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20 minutes ago, Dwabtit said:
you guys should email. I think the only reason me musicfeak and bluejays heard back last week was because we were very presistent that we needed to know asap.
Just say you want to apply for a scholarship or you have something else to apply for. Someone posted on the results page that they were rejected i hope it wasn't any of us.
That's right! Iris put us on a priority list as we notified her that we need an official offer ASAP. I had other awaiting offers and I needed something official from Mac so I let Iris know.
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12 hours ago, MHIapplicant said:
I interviewed at U of T on Feb 25. If anyone else declined U of T, please post here so we can keep tabs on how many spots are opening up. Thanks.
On Feb 16th I heard from UoFT for an interview on February 23rd. I heard back with an offer on March 25th. My response due date is on April 15th. I was declined the offer yesterday. Good luck!
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1 hour ago, MHIapplicant said:
Bluejays, when is the deadline to respond to the U of T offer? And to the MAC offer? I am trying to figure out when I am likely to hear from U of T.
I got until the 15th for UofT and the 18th for Mac. I have accepted my offer from Mac today.
Good luck to everyone who has applied to UofT and Mac. Feel free to send me a message if you're also attending Mac in Sept 2016.
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16 minutes ago, Dwabtit said:
as far as i know most of the ppl that had the interview at mac and uft are mostly going towards mac. I think @bluejays is the only one still deciding.
Yes, that's right I am still deciding. i will hope to have my decision made by Friday. I am considering all factors including the program, costs, scholarships, research, and living. This is super tough!
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18 hours ago, 123Redbull said:
For those of you who heard back from UofT, was it a letter in the mail, or email?
I heard back by e-mail on March 25th however I am leaning towards eHealth at McMaster. Most likely will reject the offer from UofT.
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I will join the Facebook group as soon as I'm certain I'm attending Mac. Going to spend the weekend deciding between Mac and UofT. I think at this point I'm 70% Mac, 30% UofT but I haven't done much research.
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3 minutes ago, MHIapplicant said:
For those of you who received offers from both Mac and U of T, and chose Mac.. have you declined your offer at U of T yet?
I only applied to U of T, and I am still waiting to hear back so I am wondering if more spots will open up.
Also, did anyone receive an offer from U of T this week?Hi, I have received an offer from both UofT and Mac. I have a couple more weeks to make a decision.
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13 minutes ago, Dwabtit said:While i have not received an official letter yet, On Mosaic, it allows me to accept or decline the offer.However the offer is conditional as show by the legend on the page. I just wanted to know which conditions is the offer dependent on? Did you get the same thing with the blue square?
Yes, the same thing with the blue square and I also received an official offer by e-mail.
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Hi all! I have received my official offer from McMaster. I am now able to accept or decline on Mosaic.
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2 hours ago, Dwabtit said:
i know many of you emailed iris after not hearing anything last week....did u guys get any meaningful information from her afterwards?
Just wondering if i should email her, as i sent her two emails in the last two weeks or if its even worth emailing her now?
Hey! I actually haven't heard back from my e-mail to Iris on Friday.I would like to believe she is seeking an answer from the graduate department prior to getting back to us.
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11 minutes ago, Dwabtit said:
according to the program page http://mscehealth.mcmaster.ca/contact/
thomas doyle is the program director, may be we should send him an email?
because even tough iris has been very nice, she hasn't been much help after the interview.
Okay I will e-mail Thomas. Maybe a couple other people can e-mail him as well so he realizes its a problem. Iris has zero control over the situation but if she did, I'm sure she would make things happen.
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I don't think Iris has any control over any of this. Its the graduate department - I don't know what they are doing. Maybe it should be escalated to the program director who of course has the power to make things happen.
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11 hours ago, tealogic said:
So I ended up hearing back yesterday that I was recommended to the grad dept for admission to the course-based stream, instead of the thesis-stream for which I had initially applied but that is totally fine with me. Once I hear back from the grad dept hopefully confirming enrolment, I am 100% accepting and going forward with that process so I'm looking forward to meeting everyone who ends up joining me
I'm thinking the Easter Monday was probably the day after they finished the majority of the interviews and sent out their alternate offers. Someone mentioned that Iris had met with the grad department today, on the Tuesday. I'm sure she brought forward the names of people who asked to be considered first, so I would be optimistic about hearing back tomorrow or at the very least on Thursday.
Congrats! I am patiently waiting for the offer from McMaster. I feel like taking the offer from UofT since they have finalized my offer very quickly. I will give Mac until Friday otherwise UofT it is.
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That is unfortunate. Did Mac provide you with a deadline on the official offer? I am patiently waiting for the official offer from Mac. I hope to receive it soon. Also, were you notified by e-mail?
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Thanks for the update Dwabtit. Looking forward to it! Will you be accepting the offer at Mac?
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I am in the same dilemma. Mac eHealth or UofT Health Informatics? I will be doing extensive research prior to making my decision. I will share my thoughts in regards to both programs. Please feel free to continue to express your thoughts about both programs. It will make the decision easier for all of us.
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Hi Dwabtit - I did not receive a formal offer rather the e-mail from Iris indicating that they are recommending me to the graduate department. In this situation, you are unofficially accepted. The graduate department just makes the offer a formal one and they verify grades and stuff if they have a doubt. Congrats!!
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It was a very comfortable and relaxed environment and the questions were typical behavioural interview questions. There wasn't any questions that will throw you off. It was conducted by the program founder and I believe a professor. Both of them were really nice and made me feel extremely comfortable. Good luck Riya!
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Hey man I have an undergraduate degree in Health Science and my work experience entails working on the business transformation side of technology implementation, process improvement, and change management projects in a consulting environment. All the best!
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Good luck to everyone who has interview with Mac tomorrow. Let's all connect tomorrow to debrief on how it went. Hopefully we will be lucky as Musicfreak and get a result shortly after the interview.
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On 14/03/2016 at 0:02 AM, Crunch said:
Hey I just joined this forum. Saw some people have heard back from UofT - do you mind sharing your credentials?
I have applied to both Mac and UofT but I am really interested in UofT.
My cGPA is 3.25 and last two years 3.50-3.53. Don't have any experience in HI except for using HI softwares for work. Some research experience. What do you think are my chances?
Someone should make a spreadsheet keeping track of programs applied, credentials and dates of correspondence.
Hey man! My interview with UFT was 2 weeks ago. It went pretty well and they said I will hear back by the end of the month. My credentials are on the first post of this forum.
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My interview is on the 18th as well at Mac. Congratulations Musicfreak
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Yes they written activity 30 minutes prior to the interview. If anyone finds out any details, please keep each other posted.
Fall 2016 - Master of Health Informatics University of Toronto / Master of Science in eHealth McMaster University
in Waiting it Out
Posted · Edited by bluejays
It's definitely the graduate department who takes longer issuing offers as I have heard the same from my friends. Let's hope all of you receive your offers soon.