avrachelle

I wish I had applied to more schools. I only applied to 3 because their locations and programs most suited me. 2 (McGill and UBC) are quite selective, and although I haven't heard from them, I was rejected from Simon Fraser, which I take as a bad omen... I hesitated to apply anywhere else because it seemed like a waste of resources when I knew (for personal reasons) that I wanted to be in Vancouver or Montreal. I didn't realize at the time that I would rather be in a school in another city where I have fewer (or no) friends and family rather than fighting for paid work in Vancouver or Montreal... So in short I wish I hadn't let personal rather than academic considerations determine my application process. Not that personal considerations aren't important... Just that they shouldn't be overriding concerns. I also wish I had spent more time on my Simon Fraser application and had it edited by other people, like I did my statements for UBC and McGill. My gpa was higher than SFU's average and I have very good LsOR and internships in NYC, so I didn't spend as much time on their personal statement as I did on the one for UBC and McGill, where I am a more "average" or "below average" applicant. Big oversight and overconfidence that I guess contributed to my rejection

Hey, just wondering if anyone has heard anything from UBC's political science masters program? I have looked around and seen some Phd applicants accepted/rejected, but nothing from MA applicants. Maybe I'm missing something. Anyway, itching for some kind of news... Even an idea of when they will answer, or whether there are many spaces left, etc