McMaster vs Queen’s
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5,793Applied5,235
577Interviewed772
217SeatsUp to 140
3 years, Hamilton, Niagara and WaterlooProgram4 years, Kingston and Lakeridge Health in Durham Region
3.00GPA minimum3.00
3.94Admitted GPA3.79
CARSCritical Analysis and Reasoning Skills, one of the four MCAT sections. It tests reading and reasoning on passages from the humanities and social sciences. No science knowledge is needed. McMaster only looks at this section. only, 123 minimumMCAT500 total and 125 in each section
CasperAn online situational judgement test from Acuity Insights. You watch or read everyday scenarios and explain what you would do and why, in typed and video answers. Human raters score it. requiredSituational testCasperAn online situational judgement test from Acuity Insights. You watch or read everyday scenarios and explain what you would do and why, in typed and video answers. Human raters score it. and Early-phase MMIA recorded video interview done online in the fall, soon after you apply. You answer short scenarios on camera on the Acuity Insights platform. Several Ontario schools developed it together. uOttawa and Queen’s require it for entry in 2027.
NonePrerequisitesNone
How GPA is counted
McMasterCumulative. Every undergraduate year counts equally and nothing is dropped. If both attempts of a repeated course are on your transcript, both count.
Queen’sCumulative, with every year counted equally. All grades for repeated courses count.
Who gets an interview
McMasterFormula: GPA 32%, CARSCritical Analysis and Reasoning Skills, one of the four MCAT sections. It tests reading and reasoning on passages from the humanities and social sciences. No science knowledge is needed. McMaster only looks at this section. 32%, CasperAn online situational judgement test from Acuity Insights. You watch or read everyday scenarios and explain what you would do and why, in typed and video answers. Human raters score it. 32%, plus up to 4% for a completed graduate degree.
Queen’sA QARS, the Queen’s drawQualified Applicant Randomization Selection. Everyone who clears Queen’s thresholds goes into a random draw, with no weighting, for an internal evaluation. Grades above the thresholds do not improve your odds in the draw. (QARS) among applicants who meet every threshold and complete the Early-phase MMIA recorded video interview done online in the fall, soon after you apply. You answer short scenarios on camera on the Acuity Insights platform. Several Ontario schools developed it together. uOttawa and Queen’s require it for entry in 2027.. Drawn applicants get an internal evaluation, then file review.
The interview
McMasterVirtual multiple mini interview (MMI, multiple mini interviewA circuit of short, timed interview stations. Each station has a different scenario or question and a different interviewer, so no single conversation decides your score. Schools use it to judge communication, ethics and judgement, not science knowledge.). No science knowledge is tested.
Queen’sVirtual panel interview after file review.
Who gets an offer
McMasterFormula: MMI, multiple mini interviewA circuit of short, timed interview stations. Each station has a different scenario or question and a different interviewer, so no single conversation decides your score. Schools use it to judge communication, ethics and judgement, not science knowledge. 70%, GPA 15%, CARSCritical Analysis and Reasoning Skills, one of the four MCAT sections. It tests reading and reasoning on passages from the humanities and social sciences. No science knowledge is needed. McMaster only looks at this section. 15%. Top scores go to file review and offers.
Queen’sThe Admissions Committee ranks interviewed applicants. The weights are kept private.
What stands out
McMasterThree-year MD. Only the CARSCritical Analysis and Reasoning Skills, one of the four MCAT sections. It tests reading and reasoning on passages from the humanities and social sciences. No science knowledge is needed. McMaster only looks at this section. section of the MCATThe Medical College Admission Test, run by the AAMC. It has four sections: chemistry and physics, critical analysis and reasoning (CARS), biology and biochemistry, and psychology and sociology. Each section is scored from 118 to 132, for a total from 472 to 528. counts.
Queen’sA QARS, the Queen’s drawQualified Applicant Randomization Selection. Everyone who clears Queen’s thresholds goes into a random draw, with no weighting, for an internal evaluation. Grades above the thresholds do not improve your odds in the draw. decides who gets a closer look.