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On 4/29/2017 at 11:29 AM, SLPlease? said:

Email the school and ask for recommendations on improving your application. It shows that you're determined to pursue the program and it will give you valuable information on any shortcomings they see in your application (however small). Hopefully your name will stick out next round as someone who made that extra effort. After being rejected by UofA last year, I emailed to ask what I should do to improve my application. I did exactly what they suggested, and I was fortunate enough to get in this year.

Don't give up!

So should I email norriko then ? thanks for the advice I will do that 

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Hi everyone just got refusal for U of A  wish I knew the reason for being denied 

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On 4/19/2017 at 10:04 AM, SLP_SP said:

Are you guys getting really frustrated? I haven't heard either and I feel like it seems pretty late to be letting us know either way. Like either put us out of our misery or make us happy! Sorry for the rant...I'm just sick of waiting. 

Ya at this point I don't think I have a chance of getting in, but I don't get why they don't send the refusal letters and let us get this out of the way. It's definitely nerve wrecking 

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On 4/11/2017 at 3:09 PM, SLPgal said:

Has anyone heard anything from U of A? 

Nope, nothing as of yet

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13 hours ago, treaclemineroad said:

Sorry for the delayed response, but just in case you're still wondering -- I don't know if it's common, since I'm dealing with a sample size of one class. They both left quite suddenly, so I didn't hear their rationale. Life comes up, I think. Hypothetically, I can see the program having a high potential to conflict with anything else that might come up. I mean, it's a grad program.

Someone also asked for my stats but since acceptance season is over, I doubt you still want them? PM me for them if I'm wrong.

Yes,  if you can please provide the stats.  I don't think I'm getting in this year, but hopefully I can improve my application and apply next year.

Thank you

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10 hours ago, SLPlease? said:

My GPA over the past 2 years was 3.71. I had a human anatomy course that brought it down lower than I would have liked, but I managed to do pretty well in all of the pre-requisite courses that UofA needed. I honestly don't remember what my GRE scores were. I didn't really shine very brightly in any category (I unfortunately had pretty major eye surgery which really hindered my ability to study), but from what I recall I scored above average on the qualitative reasoning, about average on quantitative reasoning, and I think a 5 on the writing.

Good to know thanks for the feedback. Good luck!

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1 hour ago, SLPlease? said:

I just received my official admission approval letter from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at UofA! The status on the application portal has only JUST changed from 'under review' to 'decision'.

Wow Congrats! I haven't received anything as of yet. Would you mind sharing what your GPA last 2 years was and your GRE , thanks

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On 4/3/2017 at 9:01 AM, treaclemineroad said:

To inform the McGill stat: I think they aim for about 27 students in a class but we had 31 students back in the fall (... 29 now).

Wow congrats on getting accepted in 3 universities, great job! I just wanted to ask what kind of stats do you have, what is your GPA and GRE result like

Thanks 

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Hi I am also applying to U of A and like others I haven't heard anything as of yet. And it also says "pending" on the portal.  At this point, I am not expecting more than a refusal letter. For those who did get in, would you mind sharing your stats with us.  My last 2 years I have around 3.75 and my pre-requisite GPA (not sure if they consider that) I have 3.85. My GRE score are really low though, I think that's what dampened my chances because I received AWA =82 percentile,  (149) 35% on quantitative component, and (145)  25% on verbal (I studied for only 3 weeks not best idea).

Thank you !