Can-eh-dian

Zzzzzzz... still waiting to hear from my one application to UofT. Any time now, please. The Crim thread is quite inactive.. although people seem to be viewing it. Anyone else out there?

*raises hand*

I'm calling it: I'm going to hear back tomorrow from my only school I applied to.

... poking my head in here, sounds like UofT has got around to most of the MSW applicants. Good sign for me! Hopefully I hear back from my program soon then. Congrats everyone who has heard back (even waitlisted!) and best of luck to everyone else waiting.

That makes me feel better that I check my status in the middle of the night sometimes. Hahah

As a musician and bassist as well, I must say you are awesome. Haha... Huge congratulations to you. Thank you for sharing your story. Best of luck with everything!

Thank you for such a thoughtful response!! You're definitely on the money. I appreciate you sharing your view, it's good to view my situation from a different perspective. I wouldn't say that this is a 'typical path after undergrad' in my field is an MA. Typically, people with a BA in Crim stop there. I'm really only seeking it out for two reasons: personal interest and potential competitive edge (in a field where it isn't listed on any job description but may impress in a competitive pool). I'm not sure the funding details just yet. I just planned ahead with the worst-case scenario that I'd be paying out of my pocket. That's where I concluded that by next year at the same time for both situations there would be a $25k difference. So I suppose if I factor in grants/bursaries it would narrow the gap a bit, and probably enough to convince me to do the MA but due to the timing of these overlapping opportunities I won't be able to consider that at the time of making the decision. You're right, it's a 1 year coursework MA. I have thought about the part-time option later on, and there's a university that offers a PT option for it near the head office.. so absolutely, that's a great compromise.. it would just involve a major research paper which I'm not opposed to ;). And it would take quite a long time in comparison - which I'm not sure how I feel about at the moment - but the option would be there, I suppose is the idea. Thank you very much for your response! You've summed it up quite well.... however just to clarify, I am keeping my part-time position if I choose to do to the MA and I would still have it after graduation - potential to go into full-time as well, but it's hard to say. It might take a couple years of part-time for it to open up again in that case (but I could look elsewhere of course).

Hey everyone, So, I currently have a part-time position at work and many of my coworkers are old pessimistic men (65+). There is a rather tempting opportunity for me to relocate to our head office (the same position) for a full-time position. They are aware that I am waiting to hear back from my masters application but they still think it'd be in my best interest to take the position due to the scarcity of full-time jobs with good benefits and pension plans - and of course the inevitable market crash that is on its way. I agree with them to an extent. If I'm accepted to the masters program I can finish with no debt, but also virtually no savings due to just getting out of debt from college and my undergrad. An MA is not a requirement for my preferred career trajectory, not many people have one in my field, however there is a chance it could give me an edge when seeking advancement (obviously). I mainly applied because of my part-time status at work and the possibility of completing it before a full-time position opened, but one happened to come sooner than planned. Conversely, if I accepted this full-time job, I crunched the numbers and I can save at least $25,000 (CAD) by the same time I would be finishing my MA program. Meaning my MA degree would 'cost me' almost 3x as much as the sticker tuition price compared to missed earnings. This opportunity at head office would still offer paid courses and training programs that could give me just as much of a competitive edge in my future positions as well. But once again, I could do the MA and then take these courses later since I will still be with the same organization. It's just that I'm almost 26 (which I know is young), the partner wants kids in the next few years, and I can't help but feel it's a little irresponsible for me to put myself back into another year of school when the 'payout' may not be worth $25,000 and another year of my life. My gut is telling me to start saving and getting going with 'real life' while my ambitious side is saying to get as much of an edge as possible in case it pays off later. What are your thoughts on this? What would you do in my position? Thanks for reading! PS. I haven't been accepted yet to the MA program, but this decision requires a great deal of planning as I would have to relocate 8 hours away and both job opening and acceptance/rejection letter are expected to come in late March. I just want to be prepared.

Just spent a week on vacation and I was successful in not dwelling over my application the entire time! Even better, but not best-yet, I returned to see the status of my on-line application is now Under Review; changed from Received all documents. How exciting.

My employer knows. I have a 'part-time career' which I have been in the past year since finishing my undergrad. My boss is levelheaded enough to know that I'm young, living at home, and working casual hours... it's the opportune time for educational advancement and my boss is willing to schedule my shifts around my schooling. Quite the perfect situation - should I be accepted. However, I only told my boss because of the nature of my work. Essentially my employer needs to know my availability months in advance for certain jobs, training etc. If that wasn't the case I would hold off telling them until I was given an acceptance letter from a university.

Ouch, judging by the last posts another applicant didn't hear back until mid April. Can anyone else from previous years (2014-15/2015-16) post when they heard anything? Cheers

Hey everyone, January 15th deadline applicant here. I stumbled upon this forum because I realized something.. I'll admit, the stress of waiting is starting to set in! I guess this application means more to me than I led myself to believe. I only applied to one school on top of it. Best of luck to all of you.