Accepted/Rejected/Waitlisted??? (for current applicants)

[bearpuppy]

Rejected pre-interview - UChicago. cGPA 3.46, 33S, PhD candidate.

[Hackintosh]

Users(stats)
bearpuppy (cGPA 3.46, 33S, PhD candidate)

Acceptances:

Waitlisted:

Rejections:
Boston: Hackintosh(S+)
UChicago: bearpuppy(S+)

[bearpuppy]

what's the S+ refer to?

btw, Hackintosh - after seeing your stats I don't feel so bad about BostonU

[bearpuppy]

Users(stats)
bearpuppy (cGPA 3.46, 33S, PhD candidate)

Acceptances:

Waitlisted:

Rejections:
Boston: Hackintosh(S+), bearpuppy(S+)
UChicago: bearpuppy(S+)

[Hackintosh]

Originally Posted by bearpuppy

what's the S+ refer to?

btw, Hackintosh - after seeing your stats I don't feel so bad about BostonU

The S+ means after submitting your secondary. You could also say I- (pre-interview) I guess, since it means the same thing.

And my stats only look acceptable on the surface.

[nychila]

Users(stats):
bearpuppy (cGPA 3.46, 33S, PhD candidate)

Acceptances:

Waitlisted:

Rejections:
Boston: Hackintosh(S+), bearpuppy(S+), nychila(S+)
UChicago: bearpuppy(S+)

[nychila]

Originally Posted by bearpuppy

btw, Hackintosh - after seeing your stats I don't feel so bad about BostonU

Same here, I was paranoid after that first rejection... but I'm confident once again. BU will miss our talent.

[Comeon]

lol, don't worry about BU. BU, Georgetown, Tulane and GWU all get over 10,000 applicants - they have to reject great candidates.

[Alfredsson]

Looking at the stats of accepted people, it seems like going to US isn't exactly an "easier" path. People who got accepted in US should have had a decent chance of getting into Canadian schools too. If not, why go to US and pay so much tuition?

Just more options and a greater chance of ending up in Medical school?

[bearpuppy]

Originally Posted by Alfredsson

Looking at the stats of accepted people, it seems like going to US isn't exactly an "easier" path. People who got accepted in US should have had a decent chance of getting into Canadian schools too. If not, why go to US and pay so much tuition?

Just more options and a greater chance of ending up in Medical school?

Yes, in part.

My reasons are:
1. There are some Canadian-friendly and lesser competitive schools than in Canada from a pure stats perspective. MCAT is also very important in the US.

2. Yes. More applications = greater chance.

and 3. The research agenda for many of the schools I applied to is a critical aspect. Seeing as I come from a PhD background, not only is this what I would prefer for medicine (i.e. physician-scientist), but it also better supports my transition. Instead of being a "did a PhD, wasn't good at it/didn't like it/it doesnt pay well, so now trying the next best thing" it becomes a "did a PhD and enjoyed research, but now I want to have a greater impact and directly work with patients" thing.

In all fairness, I agree that it is more expensive for a Canadian to pursue a degree in the US. However, one has to remember that ~half of the banks will still fund you AND you are also eligible to use Canada Student Loans in the US (although this will only be a small amount of your cost). From my perspective, because I want the best training possible, I would strongly consider an excellent US school over any of the Canadian ones if I had to choose. Additionally, residency options are more and there is a smaller resident:spot ratio in the US also.

Anyway, food for thought.