Queen’s vs TMU
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5,235Applied6,015
772InterviewedAbout 10%
Up to 140Seats94
4 years, Kingston and Lakeridge Health in Durham RegionProgram4 years, Brampton
3.00GPA minimum3.50
3.79Admitted GPA3.8
500 total and 125 in each sectionMCATNot 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. 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.Situational testKiraKira Talent is an online platform where you answer timed questions on video or in writing. TMU uses a Kira assessment of six timed questions as its first cut. Western uses Kira to collect its autobiographical sketch. assessment; no 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.
NonePrerequisitesNone
How GPA is counted
Queen’sCumulative, with every year counted equally. All grades for repeated courses count.
TMUOMSASThe Ontario Medical School Application Service, run by the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre. One application reaches every Ontario medical school you pick. OMSAS also converts your grades to a common 4.0 scale. GPA on all undergraduate courses, including failed, supplementary and extra courses.
Who gets an interview
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.
TMUKiraKira Talent is an online platform where you answer timed questions on video or in writing. TMU uses a Kira assessment of six timed questions as its first cut. Western uses Kira to collect its autobiographical sketch. assessment builds a shortlist, then a full file review picks who is interviewed.
The interview
Queen’sVirtual panel interview after file review.
TMUSix-station virtual 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.. The Indigenous pathway uses a virtual Talking Circle instead.
Who gets an offer
Queen’sThe Admissions Committee ranks interviewed applicants. The weights are kept private.
TMUA composite score from all rounds. The weights are kept private.
What stands out
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.
TMUNo 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.. A KiraKira Talent is an online platform where you answer timed questions on video or in writing. TMU uses a Kira assessment of six timed questions as its first cut. Western uses Kira to collect its autobiographical sketch. video and written assessment is the first cut.