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On 2/16/2019 at 5:38 PM, Slpeechie said:
Does anyone know when the U of A typically starts sending out acceptances? I couldn't find it on their website and it would be nice to know an expected timeframe.
Thanks!
Last year I think I was in the first batch to hear back and that was on Feb. 25.
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1 hour ago, SLPhopeful123 said:
Hi everyone,
I was accepted to UofA in February but my application portal still says under review. Is anyone else still waiting for there official acceptance letter? I am starting to worry...
I would just phone or email them.
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Does anybody want to add me on Facebook so we can start a group for ualberta slp? Send me a message if you are interested.
Edit: Group is live. Look for "University of Alberta Speech-Language Pathology - Class of 2020"
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2 hours ago, just_speechie said:
I couldn't access any classes, only search and plan. The enrollment date says March 21st, and to check with the department, so I guess that's when I can start. It's not a huge rush though, since I'm sure lots of people haven't accepted their offers yet. Have you already enrolled?
Mine is March 21 as well, but I just figured that they needed processing time since I only accepted last week.
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2 hours ago, just_speechie said:
I've accepted my offer there too! Anyone else?
You know that once you've accepted you can enroll in classes on beartracks?
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Is anybody else for sure going to the U of A next year? I officially accepted my offer from them.
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4 minutes ago, SLPhopeful1 said:
Those numbers are higher than I'd imagined, actually. I knew it was expensive, but that's a lot!
This is a pretty broad question, but does anyone know if students are usually eligible for scholarships from the faculty? I know it depends on each person, but are there lots of scholarship that SLP grad programs tend to give out?
I mean it was $11000 for 4 semesters for two years, which is cheaper than my undergrad was. I know at the u of a you're automatically entered for scholarships when you apply, and a decent number go out for second years as well.
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1 hour ago, GTob said:
Hey guys,
Anybody have any insight on the different costs for different schools? I applied to McGill, Dalhousie, and Alberta, and it seems like Dalhousie is way more expensive than the other two in terms of tuition.
Dalhousie ~ $35,000 for three years
McGill ~ $19,000 for two years (out of province student)
Alberta ~ $11,000 for two years.
Seems like a pretty wild difference.
Also, does anyone know when Alberta usually contacts you? McGill should be any time now (mid March)
I talked to someone at the u of a and it's more like 22000 for tuition for two years. He also said that most people in his cohort were accepted at the end of March, but the U of A does rolling acceptances
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1 hour ago, cait2018 said:
Not necessarily! For me, Alberta was “higher” on my list so I didn’t want to take up a spot on the waitlist. I am still waiting to hear back from 3 other schools but I am really excited about the prospect of U of A! I’m guessing you are still waiting to hear back as well?
Just from McGill but I feel almost certain that I'll go to the u of a. I applied to Western too but it was my last choice.
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6 hours ago, cait2018 said:
Waitlisted at Dal too! I declined so hopefully that gives someone else a better chance of getting in
Good luck everyone!!
So have you decided for sure where you're going then?
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33 minutes ago, alberta.slpa.to.slp said:
People who have gotten into Dal or U of A who are confortable sharing, what were your GRE scores like? Thanks! =)
If you message me I'll share
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11 minutes ago, Kellua said:
That's awesome! Mine still says 'under review' and I don't see a letter. Did your application status change? I don't know if I'm being irrational but I'm nervous that my offer might be conditional, since I haven't graduated yet.
Also, @cait2018 and I both got emails on the same day, but my acceptance on the portal happened two days after hers.
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5 minutes ago, Kellua said:
That's awesome! Mine still says 'under review' and I don't see a letter. Did your application status change? I don't know if I'm being irrational but I'm nervous that my offer might be conditional, since I haven't graduated yet.
Yes, the status changed from "under review" to "decision" and there is like a PDF download for an offer. I worried for no reason too, but if you think about it, the portal is like the official place for ALL of the grad students at the entire university. Because my official letter is from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, not just from the SLP department. So I think that the SLP department inputted their acceptances in a certain order, but even if there was only a couple minutes in between, the Faculty of Graduate Studies might have had a bunch of acceptances from other departments in between. If your offer was conditional, I feel like Vicki would have mentioned that in the email.
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I have lived in/just outside of Edmonton for my whole life. I attended the U of A for undergrad and will likely be returning for grad school. Although I am not the person to ask about the cost of living, I will answer any questions I can.
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My official acceptance to the U of A is now up on the portal. If you were notified by Vicki on Feb. 20, it might be up now. I think it just depends on what order they go into the system.
You do get an email when there are new messages on your portal ( mine was to my ualberta email address).
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You could expand your essay by talking about extremes when it irresponsible to ignore negative actions (like if a criminal murders someone). Make sure you don't assume that this is talking only about students. Also, you should expand the section where you talk about why you agree with the first part of the recommendation.
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On 11/27/2017 at 12:25 PM, treaclemineroad said:
Hello hopeful SLPs! I'm a current second-year student at the McGill SLP program. We just got some info that I thought this thread could benefit from. I don't know if this information has been publicized yet, but I wanted to make sure it was out there ASAP.
Quebec has changed some laws to do with criminal record checks, and it means two main things for our program, as I understand it:
- The program has CLOSED applications for international students, at the very least for the 2018-2019 school year but possibly longer.
- Practicum placements for the 2018-2019 school year will be delayed until the Winter 2019 semester for first-year students. This is a huge change to the practicum schedule and to be honest, I would not want in on this.
This is all to do with having to have a criminal record check from Quebec, for which you need a Quebec address.
I've passed this along to you guys because if I was an incoming student, I would very much want to know this for making a decision about which school I would attend. In my book, this would be a dealbreaker.
Are you able to speak at all to the focus of the McGill program?
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For those people panicking about not hearing from the U of A:
1. Make sure you're checking your ualberta email address if they gave you one (I don't know if they did since I did undergrad there so I had one already).
2. One of my friends who is in second year SLP at the U of A said that the majority of his cohort received acceptance in late March. So you still have an entire month!
- SLPletsgo and SLPdreamer1996
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On 20/02/2018 at 8:30 PM, SLPletsgo said:
Congrats guys on your acceptance in Alberta! Such great news
Do you mind sharing your stats with us??If you send me a message I will.
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I know that this is like the opposite of a problem, but I'm actually finding it quite isolating to be accepted to a school so early. Normally I would share this news on Facebook and tell more of my Ling friends, but I know that like 97% of people are still waiting and I don't want to stress them out.
2019 Canadian SLP Thread
in Speech-Language Pathology Forum
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There are a lot of interviews going on in the department right now (for the Chair of the SLP department) and we got a new Associate Chair for Rehab Med just a few weeks ago, so that might be why.