numbers, letters and chances

[ramz]

Does anyone wana discuss the competitiveness of schools...those who got interviews in particular...i know of someone with a 3,95 who didnt get a secondary for UCLA yet, and i did with my modest gpa

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[surfdevl02]

Pat yourself on the back bud.....

 

[Gleevec]

Originally posted by ramz
Does anyone wana discuss the competitiveness of schools...those who got interviews in particular...i know of someone with a 3,95 who didnt get a secondary for UCLA yet, and i did with my modest gpa

Competitiveness does not equal GPA. Obviously there were other factors. When comparing a BUNCH of people MCAT+GPA matters, but when comparing a few it doesnt as much.

 

[batman123]

This debate has been exhausted; but I still believe that #s will get your foot in the door (i.e. interviews) because they catch the eyes of adcoms very quickly; the intangible factors/life experiences only get to shine once your foot is in the door; before everyone jumps on me, I'm just basing this on my own observations of the application experiences of my friends and relatives and myself

 

[Gleevec]

Originally posted by batman123
This debate has been exhausted; but I still believe that #s will get your foot in the door (i.e. interviews) because they catch the eyes of adcoms very quickly; the intangible factors/life experiences only get to shine once your foot is in the door; before everyone jumps on me, I'm just basing this on my own observations of the application experiences of my friends and relatives and myself

I agree completely, but if his 3.95 was from a not-so-reputable school and his MCATs did not agree with the 3.95, then he unfortunately got his foot slammed on by the door =(

 

[ramz]

3.95 from the top school in canada

31 mcat

 

[Gleevec]

Originally posted by ramz
3.95 from the top school in canada

31 mcat

It was probably the MCAT then =(

 

[batman123]

Originally posted by Gleevec
I agree completely, but if his 3.95 was from a not-so-reputable school and his MCATs did not agree with the 3.95, then he unfortunately got his foot slammed on by the door =(

By numbers I meant high GPA and MCAT; asa result, I may go so far as to say that a GPA of 3.5-3.6 coupled with a very high MCAT will do your better than a 3.95 and a 31 (as ramz has posted)

 

[GuesswhozBizzak]

Ramz....

what is the best school in Canada? If you're in undergrad and making this claim, I hope you went to one of the smaller maritime universities, cause schools like St. FX, Acadia and Mount Alison always take that title.

~JZ

 

[Kovox]

Originally posted by GuesswhozBizzak
Ramz....

what is the best school in Canada? If you're in undergrad and making this claim, I hope you went to one of the smaller maritime universities, cause schools like St. FX, Acadia and Mount Alison always take that title.

~JZ

Best school in canada....I'd have to vote for McGill though Waterloo is up there too. McGill has such beautiful buildings!.

 

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[randomlogik]

Its going to have to be factors aside from purely number that he didnt get a secondary. I have stats almost identical to those and I got a secondary from UCLA. Of course thats all I have gotten from them, and I havent heard a peep from them since they got my money
As for trying to understand/guess the screening process, I gave up on that a loooong time ago.

 

[canadagirl]

There is no top school in Canada!!!! We don't have this funny private/public situation like the US does. Everyone likes to believe that their school is best, though

 

[Gleevec]

Originally posted by canadagirl
There is no top school in Canada!!!! We don't have this funny private/public situation like the US does. Everyone likes to believe that their school is best, though

The few ppl from Canada at my school say that McGill is though.

 

[canadagirl]

Did they got to McGill?

We know up here that for some reason Americans seem to think McGill is this incredible place. And there's nothing wrong with McGill - but I have yet to find any Canadian who DOESN'T go to McGill who thinks it's the best school in Canada.

McGill, UBC, and U of Toronto are the three oldest and most established (and most beurocratic ) schools in Canada, and they each have research programs and particular aspects which are excellent. But they aren't the "Harvards" of Canada or anything - we just don't have it.

There is also NO school in Canada which is hard to get into from high school, McGill included. And getting into McGill medical school as a Quebec resident is far less competitive than, say, getting into McMaster medical school as an Ontario resident.

 

[Gleevec]

Originally posted by Gleevec
The few ppl from Canada at my school say that McGill is though.

Oh, I meant 2 Canadians who goto my undergrad.