seem to have come out on Monday, and theres only sparse anecdotal evidence that some regrets are handed out later. Also, GlassCastle says he saw the e-mail mid-week and deleted it right away. Perhaps the e-mail itself was sent on Monday? In any case, dissecting it probably wont help your chances as the decision has been made already, but I think everybody who didn't receive an e-mail can be optimistic about their chances. Agree. Tomorrow or day after should be early deadline invites. I was driving back from work on Hwy 17 at 5:11 and my phone beeped with an email. My fingers went numb and almost hit the curb. Fortunately, it wasn't from UBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la marzocco Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 5 minutes ago, Chaplin said: Agree. Tomorrow or day after should be early deadline invites. I was driving back from work on Hwy 17 at 5:11 and my phone beeped with an email. My fingers went numb and almost hit the curb. Fortunately, it wasn't from UBC. Same thing.. I was still in a meeting at work around 5 pm and my phone beeped with an email. Needless to say, I zoned out thereafter as all these thoughts were racing through my head - while trying to look calm and collected in front of my colleagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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