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Tabbatha sent an email last week that she will be out of the office until July 18th.

I received my offer on March 21st and had 21 days to accept or decline.

Choosing between two excellent schools is a good decision to have to make I don't think that you could have made a bad decision here. I recently had to decide between two programs and received some advice that was very helpful: you'll never know what your life would have been if you had chosen the other one. Congratulations on being accepted to two excellent schools and best of luck in the future!

If you're absolutely certain that this is something that you don't want to do, then decline. Nobody can force you to go. I've heard that in several cases, students will accept their offer of admission to one school while waiting to get a response from another school they've applied to, and will then rescind their initial acceptance for the second school once they hear from them. I've never heard of any consequences of declining an offer after accepting (circumstances change, after all), but I'm certainly not an expert. I would recommend trying to talk to some of your professors to see what they think.

Hi there, most of the graduate school applications that I filled out had a section for outlining any extenuating circumstances during your undergrad that you would like the admissions committee to take into consideration. There's also likely going to be more focus on your final two years. I would say that if this is something you're really passionate about pursuing - don't give up! Although grades constitute a good chunk of your application, other things will be considered too, such as your statement of intent, reference letters, and extracurricular involvement. Speak with an academic counsellor and/or professors at your school to get their opinion and advice. I will be heading to NPSIA next year but I also got into BSIA (I didn't apply to Munk). If you have any questions, feel free to message me - I am happy to help if I can!

I'm not deciding between the two, but I did get accepted to MAGG and had to decide between that program and NPSIA, which is more professionally-oriented like MIPP. Ultimately I think you just have to decide what kind of experience you want. The MAGG program is more academically and research oriented, whereas the MIPP program will likely give you more practical skills. Would you be interested in possibly pursuing a PhD one day? How soon would you like to enter the workforce? MIPP is a shorter program. How interested would you be in doing an internship? MAGG incorporates an internship as part of the program, whereas MIPP doesn't. Either way, I think you'll be in a good program with good prospects for jobs following graduation. You can't go wrong!

Did anyone apply for a SSHRC CGS-M award and get one?

I'm not sure, to be honest! The letter didn't say anything about it, I just assumed. So maybe not? I got an extension on the deadline so I haven't accepted or declined yet!

Do you think they might do it alphabetically again? Are you near the beginning of the alphabet?

This is independent of OGS right? Just to confirm.

Awesome! Congratulations!

I hope it works out for you!

Don't worry too much about the status on the NPSIA site. I heard that I was in from Tabbitha yesterday, but my status hasn't changed. It won't change until an official offer comes in 5-10 business days. Did you apply to MAGG or MIPP at Balsillie?

I totally get it. I'm going to have to decide between Balsillie and NPSIA and I don't think I'll have all of the NPSIA info before I have to accept or decline Balsillie. I've already concluded I'm going to have to pay the deposit for Balsillie and then potentially lose it depending on what I decide... It really sucks that the deadlines are so spread out. I'm sure they'll get back to you soon! I've got my fingers crossed for you

Don't worry yet! Tabbatha only said in her Friday email that they would begin to let us know today. They probably won't get through everyone in one day. I know that the wait is stressful though!

The official offer will come within 5-10 business days, and once you have the official offer then it's 21 days.

I think completion of economics prereqs would be part of a conditional offer, but not completely sure.

I'm a W haha, and I got accepted, so didn't follow the prediction for me!

This is what I received: Dear Applicant, I am writing to inform you that your application has been reviewed for admission into the MA International Affairs program for Fall 2016. I am happy to write that your application has been selected for the MA International Affairs program for Fall 2016. Please note that your admission into the MA International Affairs program is unofficial until you receive an official offer of admission from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs (FGPA). Did you send your fall term grades with your application? It sounds like that's why they put it on hold.

Just got an email from Tabbatha that I have been accepted! Hoping for positive responses for everyone here as well!

I'm not sure! I remember reading a post in one of these forums from a previous year and someone heard at 10am. But it doesn't seem like anyone has heard yet. I think that their lunch break is from 12-1pm from trying to call them before. So I'm assuming after that! Best of luck to you too!

It means that first round acceptances will start to be sent out on Monday. So nobody knows anything yet!

Mine is showing up now.

Has anyone logged into Waterloo's Quest and had their offer for MAGG or MIPP uploaded? It says that I've been admitted, but I can't find the letter or terms of admission anywhere. It just says accept/decline.

Sorry, I should have specified - it was MAGG. I actually got a phone call from them to let me know, so they said that they will be sending a letter that will have all of the details about funding etc.