Western vs uOttawa
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3,813Applied5,920
699Interviewed621
187SeatsAbout 184
4 years, London and WindsorProgram4 years, Ottawa
3.70 in each of 2 yearsGPA minimum3.50
3.96 / 3.88Admitted GPA3.93
126 in each sectionMCATNot required
NoneSituational testEarly-phase 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 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.
NonePrerequisites6 subjects at B or better
How GPA is counted
WesternYour two best qualifying years, each 3.70 or higher. A qualifying year runs September to April with at least five full courses, three at or above your year level, and no more than one pass/fail course. Graduate courses are not counted.
uOttawaYour three most recent full-time undergraduate years only, with at least four graded courses per term. Graduate courses and exchange terms abroad are excluded.
Who gets an interview
WesternA composite of GPA, 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., the Western 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. and references, above the minimums. About 700 invited. The weights are kept private.
uOttawaA rank list built from GPA, 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. and the 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.. The weights are kept private.
The interview
WesternStructured virtual interview with a three-person panel.
uOttawaAbout 40 minutes with a panel of two committee members and a fourth-year medical student. Virtual for 2027.
Who gets an offer
WesternWestern keeps its offer weights private.
uOttawaRanked mainly on interview performance.
What stands out
Western3.70 in each of Western’s two full yearsLast cycle Western needed a GPA of 3.70 or higher in each of two separate years, not an average, and it resets the number each year. Each year runs September to April with at least five full courses, three of them at or above your year level., not an average.
uOttawaSeparate English and French streams. About 70% of seats go to applicants from the Ottawa region.