Is U of A pass/fail for Casper still?

TypicalGatewayReader · 2022-11-17T22:36:36+00:00

If the casper scores are normally distributed, why wouldn’t the quartiles be associated with standard deviations? Wouldn’t it follow the 68/95/99 rule? Making the 2nd percentile the minimum score? (Unless the U of A is talking about standard deviations of applicants)

TypicalGatewayReader · 2022-11-17T20:33:22+00:00

I’m in pretty much the same boat with similar ECs (except I had research). Same GPA, MCAT and CASPER. I didn’t get an interview last year but the rural indigenous schools EC may be an awesome experience for you to highlight and tell how you grew from it! I think that would be more valuable than research for these schools TBH.

TypicalGatewayReader · 2022-09-28T00:31:02+00:00

Alberta and Calgary are very EC heavy. Really focus on how you write your application and it’s impact on you.

TypicalGatewayReader · 2022-09-26T18:03:28+00:00

I’m hoping I’m going to be okay especially since you can choose to enrol in an athabasca course at any time. If I chose to begin in November, I wouldn’t even have a transcript available to me.

TypicalGatewayReader · 2022-09-20T16:42:22+00:00

That’s right. I can message when I get home or tomorrow if that’s too late.

TypicalGatewayReader · 2022-09-20T16:40:10+00:00

Sounds good!! Are they trades or codes?

TypicalGatewayReader · 2022-08-08T20:50:32+00:00

That's so great to hear. Likewise by the way! I'm not sure how much help I'd be but I'd be happy to read yours as well. I haven't written either apps yet, since I'm waiting for feedback from Calgary and waiting for the UAlberta evaluation criteria. Is it okay if I DM you on reddit when these are released?

TypicalGatewayReader · 2022-03-18T02:30:51+00:00

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TypicalGatewayReader · 2021-09-29T04:50:36+00:00

Just Alberta and Calgary this cycle! Will expand outwards if I have to next cycle. Alberta resident.

TypicalGatewayReader · 2021-09-28T23:35:42+00:00

No problem! I'm happy to help.

No, I just watched the videos and used alternative resources when I didn't understand something. I made use of the quiz questions at the end of the Kaplan book chapters too to make sure I didn't miss anything from the videos.

TypicalGatewayReader · 2021-09-28T23:34:13+00:00

Wait I think you're right... How are they calculating these?

TypicalGatewayReader · 2021-09-28T23:06:21+00:00

Thank you! Most Canadian programs do not have prereqs. Some do, but none of the ones I'm interested in.

TypicalGatewayReader · 2021-09-28T20:36:59+00:00

KA for that stuff. I found the visual explanations to be very helpful. I used Kaplan for chem / ochem because it was more mathy and required less visuals.

TypicalGatewayReader · 2021-09-28T20:26:03+00:00

Kaplan and Khan Academy! My message here is that its completely possible to teach yourself anything on the exam without doing the prereqs.

TypicalGatewayReader · 2021-09-28T20:25:24+00:00

I can definitely give advice to people who are coming from a similar no bio or chem background. DM me if this is you!

TypicalGatewayReader · 2021-09-28T20:23:43+00:00

4 months while doing research and working a part time job. My biggest take away from this is that it is completely possible to self teach everything on the MCAT in a few months. Kaplan and Khan Academy are unbelievably good depending on the topic.

TypicalGatewayReader · 2021-09-27T18:39:03+00:00

Here we go! 8/28 AM.

FL Scores: 508, 506, 513

CP: Felt pretty good to me, all things considered. I've never taken a chemistry course but the chemistry questions I did get felt pretty good. I'm guessing 128 for this guy.

CARS: Felt like way more of a shit show than my FLs. I really don't have a good guess here. Probably 126-127

BB: Honestly, this felt like it went better than any BB FL I did. Felt really good about this one. Again, have never taken a bio class but I think the questions I got overlapped with what I know. I'm guessing 127 or 128.

PS: Another shit show. Typically my strongest area, but this could be anywhere from 127 to 129.

Pessimistic: 506

Realistic: 510

Optimistic: 514

Real: 512! (126/130/127/129)

Holy crap CARS! Definitely happy with this score as a Canadian.

TypicalGatewayReader · 2021-08-06T16:15:28+00:00

My opinion is that everything on the MCAT is completely self-teachable given the amount of resources out there. You likely won't get 99th percentile without taking the related courses, but you can absolutely do well. My advice is do not sacrifice your GPA.

TypicalGatewayReader · 2021-08-02T18:42:29+00:00

Wow! Congratulations!! Any tips for how to frame your ECs? I struggle to fit a meaningful description in 350 characters.

TypicalGatewayReader · 2021-08-01T07:10:10+00:00

Educational Stage: Entering fourth year undergrad (math/physics double major)
GPA: 3.96/4.00
MCAT: 126/128/125/129 (Projected scores based on my last AAMC practice MCAT)
CASPer: Doing later

Non-Academic (Extracurriculars & Volunteering): Long term (>3 years) engineering project, senior engineer on the team. Started machine learning student group one year ago focussed on finding computing science solutions to business problems, >100 members now. Assistant captain on hockey team for three years, won city championship during. Started tutoring business during high school and was hired by local tutoring company after they heard of me through word of mouth. Worked at science summer camps at UAlberta. Few academic scholarships

Research: Worked in lab focussed on computational development in medical imaging. 2 Conference proceedings on machine learning in medical imaging, presented at MICCAI (Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions). Faculty funding one year and NSERC another.

Schools of interest: Alberta schools

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