It has been a while since we have posted anything here, mainly because since the interview weekends the Admissions office has been very busy preparing for the final selection meetings where the MED 2016 class will be chosen. Interview scores and information provided by referees has been amalgamated with academic grades, MCAT scores etc and we have been double-checking all the information in the files to ensure that applicants can be assured of a fair discussion and decision. Offers will, as we say on the 2011-12 timeline, be made beginning May 15th, no earlier – sorry, know the wait is agonizing.
If you have not already done so, you may wish to have a look at our updated Faculty of Medicine website. The content of the Admissions website is the same, there is just a new look and layout. This means you will still be able to access the same information. Please note, if you have bookmarked any specific pages on the website, you should now be redirected to the new site. There will also be some changes to the content and navigation of the website later this year.
A heads-up for those of you thinking forward to the 2012-13 application. The on-line application will open on June 1st and this will also be the cut-off date for inclusion of non-academic activities, employment, awards & research. The application deadline is later, September 17, 2012. A reminder that we will be requiring a WES or ICES evaluation for all non-North American transcripts and that it can be a lengthy process to (a) obtain foreign transcripts from some countries and (b) can take several weeks, or even a couple of months, for these evaluations to be completed, so it is definitely something you should think about in plenty of time.
Another change for this next cycle is that we will not be requiring re-applicants to provide us with all new transcripts. We will bring forward transcripts from this year for those institutions where no further coursework has been taken. Applicants will not have to request this – there will be a question on the application instead – but it will absolutely be their responsibility to ensure that any transcripts brought forward did not show courses in progress. If in doubt at all, please send another one by the September 17th deadline to ensure your application is not made ineligible. UBC students will still be able to request that we access their transcripts electronically. We will of course update the Notes section of the website with any updates for the next cycle.
I have had abstracts for conferences occurring beyond the June 1st deadline accepted preceding the deadline. Can I still include these in my application?
Thank you!
Yes, you can include them since they were accepted (not just submitted) before the June 1 cutoff. Please be sure to select a status of “accepted” rather than “published” when you are making the entry.
I also have an abstract for a conference accepted before the June 1st deadline, but being presented after it. The online application does not let me enter the presentation date because it is after the June 1st date. Should I include the date it was accepted instead?
Thanks!
Yes, you can enter the date it was accepted, but remember to choose the status of ‘accepted’ rather than ‘published in conference proceedings’.