DefeatistElitist
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I haven't gotten anything and I live in Ottawa so I would assume I would be among the first to hear. Sucks I can't just walk to the SSHRC office and ask. It's literally 5min from my apartment...
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Because that's commitment, which is the issue. They could probably get it done by then every year, but if its made explicit then they are locked into that time and have to be held accountable if they miss it. If they keep it vague and leave space to delay, then they can't be held accountable if they miss their target. On an individual level I'm sure the employees understand that this is incredibly frustrating (they too suffer from this internally, as every job requires working with other departments that also hate committing to deadlines), but they can't do anything about it. It stinks but it isn't SSHRC that is to blame, this is true in every department.
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The are two likely reasons for this. First, the number of applicants fluctuates. Its hard to guarantee a date when decisions will be made if they are unsure ahead of time how much total work will need to be done. And beyond total applications, the number per committee, per discipline, etc. fluctuates wildly making it even harder to predict when everything can be finalized. Add to that a government culture that HATES committing to deadlines because every possible decision requires the buy in of multiple people and you have a recipe for constant delay. If you have ever been in a federal government hiring competition, you will know that respecting the time and anxiety levels of applicants is not a consideration, because its impossible to do.
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Don't forget that funding is often negotiable! Like any salary. I just had a school agree to match U of T's offer after initially offering me substantially less funding, so my decision is suddenly much harder...
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Heard back from my last school and it's looking like I'll be accepting U of T :D If anyone else is going PM me!
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In case anyone is applying to McMaster (PhD), I've been told the department has made their decisions and is waiting on the university to approve. Offers should be out in a couple days.
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As far as online sources are concerned I'm not sure, but I can tell you that the cost of living in Montreal is WAY cheaper than most comparably sized North American cities. I know this is anecdotal but a good friend of mine lives in a nice one-bedroom probably 3 metro stops from McGill and pays $750/month (Canadian, ~$550 US). That is probably cheaper than most you'll find but honestly not by much. Transit is also reasonably cheap in Montreal and is very reliable. Quebec has VERY high taxes though (scholarships aren't taxed in Canada though), sales tax is like 18%. Generally speaking though, Montreal is by a large margin the most affordable major city in Canada. It's also a wonderful, incredibly fun city with A+ food.
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Domestic!
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Waiting on funding and an offer from McMaster. If I get into Mac then I have to weigh some options - they have an ideal supervisor whereas U of T has 3-4 people around my area but no perfect fit. Will probably take Toronto though.
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Got an informal e-mail from Carolynn Branton that I've been accepted to U of T! Funding/official offer to come next week. Good luck, friends!
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Do you know the rough timeline of when to expect a decision?
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I formally accepted mine a few days ago.
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That's still insane for an online course.
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/269164260162911/
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MFW Munk confirms they aren't offering me any funding
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For any of you still waiting on Munk scholarship e-mails - I'm in the same boat. However, I anticipate mine taking a little longer as, after a conversation with Elyshia, I sent a copy of my funding offer from NPSIA for them to take into consideration. So we'll see what they say. I'm not expecting much though and if it's anything less than 150% of what Carleton offered I'm going to reject it on the spot.
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You have to take your specialisations designated economics course, as well as 3 additional courses. I believe the thesis/MRP count as one course for the purpose of the 1.5 credits necessary.
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I think you have to do it over the summer if you need both. I got an e-mail the other day clarifying that Carleton DOES NOT offer both in the Fall and that trying to even squeeze one in with the masters workload is a bad idea.
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I'm admittedly very biased here but I think the extra econ is prob a bonus for NPSIA, even if it isn't your thing, simply because of how useful it is. All policies cost money and everything in IR has an econ angle so having that extra bit of knowledge will only make you better at whatever job you wind up doing.
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Ah, my acceptance only had three attachments. That explains it. In any case I e-mailed Elysha back essentially saying I got a very generous offer from NPSIA and, given the tuition and cost of living differences, would be hard pressed to turn it down without receiving a substantial offer from Munk so if they don't pony up there'll be a spot opening you y'all who're waitlisted!
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Where are you guys seeing the scholarship money? My offer says it will come in a separate e-mail if I get any. Did you get two e-mails?
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(I also got in to Munk, says my funding will come separately though?) I plan on straight up saying something along the lines of "tuition is double NPSIA's, I would prefer Munk and think it's a much better fit for me (not entirely true, but not exactly a lie), but I cannot afford to pass on 14K for a school that is twice as expensive that offered half the funding." Masters degrees are expensive as fuck. They'll understand. Worst case scenario they say no and you can still take what they offered.
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Absolutely. My friend got McMaster's poli sci program to match his 35K offer from Western when his original offer was like 10K...
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Mine also has this but I still have heard nothing from them.
