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Vicki just emailed me this morning, and I finally got off of the waitlist at U of A today  ?
 

Vicki just emailed me this morning, and I finally got off of the waitlist at U of A today  ?
 

Vicki just emailed me this morning, and I finally got off of the waitlist at U of A today  ?
 

Vicki just emailed me this morning, and I finally got off of the waitlist at U of A today  ?
 

Vicki just emailed me this morning, and I finally got off of the waitlist at U of A today  ?
 

Vicki just emailed me this morning, and I finally got off of the waitlist at U of A today  ?
 

Vicki just emailed me this morning, and I finally got off of the waitlist at U of A today  ?
 

Vicki just emailed me this morning, and I finally got off of the waitlist at U of A today  ?
 

Just got an email from Vicki saying that I am in the waitlist! Here's to hoping!!!!

Congrats to the ones who got in at the U of A! Out of Curiosity, what are the first letters of your last names?

Long time lurker. Thank you everyone for your tips and stats. It was very helpful during these years and gave me a lot of hope.

I've been applying for three years. It's been a long journey, but I've just been accepted at UofA.
It didn't go my main email account, but went to the @ualberta.ca account associated with me. So the offer has been sitting there since Friday and I didn't even know until today. So check that account, just in case!
Stats
sGPA: 3.77
GPA for UofA's prereqs: 3.84
GRE: like bad
Shadowing: 50 hours with SLPs
Volunteer: 100 hours at a children's clinic
Research: 3 years in different fields (Linguistics, Kinesiology, Neuroscience)
Professional experience: Coordinator/Researcher for a local project focusing on improving child outcomes through parent education (since Sept 2015). Prior to this: 7 years working in Mental Health & Disability (from being a support worker to leading teams in crisis intervention)
Teaching: TA for a Linguistics department for a few seasons
References: three professors who I have worked with (one in an independent study; one in Linguistics as TA and RA, and the
Applications:
Mcgill: Refused
Dalhousie: Waitlisted
UofA: Accepted
UofT: Pending
Western: Pending

Last year, I applied with a 3.64 and did not make the 3.7 cut-off for UofA (so, refused), but was waitlisted for Dalhousie.

I graduated in 2009 with a terrible GPA and no references; I was a terrible student in general. I have spent probably 5 years turning this around: upgrading classes, research experience, volunteer, and building my connections with professors & professionals. For everyone still working at it: if you believe in it, keep fighting for it.