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Thanks for the information ! I will check it out !

So Happy For Your !!! All the bitter now turns into sweet !!!! Congratulations !!!! XXX

Very encouraging D84! Thank you !

Now I regret a bit that I didn't apply for M.A in professional communication in Ryerson. I think with all my working experiences this one would be much easier for me. But I want to do PhD after MA, and PC don't have a doctoral program as it is more about applied science. In your opinion, if I have a MA in PC, will it help me or not for further pursue of a Doctoral degree in communication ? XX

Tina, if they say so I think there is possibility. Otherwise why bother ? I emailed the program coordinator Jo Ann Mackie to find out my status. And she always replied promptly. However I think probably an initiative approach to the program director won't do any harm ? Finger crossed for you dear. XXX

Hi Cain, I was applying to MA to Ryerson. 2.7 GPA, which year was that ??? I don't think I can do any leapfrog at all...they said I didn't meet minimum requirement. So basically I was stopped at the gate. Have you talked to any faculty members before submission ? Sounds you have very strong supplementary documents and you are very competitive. What is your strongest part ? Research proposal ? Publications ? More advice from you will be great ! Thanks in advance ! Best,

Oh dear Loren, I am so thankful to see your long reply and detailed suggestions. This warms my heart , really. T_T Yes your advice is really helpful. I am starting another round of preparation already. It is difficult, but this is the only way to keep me alive. Fight for the dream. And in the other hand, this year I will work hard and try to save more money to get better financially prepared too. I am thinking about writing to professors in Sept ( August or July be too early ? ) I want to talk to them before starting a new research proposal and writing samples. From this perspective, earlier the better ? But I am afraid that they would be either away in summer or too exhausted to answer admission requesting emails. I have to say this failure really hit my confidence. I started to second guess myself. But yes, to get realistic and try to get to the bottom of the situation is the only thing I can do now. This winter is just too long. I hope you and Tina can have good news soon. Thank you again. XXXX

I see people got cold feet in answering here again... Don't worry. I will be fine. I wish all the best to you guys. XXX

Tina, Loren and Frankdeg, thank you all for those kind words. I do understand the point of having good supplementary documents especially a strong research proposal would lead me a long way. However not only in Ryerson but also other universities have the "minimum requirement" where the GPA stands as one of the hard conditions. I emailed them again and asked for why and this time they told me I didn't make the minimum requirement. ( My average GPA is B, didn't make it to B+ or A-. And so ashamed to say that I even had a C. T_T But again, it was 10 years ago, and I was very stupid.) I think my research proposal wouldn't even stand a chance to be read before eliminating me right in the first round due to my GPA. Is there any other way to go around here ? Should I write to the directors before applying to see if he could give me a wild card ? Or something like that ? (Of course this hypothesis will be based on the fact that I could have a better supplementary package next year to impress him ) What upsets me here is not I didn't get in. I knew I was not good enough. What bothers me is that it seems like there is nothing I could do about my drawback. It is not something I can work on. This is karma, I know. Never realized that this would come back and bite me on butt. I am open to your advice and discussion. No offence will be taken. At last, again, I hope you guys can have positive feedback soon ! I will be very happy for you !! I hope all the bitter waiting will become sweet memory for you. XXX

Hi Guys, I am out. I got reply from Ryerson today. It is faster than I expected. Here is what they say: The comcult admissions committee has met and made their decisions. Unfortunately you will be getting a non-approval letter in coming week. Entry to this program is very competitive. Thanks for your interest in this program. I think my low GPA killed me. But it was 10 years ago and there is not too much I could do about it except to show them that I have rich working experiences. What if I had a strong research proposal, recommendation letters and good work backgrounds, but the GPA is still stopping me from getting through the first round? I am thinking to come back again next year. But what can I do ???? How can I overcome this shortcoming? I sincerely wish you guys can get in. I understand how hard the entire journey is and I give you my best wishes . Thanks. XXX

I just sent my email today. wait and see how long will it take to hear back... Probably I'm already out, I just need a closure ! (like in any relationship T_T) XX

Hi Frankdeg, I also think you should say yes to Carleton for now and see how things are going. If the deposit is nonrefundable, you may see it as insurance —— People want to have security, which doesn't mean they have to use it.

Thank you Frankdeg and Tina. I think I will email them. Too scared to call them ! XXX

frankdeg, thanks for the update and Congratulations on your good news ! I'm happy that at least someone from this forum is getting positive feedback ! So they said they only inform people through mails instead of emailing them first ? I'm international applicant, so oversea mailing will take quite a while ! XXX

It is such a relief to see this forum while waiting in dead silence. Big thanks to everyone sharing information. I'm an international applicant to Ryerson for MA Comcult. I'm checking my RAMSS everyday, so far nothing happened. I understand that in the Admission Section, it is always You do not have any offers of Admission to confirm/decline at this time. But I'm just wondering how they deliver the rejection to applicant ? By email or also in the Admission section ? I assume this week must be slow as people may still out of office for Easter ? I don't think I'm going to get it anyway T_T. But If I have to die, I want to die fast. This waiting is really torturing. Finger crossed for all of you. XXXX