Hey!
Thank you :)! I don't think my qualifications in terms of CGPA (3.55) and volunteering (placement at an organization working with newcomers; and a position at a health promotion non-profit organization) are extraordinary.
I think my admission was based on 4 factors (by and large are simply assumptions):
1) my letters of reference (one of my references was an associate professor at the Dalla Lana School)
2) my letter of intent where I tried to stress my passion of social justice and my understanding of the intersectional relations of oppression and how that contributes to health disparities
3) my steady "rise" in GPA - aka. the reason why my GPA is comparatively average is because in the first 2 years I fared rather poorly due to some personal issues, whereas my last 2 years of undergrad my sessional GPA's were 3.7 - 4.0.
4) LUCK! I have no idea how they "rank" the waiting list applications, but I definitely do not think I am more qualified than anyone who remains on the waiting list.
I don't know if this helped you at all. I wish you best of luck!
Hello,
Long time follower, first time poster here! I just wanted to update anyone looking to this forum for updates that I was on the waiting list for UOFT's SBHS program and I received a recommendation for admission today at 3:30pm :)!
If you're on the waiting list hang in there! You're maybe next, wishing you all luck!!
To anyone enrolling this September, EXCITED to see you all there :D!!