*U of T Process Information

Author:*Kirsteen, Can MBA
Date:***2/15/2001 1:40 pm*PST
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Hello,

I just read an interesting little memo that was posted by the UT Faculty of Medicine in Jan. 22 titled, "Help Select the Medical Student Class of 2005". Most of the details are readily available, but there are a few that are divulged that help add some dimension to the cloud of mystery which seems to surround the UT selection process.

The memo basically requests the help of faculty members to choose the successful applicants to the MD program beginning this September. The request is for faculty volunteers for non-academic assessor positions or interviewers. It gives the breakdown of academic versus academic criteria weights in the evaluation process (60 vs. 40), and adds that the non-academic material is to be reviewed by three parties: the faculty member, current medical student and an individual who is neither faculty nor current student. It also states that each assessor is to be provided with the non-academic material (reference letters, autobiog. sketch and essay) for approx. twenty-five applicants, for which they have one week in late January, February and March to review.

The memo goes on to explain that approximately 375 applicants out of more than 1600 will be selected for an interview. The dates of the interviews are given, along with the interview times, and that the duration of the interview should be about 45 minutes. The interviews are described as being semi-structured.

Good luck,
Kirsteen