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Hello! For Canadians, there is the SAC clinical certification exam. It's held twice per year. Whether or not this certification is "required" is dependent on the province you practice in. For example, Alberta does not require SAC certification for one to practice as an SLP.

The University of Alberta holds two seats for indigenous applicants! They told us they weren't able to fill them for our year or the year prior.. but not sure about the last two application years. Good chance it will definitely increase your odds!!

I had a B+ in mine! From what I've heard, the U of A averages the prereq gpa and gpa from last two years and uses that combined average to rank applications...

I don't know about all of the schools, but I feel pretty confident that U of A goes straight to the wait list when someone declines acceptance.

To ease your mind a little - this is very unlikely to change anytime soon. I applied two years in a row and both times the "decision" page didn't change for a month or more after I received word of their decision. Acceptances come out first via email, wait list emails come a few days afterward. Rejections go out anywhere between mid to end of April (again, via email).

If I'm understanding this right... You are worries about your grades previous to subGPA right?? That shouldn't matter. I had a TERRIBLE transcript from my first year of university and still got into U of A. Ive heard similar about other universities so I wouldn't worry

I agree with the poster above. I was a SLPA for five years, as well as volunteer and research experience.. what it really came down to was grades However, I'm in Canada and there's a lot less options here. It seems that the US actually DOES have programs that look at the whole package.

I got off the wait list at U of A today

Just to add re:transit in Edmonton.. I live by West Edmonton Mall & this (as an example) is a FANTASTIC location for catching the bus to the U of A. There's even an express bus which takes 15-20 mins (or less). The U of A includes a UPass in your tuition fees, so it may be a good option if you want to save some money on rent as the area around the university can be a bit expensive... But of course, there's more going on there

Thanks for letting us know

Just to let you guys know.. I just got an email at around 2:30PM AB time that I'm on the wait list for U of A. It says they have sent out offer letters to 56 students, but I guess that doesn't actually mean they've finished sending out acceptance letters yet.

Yeah that's interesting... I didn't know that either. It could have definitely hurt me as well, I had a rough semester when I first began college straight out of high school. I dropped out after that semester and have done a diploma and an undergrad since then.. (I'm now 30). But those bad marks definitely hurt my overall GPA.

Hey guys!!! Also got a rejection today from McGill I was more or less expecting that, but still sucked to have my first response this year be a rejection. This is my second time applying and I'm feeling many of the things that have been outlined above just trying to stay positive even though it's difficult! I was trying to find an email from last year re: number of applicants to UAlberta... I cant find, but I'm pretty sure the number was more like 276, not 400. Still a jump in numbers, but not as crazy.

haha wow!!! ^^^ a bit harsh!! Only 'completlely useless' in terms of application consideration (and not entirely true, for UAlberta anyway). My program was fantastic, and I would argue that it's a great alternative to grad school in a lot of ways if you just can't see yourself doing anything else and the silly grad programs won't let you in

Omg seriously!?! That's so brutal Thanks for letting us know though, maybe now I can try and put it out of my mind til then...

My gut feeling is that they'll start acceptances this week. it seems they've generally started about six weeks after the deadline, but there have also been exceptions to this (where it takes longer... Like 8-10 weeks) but that was before their new online system. I'm currently trying to figure out how to block myself from this website

As you know, it's my second time applying I was pretty bitter, haha. But actually, at least half the Therapists I've worked with... Including SLP, OT, and PT, applied more than once.

Hi guys!! So I'm a Speech Language Pathology assistant in Alberta I did a two year diploma with two clinical placements, and I've worked in the field for about six years. I would agree that the program doesn't really help with applications.. Sadly. Although I've heard some schools put a lot of value in assistant experience. BUT what I've learned from my application experience is that GPA is definitely number one, and if you don't have the high, high numbers.. It's less likely you'll be looked at. And yeah, your diploma won't be included in your GPA calculation. AND you essentially have to do courses twice because they won't accept the assistant courses as prereqs. All a bit crap, really. Having said all that - as far as preparing you for the masters program? HUGE. Especially if you work in the field for a bit afterward. I am so confident in my skills & that the masters program will be about 5000X easier for me because of my education/experience...

Congrats!!!

Hey guys! Just saw on the results page that someone received an acceptance to McGill today.

It seems very silly, torturous, and unnecessary to me to make applicants wait so long just told be told they are rejected. I also don't get why there aren't official decision dates. There are a couple schools in Canada that have the same date for ALL decisions every year. So much better!!

Ah, I totally get it. Such a frustrating, helpless feeling! I was on edge for weeks. I'll keep sending positive vibes your way

This is what happened to me last year Decisions began going out in early March (I only applied to one school), and I didn't get my rejection until the end of April. I knew it was coming though, from watching this forum. So brutal! Keep in mind I'm in Canada, so it could be different here.

hahaha.. I've also had nightmares! And i keep telling myself to not look at this forum... I guess I'm just not listening

Me too fingers crossed!!! Not much longer now!!