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Hoping and praying for the UofT applicants today ? I hope you all get your answers soon. The time for Laurier applicants is coming... *shutters*

I was very annoying today and called York   It was confirmed that all who were accepted will receive a phone call between 9am and 430pm on Monday, not today. 

Haha! I decided to save the Veuve for that special day...but I AM having sparking wine as we speak .
 

Haha! I decided to save the Veuve for that special day...but I AM having sparking wine as we speak .
 

The best thing you can actually do for yourself is simple... just "keep yourself busy". Trust me (from personal experience), I've been in situations where I've been checking sites vigorously for acceptances; just to find out later I didn't get accepted. I feel like this truly messes with your head psychologically, and dealing with the disappointment is way worse. On the other hand, I've been on the other side of it; where I've been so busy where I don't really have the time to check if I got accepted....just to find that I get my acceptance out of nowhere!! You appreciate it way more than usual.

(I'm waiting to hear from York and from Uoft  for their 2 years admission results.) 
I've been like this since March 1: checking online a lot and each evening my partner greets me not with hello but with "No I checked the mail, there's nothing...I promise, I checked it"  Each week I was like ok you can do this one more weeek...  lol!  but here we go again, probably will end up as another week for york then another month for Uoft! 
Just sharing something that's helped me: apparently the only way to help through a very anxious period of waiting that keeps unfolding like this is to make a tiny goal that you work towards, ideally something that you can do on a website so you can gear your brain to want those responses. Like online quizes you're interested in-  funny I'm actually doing G1 driving quizes online,  I never drove in Canada, only abroad before moving here and I kept postponing the test. So it's PERFECT time to just schedule this damn test and worry about that!! There's no other way to get my mind off of this waiting.   
How are you guys getting through the waiting, has anything helped? I watched the Alice in Wonderland cartoon one night - I swear when you're off work , random stories can hook your attention very well!!! 
Good luck everyone!!!!!

Fingers and toes crossed, stomach in a knot, heart full of trepidatious hope, butt cheeks clenched — this could be the week we start hearing from U of T!! 
Hoping the York hopefuls hear back this week too!!

I feel that! The further we get into March the crazier I get... 

I'm sitting at around 4-5 times a day as of today, so not too bad . I follow a similar schedule to yours but I work from home, so I find myself spontaneously checking a couple of times in the afternoon just in case something has miraculously popped up. And then I have this vague notion that even though results would only be entered manually during business hours, the system might update automatically sometime in the middle of the night (like the system at my undergraduate institution), and so I feel compelled to check then too...
Okay FINE: I've lost it.
Cannot WAIT to get the entirety of my brain back for more meaningful pursuits...at least 25% of it is reserved for anxious/anticipatory waiting these days and it's getting old. 
 

Fingers and toes crossed, stomach in a knot, heart full of trepidatious hope, butt cheeks clenched — this could be the week we start hearing from U of T!! 
Hoping the York hopefuls hear back this week too!!

Hi everyone! A quick update on York’s 2 year applications:
I just spoke with Ammad (sp?) and he assured me that none of the 2 year results have gone out yet. The strike has affected the process, and he was very apologetic that it’s taken so long. He will be calling everyone who’s been accepted, hopefully by this Friday (March 23), and if not by Monday (March 26). He asked if I was a part of any of these online forums so I could tell other prospective students - so here I am! Hopefully this helps calm some people’s nerves, at least a tiny bit. 
Now if only U of T would tell us...

Haha! We're getting quite the glute workout this week, at least .
Results will be posted on the main dashboard page of ACORN first (barring very rare exceptions when a couple of applicants got their letters before ACORN updated...but those letters didn't arrive during the first week of acceptances). Let's hope Thursday the 22nd is the day!! We've been saying the 23rd, but that was a Thursday last year...yup, I just intensified the anticipation, I did.
Informal poll: how many times is too many times a day to check ACORN?
 

I guess I will make like an anxious grad applicant and check ACORN obsessively then!

Haha! We're getting quite the glute workout this week, at least .
Results will be posted on the main dashboard page of ACORN first (barring very rare exceptions when a couple of applicants got their letters before ACORN updated...but those letters didn't arrive during the first week of acceptances). Let's hope Thursday the 22nd is the day!! We've been saying the 23rd, but that was a Thursday last year...yup, I just intensified the anticipation, I did.
Informal poll: how many times is too many times a day to check ACORN?
 

I could cut diamonds with how clenched my butt cheeks are. I do hope we start finding out soon. Would they be calling, posting on ACORN, the SGS Application Page, or via mail? What is U of T's preferred method of sending out acceptances?

Fingers and toes crossed, stomach in a knot, heart full of trepidatious hope, butt cheeks clenched — this could be the week we start hearing from U of T!! 
Hoping the York hopefuls hear back this week too!!

Fingers and toes crossed, stomach in a knot, heart full of trepidatious hope, butt cheeks clenched — this could be the week we start hearing from U of T!! 
Hoping the York hopefuls hear back this week too!!

Fingers and toes crossed, stomach in a knot, heart full of trepidatious hope, butt cheeks clenched — this could be the week we start hearing from U of T!! 
Hoping the York hopefuls hear back this week too!!

Fingers and toes crossed, stomach in a knot, heart full of trepidatious hope, butt cheeks clenched — this could be the week we start hearing from U of T!! 
Hoping the York hopefuls hear back this week too!!

Just wanted to echo that it truly varies.

For UofT, I heard mid-July. I know the chances are probably slim, but I don't think it hurts to try especially on the off-chance that you get it. I really encourage my classmates to apply because I thought my chances were low too. 

I know funding isn't mentioned a lot with UofT, but they've actually sent quite a few emails about scholarships, research positions, and job opportunities, so these opportunities do exist. 

The screenshot that viclane96 posted is the exact response I received from Angela. Hopefully we hear back sooner!

I applied to 2 programs at UofT (fifsw and dalla lana) using very similar essays. I received admission into both, so neither of them seemed to care too much. I wouldn't worry too much about it. 

Got official acceptance from Ryerson this morning ??

I'm so sorry that you're feeling this way, @mayjohn , but – as @smntoronto said – there's still good reason to hope for U of T.
Some thoughts (that may or may not be helpful or relevant – so please ignore them, if they don't resonate and/or bring the comfort I'm intending)...
Over the years, I have seen absolutely incredible applicants not gain acceptance to MSW programs...it's been truly sobering and humbling to witness. As I said a few pages back, it's not a measure of the quality of your contributions and qualifications, but of the (ever-growing) competitiveness of Canadian MSW programs in particular: there are simply too many qualified applicants for not enough spots. I've also seen a number of forum members generously share their stories of remarkable perseverance and wise hindsight (like @kv32, above) – folks who have come to understand the immense value of the extra time they had to live life, spend time with loved ones, gain experience, and explore and refine their interests and foci. I know, intimately, how devastating rejection feels in the moment; the sadness and disappointment will eventually pass, and you will undoubtably benefit from the time and space you've had imposed upon you – the growth that comes out of struggle is a beautiful (if painful and frustrating) inevitability. Right now, though, it's important to just let yourself grieve, finding comfort in the other things that bring you joy.
With regards to your rejection from McMaster: my current university has an unwritten policy of NOT admitting former undergraduate students into their graduate programs – I know of only a very select few who have managed to circumvent this desire to bring in new blood, so to speak. Given your noted success/contributions at Mac, I'm wondering if your application suffered the consequences of this common practice.
Finally, as a child of parents with excruciatingly demanding expectations (and as a mother who did things very differently), I'll say this: do whatever you can to alleviate yourself from the burden of familial pressure (easier said than done, I know). You are a capable, independent adult with your own desires, goals, and path – while their pressure comes from a place of love and concern, you don't need to bear the brunt of their expectations along with the already immense weight of your own.
 
 

Who else in the 2-year U of T applicant pool is a) experiencing a tremendous amount of vicarious excitement watching all of our Advanced Standing peers receive invitations (congratulations, all!!), and b) secretly hoping/willing that this year's results announcements follow the 2015 and 2016 timelines, when us folk started hearing back in early March?