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Ugh, NEVER do that.

Do professors use those 21st century phones in their offices where they can see how many missed calls they have or the number the calls came from? Because the call count at my POI's phone from a certain phone number might have crossed into the 'disturbing' territory by now.

I am in a very similar position as well. You didn't make a fool of yourself. It's almost May. You could leave a drunken message in May and still wouldn't make a fool of yourself. All protocol is out of the window once it's May.

No idea about the said programs but have you considered doing an MA (or LLM) in Human Rights Law instead of just MA in Human Rights?

Still waiting to hear from York University - MA in Development Studies. Anyone else in the same situation?

Props to your POI. Most people wouldn't bother. And congrats to you as well.

With a GPA like that, I'd probably look at programs in Europe.

The coordinator of a department in the organization where I applied for a vacancy added me on LinkedIn after I visited his profile following my interview. I did not get the job.

I emailed Orlene last week and the department address today around 8 hours ago and have not heard back. You think I should email the grad chair as well? Also I've never been able to talk to a real person on the phone through Orlene's line.

Hi. I too emailed them and received nothing so far. Which address did you email to?

Anyone here applied to York University - MA in Development Studies?

Well, apparently it's time for me on this forum. My generic rejection email came through a few hours ago. I am not interested in discussing why I was a deserving applicant or mulling over the factors that might have kept me out, but this instantly starts the plan B/C/D phase that I've been dreading for some time. So this weekend is going to be a tough one. Good luck, everyone!

Thanks. I remember reading that article before. By the way, I have feeling this might be a dumb question, but that article and a few other posts I've read talk about co-op placements at DFAIT or CIDA... Are such positions typically available to Canadian nationals only?

Speaking of 2016, If end up going to Carleton I could seriously consider trying to finish the program in one year, since tuition fee for the second year could cause me go entirely broke (especially with the international rate). I know finishing up in one year possible, but is it feasible? Do many people do this? Anyone with experiences? Thoughts?

I did not apply to Ottawa U, but how different are these programs from one another? How do they compare, in terms of content especially, since the location is the same?

Hey all. I found this little handout by UBC very useful: http://www.students.ubc.ca/mura/tasks/sites/international/assets/File/Cell%20Phone%20and%20Internt%20Handout.pdf

I'm an international applicant with an undergrad degree in Econ. I have some work experience that would fall under the international organizations cluster (nearly 3 years now). My GPA is a sad 3.16, but hey, I did take all of the courses listed on the second page of the preference form!

Hi Nakfa. Sorry to hear that. My GPA is below average, I'd guess. I have not heard anything yet; my status is "recommended for assessment". Did you receive the information about your status via email or did you call them up?

Isn't "review in progress" the phase before "recommended for assessment"? I'm confused.

Thanks! No\ I haven't really thought about going the thesis route should I get admitted, but what I meant is professors reviewing the SOPs probably assess them in an academic (rather than practitioner) perspective. Well, we'll see.

I am not proud of what I did or trying to make excuses in any way, but I honestly thought you did not necessarily need to pose a clear research question in your SOP for a professional MA program... So I did not. Rather, for NPSIA, I made my SOP around an "I have done this and that work in the field and I have noticed such and such gaps and therefore I would like to be able to do blah blah about it" kind of narrative. I have yet to hear from them and that's likely because I am an international applicant and they start processing those applications later, but I now understand that they probably did not think very highly of my SOP.

On the topic, how good is NPSIA when it comes to the NON-governmental sector? (school itself, city, connections, etc.) While I am there, I would perhaps like to get some experience that can complement what I've had, either through co-op or an internship. I am not Canadian so I suspect that shuts the door for anything government related. Then for NGO or think-tank work (my biggest interest is refugees/forced displacement and international protection), is Ottawa best place to be or would you prefer Toronto, for example? It would be great if anyone in the know could share their views. (Let me add that I have yet to actually get admitted by any of the programs I've applied to, just bringing this up while we're on the topic.)

http://youtu.be/oVLzvPGEjVk?t=51s

As counter intuitive as it is, all the people posting the good news give me hope. Still I just wish the wait was over.