What does Ian Walker mean when...

[job]

Information about waitlist movement? Dr. Walker's blog.

And I'd go with what Dr. Walker says, since he's actually the one that handles invites/regrets, not the receptionist at the admissions office.

[missmathematics]

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[tooty]

Originally Posted by missmathematics

Tooty,

So then like I said before, if the 15% is not being reached this year, it means that the OOP applicants who have been accepted keep rejecting their offers. Which means that out of around 125 interviewed, everyone was offered a spot (assuming that all OOP applicants who were interviewed were either accepted or wait listed, and not out-right rejected).

Right?....This is what I'm understanding. A lot of people are saying that if an IP has a higher score than OOP, then the IP is invited instead....but you are saying that this is not the case?

Originally Posted by job

I'm an OOP still on the WL, so clearly it's as you thought, as Dr. Walker has clearly stated that U of C won't come close to filling the 15% OOP seats. There may be 2 lists for the sake of organization, but like I said before, 15% is a maximum, not a minimum. So if there are let's say in a hypothetical situation, 10 OOP apps accepted out of 100 (for this just say U of C has 100 seats), and 3 wait list spots open up, but the next highest people on the list are 3 IPs then 3 more OOPs in that order. It'll just be the 3 IPs getting calls, depsite the fact only 10% of the seats are currently held by OOP, and not 15%.

I'm saying missmathematics is correct and job is incorrect, according to the admissions office.

[missmathematics]

I can not find the original source for this...I have searched Dr. Walker's blog. Maybe I missed something. Maybe not

Originally Posted by job

I'm an OOP still on the WL, so clearly it's as you thought, as Dr. Walker has clearly stated that U of C won't come close to filling the 15% OOP seats. There may be 2 lists for the sake of organization, but like I said before, 15% is a maximum, not a minimum. So if there are let's say in a hypothetical situation, 10 OOP apps accepted out of 100 (for this just say U of C has 100 seats), and 3 wait list spots open up, but the next highest people on the list are 3 IPs then 3 more OOPs in that order. It'll just be the 3 IPs getting calls, depsite the fact only 10% of the seats are currently held by OOP, and not 15%.

[job]

Originally Posted by tooty

I'm saying missmathematics is correct and job is incorrect, according to the admissions office.

I wish I was incorrect, because then I would have been admitted by now.

You can believe whatever you want, but looking at Dr. Walker's 2011/2012 posts it's pretty evident that the way I'm explaining it is how it works. Also taking into account that there were OOP still on the wait-list last year even after the class was full (and there were less than 13% of the seats claimed by OOP).

Just using pure common sense, why would a provincial university admit an OOP applicant who has LOWER scores than an IP applicant that they actually have vested interest in since there's a higher possibility they will service their home province? And all this for the sake of maxing out their 15% "quota" ? (which it isn't, like everyone in this thread besides tooty has been trying to explain). Just makes no sense even from that stand point.

[tooty]

You have yet to produce a post from his blog which supports your interpretation of this system. Simply "we will not fill the quota" won't do.

[lazyboy]

Originally Posted by lazyboy

There are 2 lists. The rule is actually pretty simply IMHO

There is a spot available:

1/ Is OOP reaches its 15% Max?

2/ if the answer is Yes, give the spot to IP

3/ If the answer is NO, use step 4

4/ If IP > OOP, give it to IP, otherwise give it to OOP

http://mdadmissions.ucalgaryblogs.ca...r-waitlisters/

Read this comment from Dr. Walker, it is essentially the idea I suggest, and I suspect the head of OOP list has lower score than the head of IP list.

Its an interesting question. In previous years, the scores of the Non AB applicants tended to be higher, so the two lists functioned very independently. This year, for whatever reason, the scores of the AB applicants tend to be higher, so we are essentially running one list. I think we will fill up the class before we get to the 15% non-AB limit

[NutritionRunner]

Also look here: http://mdadmissions.ucalgaryblogs.ca...date/#comments

Dr. Walker says in response to a question asking: 'Just wondering if all OOP spots are spoken for?':
"No, but the bulk of the waitlist movement is now taking place amongst Albertans. I am quite certain we will not fill our 15% this year."

[tooty]

Originally Posted by NutritionRunner

Also look here: http://mdadmissions.ucalgaryblogs.ca...date/#comments

Dr. Walker says in response to a question asking: 'Just wondering if all OOP spots are spoken for?':
"No, but the bulk of the waitlist movement is now taking place amongst Albertans. I am quite certain we will not fill our 15% this year."

that doesn't support either of our interpretations. dunno why they're secretive about it. why isn't dr walker coming out and explaining outright how the two waitlists are run?

[missmathematics]

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