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Prairiegirl2015 - Yeah, it's very quiet here tonight. I am feeling sad and frustrated about Laurier. I hope that you hear good news from somewhere soon! It is so hard waiting for this news, it determines our entire futures. What schools have you hard from so far?

Waitlisted! So completely frustrated, irritated, etc. I will accept the spot on the waitlist but I know the chances are basically zero. I was waitlisted last year too and never got off the waitlist. The odds of getting off the waitlist at Laurier are about as high as the weather in southwestern Ontario being warm enough for a swim tomorrow. Being waitlisted two years in a year feels like garbage because they are basically saying they like me but I'm just not good enough for them. This is just such a kick in the teeth.

wxyyyz - Except that UofT has a program specifically for Social Justice and Diversity. I am definitely not the clinical-minded, academic type and the Social Justice and Diversity specialization seems very progressive.

Just wondering - has anyone applied to UofT's Social Justice and Diversity stream? It seems to be an uncommon one. Trying to let go of the disappointment of Laurier and get myself excited about UofT again. When all the decisions are in I would love to get a facebook group together for everyone starting the advanced standing program at UofT this fall. It is nice to have other people to talk things through with.

dexy77 - I have never heard that UofT is conservative. I wonder why anyone would say that. For me Laurier was top on my list because of my location. UofT was my second option because of how amazing the programs are, the specializations you can focus on, and of course it doesn't hurt that UofT is the number one school in Canada, and the only Canadian school to be in the top 20 in the world. I didn't get into Laurier so now I am starting to get myself amped up for UofT and just deal with the commute

purplegrey - I am so sorry. I know how terrible it feels.

cheekss and Socialworkerr - do you mind my asking what your qualifications are? I'm just trying to figure out what they are looking for that I clearly don't have.

Yes, I will be attending the program at UofT. I don't really have a choice, I have to finish and start working. I know many people would be thrilled to attend UofT, but I am afraid I won't be able to handle the commute or that I won't be able to find a placement in my home community. And of course Laurier has been dream program for years. I wish they would email rejections too. This is torture. For a few minutes after I saw that you guys had been accepted I thought "Maybe they are still sending emails! Maybe I will still be accepted!" but I know that is stupid because you guys heard before 9:30am and if I was going to I would have by now. Heart broken.

cheekss and Socialworkerr - Congrats to both of you. I was not accepted to Laurier and I am heartbroken right now. Now I just have to wait for the rejection letter. I am completely devastated. I really thought I had a good chance and I don't understand why they keep rejecting me. I kind of wish I did not have this board bc I could still be pretending I have hope. But knowing you two got acceptances this morning means I am rejected as they send them all at the same time.

LOL! Is this a serious question?

I think it is pretty common for ages to be varied for graduate students. I am going to be 36 when I start, 37 when I finish. I stayed home for 10 years to be there for the early years of my kids lives and then went back to school.

ImpatientlyWaiting - I agree, they are obviously doing things very differently this year. They have always said they will notice the first two weeks of March. Last year all the acceptances, rejections, and waitlists went out on March 3. I received my acceptance on March 6. Clearly this year there is something different going on so I agree that people should not worry too much until mid-March has passed. I know that is easier said than done, obviously I'm going totally insane about Laurier, but I think you should definitely not give up hope yet!

Well, I spent the weekend trying (not very successfully) not to think about hearing from Laurier. Now it is almost Monday and I am back to crazy town! Apparently my town might be cancelling school again tomorrow (was cancelled Friday) for extreme cold so I might have my kidlets at home with me which will at least help distract me. Tomorrow is February 23 and they say we are supposed to hear by the end of February which is Friday. This is already later than last year! Other Laurier advanced program hopefuls - are you going as crazy as I am???

Dawnzii - for me personally Laurier is my absolute number 1 choice. But the reasons aren't educational. I have some health problems and I don't want to have to commute (I live in the KW area). I also have 3 children, one of who is going to be home by himself homeschooling next year so ideally I would like to be close by in case of emergencies. That said, I do think Laurier is a great school. The practicum thing doesn't worry me at all because I already decided this year that I want to do something completely different than I have done before (worked exclusively in sexual assault/domestic violence cases) so I am very open to wherever I end up. All of that said, IF UofT was not a long commute to me I would choose it in a heartbeat. The ability to focus on a specialization is great (I am accepted to Social Justice and Diversity) and if you live in Toronto the variety of placement opportunities is outstanding. I went through the whole practicum thing last year before I had to defer and there are so many different options. I personally did, and will have to again if I don't get into Laurier, opt-out of the system to try and a placement in my home community which is stressful. Overall, between the two I think UofT offers more options and a wider variety of experiences but you need to go with your gut and think about where you want to be for the year. Hopefully we will at least hear from Laurier soon because I am going crazy with the waiting!

Jennbe - That doesn't affect anything actually. Many people are in the middle of their last year of a program when they apply for the MSW. I was doing my BSW last year when I applied and I got accepted to UofT and waitlisted to Laurier. The UofT offer just said it was condition upon receiving my transcript when I finished. No problems at all.

Christina2 - Welcome! You won't be hearing back from Laurier anytime soon. They are running later than usual this year with the Advanced Standing MSW, we haven't even heard yet and we are supposed to hear by the end of the month. Laurier 2-yr decisions don't come out until April, UofT will probably be the same. So don't start going crazy just yet, you have a couple of months to go

When mine changed all I did was log in and the very first page said invited, I didn't have to look for it. The people who did not get in it didn't say anything. But that doesn't mean you didn't get in, it seems UofT is doing things a bit differently this year in regards to notifications so you never know.

Did you mean to say that Program A is 14 semesters?? I don't see how that is shorter than two years... Anyway, from reading what you wrote and your descriptions it seems obvious to me that you want to choose Program A. Just the words you used to describe both programs, your description of Program A sounds much more positive than Program B. Good luck with your decision!

Well, it's the weekend now. 2 more days with no news. I can't believe how late Laurier is leaving it this year. Here's hoping for good news for everyone on Monday!

Okay I have information for everyone applying for Laurier Advanced Standing MSW. I received a response from Laurier regarding people viewing their status on Loris. "No decisions for the MSW programs have yet to be released. If you have names of other applicants that can see their decisions I'd like to know about them so that I can investigate what they might be seeing." So according to Laurier they have NOT released any decisions. So I am not sure what other people are seeing or if it is a glitch and they accidentally released some. Or whether the whole thing is wrong. Either way she said that no decisions have been released for any MSW programs.

nutella14 - I emailed them at 10:44am this morning, but I doubt they will respond.

Still checking mine, still just going to the reference page. For anyone else this is happening to could you please update when you are able to get through? This is terrible because it is Friday so unless it magically starts working I will have to be in limbo all weekend and that is so upsetting. I don't understand how they can have updated some people's info but not others. If they've been doing it since yesterday you'd think they would have everyone's done by now. And if some people's are saying accepted then I think it is safe to assume that the acceptance emails have gone out already. I just want this to be over.

Does anyone know of anyone receiving an acceptance email? Someone mentioned they know of two people who were accepted - did they also get the official acceptance email? I know that the official acceptances usually go out in an email. If those have all gone out then hope is definitely gone. I am trying to convince myself that maybe there is still a chance. That maybe they are inputting the results into the system in alphabetical order or something and they haven't gotten to me (last name P). I am just grasping at straws here! My kids school had a "cold" day today (-30 and the teachers seemed to say forget it lol) so they are all home and I am just going to be sitting and obsessing all day!

It's not no page found when I click on the program link. That is for the online form, which I've since found out is NOT where I am supposed to be clicking. When I click on the program name it just takes me to my references. And if people have been getting acceptance since yesterday then that seems like a pretty clear answer.

Socialworkerr - did it work for you? I am freaking out here. I don't understand this. Mine doesn't have two links to the program, just the online form and that goes to an error page.