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Current UBC SLP student here; I can’t speak for the audiology students, clearly, but based on my interactions with them I would say this is not the shared general opinion about the program. Personally, the instructors I’ve had for my audiology courses have all been very knowledgeable about the field and passionate about student success. It’s totally possible that you may have less-than-positive interactions with faculty at some point or another, but I don’t think it’s fair to characterize them as disorganized and ineffective as a whole. I feel like on a forum like this one, a vague warning does more harm than good since it just contributes to already-present anxieties regarding the whole stressful application process. It would be unfortunate for someone on this forum to feel like their accomplishment of getting into this highly competitive program is diminished because of a comment like this.

Hi! I was a research assistant for two years and my lab director was also my thesis supervisor, so I basically operated out of the lab doing my own (supervised) research. No published papers but I did present my research at a few local conferences. I also knew UBC cared a lot about research while I was applying, so I made it the focus of my letter of intent! I think even if you don’t have a ton of research experience, highlighting in your LOI that you’re interested in pursuing specific research interests would be super beneficial! :)

Officially accepted my offer to UBC!!! I would love to connect with anyone else who's planning on accepting their offer!

Hey, I was accepted at UBC and I did have all the prereqs done ahead of time. I know some schools prefer applicants who have the prereqs completed (UofA comes to mind), but I haven't heard anything about UBC using that as a deciding factor- I could very well be wrong, though! On their website they say: Demonstrating that you will complete all the prerequisites prior to entry in September (i.e., you may be currently registered for some prerequisites or planning to take some over the summer) will considerably enhance your chances of being offered admission to the M.Sc. program. Applicants should also note that if admission is offered on the basis of coursework not yet completed, such offers may be made contingent on completion of these courses.

Just declined my offers to Western and Dalhousie. Likely also going to decline my UofA offer in the next few days!

If there's anyone currently in the the SLP program at UBC who happens to be hanging out on this forum, would you be able to DM me? I have a few questions about the program!!

Just got an acceptance from UBC! Over the moon!!!!

April 30th!

I haven't received an official letter yet either! Since UofA's date to accept/reject an offer by is later than the other schools maybe they're not too worried about getting them done right away? Either way, it would definitely be nice to have, just for the peace of mind!

I know!!! It must be coming soon though, considering some of the other schools' decisions are due in just a few weeks! Have you applied anywhere else?

I haven't ? hopefully we get some kind of news tomorrow.

I'll be giving up my acceptances to Dalhousie and Western- good luck to everyone on the waitlist, sending positive vibes your way!

Has anyone heard anything from UBC yet? I'm really hoping today's the day they start contacting people!!!

I was accepted to Western but I'll be giving up my spot! Congrats to everyone who was accepted and good luck to everyone on the waitlist!!!

Just got an email acceptance from Dalhousie as well!

I got an email to check the portal and I had a letter there!

Just got an acceptance to Alberta!!! I'm shaking wow!!!!

I did, and it was about 75% of what tuition for the course was going to come to- I expressed concern about paying for it and then not getting into the class with one of the advisors on the phone and they basically told me that I could submit a request to get the deposit back if I didn't manage to get into the course since it was out of my control (but def ask because I feel like different people may say different things about this).

Hey! I took AUDI402 last year in January and I wasn't going to UBC (from the east coast!). I had trouble getting in too because UBC students could register for the course way earlier than registration opened for non-UBC students, and the course was full by the time I was allowed to register. I called and emailed the department in October about getting into the course for January and they were super helpful and put me on the waitlist and basically assured me that people would drop the course by the time January rolled around and that I should be fine to get in. I didn't find out until about a week before the course was scheduled to start that I was in off the waitlist, so that was a little nerve-wracking (considering I had already paid the tuition). Are you trying to get into the course starting in May? My advice would be (if you haven't already!) to call the department and explain your situation and ask to be placed on their waitlist, I spoke to a few different people on the phone and over email and everyone went out of their way to help me! They usually have a handful of non-UBC students trying to register and they know the circumstances are different so they really do try their best to make it accessible to anyone interested in their MSc program. I really hope it works out for you, let me know if there's anything I can do to help you out!!!

Hi! Did you get ahold of UBC and they confirmed that they're not sending out any decisions until April? ?

Congrats to everyone hearing back from McGill!!! That's so exciting! I was really hoping today was going to be the day that Dalhousie started contacting people- for the past couple of years it looks like they've always started on a Wednesday in mid-March. The not knowing is really starting to get to me!

? not exactly good news, but thank you for calling to ask!

I personally didn't apply to Toronto because I couldn't complete all their pre-reqs at my school, so maybe that was the case for quite a few people? On another note: to everyone who applied to Alberta, what's your status on the applicant portal? Mine says "pre-screening" and I'm a little worried because there were some issues with some of my documents and I'm worried they didn't upload properly. ?

Has anyone received any kind of confirmation from any of the schools regarding their application (excluding McMaster, who appear to have done this)? I'm starting to get a little concerned, seeing as in past years Dalhousie appeared to email people at the end of January indicating all the components of their application were complete. :///

Just saw my official sub-GPA calculation on ORPAS- it's starting to feel real!!!