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rosered93 wrote:cuteshorty73 wrote:^ That's why I took English in summer school. It was so jokes. Fair warning: if you hate English (writing and reading comprehension in particular), you will hate a lot of HSci. Obviously we're not an arts program, but essays, summaries, proposals, written reflections, journal reading etc. is huuuuuuge--and marked for content and clarity. I didn't take summer school because I hated English. I just wanted to get a higher mark (which I did). (Y) McMaster University 2016
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Hey everyone,
I was at Mac the other day, and talked to one of the counselors about the programme and admissions etc... for quite a while.
Just to clarify (because I know it has been said a few different ways in this forum):
The applicants are read by 3 people, and graded on a scale from -5 to +5. They average the scores, then add/subtract it from your average.
So if you have a 95, get an overall of 3 on the supplemental, you have a 98. The send out acceptances starting at 105, then 104 and so on until they've accepted 200 for 160 spots.
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nczegledy wrote:Hey everyone,
I was at Mac the other day, and talked to one of the counselors about the programme and admissions etc... for quite a while.
Just to clarify (because I know it has been said a few different ways in this forum):
The applicants are read by 3 people, and graded on a scale from -5 to +5. They average the scores, then add/subtract it from your average.
So if you have a 95, get an overall of 3 on the supplemental, you have a 98. The send out acceptances starting at 105, then 104 and so on until they've accepted 200 for 160 spots. That is how artsci apps are marked, not health sci. McMaster 2015
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andrewk512 wrote:nczegledy wrote:Hey everyone,
I was at Mac the other day, and talked to one of the counselors about the programme and admissions etc... for quite a while.
Just to clarify (because I know it has been said a few different ways in this forum):
The applicants are read by 3 people, and graded on a scale from -5 to +5. They average the scores, then add/subtract it from your average.
So if you have a 95, get an overall of 3 on the supplemental, you have a 98. The send out acceptances starting at 105, then 104 and so on until they've accepted 200 for 160 spots. That is how artsci apps are marked, not health sci. I can second this.  I need to start studying. v_v Bleeding Blue with the McMaster Health Science Class of 2015
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I just got a rejection email, I heard you can send an email back asking to be reconsidered, my average for first term fell short, but my average for my midterm marks is 92. Can anyone confirm this, it would be really helpful.
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andrewk512 wrote:nczegledy wrote:Hey everyone,
I was at Mac the other day, and talked to one of the counselors about the programme and admissions etc... for quite a while.
Just to clarify (because I know it has been said a few different ways in this forum):
The applicants are read by 3 people, and graded on a scale from -5 to +5. They average the scores, then add/subtract it from your average.
So if you have a 95, get an overall of 3 on the supplemental, you have a 98. The send out acceptances starting at 105, then 104 and so on until they've accepted 200 for 160 spots. That is how artsci apps are marked, not health sci. :O I was given false information. So how are health sci apps graded?
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inthemaking wrote:
It's marked out of 7, not 5. At least 3 people will be reading it (2 4th years, 1 faculty member), and your app will be averaged (eg. 6, 6, 5.5 gives you an overall grading of 5.83). Admission averages will NOT be taken into consideration unless it's needed as a tiebreaker (hence why applicants with 97% averages still get rejected). A student scoring a 7 on their supp app with a 91% average will receive admission before a 98% student with an average score of 5 on their supp app.
I have friends who applied the same application cycle as me and they didn't get in with 98% and 99% top 6 averages.
She was Health Sci student. This will answer your question.
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The awkward moment when people go on other forums and ask people to write their mac health sci supplementary apps, offering to pay via paypal... lololol
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[quote=TROLOLOL]The awkward moment when people go on other forums and ask people to write their mac health sci supplementary apps, offering to pay via paypal... lololol o_o Awks. ANYWAYS. @Hunter94, I like your second response the best, out of all three. Your first one had really good diction, but I found the periodic strange, Yoda-like phrases and some grammar inconsistencies confusing. Maybe it's just me but I felt like those detracted from what you were trying to say. The second response was very well written and flowed quite well. I really did enjoy the suspense you built up by not revealing the word in the beginning, but for me personally I was totally expecting you to reveal it somewhere in the middle so as it dragged on (despite the eloquent phrases) I grew slightly annoyed :P I have to stress that it was very well done though (and very philosophical :D) The third was very personal and I think that adds a lot of character and flavor to your application. Good job over all :) McMaster Health Science
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I agreeee! I thought your second response was amazing the word "time" never even occurred to me and you described it so well! although id have to agree i was kinda distracted by all the phrases i couldnt understand in your first response but thats probably just me but i really enjoyed reading your responses! thanks for posting!:)
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haha dang, i used "time" as my word too. OK OUTTA CURIOSITY i've been creeping this forum for quite some time/ posting sporadically... but i'm just wondering if you guys could share a little more about your non-academic hobbies/ interests :) (this goes for all the upper years already in health sci as well :D) if by some miracle i DO get in, i'd like to know what kinds of fabulous people i could be spending the next 4 years of my life with. McGill | Biological, Biomedical and Life Sciences
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i totally forgot to post about myself to start off haha. i'm really into french culture (did the explore program! best summer of my life) i'm a lifeguard, working this summer i'm absolutely obsessed with one direction... love game of thrones, true blood, suits annnnd i'm really into ska, country music, beach music, and lately... conscious rap haha anyway, TELL ME BOUT YOURSELVES :) McGill | Biological, Biomedical and Life Sciences
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JBoy wrote:
He was Health Sci student. This will answer your question.
She. Quote:OK OUTTA CURIOSITY i've been creeping this forum for quite some time/ posting sporadically... but i'm just wondering if you guys could share a little more about your non-academic hobbies/ interests :) (this goes for all the upper years already in health sci as well :D) Cooking. =D McMaster 2015
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Quote:OK OUTTA CURIOSITY i've been creeping this forum for quite some time/ posting sporadically... but i'm just wondering if you guys could share a little more about your non-academic hobbies/ interests :) (this goes for all the upper years already in health sci as well :D) Cooking. =D[/quote] sweet! do you cook a lot in res? :) McGill | Biological, Biomedical and Life Sciences
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lesson1 wrote:Quote:OK OUTTA CURIOSITY i've been creeping this forum for quite some time/ posting sporadically... but i'm just wondering if you guys could share a little more about your non-academic hobbies/ interests :) (this goes for all the upper years already in health sci as well :D) Cooking. =D sweet! do you cook a lot in res? :)[/quote] I used to cook like every week, keyes was really advantageous for that. I even cooked a bunch of health scis thanksgiving dinner once. Although things have gotten really busy with group meetings, so not so much lately, but now that the year is winding up I've been finding more time again. McMaster 2015
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TROLOLOL wrote:The awkward moment when people go on other forums and ask people to write their mac health sci supplementary apps, offering to pay via paypal... lololol
Well that is unbelievably upsetting... I have lots of friends trying to get into Mac Health Sci and it makes me sick that people are getting their apps written by other ppl and can potentially take spots away from the deserving applicants... what's next, will this guy pay someone to write the MCAT too? Jim Treliving (LLLLL)
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lesson1 wrote:haha dang, i used "time" as my word too.
OK OUTTA CURIOSITY i've been creeping this forum for quite some time/ posting sporadically... but i'm just wondering if you guys could share a little more about your non-academic hobbies/ interests :) (this goes for all the upper years already in health sci as well :D)
if by some miracle i DO get in, i'd like to know what kinds of fabulous people i could be spending the next 4 years of my life with. I count among my current interests: personal and peer evaluation, personal awareness, problem identification, problem solving, peer collaboration, and professional communication. And eating pizza. McMaster BHSc 2015
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rosered93 wrote:lesson1 wrote:haha dang, i used "time" as my word too.
OK OUTTA CURIOSITY i've been creeping this forum for quite some time/ posting sporadically... but i'm just wondering if you guys could share a little more about your non-academic hobbies/ interests :) (this goes for all the upper years already in health sci as well :D)
if by some miracle i DO get in, i'd like to know what kinds of fabulous people i could be spending the next 4 years of my life with. I count among my current interests: personal and peer evaluation, personal awareness, problem identification, problem solving, peer collaboration, and professional communication. And eating pizza. hahaha pizza! right on the mark. :) wish i could throw professional pizza-eater on my resume sometimes. anyone else have cool interests to share? :D McGill | Biological, Biomedical and Life Sciences
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HOOPLA wrote:TROLOLOL wrote:The awkward moment when people go on other forums and ask people to write their mac health sci supplementary apps, offering to pay via paypal... lololol
Well that is unbelievably upsetting... I have lots of friends trying to get into Mac Health Sci and it makes me sick that people are getting their apps written by other ppl and can potentially take spots away from the deserving applicants... what's next, will this guy pay someone to write the MCAT too? Upsetting but what can you do? If your friends get in, they can sleep easy knowing it was based off their own merits. I guess in the end anybody could be doing this and there'd be no way to know :p Love your sig btw 
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