Holiday Closure
As the holidays are approaching, we wanted to let you know the Admissions Office will be closed from December 24 at noon until January 3 (we will reopen January 4). During the closure, we will not be here to answer emails or phone calls. Please contact us before the holidays if you have any questions […]
Interview Notifications Approaching
Interview notifications are approaching! We plan to send application status updates to all applicants starting the week of December 7. Unfortunately we can’t say exactly when we will notify everyone, so please monitor your email starting on the 7th. We will update the blog when all of the notifications have been sent. The notifications will […]
Science Prerequisites – An Update
As you may or may not be aware, over the past year the Faculty of Medicine has been reviewing the science prerequisites for the MD program. The proposal is to remove all science prerequisites as strict requirements for the program.** To date, this proposal has been approved by a series of committees. However, final consideration […]
Notes on Transcript and Document Statuses
If you are wondering about your transcript or other document status, please read the following notes: 1. UBC Transcripts– As long as you have marked the box on the Other Information page to authorize us to access your UBC transcript electronically, you can consider your UBC transcript received by the deadline even if your UBC […]
(Mostly) Non-Academic Questions
We are excited to see that a number of people have started (and even submitted) their applications! With people working on their applications, some questions have come up, especially around the non-academic sections of the application. We hope these answers will help. 1. For the Research Publications and Presentations section, the Help Guide says I […]
Southern Medical Program Expands Rural Positions
The Southern Medical Program (SMP) is expanding the number of positions available for students interested in rural, remote, or northern rural medicine. Beginning with the 2015/16 admissions cycle, up to 10 of the 32 annual positions within the SMP will be designated for students with rural, remote, or northern backgrounds. These changes are being implemented […]
The 2015/2016 Application Is Open
The 2015/2016 application is now open! Over the past year we have tried to be especially attentive to applicant feedback regarding the application and Help Guide, and have made several revisions to the Help Guide that we think will make completing the application a more straightforward process. For example, the Research Publication section always generates […]
2015/2016 General Questions Post
Please feel free to post your general questions for 2015/2016 here. In late summer we will start disabling comments for the previous application cycle’s posts, so it’s best to post your 2015/2016 comments here instead.
Opening Date for 2015/2016 Application
The online application for 2015/2016 (entry in late August 2016) will open on June 15, 2015. The application deadline is September 15, 2015. Applicants who submit all required items and fees by the early deadline of August 17, 2015 and who are invited for an interview will receive their interview invitation a day early and […]
MCAT 2015 Resource and Date Reminder
Although the Admissions Office does not endorse any third-party MCAT study guides or prep courses, we would like to pass along a series of videos that has been developed by Khan Academy for the MCAT 2015 exam. All of the content in the videos has been reviewed by the AAMC and there are some practice […]