McMaster vs NOSM
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5,793Applied3,039
577Interviewed335
217Seats92
3 years, Hamilton, Niagara and WaterlooProgram4 years, Sudbury and Thunder Bay
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 minimumMCATNot required
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 testNone
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.
NOSMAll converted undergraduate grades. A completed graduate degree (conferred, or confirmed by a registrar letter by December 1) adds 0.2 to your undergraduate GPA after the 3.00 check.
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.
NOSMGPA and Context ScoreNOSM’s score for your link to the North: years lived in Northern Ontario or a rural community, applying through the Indigenous or Francophone stream, and sustained work serving Northern Ontario. It is half of NOSM’s interview invitation score., weighted equally.
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.
NOSMAn online 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. and an online panel interview, held on different days.
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.
NOSMAbout 32% pre-interview score and 68% interview, plus a full file review.
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.
NOSMA Context ScoreNOSM’s score for your link to the North: years lived in Northern Ontario or a rural community, applying through the Indigenous or Francophone stream, and sustained work serving Northern Ontario. It is half of NOSM’s interview invitation score. for northern and rural background is half of the interview invitation.