Stats of Applicants to Irish schools and Acceptance, Waitlist or Rejection

[dlman]

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I'm from: Vancouver, Canada
My country of citizenship is: Canada
University: McGill University, Montreal
My GPA is: 3.55
MCAT: did not take

I applied to: RCSI, RCSI-Bahrain, UCD, NUIG
I was accepted at: RCSI (5-year)
I was waitlisted at: pending
I was rejected from: pending

My first choice school is: RCSI

I have applied to medical school this many times: 1

I'm curious, though: RCSI's offer letter didn't state anything about conditional requirements. It merely states my application number, five-year program, RSA agreement requirement, and tuition fees. Does this mean their offer to me is unconditional?!

 

[littleginge64]

I'm from: Vancouver, Canada
My country of citizenship is: Canada
University: McGill University, Montreal
My GPA is: 3.55
MCAT: did not take

I applied to: RCSI, RCSI-Bahrain, UCD, NUIG
I was accepted at: RCSI (5-year)
I was waitlisted at: pending
I was rejected from: pending

My first choice school is: RCSI

I have applied to medical school this many times: 1

I'm curious, though: RCSI's offer letter didn't state anything about conditional requirements. It merely states my application number, five-year program, RSA agreement requirement, and tuition fees. Does this mean their offer to me is unconditional?!

Hey i got the same deal, I'm from Winnipeg, Manitoba. This means your acceptance is on no conditions. Ill private message you and you can add me on facebook if you want. Lol i'm trying to get to know people in the 5 year program.

 

[caveman721]

Hey great job, just a quick question I thought Trinity, Galway and the one in the middle east are the only school's in that have a 5yr program? Am I mistaken?

 

[littleginge64]

Hey great job, just a quick question I thought Trinity, Galway and the one in the middle east are the only school's in that have a 5yr program? Am I mistaken?

RCSI does have a 5 year program depending upon if you have completed high school and have some university studies ( i.e. if you are in the process of completing and undergraduate degree). Essentially my take is that they choose where you start which is either in the 6 year program or the 5 year program whereas the 4 year is for students who have graduated uni and written the MCAT.

 

[Der Kaiser]

I can scarcely believe it, but I am interviewing for Limerick on April 15. Seriously, I am totally surprised and elated. My stats are posted on page 9 I think, but in brief 3.52 gpa, 3.76 grad gpa, 29q mcat. MA in history, UG in history and philosophy. Man, feels really good to be able to post something.

 

[akaVonk]

I can scarcely believe it, but I am interviewing for Limerick on April 15. Seriously, I am totally surprised and elated. My stats are posted on page 9 I think, but in brief 3.52 gpa, 3.76 grad gpa, 29q mcat. MA in history, UG in history and philosophy. Man, feels really good to be able to post something.

Congrats Der Kaiser! Did they give you an idea of what the interview format would be like?

Besides having a good answer for the "why do you want to be a doctor" question that one can expect in any medical school interview, a few other pointers:

1. Your favorite football (soccer) player is anyone EXCEPT Thierry Henry
2. If any of your interviewers throws a ball at you, DO NOT catch it or handle it

 

[GHrepresent]

just got my rejection letter from RCSI. not too worried about it. on to the next one.

 

[IamSuperDoctor]

gz to everyone who got an interview at limerick. i hear the curriculum over there is based on problem based learning (pbl), similar to what the med school at mac does.

 

[asd979]

Congrats Der Kaiser! Did they give you an idea of what the interview format would be like?

Besides having a good answer for the "why do you want to be a doctor" question that one can expect in any medical school interview, a few other pointers:

1. Your favorite football (soccer) player is anyone EXCEPT Thierry Henry
2. If any of your interviewers throws a ball at you, DO NOT catch it or handle it

I interviewed for Limerick last year so I can give some idea about what to expect. The first session will be some group work, where they assess your ability to function with the other members on a problem at hand. Whether your group gets the answer correct or not (nobody gets it right) doesn't matter, it's how you handle yourself.

Second session is the interview itself. Be prepared to answer questions on what you know about PBL, why you would choose one PBL school over another, etc etc. Very relaxed, the interviewers are exceptionally nice and it doesn't feel much like an interview. If all else fails, tell them you are a fan of Munster rugby and hate those loser Leinster players. (Limerick is in the province of Munster, Dublin is in Leinster 😀)

 

[akaVonk]

Hey Tachyon, is the "High speed, low drag" tag under your user name a reference to RA3?

Also, good luck to those with pending interviews and everyone else waiting for news.

Oh, and for those going to RCSI for the 4-year GEP, I'll see ya there 🙂

 

[Nick485]

I'm from: Quebec
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Currently studying: Neuroscience
At this University: Concordia University
My GPA is: 3.4
My MCAT Scores were: 33Q Physical Sciences: 12 Verbal: 11
Biological Sciences: 10 Written Sample: Q

I applied to: RSCI, Trinity, UCD
I was accepted at: RCSI GEP
I was waitlisted at: Pending
I was rejected from: Pending

My first choice school is: RCSI

 

[IrishGal]

Second post on this forum, so I thought I'd share my stats:

I'm from: California
My country of citizenship is: USA
Currently studying: Molecular Biology
At this University: UC Berkeley
My GPA is: ~3.5
My MCAT Scores were:
first time: 13PS, 11BS, 11VR = 35R

I applied to: Trinity, UCD, Royal College of Surgeons
I was accepted at: RCSI (4yr program)
I was waitlisted at:
I was rejected from:

I have applied to medical schools this many times: 1

 

[IrishGal]

Does anyone know what we need to send to ABP once we have graduated (besides final transcript)?? Thx 🙂

 

[chx]

Since I used this thread in deciding to apply to ABP, I should post my stats too:

I'm from: California
My country of citizenship is: USA
Currently studying: Biochem & cell biology
At this University: UC San Diego
My GPA is: ~3.4
My MCAT Scores were:
first time: 11PS, 12BS, 11VR = 34R

I applied to: Trinity, UCD, Royal College of Surgeons, UCC, Galway, Limerick (all GEP)
I was accepted at: RCSI GEP
I was waitlisted at:
I was rejected from:


good luck to anyone in the future applying.

 

[CDN88]

I'm from: Ottawa, Ontario
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Studied: Anatomy and Cell bio
At : McGill
My GPA is: 3.75
My MCAT Scores were: 33Q Physical Sciences: 10 Verbal: 8
Biological Sciences: 15 Written Sample: Q
I've applied to Canadian schools: 2

I applied to: Cork, Trinity, UCD
I was accepted at: UCD, cork
I was waitlisted at: Pending
I was rejected from: Pending

I've accepted: UCD GEP


Anyone else accept UCD 4 year?

 

[Der Kaiser]

I'm from: Ottawa, Ontario
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Studied: Anatomy and Cell bio
At : McGill
My GPA is: 3.75
My MCAT Scores were: 33Q Physical Sciences: 10 Verbal: 8
Biological Sciences: 15 Written Sample: Q
I've applied to Canadian schools: 2

I applied to: Cork, Trinity, UCD
I was accepted at: UCD, cork
I was waitlisted at: Pending
I was rejected from: Pending

I've accepted: UCD GEP


Anyone else accept UCD 4 year?

I just noticed you have a 15 in the BS section. Holy geez. Have you thought about American schools?

 

[Tigerman]

I'm from: Ontario,Canada.
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Currently studying: Biological Sciences
Extracurriculars: TONS
My GPA is: 3.5-3.6

I applied to: TCD,NUIG,RCSI(5-Year Program)
I was accepted at: Trinity
I was waitlisted at: none
I was rejected from: waiting for NUIG and RCSI

My first choice school is: TCD (accepted their offer)


Can't wait to meet you all in Dublin !!!😀

p.s:For those who got accepted to Trinity, did you get a conditional offer?

 

[Bagh77]

He/She also has a 8 in verbal, MCAT mark variations truly suck for the applicant since having a great score in one section and a average one in the other hurts you a lot more than having slightly above scores in all sections. This isn't to insult CDN88, its just the hard truth I've come to discover about the MCAT.

 

[Nick485]

He/She also has a 8 in verbal, MCAT mark variations truly suck for the applicant since having a great score in one section and a average one in the other hurts you a lot more than having slightly above scores in all sections. This isn't to insult CDN88, its just the hard truth I've come to discover about the MCAT.

I have heard similarly, unfortunately. Though 15 on the biological section is an impressive feat!

 

[BigTX]

Tigerman, I got an acceptance from Trinity last week and my offer was conditional.

 

[grace404]

anyone heard from NUIG yet? ABP said they were supposed to send out acceptances this week.......

 

[caveman721]

Haven't seen anything from galway, was thinking I would email ABP to see if I made the first rounds of offers, put on the waiting list or rejected. Haven't gotten anything from trinity so I am still in the game for the most part.

 

[calidoc10]

Hi I was just curious if anyone knew the acceptance rate for US vs Canadian applicants. RCSI supposedly has a "quota" to fill for US students, does anyone have any idea what this quota is? Their site says about 200 north americans apply to the schools, I assume more than half are from Canada...

 

[calidoc10]

Second post on this forum, so I thought I'd share my stats:

I'm from: California
My country of citizenship is: USA
Currently studying: Molecular Biology
At this University: UC Berkeley
My GPA is: ~3.5
My MCAT Scores were:
first time: 13PS, 11BS, 11VR = 35R

I applied to: Trinity, UCD, Royal College of Surgeons
I was accepted at: RCSI (4yr program)
I was waitlisted at:
I was rejected from:

I have applied to medical schools this many times: 1

Why are you applying to Irish schools? Did you apply to US schools too? Your stats are really good... I wish I had that mcat score... Your gpa isn't that low especially from Berkeley with molecular biology.

 

[IrishGal]

ive already been accepted at several US med schools. i have just always wanted to live in Europe for several years while im still in school. and if i decide that i want to stay and practice in Europe, then i won't have to jump through as many hoops. plus RCSI, Trinity, UCD, and most other irish schools have fantastic reputations in the US and Canada

 

[IrishGal]

and just to clarify for future forum lurkers:

NOT everyone applying to Irish medical schools is doing so because he/she cannot get into schools back home!! you will get a FABULOUS medical education in Ireland!! just don't go into all of this with the mentality that everything will be spoonfed to you, whether in regard to course material or getting a residency back home - because it WON'T be. Medicine is a extremely challenging endeavor...

 

[IrishGal]

ty Tachyon, don't give up! the problem with most applicants from the US and Canada is that they all want some unconditional sort of guarantee when it comes to residency (wouldn't that be wonderful?). but the reality is that back in the US, the number of available residency spots are far fewer than the number of applicants (and in Canada, it's even more ridiculous - I don't know how you canucks do it). when one gets involved in a uber-competitive field like medicine, there is no easy way to get what you want, especially competitive specialties. but this does NOT mean by any stretch of the imagination that it cannot be done. even in cardiology and orthopedics, for example - yes, US citizens/US med grads will get preference over you even if your medical degree is from Oxford, but there are many IMGs that have matched into very competitive specialties in the US and Canada, and many are not even Western European med grads. to recapitulate - where there's a will, there's a way. your results post-med school will be directly proportional to the amount of work you put in.

good luck all!!

 

[Moose88]

ABP told me today that I was not accepted at Trinity and I would get a letter later this week- so I assume rejection letters went out today or maybe tomorrow. First round offers for all schools had been sent out- he told me that there would be a second round of offers and most likely a third as well. RCSI interviews will be in May, with 3 weeks notice before the date. So far I have still heard nothing from RCSI, UCD, UCC, and NUIG. Not sure if they have even sent out rejections though....

 

[mergan]

Moose, did he give you any idea of when second round offers will go out? The waiting is killing me!

-Meghan

P.S. IrishGal thanks for your post. Ireland would be my first choice too, if I had the stats for Canada I would have a really hard time not choosing to study abroad. It's all so exciting!

 

[Moose88]

No! He didn't give any indication...the waiting is truly terrible. I don't want to have to wait all summer, if I'm not gonna get in I'd rather just bite the bullet than be on a waitlist until August and then get denied!

 

[Tigerman]

No! He didn't give any indication...the waiting is truly terrible. I don't want to have to wait all summer, if I'm not gonna get in I'd rather just bite the bullet than be on a waitlist until August and then get denied!

Don't lose hope Moose.One rejection isn't the end of the world.Besides, you have yet to hear from the other schools.I'm telling you this because even for myself I received quite a few rejections this year from Canadian schools.Just when I was about to lose hope I suddenly got accepted from Trinity.Have some faith because things will work out for you.


Tigerman

 

[Moose88]

He told me through email but said I would get a letter this week. Its okay though, you're right, rejections suck but all it takes is on acceptance and I still have 4 schools to hear from! Fingers crossed for everyone!

 

[Moose88]

Sounds like we are in the same boat! I am gearing up for applying for US schools in 2012 without being too pessimistic. And I totally agree about hearing now rather than in months.

 

[caveman721]

I to agree and I am the captain of the boat. On towards the mcat!!

 

[Der Kaiser]

A question for American applicants: Are you guys pretty confident about obtaining a residency after Ireland? Just curious what your situation is like fo IMGs (obviously ours is ridiculous).

 

[IamSuperDoctor]

I think theres a 99% chance of obtaining a residency somewhere in North America.

 

[IrishGal]

anyone can stretch the truth with statistics, IamSuperDoctor....

 

[fieldydwb]

I thought I'd post my stats. I am a very unorthodox applicant that may be of interest to future lurkers.

I'm from: Ottawa, Canada
My country of citizenship is: Canada
University: Carleton University
My cGPA is: 2.86 (first year was terrible in 1998 🙂)
Last 2 years GPA: 3.55
Last year GPA: 4.0 (strong upward trend)
MCAT: did not take

I applied to: TCD, NUIG, RCSI
I was accepted at: pending
I was waitlisted at: I am not on the rejection list for Trinity (conf. Apr 5)😀
I was rejected from: pending

My first choice school is: Trinity


I have applied to medical school this many times: This is my first time

I am a mature student (31 years of age) founded and run a successful internet company that generates 10MM+ revenues per year and employs 30 people. Get zero satisfaction out of running a business and realized I need to go back and pursue my dream. It's always been on my mind and I waited for the right time to be able to step down from my company and go for it. I went back to undergrad to finish up degree in 2010. Have no clinical or volunteer experience but have that leadership/entrepreneurial experience that hopefully is equally taken into account.

 

[atran017]

I think theres a 99% chance of obtaining a residency somewhere in North America.

anyone can stretch the truth with statistics, IamSuperDoctor....

At this point, those people entering medical school as an M1 or even some of you on this forum who are entering in the first of six years, residency should not be a priority for you at the moment (in my opinion). Albeit, a school's reputation may have some pull in obtaining residency, I agree with IrishGal (and have also met many residency directors while working in cardiac surgery would also agree) that what you make of your years in med school decide residency matches. Factors such as clerkships/elective scores, board scores, references, research, etc. will ultimately decide whether or not residency is obtainable (or competitive vs. less competitive residency). You can throw around numbers like 99% all you want, but if you don't have the work ethic, professionalism, and tenacity to succeed, that 99% does not include you. As a foreign grad, it might be harder...yes (in the case of Canadians, this is definitely true even if you are not an IMG)...but again, the amount of effort you put in = is what you get out of the entire process. Irish schools and many other foreign schools around the world provide excellent education and are a worthwhile experience... I had the opportunity to collaborate with a cardiac surgeon who graduated from RCSI... his words of advice "if you're going to RCSI with notion that this school is a backup or otherwise not a top tier institution....you have another thing coming at you..."

 

[IamSuperDoctor]

I think both of you clearly missed the point. Its a 99% chance to place somewhere, not necessarily in your first field of choice. Of course my statistics come from the rcsi north america match list, everyone matched in 2010. Although this might sound bright and cheery, for those of you new to the forums - you have to realize that significant portion of matches are for less competitive professions. Not everyone will match into what they want, you will have a disadvantage compared to north american applicants.

-SD

edit: ive looked at the match lists again, I believe that a large chunk of students from rcsi matched into great programs.

 

[atran017]

I think both of you clearly missed the point. Its a 99% chance to place somewhere, not necessarily in your first field of choice. Of course my statistics come from the rcsi north america match list, everyone matched in 2010. Although this might sound bright and cheery, for those of you new to the forums - you have to realize that significant portion of matches are for less competitive professions. Not everyone will match into what they want, you will have a disadvantage compared to north american applicants.

-SD

IamSuperDoctor, thank you for the clarification; however, I neither missed the point nor misunderstood your posting. Rather, I was trying to make it clear to pre-meds that matching in residency for those still in the application process should be something to worry about post-matriculation and for that matter post-grades, post-scores, etc. - comparable to trying to run before you learn to walk. In addition, I was to make it clear that just because you attend a good school (with a supposed 99% match rate) does not mean that you are guaranteed to match (irrespective of first choice or less competitive). If anything, your simple statement and post of 99% gaining residency without any clarification and specifics can be misleading - a sense of juvenile optimism if you will. I do not state that your 99% statistic was incorrect or inflated; however, I did want to add a little reality to what you said. Perhaps you missed the point.


A.

 

[IamSuperDoctor]

sure

In the future, you should refrain from making attack posts in this thread. Its carrying it a bit offtopic. If you want to go discuss the match please refer to the other dozen threads in this forum.

Cheers,

-SD

IamSuperDoctor, thank you for the clarification; however, I neither missed the point nor misunderstood your posting. Rather, I was trying to make it clear to pre-meds that matching in residency for those still in the application process should be something to worry about post-matriculation and for that matter post-grades, post-scores, etc. - comparable to trying to run before you learn to walk. In addition, I was to make it clear that just because you attend a good school (with a supposed 99% match rate) does not mean that you are guaranteed to match (irrespective of first choice or less competitive). If anything, your simple statement and post of 99% gaining residency without any clarification and specifics can be misleading - a sense of juvenile optimism if you will. I do not state that your 99% statistic was incorrect or inflated; however, I did want to add a little reality to what you said. Perhaps you missed the point.


A.

 

[atran017]

Will do. Perhaps take the same advice and don't mention residency matching for starters.

All in all, best of luck to you at RCSI and perhaps i'll see you in the Fall 2011 as a peer.

A.

 

[IrishGal]

im with atran on this one. the reason why i spoke out was simply because your post is entirely misleading, IamSuperDoctor. if we want those types of statistics, we'll just refer to the Atlantic Bridge website. however, i believe the purpose of this forum is to educate future medical students so that they can make the best decision for themselves, or am i wrong

 

[IamSuperDoctor]

I think its time to let it go and get back on track boys and girls. 🙂

 

[IrishGal]

look who's acting like SuperModerator and not SuperDoctor!! stop misleading prospective students

 

[MidAtlantic]

I am monitoring this forum for my son who has applied to the 6 year programs. I am a mature student who is currently in M2 at Universidad Central del Caribe in Puerto Rico. I have just been accepted for M3 and M4 at VCU at their Inova campus in Fairfax, VA. I have been told that RCSI students in their last year may do rotations in the US and we also have that option for M4 in Dublin. Just wanted people to know their are options to go back and forth for rotations within the US and Irish system.
In regard to residencies, I think any general statistic like 99% is not really that helpful. Medical students need to know the placement for their field of choice. Especially if you have any ideas about going for a competitive specialty (Radiology, Orthopedic Surgery, etc.). Just my 2 cents. Good luck all.

 

[littleginge64]

Hey there everyone just thought i'd update my stats for everyone in the future...

I'm from: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Currently studying: finishing 2nd year B.Sc (Honours) Psychology
At this University: University of Manitoba
My cGPA is: 3.41 when applied
My High School Grades: 92%+ average
My MCAT Scores: Never took it.
I applied to: RCSI, UCD, NUIG ( 6/5 year programs)
I have an interview at: RCSI
I was accepted at: RCSI ( 5 year program)
I was waitlisted at: Waiting to hear.
I was rejected from: NUIG

 

[caveman721]

Hey when did you get the rejection from Galway?

 

[Tigerman]

I'm from: Ontario,Canada.
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Currently studying: Biological Sciences
Extracurriculars: TONS
My GPA is: 3.5-3.6

I applied to: TCD,NUIG,RCSI(5-Year Program)
I was accepted at: Trinity
I was waitlisted at: none(waiting for RCSI)
I was rejected from: NUIG(today)
My first choice school is: TCD (accepted their offer March 20)


I'm quite surprised I got rejected from NUIG.I'm pretty sure that it has something to do with the fact that I already accepted my offer from TCD.
What are your thoughts on this?


Tigerman