litzzie

Hi Cochleah, I had the same question when I put together my applications. I emailed the secretaries of the departments directly explaining that I graduated from my BA and MPhil a long time ago and the only prof with whom I had stayed in close touch with just passed away. Both schools replied saying that for mature students they handle the references differently, with the understanding that it might be impossible for people who have left school for a long time to obtain any references from their teachers.  They both said professional recommendations will work just fine in my case. So my suggestion is email them and explain your situation, and see what they say. 
 

Hi! Congratulations on your offers!!! Good for you to apply to OISE!!! I didn't because a couple of faculty members told me funding opportunities are very limited for international students, and I really don't wanna fund my way through the whole programme. Did they also offer a funding package?
I just got a formal acceptance letter from UVic, but am still waiting to hear from them regarding funding...the waiting doesn't seem to end....

While I am in this agonising, drawn-out waiting game, I thought I would start a post for people who have applied to graduate programmes in Educational Studies. I have applied to two schools in Canada (UBC and UVic, but none in the US). UBC's deadline was on Dec 1 so I am really hoping to hear from them soon. UVic's domestic deadline is not until Feb 15 so it will be a while. Are any of you also waiting for the admission results? Let's get this thread going!

Hello,
I am Canadian but received Bachelor's and master's in USA. Right now I'm doing teacher certification at University of Ottawa.
Although I have never applied to grad programs in Canada, I can tell you that Canadian universities generally send out their admission offers LATER than U.S. universities. You can expect your offers in March, or even into April. "UBC education" result search comes up with 1 decision in FEB, 3 decisions in MAR, 1 decision in APR.
Offers could be delayed for international students as well. Also note that education is very specialized program, and it has a close tie to the public sector of Canada. For this reason, some Canadian schools accept almost NO international students. The University of Toronto, for example, says on their website that they accept "very few international students" for grad programs in education. I'm from Eastern Canada so I really don't know about UBC, but you should know that some Canadian universities accept almost no international students for education. It's kind of a backward policy and I don't really agree with it but this is the policy for some schools.
So wait out for a bit more.. It's way too early for Canadian school offers. For my bachelor of education at Ottawa, I was accepted on March 15, 2015. 

Hi litzzie! I applied for the language and literacy education program at the faculty of education at UBC - my first choice. My second choice is a university in England, and I already got into that program, I accepted the offer, but I'm under no obligation to enroll. Naturally, this makes me quite anxious and the results page already shows an acceptance from the faculty of ed. Maybe  they have started sending out letters? Maybe it's not long now... also, I'm trying to be understanding... the deadline was dec. 1st, but they only got the last reference from one of my professors in Jan. When did yours get in?

I've been a member of TGC since sophomore year, and I've known all along that I would be applying to Canadian schools.  However, I had no appreciation for how awful/stressful it is for Canadian applicants to watch this flurry of activity for US schools while.  you.   wait.   and.  wait.   and.  wait.   I've seen a very little bit of activity for Canadian schools (Waterloo, UBC), but not much.  This anxiety is killing me!