Nana12

I thought TORONTO (currently living here) is expensive compared to any city in Canada. Ontario have highest tution fee than any other province thats why I am trying to avoid school's in Toronto and surrounding area. But thank you that is really helpful...I will seriously consider all the options. Working full-time and studying full-time in grad school seems like a disaster. I hardly worked part-time during my undergrad...Money from parents...its NO NO. So in case if I will not get funding, the only option for me is student loans or bursaries for student with disability.

Yes, I have few research questions and I have contacted a faculty. I got a postive response. I heard that very few people apply for MERM but I found this program very interesting. I am just wondering do every student get funding (NSERC, etc). What happen to those students who don't get funding...how they survive in grad school? especially for students who are living on their own...

I am not applying for UBC quant program as I told you few weeks ago. But yes I am applying for MERM program at UBC and I have talked to professor's explaning my situation they told me to apply... York is my home university and I work there for a while...I also talk to people there and they told me to apply because they don't have clear cutt off for GPA...They consider many things...so there are chances I think MEC at alberta program is not very competitive, but yes I am also applying here. But my top choice is UBC MERM because of one faculty there. But do you think UBC accept student with B+ average for MERM. I am not sure becasue UBC is among top 10 school in Canada...It seems very competitve to me.

Hi I am not sure about chances of getting into grad school. I graduated with B+ average from Canadian university. I have only 1 C on my transcript but they are lots of B+, few A and 3 A+ (mostly in statistics course) I have experience working in atleast 5 labs (4 years experience) in two different countries as I am transfer student. completed my houours degree in 5 years. I have OKAY recommendation letter. one from prof and other from work I have taken lot of senior level statistics and methodology courses. I got A and B + on those courses. I am not eligible for any kind of scholarship like OGS, NSERC Most of schools I am applying don't require GRE. Don't know my score for GRE. Still have to do GRE. I think reason for B + GPA is becasue I was transfered to another university in completely different country during my undergrad. Another reason is my first language is not english this affected my GPA. Any one wants to comment, is there any chance for me to be accepted at any grad program in Canada ? I am applying to Alberta, McMaster, York, UBC. Thanks