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Congrats! And thank you for the well wishes. I spoke to Laura from UBC (grad program administrator) who said it's actually more like a wait pool than a waitlist, in that candidates on the "waitlist" are not ranked. Essentially, there are 2-3 profs whose interests reasonably line up with mine, so if an accepted student who would also be working with one of these profs declines, there's a pretty good chance I may get in. That said, it also makes it impossible to gauge the likelihood of getting in off the waitlist (compared to knowing my placement on an actual list).

I don't have any offers yet. I've been waitlisted for UBC, and am waiting to hear back from Vancouver Island University. I only applied to the two schools as this will be my third degree and I'm wanting to stay close to home. Did you apply to any other programs, or was it just SFU?

I know this is unlikely as it's a very small school, but I'm wondering if there are any other applicants to Vancouver Island University? I've applied to the Master of Community Planning program. Ideally, I'd love to know if anyone who has also applied has heard anything, but their admissions process seems pretty consolidated, so even if you've applied to a different graduate program - have you heard back yet? Many thanks!

It's nice that they give a time frame on the website - I was unaware of that. Impatience or feeling anxious about an impending decision can pretty easily lead to frustration (I definitely know), but do your best to not express this frustration towards anyone at the school or in the program. They are still within their own time frame. If after six weeks (and maybe a day or two, if you want to be a little generous), I think a phone call to the department would be understandable.

I had thought about applying to SFU's Urban Studies program but decided against it. Their domestic application deadline was February 28 which I thought was really late! You might be waiting a little while still, though hopefully not. Best of luck to you too!

Update Received an email today from UBC notifying me that I am on the waitlist. They also told me that the first round of admitted students have until April 15 to accept their offers. Still waiting to hear from Vancouver Island University, and still keeping my fingers crossed for UBC.

Update Received an email today from UBC notifying me that I am on the waitlist. They also told me that the first round of admitted students have until April 15 to accept their offers. Still waiting to hear from Vancouver Island University, and still keeping my fingers crossed for UBC.

Imposter's syndrome is definitely a real thing, and can be coupled with feelings of anxiety pretty easily. Especially if you're going somewhere you've never lived before, where you may not know many (or any) people. I don't think you would've applied to PhD programs if you weren't seriously interested in what you're studying -- even if you start the program with that only, you will build up the confidence needed. I hope the school and program is a good fit for you. While there are obviously major differences between an MA and a PhD, a very large reason as to how I remained sane during my first year of grad-level coursework had to do with my colleagues and also the profs -- expectations were high, but they were down to earth and more than willing to help. Also, I am not making any judgments, assessments, or assumptions, just wanting to put a friendly reminder out there: if this continues and you feel like it might be helpful, there's absolutely nothing wrong in utilizing your school's counseling services. Even just to test it out. The annoying thing with counseling services (in my opinion, of course) is that you go make an appointment when you really need it, and by the time your appointment comes around you're no longer feeling it's all that necessary. I still went, though, and I still found it very helpful. Whatever you choose to do, I wish you only the best!

Also very curious if anyone has heard from UBC yet?? I've applied there as well as Vancouver Island University. Thanks!

I've applied to two - University of British Columbia and Vancouver Island University. I'm from BC and wanted to stay close to home this time (just finishing my MA from the University of Calgary). Haven't heard from either. I've been told that I can hear from VIU by the end of March regardless of their decision, and that UBC will get back to admitted applicants throughout March, and then waitlisted and rejected applicants in April. Very anxious to hear back from UBC as they have a very low acceptance rate and it would be that much closer to home, which would be amazing. Best of luck!

Just wondering if anybody has heard back yet from UBC's School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP)? I applied to their MCRP program and was told they start getting back to admitted applicants in early March. Haven't seen any 2018 posts in the results search but I thought I may as well ask here. If not, have any of you applied to the program as well? Or former/current students who may know if I have a chance? Haha, sorry, just a bit anxious along with everyone else here. Undergrad (Political Science) GPA: 3.8 (4.33 scale) MA (Political Science) GPA: 3.7 (4.0 scale) Presentations: 4 Publications: 2 (one undergrad and one grad student journal, though) Other stuff: TA experience, RA experience, two major funding awards and a variety of other smaller awards Many thanks, and best of luck to all of you!