PhD in English

I am too with the same status "Recommended for Assessment" since early March!!! What does that mean?!

Who is still waiting to hear from Carleton University about his/her application?

Hehe... I like the idea of "maybe they are considering me for funding" You are right, I will try to call them in a while. I hope it works for both of us. All the luck for you

I totally understand your situation... and I am thinking about the visa process because it takes time for sure. What makes me more anxious is that I was able to stay in touch with the department until the admission committee took their decision! It feels so bad that the decision is out and they mysteriously keep it a secret!!! I do not know if I should think positively about this waiting. Sometimes I say to myself: if it was a rejection, they would have informed me right away... so it must be something positive... Or maybe totally the opposite! What do you think?

I did not apply to your program, but I am facing the same waiting issue with Carleton. Last time I heard from my department was on March 23rd. The administrator told me that the admission committee just had the meeting this morning. All my emails after that date were not answered and I have no clue in what state or stage is my application!!! Not sure if I was accepted or rejected

Thanks fuzzylogician... I was only considering the offer if it covered tuition (thought I would work and to self-fund my stay). Of course I won't accept it... I don't even have money to pay for my courses! That's really sad though... I wonder why they offer it... it is only a teaser!

Mamma Mia!!! Thanks for the info

Getting accepted to a PhD program with "no funding". What does "no funding" mean? Does it cover at least tuition? Whoever has an idea, please let me know!

Thanks a lot... sorry it was a typing mistake... mine is "Recommended for assessment" not admission... I guess the hallucination of "admission" is taking over all my attention. Congratulations!!! I hope you are happy with the offer

Hello guys, Does anyone know if "recommended for assessment" status is a good sign at Carleton? My application status has been changing from: 1- Preliminary review required 2- Review in progress by department 3- Recommended for assessment (this is my current status) I highly appreciate if the ones who got admitted could explain to me their process. Just for the record, I am applying for a PhD program in English, but still the process is the same for the entire university, right? Please please please enlighten me... Many thanks in advance,

Has anyone applied to any of these institutions? Please let me know, I do not want to feel alone in this - University of Toronto - McMaster University - York University - Carleton University

Hello applicants... Please let me know if you have heard from any of these universities

1- University of Toronto 2- York University 3- McMaster University 4- University of Ottawa 5- Carleton University

How nice . Thanks for the advice... hehe. I just dropped the chocolate bar out of my hand... I have chicken in the fridge... I will aim for that. I really hope we hear soon from schools (preferably next week, I do not wanna think of March... it is too far )

I am actually thankful that he does not . He told me he would be happy anywhere we go as long as I am happy with my choice. But I know he is feeling anxious with hands tight because he wants to apply for a job ahead of time, but we sill have no clue where exactly. The more I see people posting their schools' decisions, the more I feel the waiting is unbearable. By the way... I am eating sweets right now that I have never considered eating in my life.. are you craving for this too?! I think I need my results and a dietitian soon

I totally understand your situation... Not only my boyfriend is asking if I heard back from any school, but also his parents are inquiring now! to see where we're gonna end up! It feels so heavy

Thanks a lot... I will. I will need more sleeping pills to get the nights going though

Sorry Pink, I should have also mentioned that... during my application process, after the school had received all my documents, they sent me an email saying: You should hear back from the Graduate Committee within 3 to 4 weeks and that was on January 1st (from one school) and on January 7th (from another).

Congratulations to whoever got acceptance. Guys, please I need your advice... the waiting is killing me too for applications which had deadlines late December and early January. Do you recommend that I contact the institutions or wait for another week or so? The schools that I applied to had no specific dates for decisions, but as of previous years some of them were sending out their decisions early February... Some friends are asking me to wait since my email may affect my funding! Is this true?!!!

1- University of Toronto 2- York University 3- McMaster University 4- University of Ottawa

Reading about your struggle and the responses confirming that we all will struggle in the PhD program makes me feel so anxious about what is waiting me. Danielyamahoto, you are the third person in the past three months that I know of considering either the drop out or a short break. Two of my friends are now pursuing their PhD(s), this is their second year, one in the States and the other in Canada. Their enthusiasm and passion were behind their success and determination to achieve what they want, they are also my ideal students and source of inspiration. It happens that each one of them is now facing your difficulty and they are both having these thoughts of dropping out or having a short break! I am extremely surprise about that because I know how dedicated and persistent they are. I may not be able to judge their or your decision because I am still not in your shoes, but I definitely know how intelligent, capable, and talented they are. And I am pretty sure you share the same characteristics, otherwise you would not be in your program right now. When you say I can write a shitty prospectus only to be accepted, but not fully convinced of because you always think others may write a better one, then why should we strive for a better work/writing/project if we are pretty sure we are the best? I believe your concern is very common in brilliant people because they care much about their success. Perhaps my comment comes a little bit late, and maybe you are already done with your prospectus (I hope so), but please never let a deadline or a responsibility hinder or prevent your success, or even let you doubt your abilities. Good Luck!

Thanks fuzzylogician, Oh I have not thought about the weather thing at all! thanks for pointing this out. It is very possible since I am applying to Universities in Canada.

Thanks AkashSky for your opinion, I think you have a point in that since the extension took place only two days before the original deadline. I thought of this possibility too, but deep inside of me I only wanted to believe that there were fewer applicants

When you get to know that the application deadline has been extended from January 15th to January 25th, do you consider the university does not have enough applied students, and thus, it extends the deadline or is it most probably for another reason? Please share your thoughts here, Many thanks in advance,