DB_SLP

At around 2 pm Montreal time! And thanks!! Still pinching myself ahah

Hello SLP friends,
I've been reading through these forums for about 3 years now. Like many of you, SLP is my passion. Not a day has gone by that I haven't thought of SLP. I view all of my work, life and educational experiences through an SLP lens. This is my second time applying to SLP. Last year's refusals gave me motivation to push forward and do everything I could to improve my file. I've come a long way over the last three years since discovering this career. I am proud of what I have accomplished, all of the improvements I have made to my file and I really, really  hope that the McGill admissions committee will recognize this!!
It is so encouraging and inspiring to read through everyone's posts and see how passionate you all are about this field. 
I'd like to remind everyone who may receive refusals over the next few weeks, that this does not define your potential to be a great SLP one day. There are so many awesome applicants and such a limited number of seats available. Strong applications are rejected every year. 
A little word of encouragement: Keep your chins up! If you are refused admission this year, don't dwell on the disappointment. Use it as motivation to push forward! Grades do not define everything, experience counts and improvement can always be made.  I strongly believe that applying a second or third time shows character and commitment. 
I hope that everyone gets admitted to the program of their choice!
 

Emails from DAL are out! Not a formal acceptance, but feels good

Hey guys!
Congrats to everyone who got an interview at Mac and accepted at UofA! 
I am currently in my first year of the Western SLP program, but also got accepted at Mac last year so thought I'd give some advice about the MMI (the best I can without breaking the confidentiality agreement!) because I know it is super nerve wracking  
The best thing I did to prepare was practice answering example questions from online searches in the exact format the MMI was going to be in. So I would get a friend to wait in a room, give myself 2 minutes to review the question, and go in there and talk about it! Most of the questions are scenario based, so there isn't really a way to study for it other than practicing! Just be confident in the stand you take on the situation, and you will do great!
Good luck to everyone, and can't wait to meet some of you at Western next year!  

I have done the MMI process three times for medicine (ugh), and I would assume it will not differ too much in its formatting.  It's usually a good mix of current events and how they affect the field of medicine (or SLP), situational questions, and usually one or two personal questions.  Your question is posted on the door outside your station and you have two minutes to gather your thoughts before you go in.  Then you have eight minutes inside the station with a single interviewer.  They do have prompt questions inside to help guide you through the discussion and help you to elaborate on the topic!  My advice would be not to carry one bad station through to all of the other ones - shake it off and start fresh - because some stations will definitely feel rockier than others!
Good luck to all interviewing!

Good luck to everyone applying this year! For those who are nervously awaiting the McMaster interviews, I wanted to let you know that the average for interviews last year was 3.77. I don't know what it's going to be this year but it will probably be close. 
Not sure if that'll calm you down or make you more nervous but hopefully it'll put your minds at ease 1 way or the other