U of T vs Queen’s
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4,870Applied5,235
753Interviewed772
305SeatsUp to 140
4 years, St. George, Mississauga and ScarboroughProgram4 years, Kingston and Lakeridge Health in Durham Region
3.60GPA minimum3.00
3.95Admitted GPA3.79
125 in each section, one may be 124MCAT500 total and 125 in each section
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.Situational 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.
2 life science + 1 social science, humanities or languagePrerequisitesNone
How GPA is counted
U of TAll full-time undergraduate years except the one you are in now. No weighting by year. Part-time courses do not count toward GPA.
Queen’sCumulative, with every year counted equally. All grades for repeated courses count.
Who gets an interview
U of TFile review scores. The file includes two short essays, a Autobiographical sketchYour list of activities, jobs, awards and volunteering since age 16, submitted with your application. Each entry names someone who can confirm it. Schools read it to see how you spend your time., references and credit for graduate work; the school does not publish how each part counts. About 750 invited.
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
U of TModified Personal InterviewU of T’s interview: several short, separate interviews, each scored by a different interviewer. In the 2025-26 cycle it ran online as recorded video answers.. In the 2025-26 cycle it ran online as four recorded video answers of up to about five minutes each.
Queen’sVirtual panel interview after file review.
Who gets an offer
U of TThe interview is the final stage. The weights are kept private.
Queen’sThe Admissions Committee ranks interviewed applicants. The weights are kept private.
What stands out
U of TMCATThe 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. is a pass mark, not a score. Essays are scored separately from everything else.
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.