clever_smart_boy_like_me Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Hey everyone - can someone please link me to some relevant threads discussing what GPA, MCAT, and ECs would get an OOP an interview and subsequent acceptance from Queens? For this cycle what were the average interviewed MCAT and GPA scores? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibbler Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 From what I know, Queen's does not differentiate between OOP and IP. Also, they do not release averages for any of the four parameters they assess (GPA, MCAT, OMSAS Sketch, Letters of Reference). You could probably get an idea by looking at the interview/regrets post for this year though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 @clever_smart_boy_like_meI am a BC resident and received an interview this year. Queen's doesn't designate IP/OOP at all so you are on the same playing field as everyone else. Checking the offers thread from last year might give you some idea of what stats you'd need (with a large grain of salt). It seems like Queen's really values ECs/ABS experiences that are unique to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clever_smart_boy_like_me Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Does Queens give any kind of gpa weighting system or anything? Thanks for the reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 4 hours ago, clever_smart_boy_like_me said: Does Queens give any kind of gpa weighting system or anything? Thanks for the reply! My memory isn't great on this but I think they will look at your last 2 years' of classes and if that GPA is higher they'll take that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clever_smart_boy_like_me Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Oh snap!! dude... if I don't get into UBC this year I might have a decent shot at Queen's for next year if that is their gpa weighting system! I am just finishing a full year of full load (5+ courses per term) and previously took a year of 3 + 3 (which I read they consider "full year"). Those two years combined have me at or above 90% gpa (calculated estimate: 3.96 2YGPA)... Maybe that will be good enough. I haven't checked the "offered" thread yet (really busy with papers, midterms, final prep at the moment). Is the info about their "last two year gpa" thing on their website somewhere? I saw that they calculate both the cGPA and the 2YGPA but do they actually pick the better of the two to evaluate your application? If that's true, then I'm in luck Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clever_smart_boy_like_me Posted March 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Does anyone know if they count college courses in their GPA calculations? I can't see any colleges listed in the OMSAS conversion chart....https://www.ouac.on.ca/guide/omsas-conversion-table/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Med schools usually only count courses that are transferable to or could count towards a degree. So professional program courses, like teacher's college, do not count. But if you were in college and were taking a university transferable course like PSYCH 101 then that grade would be included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Here's what Queen's says: "Each year the Admissions Committee establishes the minimum acceptable GPA score for the admissions cycle. At Queen’s we review the cumulative GPA and 2 year most recent GPA. Whichever of the two is highest is the one associated with the applicant’s application. If the applicant meets the minimum score set for the admissions cycle they progress to the MCAT evaluation. If they are below the minimum they do not progress in the process." https://meds.queensu.ca/academics/undergraduate/prospective-students/applying/method-selection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clever_smart_boy_like_me Posted March 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 do you know if the two years have to be part of a degree? thank you for finding that! i didn't see it anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 They do not, just full time, which is 3 courses per semester. They cGPA includes summer classes, the 2 year GPA doesn't as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clever_smart_boy_like_me Posted March 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 perfect! hope I get into UBC but at least I have an additional option now. yay! Thanks for all your info and help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 22 hours ago, clever_smart_boy_like_me said: Does anyone know if they count college courses in their GPA calculations? I can't see any colleges listed in the OMSAS conversion chart....https://www.ouac.on.ca/guide/omsas-conversion-table/ Ontario schools do NOT consider college level courses in GPA calculations via OMSAS. So if you took courses at a non-university, they arent counted for GPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 1 minute ago, JohnGrisham said: Ontario schools do NOT consider college level courses in GPA calculations via OMSAS. So if you took courses at a non-university, they arent counted for GPA Thanks for the clarification. This is different from UBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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