Hi everyone,
Someone asked for more details re: my getting accepted so I figured I'd make a general thread for my fellow prospective Canadian planning students!
As for me, I got a call from Ryerson's grad program director (Prof. Lister) on Jan. 15 notifying me that I was being offered admission with a $4000 fellowship. I'm absolutely thrilled as it was my first choice, and I will likely be accepting once I receive an official letter (she was just phoning to give me a heads up, which was nice).
I really didn't think my application was competitive, as my undergrad history has been pretty spotty (cumulative GPA of 2.36/4.5, but my last two-year GPA was approx. 4.23/4.5). I knew going into it that my overall GPA was the weakest part of my application, so I spent the last year or so making contacts with profs, getting a couple research assistant gigs, won an urban studies paper award (+publication) and an urban geography scholarship (neither of which I ever expected). Anyways, I believe my strong letters of reference, plus the months I spent writing my personal statement were what helped me the most.
Anyways that's my story! Has anyone else heard anything yet?
Hi everyone, Someone asked for more details re: my getting accepted so I figured I'd make a general thread for my fellow prospective Canadian planning students! As for me, I got a call from Ryerson's grad program director (Prof. Lister) on Jan. 15 notifying me that I was being offered admission with a $4000 fellowship. I'm absolutely thrilled as it was my first choice, and I will likely be accepting once I receive an official letter (she was just phoning to give me a heads up, which was nice). I really didn't think my application was competitive, as my undergrad history has been pretty spotty (cumulative GPA of 2.36/4.5, but my last two-year GPA was approx. 4.23/4.5). I knew going into it that my overall GPA was the weakest part of my application, so I spent the last year or so making contacts with profs, getting a couple research assistant gigs, won an urban studies paper award (+publication) and an urban geography scholarship (neither of which I ever expected). Anyways, I believe my strong letters of reference, plus the months I spent writing my personal statement were what helped me the most. Anyways that's my story! Has anyone else heard anything yet?