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04-27-2003, 03:11 PM
1. Where can I find the most accurate information?
The most accurate admissions information can always be found by contacting the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario directly.
Official and current information on UWO specific requirements and procedures can be found online at:
www.fmd.uwo.ca/Schulich/Admissions/ (http://www.fmd.uwo.ca/Schulich/Admissions/)
Current application information, deadllines, GPA conversions, and the application common to all of the Ontario medical schools can be found on the OMSAS website:
www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/ (http://www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/)
You can also contact the UWO admissions office by e-mail: admissions@fmd.uwo.ca (admissions@fmd.uwo.ca) or by phone: (519) 661-3744 if you have questions that are not answered on these websites.
Darla McNeil is the manager of the admissions office.
2. How many positions are available?
The number of seats in the UWO medical class has been increased over the past several years from 96 (Meds 2003) to the current size of 133 (Meds 2009). There will be 139 positions in Meds 2010. Class size at UWO is dependent on the availability of provincial funding and is determined by the Ontario government.
Plans call for the UWO to operate a 'satellite campus' in Windsor beginning in 2008. The university will add 14 new first-year medical seats beginning with six in the fall of 2006 and eight the following year. The Windsor campus will open with a class of 24 first-year medical students, which includes 10 existing student spaces to be transferred from the main campus in London.
3. Are there different applicant pools, reserved seats, quotas, or 'special applicants'?
There are NO reserved seats or quotas, however, applicants are divided into two major groups for the purposes of deciding who will be interviewed:
I. SWOMEN region students - these students are from UWO's region as defined by the MOHLTC's division of the province into health regions. The SWOMEN region includes the following areas: London-Middlesex, Huron, Grey-Bruce, Perth, Lambton, Sarnia, Chatham-Kent, Windsor-Essex, Elgin and parts of Norfolk counties. It does NOT include Wellington, Kitchener-Waterloo or Brant counties.
II. All other students - all non-SWOMEN students which includes both other Ontario and out-of-province students
Cut-offs are set for both groups of students that may - or may not- be the same. Historically, they have been the same, however, this year, the SWOMEN students have been given a little bit more flexibility to meet the MCAT cuts, although they are expected to be within 1-2 points of the cut set for non-SWOMEN students and they must have an equivalent cumulative score and meet the same GPA cut off.
Other students that are considered a little differently are those identifying themselves as First Nations students, those applying to the MD/PhD program and those applying through the combined MD/Eng program. There are three seats reserved in the class for each of these groups. However, if they are not filled by acceptable applicants, they are reallocated to the general pool.
4. What about international students?
Western does not accept applications from non-Canadian students. You MUST be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant to apply.
5. What are my chances if I am not from Ontario? What if I am a graduate student or a third year student? What about if I am from Southwest Ontario - I heard that there is a '519 advantage'?
There is no distinction made between undergraduate or graduate students, 3rd or 4th year students, in province or out of province students. All students compete on equal grounds for the available seats using the same criteria and scoring procedures. There are no reserved seats or quotas for students in any of these categories.
UWO gives preference to students that 'originated' in Southwestern Ontario. (ie grew up and/or attended high school in southwestern Ontario). Southwestern Ontario is considered to be the mainly rural area that stretches from Tobermory to Pelee Island. See the answer to question #2 above for more information on 'regional advantages'.
6. What are UWO's academic requirements?
NEW REQUIREMENTS EFFECTIVE FALL 2006 APPLICATION CYCLE
Effective for Fall 2006, applicants must have a COMPLETED 4 YEAR HONOURS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE in any discipline to be eligible for admission. UWO will NO LONGER accept applicants with three years of university or general undergraduate degrees. There will be NO pre-req courses required. An 'honours' degree is interpreted to mean: "a 4 year degree program in which, on completion, the student can continue in an MSc or MA program directly without completing additional coursework". *A minimum of two years of this degree must have been completed on a full-time basis (5.0 full or equivalent credits (10 half credits/30 credit hours) between Sept-April).
The new requirements have removed ALL of the pre-req courses (ie no pre-reqs required!!) however, UWO suggests that you take courses in biological science, chemistry and biochemistry, arts and humanities to prepare yourself for medical studies.
If you are a graduate student: You must meet the same academic requirements! Only your undergraduate record will be assessed to determine your eligibility. Graduate courses and GPA's are NOT considered by UWO and the completion of a graduate degree does not exempt you from the undergraduate course load or GPA requirements. Only your undergraduate performance will be assessed and there are no 'bonus points' given for graduate work. As a graduate student, you must FINISH all of the requirements of your graduate degree before you will be permitted to register at UWO - you CANNOT abandon your graduate degree to begin medical school.
7. How is my GPA calculated? What if I have more than 5.0 credits in a year? What if I am repeating a course? What about pass/fail courses?
UWO calculates 'full-time year' GPA's and does not look at a cumulative or weighted GPA's, summer courses or part-time years at all. Your GPA is calculated using OMSAS' 4.0 scale. Your grade in each course is converted to a score out of 4.0. The score for the 5.0 best credits in each full time year are then averaged (weighted by course credit value) to give a GPA for that year out of 4.0. Pass/fail courses may be included in a full time year. They are counted as part of your courseload but they are NOT used in the calculation of your GPA. If you took more than 5.0 credits in a given year, only the 5.0 BEST credits will be used to calculate your GPA. Summer courses and courses from part time years cannot be used to satisfy GPA requirements.
IMPORTANT NOTE: UWO will NOT allow you to use ANY year in which you REPEATED a course as a full time year. Keep this in mind if you need to repeat a course! You will need to have 5.0 NEW courses in addition to the course that you are repeating for the year to count as 'full-time'.
Only your best two full-time years will be looked at by UWO. Any other years, part-time years, summer semesters, etc will NOT be looked at and will not affect your application (either positively or negatively).
8. What if I have finished my degree but only have one full time year or one year above the GPA cut?
You may complete one additional 'victory lap' year after you have completed your undergraduate degree to give you another full time year for GPA purposes. You may only complete ONE special year and it must include a minimum of 4.0 full or equivalent credits at the third or fourth year level. It is important that you apply to your school for 'continuing' status and that you not start a new degree. UWO requires that both of your full time years be from the same degree program. You may take courses from whatever discipline you want during your special year as long as they meet the requirement for level (3rd year or higher).
9. I am in teacher's college, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, optometry, law or an MBA program - are these graduate or undergraduate degrees?
UWO considers an MBA to be a graduate degree (as are any MA, MSc or PhD programs). All of the others are considered to be undergraduate degrees and, with the exception of the B.Ed, may be used for GPA purposes. A B.Ed may NOT be used for GPA purposes as UWO requires you to have TWO years from the SAME degree and, given that a B.Ed is a one year program, it does not satisfy this requirement.
10. What happens if I have more than one undergraduate degree?
UWO doesn't care if you have 10 undergraduate degrees! However, your GPA is calculated from your MOST RECENT degree and you absolutely MAY NOT mix and match years from different degrees to satisfy the two full years above the GPA cut requirement. Both years must be from the same degree program.
11. What about pre-reqs? Can I still apply if I haven't finished them all yet? What exactly is an 'essay course'?
The prerequisite courses absolutely must be completed before you will be permitted to register at UWO but you do not necessarily need to have completed them all before you apply. Pre-reqs are not checked until offers of admission are being sent. If you have not yet fulfilled all of the pre-reqs, your offer of admission will be conditional on you having completed them all by August 28. If you are unable to do this, your offer will be rescinded. Not having completed all (or any) of the per-reqs will not affect your chances of being granted an interview, but you should have a reasonable expectation of completing them all before Sept!
The current pre-reqs are:
1.0 credit (1 full or 2 half credits) in university level Biological science with a lab component
1.0 credit (1 full or 2 half) in university level Organic chemistry with a lab component
OR 0.5 in organic chemistry (with lab) + 0.5 in biochemistry (with or without lab)
1.0 credit (1 full or 2 half) in a university level science unrelated to biology or chemistry (suggestions are mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science)
3.0 credits (3 full or 6 half) in arts or social science including at least 1.0 in essay courses*.
*an essay course is ANY course in which you wrote a minimum of ONE full length essay including footnotes and bibliography. Courses with essay style examinations DO NOT COUNT! The validity of essay courses will be audited by admissions. Last year this was done by asking you to submit either a course description or course outline showing the essay component or a letter from the prof or department teaching the course outlining the presence of an essay component.
12. How are interviewees selected? (ie What is going on with the cut-offs!? I thought that UWO didn't post cuts until January?!)
In past years, UWO would wait to determine their cut offs until January. The cut offs would reflect the strength of the applicant pool and would be set such that only ~430 applicants would meet them. This was the primary method UWO used to select their interviewees. All applicants that met the cut offs would be sent an interview invitation (as long as there weren't any glaring problems with their application).
However, things are changing. UWO posted cut offs on their website in late Aug of this year (prior to applications being submitted). The cuts are noticeably lower than they have been in past years. UWO will be changing how interviewees are selected this year. First, they must meet the cuts listed on the website (3.60 GPA, MCAT: 8(VR), 8(BS), 7(PS), O). These cuts have been set as the 'floor cut offs' by the admissions committee. If you do not meet these floor cut offs, your chances of being interviewed are extremely low. However, meeting these floor cut offs DOES NOT guarantee an invitation to interview!
Next, UWO will consider which 'group' of students you belong in (see question #2 above). Different cut-offs may be set for the different groups (as they have been this year). Those that meet the cuts for their group will be offered an interview.
13. How are the GPA/MCAT cut-offs determined? What if I am one point short in one category?
GPA and MCAT cut offs are set by the admissions committee. The 'floor cuts' that are posted above are the minimum acceptable standard for UWO. Both the GPA and MCAT cuts are very strict. You must meet ALL of the cut offs and unfortunately, if you miss one category by a single point, you are completely eliminated. (although you may appeal if you feel that you have grounds to do so). The cuts for each group are set so that we can maximize the number of people interviewed given the faculty's space and human resources. Interviews are very time consuming!
14. What about my reference letters and autobiographical sketch?
Historically, UWO does not consider either of these two parts of the application. However, UWO will be looking at parts of the autobiographical sketch this year in determining who should be allocated to which group of students (SWOMEN vs. Non-SWOMEN).
15. How important is the interview?
The interview is VERY important! It is worth 50% of the final admissions decision. A poor interview will significantly harm your chances of acceptance regardless of your GPA or MCAT scores. Just as a very good interview will significantly help your chances regardless of your GPA or MCAT scores.
16. Who are my interviewers? What kinds of questions are asked during the interview? What do the interviewers know about me?
You will be interviewed by three people - a faculty member, a community member and a current medical student. They will ask a variety of questions about you, your interests, your background, why you want to study medicine, why you want to come to UWO and how you would react in certain situations. They may ask you about ethics or current events, although this is not guaranteed. The key difference between UWO and other schools is that your interviewers know NOTHING about you. They will not ask you specific questions from your autobiographical sketch. It is up to YOU to show them your 'well roundedness'. The UWO interview is known to be a relaxed, non-confronational, applicant driven interview.
17. I only just got the cut offs, do I really have a chance? Won't I get 0/25 on both the MCAT and GPA scores?
UWO wouldn't invite you for an interview if you didn't have a chance! Remember that the interview is worth 50% of the final decision. There are plenty of people that get accepted that only have the cuts - and plenty of people with much higher scores that don't! Don't let your MCAT and GPA scores get you too depressed (or too over-confident) about your chances. Another thing to note: the cut offs DO NOT give you zero in the MCAT and GPA categories. A zero would be the lowest GPA or MCAT in the applicant pool - and that person wasn't interviewed! Most people's scores in the GPA and MCAT categories are not significantly different from each other when they are converted to a score /25.
18. How many people receive an offer of admission?
Each year, UWO interviews ~420 applicants. There are currently 133 positions in the first year class. Last year (meds 2007), 238 offers of admission were made to fill the 133 available seats.
19. What about deferring? Will UWO let me do that?
No. UWO does not allow deferrals - except in extreme situations (like you get hit by a bus and need a year off to do rehab). They will not grant deferrals to finish your undergraduate or your graduate degree, to travel, etc. UWO expects you to apply when you are ready to begin medical school. If you are not ready to begin, don't apply until you are.
20. What about Windsor - I hear that they have a med school too!?
Windsor is a satellite teaching centre for UWO's medical school - not an independent school or program. You may go to Windsor to do all or part of your 3rd and/or 4th year rotations. There are no 1st or 2nd year classes or students in Windsor. Keep in mind that UWO has a REQUIRED 4 week rural rotation in 3rd year. There are no exceptions to this. Also, by accepting an offer to UWO, you are accepting that you may be required to spend all or part of your third year in Windsor.
Effective fall 2008, Windsor will operate as a full 4 year satellite campus of UWO. There will be 24 full-time seats in Windsor.
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Last updated: Mar 16, 2006
Andrea
Admissions Rep, Class of 2006
The most accurate admissions information can always be found by contacting the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario directly.
Official and current information on UWO specific requirements and procedures can be found online at:
www.fmd.uwo.ca/Schulich/Admissions/ (http://www.fmd.uwo.ca/Schulich/Admissions/)
Current application information, deadllines, GPA conversions, and the application common to all of the Ontario medical schools can be found on the OMSAS website:
www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/ (http://www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/)
You can also contact the UWO admissions office by e-mail: admissions@fmd.uwo.ca (admissions@fmd.uwo.ca) or by phone: (519) 661-3744 if you have questions that are not answered on these websites.
Darla McNeil is the manager of the admissions office.
2. How many positions are available?
The number of seats in the UWO medical class has been increased over the past several years from 96 (Meds 2003) to the current size of 133 (Meds 2009). There will be 139 positions in Meds 2010. Class size at UWO is dependent on the availability of provincial funding and is determined by the Ontario government.
Plans call for the UWO to operate a 'satellite campus' in Windsor beginning in 2008. The university will add 14 new first-year medical seats beginning with six in the fall of 2006 and eight the following year. The Windsor campus will open with a class of 24 first-year medical students, which includes 10 existing student spaces to be transferred from the main campus in London.
3. Are there different applicant pools, reserved seats, quotas, or 'special applicants'?
There are NO reserved seats or quotas, however, applicants are divided into two major groups for the purposes of deciding who will be interviewed:
I. SWOMEN region students - these students are from UWO's region as defined by the MOHLTC's division of the province into health regions. The SWOMEN region includes the following areas: London-Middlesex, Huron, Grey-Bruce, Perth, Lambton, Sarnia, Chatham-Kent, Windsor-Essex, Elgin and parts of Norfolk counties. It does NOT include Wellington, Kitchener-Waterloo or Brant counties.
II. All other students - all non-SWOMEN students which includes both other Ontario and out-of-province students
Cut-offs are set for both groups of students that may - or may not- be the same. Historically, they have been the same, however, this year, the SWOMEN students have been given a little bit more flexibility to meet the MCAT cuts, although they are expected to be within 1-2 points of the cut set for non-SWOMEN students and they must have an equivalent cumulative score and meet the same GPA cut off.
Other students that are considered a little differently are those identifying themselves as First Nations students, those applying to the MD/PhD program and those applying through the combined MD/Eng program. There are three seats reserved in the class for each of these groups. However, if they are not filled by acceptable applicants, they are reallocated to the general pool.
4. What about international students?
Western does not accept applications from non-Canadian students. You MUST be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant to apply.
5. What are my chances if I am not from Ontario? What if I am a graduate student or a third year student? What about if I am from Southwest Ontario - I heard that there is a '519 advantage'?
There is no distinction made between undergraduate or graduate students, 3rd or 4th year students, in province or out of province students. All students compete on equal grounds for the available seats using the same criteria and scoring procedures. There are no reserved seats or quotas for students in any of these categories.
UWO gives preference to students that 'originated' in Southwestern Ontario. (ie grew up and/or attended high school in southwestern Ontario). Southwestern Ontario is considered to be the mainly rural area that stretches from Tobermory to Pelee Island. See the answer to question #2 above for more information on 'regional advantages'.
6. What are UWO's academic requirements?
NEW REQUIREMENTS EFFECTIVE FALL 2006 APPLICATION CYCLE
Effective for Fall 2006, applicants must have a COMPLETED 4 YEAR HONOURS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE in any discipline to be eligible for admission. UWO will NO LONGER accept applicants with three years of university or general undergraduate degrees. There will be NO pre-req courses required. An 'honours' degree is interpreted to mean: "a 4 year degree program in which, on completion, the student can continue in an MSc or MA program directly without completing additional coursework". *A minimum of two years of this degree must have been completed on a full-time basis (5.0 full or equivalent credits (10 half credits/30 credit hours) between Sept-April).
The new requirements have removed ALL of the pre-req courses (ie no pre-reqs required!!) however, UWO suggests that you take courses in biological science, chemistry and biochemistry, arts and humanities to prepare yourself for medical studies.
If you are a graduate student: You must meet the same academic requirements! Only your undergraduate record will be assessed to determine your eligibility. Graduate courses and GPA's are NOT considered by UWO and the completion of a graduate degree does not exempt you from the undergraduate course load or GPA requirements. Only your undergraduate performance will be assessed and there are no 'bonus points' given for graduate work. As a graduate student, you must FINISH all of the requirements of your graduate degree before you will be permitted to register at UWO - you CANNOT abandon your graduate degree to begin medical school.
7. How is my GPA calculated? What if I have more than 5.0 credits in a year? What if I am repeating a course? What about pass/fail courses?
UWO calculates 'full-time year' GPA's and does not look at a cumulative or weighted GPA's, summer courses or part-time years at all. Your GPA is calculated using OMSAS' 4.0 scale. Your grade in each course is converted to a score out of 4.0. The score for the 5.0 best credits in each full time year are then averaged (weighted by course credit value) to give a GPA for that year out of 4.0. Pass/fail courses may be included in a full time year. They are counted as part of your courseload but they are NOT used in the calculation of your GPA. If you took more than 5.0 credits in a given year, only the 5.0 BEST credits will be used to calculate your GPA. Summer courses and courses from part time years cannot be used to satisfy GPA requirements.
IMPORTANT NOTE: UWO will NOT allow you to use ANY year in which you REPEATED a course as a full time year. Keep this in mind if you need to repeat a course! You will need to have 5.0 NEW courses in addition to the course that you are repeating for the year to count as 'full-time'.
Only your best two full-time years will be looked at by UWO. Any other years, part-time years, summer semesters, etc will NOT be looked at and will not affect your application (either positively or negatively).
8. What if I have finished my degree but only have one full time year or one year above the GPA cut?
You may complete one additional 'victory lap' year after you have completed your undergraduate degree to give you another full time year for GPA purposes. You may only complete ONE special year and it must include a minimum of 4.0 full or equivalent credits at the third or fourth year level. It is important that you apply to your school for 'continuing' status and that you not start a new degree. UWO requires that both of your full time years be from the same degree program. You may take courses from whatever discipline you want during your special year as long as they meet the requirement for level (3rd year or higher).
9. I am in teacher's college, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, optometry, law or an MBA program - are these graduate or undergraduate degrees?
UWO considers an MBA to be a graduate degree (as are any MA, MSc or PhD programs). All of the others are considered to be undergraduate degrees and, with the exception of the B.Ed, may be used for GPA purposes. A B.Ed may NOT be used for GPA purposes as UWO requires you to have TWO years from the SAME degree and, given that a B.Ed is a one year program, it does not satisfy this requirement.
10. What happens if I have more than one undergraduate degree?
UWO doesn't care if you have 10 undergraduate degrees! However, your GPA is calculated from your MOST RECENT degree and you absolutely MAY NOT mix and match years from different degrees to satisfy the two full years above the GPA cut requirement. Both years must be from the same degree program.
11. What about pre-reqs? Can I still apply if I haven't finished them all yet? What exactly is an 'essay course'?
The prerequisite courses absolutely must be completed before you will be permitted to register at UWO but you do not necessarily need to have completed them all before you apply. Pre-reqs are not checked until offers of admission are being sent. If you have not yet fulfilled all of the pre-reqs, your offer of admission will be conditional on you having completed them all by August 28. If you are unable to do this, your offer will be rescinded. Not having completed all (or any) of the per-reqs will not affect your chances of being granted an interview, but you should have a reasonable expectation of completing them all before Sept!
The current pre-reqs are:
1.0 credit (1 full or 2 half credits) in university level Biological science with a lab component
1.0 credit (1 full or 2 half) in university level Organic chemistry with a lab component
OR 0.5 in organic chemistry (with lab) + 0.5 in biochemistry (with or without lab)
1.0 credit (1 full or 2 half) in a university level science unrelated to biology or chemistry (suggestions are mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science)
3.0 credits (3 full or 6 half) in arts or social science including at least 1.0 in essay courses*.
*an essay course is ANY course in which you wrote a minimum of ONE full length essay including footnotes and bibliography. Courses with essay style examinations DO NOT COUNT! The validity of essay courses will be audited by admissions. Last year this was done by asking you to submit either a course description or course outline showing the essay component or a letter from the prof or department teaching the course outlining the presence of an essay component.
12. How are interviewees selected? (ie What is going on with the cut-offs!? I thought that UWO didn't post cuts until January?!)
In past years, UWO would wait to determine their cut offs until January. The cut offs would reflect the strength of the applicant pool and would be set such that only ~430 applicants would meet them. This was the primary method UWO used to select their interviewees. All applicants that met the cut offs would be sent an interview invitation (as long as there weren't any glaring problems with their application).
However, things are changing. UWO posted cut offs on their website in late Aug of this year (prior to applications being submitted). The cuts are noticeably lower than they have been in past years. UWO will be changing how interviewees are selected this year. First, they must meet the cuts listed on the website (3.60 GPA, MCAT: 8(VR), 8(BS), 7(PS), O). These cuts have been set as the 'floor cut offs' by the admissions committee. If you do not meet these floor cut offs, your chances of being interviewed are extremely low. However, meeting these floor cut offs DOES NOT guarantee an invitation to interview!
Next, UWO will consider which 'group' of students you belong in (see question #2 above). Different cut-offs may be set for the different groups (as they have been this year). Those that meet the cuts for their group will be offered an interview.
13. How are the GPA/MCAT cut-offs determined? What if I am one point short in one category?
GPA and MCAT cut offs are set by the admissions committee. The 'floor cuts' that are posted above are the minimum acceptable standard for UWO. Both the GPA and MCAT cuts are very strict. You must meet ALL of the cut offs and unfortunately, if you miss one category by a single point, you are completely eliminated. (although you may appeal if you feel that you have grounds to do so). The cuts for each group are set so that we can maximize the number of people interviewed given the faculty's space and human resources. Interviews are very time consuming!
14. What about my reference letters and autobiographical sketch?
Historically, UWO does not consider either of these two parts of the application. However, UWO will be looking at parts of the autobiographical sketch this year in determining who should be allocated to which group of students (SWOMEN vs. Non-SWOMEN).
15. How important is the interview?
The interview is VERY important! It is worth 50% of the final admissions decision. A poor interview will significantly harm your chances of acceptance regardless of your GPA or MCAT scores. Just as a very good interview will significantly help your chances regardless of your GPA or MCAT scores.
16. Who are my interviewers? What kinds of questions are asked during the interview? What do the interviewers know about me?
You will be interviewed by three people - a faculty member, a community member and a current medical student. They will ask a variety of questions about you, your interests, your background, why you want to study medicine, why you want to come to UWO and how you would react in certain situations. They may ask you about ethics or current events, although this is not guaranteed. The key difference between UWO and other schools is that your interviewers know NOTHING about you. They will not ask you specific questions from your autobiographical sketch. It is up to YOU to show them your 'well roundedness'. The UWO interview is known to be a relaxed, non-confronational, applicant driven interview.
17. I only just got the cut offs, do I really have a chance? Won't I get 0/25 on both the MCAT and GPA scores?
UWO wouldn't invite you for an interview if you didn't have a chance! Remember that the interview is worth 50% of the final decision. There are plenty of people that get accepted that only have the cuts - and plenty of people with much higher scores that don't! Don't let your MCAT and GPA scores get you too depressed (or too over-confident) about your chances. Another thing to note: the cut offs DO NOT give you zero in the MCAT and GPA categories. A zero would be the lowest GPA or MCAT in the applicant pool - and that person wasn't interviewed! Most people's scores in the GPA and MCAT categories are not significantly different from each other when they are converted to a score /25.
18. How many people receive an offer of admission?
Each year, UWO interviews ~420 applicants. There are currently 133 positions in the first year class. Last year (meds 2007), 238 offers of admission were made to fill the 133 available seats.
19. What about deferring? Will UWO let me do that?
No. UWO does not allow deferrals - except in extreme situations (like you get hit by a bus and need a year off to do rehab). They will not grant deferrals to finish your undergraduate or your graduate degree, to travel, etc. UWO expects you to apply when you are ready to begin medical school. If you are not ready to begin, don't apply until you are.
20. What about Windsor - I hear that they have a med school too!?
Windsor is a satellite teaching centre for UWO's medical school - not an independent school or program. You may go to Windsor to do all or part of your 3rd and/or 4th year rotations. There are no 1st or 2nd year classes or students in Windsor. Keep in mind that UWO has a REQUIRED 4 week rural rotation in 3rd year. There are no exceptions to this. Also, by accepting an offer to UWO, you are accepting that you may be required to spend all or part of your third year in Windsor.
Effective fall 2008, Windsor will operate as a full 4 year satellite campus of UWO. There will be 24 full-time seats in Windsor.
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Last updated: Mar 16, 2006
Andrea
Admissions Rep, Class of 2006