Interview Stats 2011

[tb123]

Thought it might be a good idea to set up a thread for interviewees to post their stats similar to other med school forums. NOSM is obviously a bit different so try to quantify your context score somehow, along with GPA, UG/ grad and your ABS estimate

Ex

Interview
4th year UG

GPA: 3.91
Context: Born and Raised Thunder Bay, university in southern ontario but returned for summers
ABS: lots of volunteering/ coaching, exec on multiple large clubs, some UG research volunteering (few pub mentions), extensive clinician shadowing

[lekarza]

Interview
4th year UG in Biology

GPA: 3.85
Context: Born in Toronto, raised in northern ontario, university in northern Ontario
ABS: lots of extracurriculars (student union, clubs, etc), lots of research experience, publication (poster presentation at an international conference), went on exchange, biology research position for 4 years, NSERC grant 2 summers ago

[flora14]

Interview:
UG GPA in Biology ~3.3 (yikes)
MSc degree completed
Born/raised Sudbury
School outside of NO

[MrMullen]

Invite!
Current grad student

GPA: 3.86 (I think?)
Context: Born and raised in northern Ontario
ABS: Quite a bit of ECs (volunteering, physician shadowing, committees, lots of research experience (2 pubs), charity stuff)

[yugerry]

You guys have very good stats.
Good luck on the next step. It should be a piece of cake!

[clboulia]

Interview
3rd year UG in Psychology
(Mature Student)

GPA: 3.67

Context: Born in Southern Ontario, lived in Northern Ontario since the age of 4. UG completed 100% via distance ed (Contact North/Lakehead), in 3 years, while working full-time and raising children. I am also a francophone.

ABS: I guess some of what I've written in for context belongs here too Also, I've done some physician shadowing, I coach for the Special Olympics, I coach minor soccer (3-5 yr olds), and sit on my town's Accessibility Advisory Committee. I've also put in many hours volunteering for Canadian Tire's Foundation for Families' Jumpstart program, have captained teams for Big Bike for Heart and Stroke and Relay for Life, several times each. I've done a bunch of other things that were on my ABS as well, but I will not list them all here.

Sorry that was so long-winded... this is what happens when you are a "mature" student

[jojoluvsu2]

Interview
UG complete (2007)
OMSAS GPA 3.59
ABS: Campus first responder 5 years, social advocacy, ProKIDS, various sports/clubs. Currently working as a respiratory therapist.
Context: born in Thunder Bay, moved away for school at 18. Just moved back, but that wasn't included in my context (moved after apps were submitted)

[NorthernNurse]

Interview
2 UGs complete (2009, 2011)

GPA: 3.86
Context: Born and Raised in rural NO, school in SO, returned for summers/some work; francophone
ABS: lots of volunteering/coaching, exec on organizations, some UG research volunteering, practical experience in medical profession for 6 years, campus emergency response for 3 years, former student of another NOSM program

[Real Beef]

ooooh the cards are on the table

invited to interview

GPA: 3.89 (NOSM calc.) - UG x 2 degrees, MPH grad degree

ABS: Registered Dietitian in N.O with First Nations (FN) x 6 yrs, LTC Clinical RD/Nutrition Dept manager at FN LTC x 1 yr, community based research in FN, Indigenous Research Development Fund Program scholarship/research allowance ('09), Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research new researcher award ('09), preceptor x 4 yrs to NOSM dietetic interns, volunteer fire dept x 5 yrs, ICU volunteering x 2 yrs, Community fitness center Vice president board of directors x 3 yrs, ++other hospital volunteering, +employment in hospital, etc, etc (Im in my early 30s, Ive been around for a while)

Context: Northern Ontario x 6 years.

[RN-MD]

Originally Posted by Real Beef

ooooh the cards are on the table

invited to interview

GPA: 3.89 (NOSM calc.) - UG x 2 degrees, MPH grad degree

ABS: Registered Dietitian in N.O with First Nations (FN) x 6 yrs, LTC Clinical RD/Nutrition Dept manager at FN LTC x 1 yr, community based research in FN, Indigenous Research Development Fund Program scholarship/research allowance ('09), Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research new researcher award ('09), preceptor x 4 yrs to NOSM dietetic interns, volunteer fire dept x 5 yrs, ICU volunteering x 2 yrs, Community fitness center Vice president board of directors x 3 yrs, ++other hospital volunteering, +employment in hospital, etc, etc (Im in my early 30s, Ive been around for a while)

Context: Northern Ontario x 6 years.

holy moly superstar