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

[Gos81238ia]

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I'm from: Ontario, Canada
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Currently studying: BMSc. Physiology
GPA: 3.9
My MCAT Scores: 38S (13B, 12P, 13V)
I applied to: UCC, RCSI, UCD, Limerick (All 4 year GEP) **My application was complete later than Nov 15th
I had an interview at:
I was accepted at: UCC, UCD
I was waitlisted at:
I was rejected from:
I will be attending/first choice: UCD (most likely, will wait and see if RCSI does second round interviews)
EC: International and local medical and non-medical volunteering, doctor shadowing, school clubs and athletics

Good luck to all those waiting to hear, the deadline for UCC deposits is coming up very soon so there will be more spots opening up! To those of you going to UCD - see you in August 🙂

 

[jf1987]

I'm from: Ontario, Canada
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Currently studying: BMSc. Physiology
GPA: 3.9
My MCAT Scores: 38S (13B, 12P, 13V)
I applied to: UCC, RCSI, UCD, Limerick (All 4 year GEP) **My application was complete later than Nov 15th
I had an interview at:
I was accepted at: UCC, UCD
I was waitlisted at:
I was rejected from:
I will be attending/first choice: UCD (most likely, will wait and see if RCSI does second round interviews)
EC: International and local medical and non-medical volunteering, doctor shadowing, school clubs and athletics

Good luck to all those waiting to hear, the deadline for UCC deposits is coming up very soon so there will be more spots opening up! To those of you going to UCD - see you in August 🙂

Holy cow! Congrats on the acceptances but with those stats did you apply to US & Canada?

 

[Gos81238ia]

Holy cow! Congrats on the acceptances but with those stats did you apply to US & Canada?

Thank you very much! I did apply in the US and received some interview offers. Attended one interview there, but have been cancelling the others since receiving offers from Ireland. My first choice was always Ireland.

 

[sasmadrid]

I'm from: Ontario, Canada
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Currently studying: BMSc. Physiology
GPA: 3.9
My MCAT Scores: 38S (13B, 12P, 13V)
I applied to: UCC, RCSI, UCD, Limerick (All 4 year GEP) **My application was complete later than Nov 15th
I had an interview at:
I was accepted at: UCC, UCD
I was waitlisted at:
I was rejected from:
I will be attending/first choice: UCD (most likely, will wait and see if RCSI does second round interviews)
EC: International and local medical and non-medical volunteering, doctor shadowing, school clubs and athletics

Good luck to all those waiting to hear, the deadline for UCC deposits is coming up very soon so there will be more spots opening up! To those of you going to UCD - see you in August 🙂

Congrats!! when is the deadline for the deposit?

 

[Gos81238ia]

Congrats!! when is the deadline for the deposit?

April 4th and its 4500 euro. They also require you to submit a letter from the bank stating that you can secure funds to cover the costs by that date as well.

 

[sasmadrid]

So there's only one person who got accepted to Trinity so far? Anyone else heard anything back from Trinity or Galway for their 5-year program?

 

[oldcrumb]

Okay, so my mom just opened the letter and emailed me - I got accepted to NUI Galway!

So there's only one person who got accepted to Trinity so far? Anyone else heard anything back from Trinity or Galway for their 5-year program?

 

[lcamero2]

I just talked to Tony... Trinity sent out their 1st round offers last week and Galway sent theirs out on Monday. He said not to worry as there are second and possibly third round offers coming up. I asked him when he thinks those would be and he hasn't gotten back to me yet. Congrats to those who got in so far!

 

[sasmadrid]

Okay, so my mom just opened the letter and emailed me - I got accepted to NUI Galway!

Congratulations!!😀
Can't wait to hear back from either schools.. is Galway your first choice?

 

[Ireland2520]

I received an acceptance to NUIG's 5-year program yesterday.

I'm from: Ontario, Canada
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Currently studying: Biology and Psychology Undergrad
GPA: 3.48
My MCAT Scores: didn't do it
I applied to: NUIG & TCD 5 year programs
I had an interview at:
I was accepted at: NUIG
I was waitlisted at: TCD
I was rejected from:
I will be attending/first choice: Not sure, if I get accepted into TCD, I will have to assess the NUIG & TCD programs well and see which school & place suits me best, if I don't, then NUIG it is
EC: hospital volunteer, worked in medical clinic & pharmacy, no real research work

 

[blazers]

I received an acceptance to NUIG's 5-year program yesterday.

I'm from: Ontario, Canada
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Currently studying: Biology and Psychology Undergrad
GPA: 3.48
My MCAT Scores: didn't do it
I applied to: NUIG & TCD 5 year programs
I had an interview at:
I was accepted at: NUIG
I was waitlisted at: TCD
I was rejected from:
I will be attending/first choice: Not sure, if I get accepted into TCD, I will have to assess the NUIG & TCD programs well and see which school & place suits me best, if I don't, then NUIG it is
EC: hospital volunteer, worked in medical clinic & pharmacy, no real research work

how do you know you are waitlisted at TCD?

 

[Ireland2520]

Opps sorry, I am not waitlisted at TCD, I meant that I'm still waiting to hear from TCD

 

[Ireland2520]

Out of curiosity, for those with cGPA's that are low to get into Canadian or US med schools, how do you think you can do well in medical school in Ireland? If you do want to go back to Canada/US for residency, you need to do well in your international medical school and do research back in North America, how do you know you can do it? Can anyone share their reason for a low GPA and what keeps them confident that they'd succeed in an Ireland medical school?

 

[Wolf11]

Out of curiosity, for those with cGPA's that are low to get into Canadian or US med schools, how do you think you can do well in medical school in Ireland? If you do want to go back to Canada/US for residency, you need to do well in your international medical school and do research back in North America, how do you know you can do it? Can anyone share their reason for a low GPA and what keeps them confident that they'd succeed in an Ireland medical school?

For me its just the fact that I hated almost every course of my undergrad... I am very interested in medicine so it would get me going. Also, being away just to study, with the mentality to study will keep me focused. For my undergrad I commuted from home so there were many distractions.

And I've heard from multiple people that once you're in med school everything just clicks and you are much more focused.

In the end, I'm excited to be studying something I actually WANT to study!

And you're GPA isnt that low...

 

[Alexander III]

Out of curiosity, for those with cGPA's that are low to get into Canadian or US med schools, how do you think you can do well in medical school in Ireland? If you do want to go back to Canada/US for residency, you need to do well in your international medical school and do research back in North America, how do you know you can do it? Can anyone share their reason for a low GPA and what keeps them confident that they'd succeed in an Ireland medical school?

In a lot of cases, low GPA can be attributed to one poor year, semester or even a few courses in a university career. I personally had a really low GPA in my first year (3.0) because I didn't work hard enough and did too many extra-curricular activities. I managed to turn it around and average a 3.9 GPA in my next two years bringing my average over 3 years to 3.6 which is still considered to be low/average by med school standards. However I'm confident that I will be able to do well and succeed in med school because I've been able to achieve a high GPA (3.9) on a consistent basis. Hope this helps.

 

[Psychologic]

Out of curiosity, for those with cGPA's that are low to get into Canadian or US med schools, how do you think you can do well in medical school in Ireland? If you do want to go back to Canada/US for residency, you need to do well in your international medical school and do research back in North America, how do you know you can do it? Can anyone share their reason for a low GPA and what keeps them confident that they'd succeed in an Ireland medical school?

Basically what Alexander III said. Moving to a large school can be quite the transition, and your GPA can suffer because of that. One bad semester/year doesn't mean that the person can not keep up with the difficulty of the school work. In addition, since we're all extremely interested in medicine, since we're all going through this crazy process, it'll keep us going along with our studies (hopefully anyway).

 

[jf1987]

Pretty much same here. In my best 2.5 years I had a 3.7 and I got a 32 on the MCAT which is slightly higher than the average acceptance score in the US at least. 😎

 

[jalopnut86]

I had one bad year @ <2.0 x 32 credit hours and ended up with a final cGPA of 2.88. I have been attending an SMP at EVMS for this last year and will likely graduate receiving honors in every course. There are endless reasons why one can suffer a low GPA that do not preclude success in medical school. If only adcoms were more understanding....

 

[yanshm]

I'm from: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Currently studying: high school
My MCAT Scores: didn't do it
I applied to: NUIG & UCD 6 year programs
I had an interview at:
I was accepted at: NUIG
I was waitlisted at:
I was rejected from:
I will be attending/first choice: Not sure, I like UCD better
EC: hospital volunteer, worked in medical clinic & pharmacy, no real research work

 

[sasmadrid]

I'm from: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Currently studying: high school
My MCAT Scores: didn't do it
I applied to: NUIG & UCD 6 year programs
I had an interview at:
I was accepted at: NUIG
I was waitlisted at:
I was rejected from:
I will be attending/first choice: Not sure, I like UCD better
EC: hospital volunteer, worked in medical clinic & pharmacy, no real research work

Congrats, when did you get the offer? I am from Mississauga, that's why I am asking.

 

[S0B]

I'm from: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Currently studying: high school
My MCAT Scores: didn't do it
I applied to: NUIG & UCD 6 year programs
I had an interview at:
I was accepted at: NUIG
I was waitlisted at:
I was rejected from:
I will be attending/first choice: Not sure, I like UCD better
EC: hospital volunteer, worked in medical clinic & pharmacy, no real research work

Hey what was your percentage average when you applied?

 

[Gos81238ia]

In a lot of cases, low GPA can be attributed to one poor year, semester or even a few courses in a university career. I personally had a really low GPA in my first year (3.0) because I didn't work hard enough and did too many extra-curricular activities. I managed to turn it around and average a 3.9 GPA in my next two years bringing my average over 3 years to 3.6 which is still considered to be low/average by med school standards. However I'm confident that I will be able to do well and succeed in med school because I've been able to achieve a high GPA (3.9) on a consistent basis. Hope this helps.

Too many extracurriculars eh? do you mean too much drinking and having fun cause there's plenty of that in Ireland so you better be careful 😛

 

[Alexander III]

Too many extracurriculars eh? do you mean too much drinking and having fun cause there's plenty of that in Ireland so you better be careful 😛

If you don't mind I was trying to be professional and technically speaking, drinking and having fun fall into the extracurricular category 😛

 

[chicka]

Anyone get any rejections yet??? Wondering when they'll come out

 

[yanshm]

FedEx tried to deliver the package on Tuesday and Wednesday, but no one was at home. So they called me today. I picked up the package.

 

[yanshm]

Hey what was your percentage average when you applied?

91% or 92%. I also took SAT (2200). I visited UCD lately, and like it better. Not sure if NUIG is a good one or not.

 

[Ireland2520]

Does anyone know how to start a new thread? Can someone start a thread for those who got accepted into NUIG for 2012? Did anyone near Toronto, Canada get accepted into NUIG? Does anyone know if NUIG is a good medical school?

 

[yanshm]

Does anyone know how to start a new thread? Can someone start a thread for those who got accepted into NUIG for 2012? Did anyone near Toronto, Canada get accepted into NUIG? Does anyone know if NUIG is a good medical school?

I got accepted into NUIG (6 yrs) and I live in Toronto. I don't know how good NUIG is.

 

[mmmichelle]

Does anyone know how to start a new thread? Can someone start a thread for those who got accepted into NUIG for 2012? Did anyone near Toronto, Canada get accepted into NUIG? Does anyone know if NUIG is a good medical school?

Hey Ireland2520,

I started a new thread that can be found here.
I'm graduating from uOttawa this year and I have been accepted to the 5-year programme at NUIG. There's very little information on the school because they recently joined ABP but from what I've read, people who go there seem to be very happy with the school and the city, as well.

 

[Salad]

Put down a deposit for rcsi gep. That means I'm giving up my ucc offer! Hopefully that will mean +1 spots for someone still on the wait list.

Goodluck guys and gals! If anyone from my future class wants to talk, feel free to message me, if not, see you soon in Dublin!

 

[Ireland2520]

Hey Ireland2520,

I started a new thread that can be found here.
I'm graduating from uOttawa this year and I have been accepted to the 5-year programme at NUIG. There's very little information on the school because they recently joined ABP but from what I've read, people who go there seem to be very happy with the school and the city, as well.

Thank you! I left you a message in the thread you started, please take a look at it.

 

[Ireland2520]

I got accepted into NUIG (6 yrs) and I live in Toronto. I don't know how good NUIG is.

yanshm, come join the NUIG 2012 thread. Will you be accepting your offer?

 

[AR2012]

Does anybody know when rejection letters are sent out for trinity? Has anybody received yet?

 

[blazers]

Does anybody know when rejection letters are sent out for trinity? Has anybody received yet?

will rejection letters come be mail or email? Also not hearing from Trinity, means an applicant is on the waitlist?

 

[jf1987]

will rejection letters come be mail or email? Also not hearing from Trinity, means an applicant is on the waitlist?

I think they come by snail mail. Not sure about waitlists.

 

[S0B]

Decided to Accept My offer to RCSI (6 year programme) for 2012, see you guys in Dublin!

 

[Ireland2520]

Does anybody know when rejection letters are sent out for trinity? Has anybody received yet?

From my understanding, if you haven't received a package from Trinity yet, you haven't gotten a 1st round offer, so you'll have to wait when 2nd round offers are given. I emailed Finbar and that's what he told me. I don't know when 2nd round offers will be made, but maybe in May/June. I think each schools fills all their international positions in 1st round and if anyone rejects their offer for whatever reason, spots will open and then they make 2nd round offers. I don't think schools send out rejection letters until after second round offers are made and accepted. Basically when the game is over, they tell you it's over. And rejection letters can be emailed or mailed.

 

[Medstart108]

I'm from: Ontario
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Currently studying: High School
My GPA is: 95% (Top 6) (Breakdown: Calculus 94%, AP Economics 94%, International Business 98%, Chemistry 97%, Law 94%, World History 93%, Biology 88% (not in my top 6), English 89% (miffed that my teacher wouldn't bump me to 90 for Gr. 12 Eng)
SAT: 2170 (750 Math, 690 CR, 730 Writing)
SAT Biology: 760
SAT World History: 800
UKCAT: 645
I applied to: Birmingham Medical School, SGUL Medical School, Nottingham Medical School, St. Andrews Medical School (combined with Edinburgh), NUIG Medical School, UCD Medical School, Queen's, UofT, Western (Ivey), McMaster Health Sci, York, University of Pennsylvania

I was accepted at: St. Andrews/Edinburgh Medical School, NUIG Medical School, SGUL Medical School, Queen's Arts, UofT Life Sci, Western Biomed, Richard Ivey Business School (Western), York Biomed
I was waitlisted at: UCD
I was rejected from: Birmingham Medical School, Nottingham Medical School, University of Pennsylvania, McMaster Health Sci
Decisions come out later:
My first choice school is: St. Andrews

I have applied to medical schools this many times: (first time)

 

[AR2012]

From my understanding, if you haven't received a package from Trinity yet, you haven't gotten a 1st round offer, so you'll have to wait when 2nd round offers are given. I emailed Finbar and that's what he told me. I don't know when 2nd round offers will be made, but maybe in May/June. I think each schools fills all their international positions in 1st round and if anyone rejects their offer for whatever reason, spots will open and then they make 2nd round offers. I don't think schools send out rejection letters until after second round offers are made and accepted. Basically when the game is over, they tell you it's over. And rejection letters can be emailed or mailed.

Thanks!!

I thought there might be application they straight out reject, regardless if there are spaces left

 

[blazers]

thats a bummer you have to wait till the very end of the cycle to see if you got rejected. looks like Ill have to make back up plans now. Should I contact the school directly and ask about my chances?

 

[James90]

thats a bummer you have to wait till the very end of the cycle to see if you got rejected. looks like Ill have to make back up plans now. Should I contact the school directly and ask about my chances?

With your stats, I'm surprised none of the five-year programmes scooped you up. You've got a lot of great things in your app, it seems.

 

[jf1987]

thats a bummer you have to wait till the very end of the cycle to see if you got rejected. looks like Ill have to make back up plans now. Should I contact the school directly and ask about my chances?

With your stats I would take the MCAT and apply to schools in the US. I am sure you would get in somewhere. If you really want to go to Ireland apply again next year with the MCAT. You still could get in at this point for sure.

 

[blazers]

With your stats, I'm surprised none of the five-year programmes scooped you up. You've got a lot of great things in your app, it seems.

thats what i was thinking, but i think the problem is that i applied late. my application was complete end of january. *sigh*

 

[Ireland2520]

thats what i was thinking, but i think the problem is that i applied late. my application was complete end of january. *sigh*

What do you mean by your application being completed late? I submitted my application in November, but I didn't get my references or essay submitted until January. If you haven't received an offer by now, you most likely didn't receive a 1st round offer, you'll be considered for second round offers and if you have really good stats, you might be on the top of the waitlist for second round, so don't give up hope, but yes do make a back-up plan. The only problem is whether spots will open up or not for second round. Some schools might give out straight rejection if your stats are terrible, but I heard some people with cGPA's near 2.8 who remained on the waitlist. Also, the schools don't only focus on your stats, I think a big chunk of what determines whether you get in or not is your essay and reference letters and your proof that you have the means to support your education financially. They wouldn't want you to drop out after one year because you can't pay your tuition anymore, because they were relying on your payments for the 4/5/6 yrs you've registered for.

 

[AR2012]

What do you mean by your application being completed late? I submitted my application in November, but I didn't get my references or essay submitted until January. If you haven't received an offer by now, you most likely didn't receive a 1st round offer, you'll be considered for second round offers and if you have really good stats, you might be on the top of the waitlist for second round, so don't give up hope, but yes do make a back-up plan. The only problem is whether spots will open up or not for second round. Some schools might give out straight rejection if your stats are terrible, but I heard some people with cGPA's near 2.8 who remained on the waitlist. Also, the schools don't only focus on your stats, I think a big chunk of what determines whether you get in or not is your essay and reference letters and your proof that you have the means to support your education financially. They wouldn't want you to drop out after one year because you can't pay your tuition anymore, because they were relying on your payments for the 4/5/6 yrs you've registered for.

Do you know if they tell you if you are waitlisted?

 

[dyp]

I applied back in November and still have not heard anything from any of the schools (except a weird email from UCD saying you need an appointment to visit the campus). But from what Im reading its not all bad if I havent heard anything? Im pretty pessimistic at this point but it looks like people who havent heard may still have a shot....am I right?

 

[MadPride]

Acceptance letter sent: March 16, 2012

Citizenship: Canadian-irish (canadian and irish passports)
Education: 4th yr Undergrad, Health Sci (U of O)
cGPA: ~3.85
MCAT: 29R

Applied to: ALL irish schools | Canadian schools:U of T, Queen's, U of O, NOSM, UBC, Dal
Rejected: all canadian schools (who needs 'em!)
Accepted: TCD
Waitlisted/waiting to hear from: rest of the irish schools

I applied to canadian schools to cover my bases, but i always knew i wanted to go back to the motherland for med school.

i'm taking TCD acceptance. I'm super thrilled!

 

[dr135]

For everyone that is attempting to use the credit card statement as an indicator, don't lose hope when nothing appears! I was accepted last Monday, the 19th, to RCSI and my credit card statement just appeared today.
Just thought some people might be interested in knowing.

 

[SJLIM]

I'm from: Ontario
My country of citizenship is: Canada
Currently studying: High School
My GPA is: 92%

I applied to: Birmingham Medical School, SGUL Medical School, Nottingham Medical School, St. Andrews Medical School (combined with Edinburgh), NUIG Medical School, UCD Medical School, Queen's, UofT, Western (Ivey), McMaster Health Sci, York, University of Pennsylvania

I was accepted at: St. Andrews Medical School (combined with Edinbrugh), NUIG, SGUL, Queen's, UofT, Western (have not heard from Ivey), York
I was waitlisted at: UCD
I was rejected from: Birmingham Medical School, Nottingham Medical School
Decisions come out later: University of Pennsylvania, McMaster Health Sci, Ivey Business School
My first choice school is: probably St. Andrews or SGUL

I have applied to medical schools this many times: (first time)

Wow, you got so many offers? Did you apply with APs or SATs (?with subject SATs) or just High School GPAs?

 

[Yahtzee1]

Wow, you got so many offers? Did you apply with APs or SATs (?with subject SATs) or just High School GPAs?

also are those acceptances to med schools? cuz if that's what you mean you are definately not telling the truth cuz you need at least 2 years uni experience to get into canadian med schools...