I'm in the same boat as both of you. My application is on "hold".
I've been told that roughly 400 applications were submitted and they will be accepting 95 candidates. I'm curious how many of us are on "hold".
In case you're curious, I also applied to the University of Ottawa for a Master's in Globalization and International Development, as well as the University of Saskatchewan for a Masters in Political Studies. Fortunately, I was accepted to both however NPSIA is still my first choice.
Fingers crossed for all of us