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Is it just me or does it seem like Americans apply to way more schools than Canadians? It seems like Canadians apply for 3-5 schools whereas Americans apply to more than 5 schools. Just an observation based on people's posts and signatures...

ERES is under "Interdisciplinary Studies" although since it's mostly Americans on here you won't see it mentioned as much. I just heard back from CERES Application still says "under review" but the graduate coordinator emailed me. I also applied to the Institute of Eastern European Studies at Carleton, and Queens + McGill for Poli Sci (MA). Feel free to shoot me any questions about U of T, i'm currently enrolled as an undergrad.

Thanks for the feedback. It doesn't offer any explanation in my transcript to maintain confidentiality so it looks no different compared to a student who decided to take 0.5 credit for an entire year. I also asked my profs about this and they responded along the same lines that it would be "useful for the commitee" to have this information to explain my absence. Unfortunately the deadline for one application already passed so nothing i can do about that but at least i can include it in my remaining ones.

I am not able to upload any documents except my SOP so if i did mention it then it would have to take up some space in my SOP. It's already 1 page which seems to be the limit for most programs i'm applying to. I'm worried that i'd be flagging something that seems irrelevant. Also, my illness is incurable so i'm also concerned that it could be held against me. I know that would be considered discrimination but i'd never be able to prove that they passed on me because i was a 'risk' due to health reasons.

Hoping for some people to weigh in on an issue with my SOP that i'm not quite sure how to deal with. It might sound ridiculous but i just want to cover all my bases! In short, i got a C in a survey course which covered Renaissance Italy in my second year of undergrad. My degree is in Political Science so i was taking it mostly because it fit in my schedule (although it was quite interesting). This was a 0.5 credit course (meaning Sept-Dec) and i became seriously ill, then was hospitalized and couldn't return to school for the rest of the year because i needed the time to recover. This meant that i was able to wipe my transcript during that year since the rest of the courses i was taking were full year but the "C" remained. I decided to keep it since it felt like a waste to go through an entire semester without any credits to show for it. Now, I'm a bit worried that it looks like I was lazy and only took half a credit in an entire year managing only a C! I'm not sure whether this is even worth mentioning in a SOP? For me, the reasons not to mention it seem to be: A) It was in second year, and it's the only C on my transcript It's not even relevant to my major (Poli sci) Perhaps i'm just overthinking it as the deadlines for applications approach, but i'd really appreciate some input!

Thanks. I just have one final question...is this discipline meant more for a career in NGOs/policy rather than academia (as the UNC site suggests)? My only reservation is that if i decide i want to do a PhD in poli sci, i don't want to be at a disadvantage from people who did MA in poli sci because they have quantitative training (which doesn't seem to be the norm in EE?). Some unis have said that their graduates go on to pursue Ph.Ds after completing a Masters in East European studies but it seems very vague. I'm still flipping between the two MA programs (although since applications haven't even started, perhaps i'm being undecisive for nothing )

Thanks for the info. I realize I probably won't get any funding for an EE masters in the U.S but since there are only 2 schools i'm considering in Canada, i have no choice but to cast a wider net! I've also considered the UK but London seems obscenely expensive. I also don't want to wait a year to reapply again if i don't get into my first choice. By expressing interest, do you mean including it in my personal statement and whatnot? I didn't think showing interest in another language was an "asset" to one's application. I'd love to learn another language besides Russian but i thought most EE programs expect a certain level of fluency by graduation so i just assumed Russian was my best chance. I'm also not sure if i want to pursue a PhD in poli sci in the future or just do work at a thinktank/NGO so i feel like an MA in EE is better than a MA in Poli sci since it will improve my language skills.

Hey all, I'm aiming to take the test this August and I started going through the Manhattan series yesterday. I'm planning to take a practice test to establish a baseline before I actually book the test so I can determine what I need to improve on. Does the Manhattan 5lb book allow you to score yourself or is it purely practice questions? I'm assuming the powerprep software will give me a score so that I can figure out where i need to improve? Any help is appreciated.