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Yikes! Wait! The U of T SLP Class of 2016 is waiting for you! They've created a Facebook group for you and are ready to answer your questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/976703962360162/ If you're planning to visit U of T on Open House day, I'll see you there to give you a tour! -A member of the SLP Class of 2015

Hi everyone, I've decided to go to U of T. Exciting times ahead. There's a group for U of T SLP students in the class of 2015: https://www.facebook.com/groups/154068024769217/

Hey SLPguy, congratulations on getting into Western and joining your girlfriend. I, too, have XY chromosomes (lol), and we have a buddy at Western (he's told me about you, although I don't know your name). That must be exciting. I'm still considering McGill, Western, and Toronto (and I've visited Montreal and London in the last two weeks to check out the schools; I'm serious about this!), so I've been racking my brain, but I wanted to point out a few things about your UWO vs. U of T comparison. At U of T, I'm told that students rank their choice of within-catchment placements from 1 to 10 (so it's a weighted lottery in a sense) but they could get something that's not in the ten they chose! If you want something outside of the catchment area, the program will try to match you as soon as possible, skipping the lottery. U of T's catchment area is Burlington-Orangeville-Barrie-Beaverton-Oshawa. UWO's awesome feature is the in-house clinic where a student can do a good chunk of their internship hours in a setting that will help the clinical student, but there is value in U of T and McGill giving external placements in that career networking can be done and students can check out places where they might actually work; the downside to external placements is that experiences among students can vary wildly, although at Western, the students will have to leave the in-house clinic anyway. Although SLPs work everywhere in the country, one has to be aware of the geographical limits of placements and the territory that each school claims. As a student at Western, you can't do placements in Toronto (because of U of T), Ottawa (because of uOttawa), Vancouver (because of UBC), Montreal (because of McGill and UdeM), etc.; as a student at U of T, you can't do placements in London (because of Western), etc. I don't know U of T's catchment area is equivalent to its exclusivity zone, but I was talking to Western and I was told that the 416 area code and any of U of T's affiliated hospitals are no-gos for Western students. I've been told by people (including a prof at U of T) that yes, the scale from research/theoretical focus to clinical focus goes like this: McGill, Toronto, Western. However, U of T has more than two professors that were previously clinicians: five of their profs with PhD's are registered with CASLPO, of those four have clinical degrees in SLP in North America (the other one has a clinical degree in "orthopedagogics" in Europe), and of those three practised as SLP clinicians in North America for a period of time. That being said, both schools also rely on part-time lecturers who are still practising clinicians and they teach certain classes. I'm going to spend the next two days to think about what to say to McGill! I'm so unsure!

Woot! Just got an e-mail from U of T saying that I'm in! It's personalized in that it starts with "Dear (name)" so you may still be waiting! Crud, what to choose and where to go?

Woot! Just got into Western. Damn, they are fast. Log in here, folks: https://student.uwo.ca

Hi junowhat, Mine changed two Fridays ago and it looks like this: Application Status Decision: Admitted Pending Final Results. View/download decision letter (PDF) Action Required Accept: Accept this offer and pay the deposit (if applicable) Decline: Decline this offer The letter and the accept/decline options are links. The "Pending Final Results" is referring to the fact that McGill only has an unofficial copy of my university transcript and is waiting for an official one.

I know Montreal can be less expensive than Toronto, but I hate looking for a place for live. It's always nerve-racking. That being said, maybe new digs are called for. Haha, the confidence only comes from the fact that U of T accepts 50 students now and I've already been accepted to McGill, which has 28 students in their first year right now. Anyway, I can't wait till tomorrow.

Western and U of T are open on Easter Monday. You'll hear from Western tomorrow as stated in their e-mail; U of T may only just send out acceptances.

It's funny you mention UQTR; I only found out that there was a program there earlier this month when I was on the OOAQ website. Did you also know that there's a French-language SLP program at Laurentian University in Sudbury? The two programs are too new and hence aren't even listed on the CASLPA list of university programs. Sorry to hear about McGill, but good luck hearing back from the other schools. I was just in Montreal last week checking out McGill. I'm fairly confident I'll get in to Toronto and maybe Western, so I've been debating which school to go to. I currently live in Toronto and I don't know if I should move or not!

Yes, my info on Minerva still says that, but I got the e-mail saying I've been accepted, so I'm going with that. FYI, I have until April 8 to accept, and if I do, I have to pay a $500 non-refundable deposit by Visa or MasterCard!

Hey everyone! I just registered to let you know that I just got an e-mail from McGill to tell me that I've been accepted! Woohoo! No more anxiety!