1. 19/06/10  In order to improve efficiency and reduce costs all six of the Ontario medical schools have a common application service called the: Ontario Medical Student Application Service  Their website is: http://www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/

2. 19/06/10  July ◦ OMSAS releases the instruction booklet for the coming application cycle ◦ Students are able to create application accounts on the OMSAS server Key point: ◦ Note there is a time limit here to create accounts, and it is well before the applications are actually due. Every year some people are unable to apply because they failed to create an account in time.

3. 19/06/10  Oct 1 ◦ Applications are due on this day by 4pm. This deadline is rigid, heavily enforced, and the server is often slow as a result of high volume Key point: ◦ Avoid submitting your application on the last day. Every year several people run into computer issues and their applications are lost. In this case they lose the entire year

4. 19/06/10 1.Manual entry of all university level courses ever taken and average achieved 2.Completion of the 48 item ABS sketch, including verifiers for all activities ◦ This is an organized listing of all activates you feel relevant to your application, including a brief description, duration, frequency of activity and classification 3.School specific Essays/Personal Statements 4.Transcripts should be ordered

5. 19/06/10  Activities can be recorded under academics, awards, research, extracurricular or other  It is not necessary to use all of the space available. There is considerable debate as to whether the ABS should contain quality over quantity  It is necessary to have a verifier for ALL activities on the sketch. This requires you to maintain contact with them over time

6. 19/06/10  Mid Oct to Nov ◦ Release MCAT Score if now just available – don’t forget ◦ Ensure letters of Reference have been completed and sent off

7. 19/06/10  Mid Dec to Feb 1 ◦ Interview Invites Arrive ◦ Primary time to prepare for interviews by practising and further researching schools  Feb 15/Mar 31 ◦ Take interviews  May 13 ◦ Acceptances Roll out