Inny
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Are people doing any sort of readings/things to prepare for starting school in the fall? I feel like I should be doing something but other than reading over class notes and reviewing a couple patchy topics I'm not sure what to do....
I wouldn't recommend it. Save your energy!
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Hi I'm just wondering if anyone can help me out with something. What is the difference between a firm acceptance and provisional acceptance on ORPAS? What happens if I choose firm acceptance for an offer of admission and then want to accept a different offer at a later date? I was looking on the ORPAS website to see if I could find the difference between the two 'types' of acceptance, but I was unable to locate this information.
If anyone can help me out with this that would be fantastic!
I would definitely check this before selecting one of them. I was given the impression by one of my classmates that by choosing "firm acceptance", you are taking yourself off the waitlist for other ORPAS schools.
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As a current SLP student, I definitely recommend binders, and lots of them. My biggest issue has become what to do with notes when courses are over. So much of your notes will be useful when you're in practice (my current supervisor has all her notes in binders on her shelf that she refers to). It's nice to just have a giant binder on "articulation" for example, and just refer to it when needed.
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Sounds like we hear from Western either way around midnight, and from Toronto by email tomorrow morning if accepted. If not accepted I think we won't hear anything until later.
Last year, everyone (including those who were accepted, waitlisted, and rejected) who applied to Toronto got an email a little later in the day, saying that the application status has been sent out in the mail. Not that that tells you anything in itself.
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Oh okay, thanks for sharing! I guess I assumed that U of T was also automated because people last year got emails at like 5AM, but now that I think about it, it was probably just 5AM PST!
Yup, I got mine around 8:30am
It's a hard wait, I know!
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Yeah from past posts, it looks like the automated acceptance emails are sent around midnight...If we don't receive one, we could be waitlisted too! Let's think positive!!
Actually, this isn't true! The emails from Western are automated... I got mine just after midnight.
But from U of T, it wasn't automated. The department secretary, Mabel, sent them out manually in the morning.
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Does McGill look at overall average? Not the last two years?
That is my understanding of it.
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Congratulations!!!
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Also, I got an email from Western giving me a Western ID number. I know we don't find out until April 1st, but have other Western applicants gotten this email? Keep a look out for it in the coming weeks if you haven't yet!
Everyone got that email last year. However when I first saw the email in my inbox, it practically gave me a heart attack.
Congrats to everyone who's gotten in already, and best of luck to everyone!
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There are agreements between different countries, meaning your credentials would be recognized. I believe the agreement is between the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK, and Ireland.
I really want to work in other countries too (I'm Canadian). But honestly, my biggest concern is always getting the visa to work in one of the countries listed above. Unless they're short on SLPs, they have no reason to give you one.
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Not bad! Do you know how many they had last year? I was wait listed last year and they didn't tell me the exact number but they said it was a higher qualified pool than usual.
My offer letter for SLP last year said over 150. I had thought that was just for SLP...
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Hi Inny! did you end up at UBC or UofT?
U of T.
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Well I hope it makes me stand out in a GOOD way not a crazy way! Have you done the Audi 402 online course? I'm in it now.. it isn't easy!
UBC generally lets people know by mid to end of march right?
I was called on March 15 (and they told me Audiology was going to hear the week after). However, those who got scholarships heard earlier.
ETA: I was called because I was accepted. If you're waitlisted or rejected, you hear a little later and through other means, I believe.
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I'm going to be leisurely doing some anatomy review over the summer, but that's all I have planned!
Also taking a lot of time to relax, we will all need it!
I am also reviewing some anatomy!
(and trying to relax... but I work full time...)
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Congrats!!!!!
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So everyone starting in September... What are you doing to prepare for the fall?!
I can't believe how excited I'm getting!
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Congrats to everyone getting into Alberta!!!!
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Can anyone that is accepted at U of T let us know when they have to accept their offers of admission by? It will give us a clue as to when we might hear from the department if we get off the wait list. Thanks!
We had to tell them by today!
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Just got an acceptance letter from UofA. Check your email!
ETA: It's a comparatively casual email directly from the administrative coordinator (not Noriko). It says I have until April 16th to decide.
Congrats!
Man they're taking their sweet time.
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Egad00: I had read the student handbook, which is on the site, the night before, which made a lot of today repetitive (also one of my best friends is in the program). Anyway, my point is if you haven't already, take a look at the student handbook.
I think I'm now leaning towards U of T. But I guess ask me again in three days. Haha.
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Hey all,
Over the past week I have visited the programs at Western and Toronto (open house), and have accepted the offer at Toronto this evening. Hopefully something opens up for you UWO waitlisters! If anyone has any questions about my choice or program feel free to message me
Good luck in your decisions!
Clearly the open house today was influential! Congrats on your decision!
To egad00: The best parts of the open house, at least for me, were the parts that weren't broadcasted. The highlight was definitely the tour around the building (which wasn't broadcasted. We got to see several of the labs, meet the profs. The tours were given by 2nd year students -- very nice cause we got to hear them talk candidly about their program.
The parts that were broadcasted were mainly things that you can find on the site:
-why students choose to go there (definitely from the site!)
-housing (Go to the U of T housing site to get off campus housing listings... there are a couple on campus housing options for grad students but not a lot)
-a few things about the limited funding there is. one of the points he stressed was to apply for OSAP (the Ontario loan program) even if you're not going to take it, because it determines financial need. I guess as a Quebec student you would just apply for the Quebec equivalent? don't know how that works!
I just got home from work (which I went to after the open house!) so I'm exhausted, so maybe I'll remember more later. Hopefully other people can add things.
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Personally, my choice has been driving me so crazy, I've started using this.
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Congrats! That's very exciting!
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The one at U of T is terrible. I took the in-class version of the same course, and many of my classmates took the online version. It's brutal.
I've heard better reviews of the Athabasca one.