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    2021 Fall
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    Speech Language Pathology

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  1.    AtBatts reacted to a post in a topic: 2022 Canada Admissions SLP thread
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  7. DreamingofSpeech
    Good luck everybody! i know it's going to be some of the longest and most stressful couple of days for a lot of you. Hope to see some of you next year at UofT
  8. DreamingofSpeech
    Yes! That's how it was last year if I remember correctly. March 31st @ midnight. I just checked and my email from Western came in at 12:11 am April 1st (it was a waitlist).
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  12. DreamingofSpeech
    Last year Western updated their decision on their student portal right at midnight. UofT's offer was actually in ORPAS around the same time (it was the only one updated there directly) so be sure to check everywhere! The email from UofT came later in the day.
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  14. DreamingofSpeech
    I don't have any experience with this so i can't give you a yes or no answer but as a current student I don't see any reason why you wouldn't still make a good fit for a program. If the school accepts your degree as equivalent to a 4-year degree then, in theory, they should be evaluating you at the same level as everyone else. Believe me when I say your prereqs are the most relevant to the coursework and that people come from all over the place in terms of degrees and experience (I go to UofT btw). Plus, they only count your last two years (which in your case would be university level) so I don't see any reason why a person who did two years of university-level courses would automatically be in a better place than you. A lot of people that you speak to (myself included) had a rough first couple of years in uni and only began to find their way and improve in the last few years of their degrees. Again, it would obviously be at the discretion of the specific program whether or not they accept it as an equivalent degree but if they do I would put your best foot forward and try! Best of luck to you if you applied this year
  15. DreamingofSpeech
    Last year they had also paused physical copies of transcripts. I checked with SAM and they provided an email for me to request an electronic copy from Athabasca. My transcript was sent way faster and was accepted
  16. DreamingofSpeech
    Not sure if this is relevant for you since you have two different student numbers, but I completed a degree from one school and then some non-degree credits from the same school later on. I listed that school twice under educational history (one was degree obtained, the other was non-degree) as per the advice from SAM. Since it was the same school only one transcript was received but all of the credits were included. If you didn't try this last year, maybe it could help. Good luck
  17. DreamingofSpeech
    No worries I believe it appears on the academic history page I think, it's a "view" button if I remember.
  18. DreamingofSpeech
    It will show as received before the application closes once they've processed it. They won't release your subGPA calculation until after applications close but if I remember you should be able to see a copy of the transcript that was uploaded once it shows up as received.
  19. DreamingofSpeech
    I think the first and second time I applied I had this idea, which is very common actually, that Western was the "easy" school to get into. That's definitely not the case at all. I was nervous going into my second time still under a 3.7 because that seemed to be the very minimum that people were getting in with so I can't say I was entirely surprised. And the first year I was waitlisted I saw someone get in with a higher GPA and only the minimum 14 hours while I has 280+ at the time. It's very frustrating but it made me realize that the letter of intent and references probably made a bigger difference than I thought. I also applied to McGill and McMaster. The GPA cutoff for Mac seems to get higher every year so I was never offered an interview.
  20. DreamingofSpeech
    I did two psych courses, one on autism spectrum disorders and one on adult development (because I'm leaning towards working with adults in the future). I also ended up taking a linguistic anthropology course but that was more because I got last pick for classes as a non-degree student but I ended up really liking it and a lot of the things I learned have changed the way I think about language. I honestly can't say much about the benefits of retaking prereq courses.. if you met the minimum grade idk if it would make a big difference, but if you're looking to increase your prereq average and your sGPA at the same time it might be a good option!
  21. DreamingofSpeech
    It was listed on the approved prereq form as expiring in 2021. This only happened bc my linguistics credits were from the French department.
  22. DreamingofSpeech
    If i remember correctly I was still completing prereqs and degree requirements the first time I applied. I was doing an online stats course and an in person research methods course. My GPA between that winter application and the next one reflected the grades in my final semester before convocation and because it was my fifth year I only completed 2.5 credits instead of the usual 5 per year. The extra courses I took (some through UofT as a non-degree, some through Athabasca online) were really just out of general interest and what I thought might be relevant or helpful for later on. I know some people just add a lot of "bird courses" and I don't think that affects your app at all. I personally did not want to spend all the extra money on courses that I wouldn't enjoy or wouldn't further my knowledge. To go from the 3.69 to the 3.81 I had to take 4 courses and finish with a 90+ in each one. My phonetics course from previous years expired for that cycle so one of these courses was to fulfill that prereq. I know it's a lot of info, I hope that's what you were looking for.
  23. DreamingofSpeech
    Hey! Sure, no problem. First time I applied my sGPA was about 3.55 (all rejections). Went up to 3.69 the second time (3 rejections, 1 waitlist). I got my sGPA up to 3.81 eventually (2 rejections, 1 waitlist, 1 offer). Not sure if it matters, but I was up to 355 hours of volunteering for the third application. I did include these in my apps and in my letter of intent but I'm not sure if they're still doing that this year. Hope that helps
  24. DreamingofSpeech
    Hi all! I'm currently a first year student at UofT (in the middle of midterm season no less haha) and I found this forum very useful when I applied so I'm here to offer some help if anyone needs/wants it. For reference, I got into UofT on my third (!) try. I was waitlisted to Western twice, although I don't know what quadrant or if I would have been offered a spot last year if I didn't give up my waitlist position to accept UofT. Don't be shy if you have any questions. And just to make it easier, please reply to my posts to ask instead of via private message that way I don't have to carry on multiple private convos (unless it's super private obv). Happy application season! :) :)
  25.    DreamingofSpeech reacted to a post in a topic: 2021 Canadian SLP Thread
  26. DreamingofSpeech
    You can still hold your waitlist position if you're waiting to hear back. On the choices/offer page you can select to remain in consideration for one or more programs. I THINK this may be if you click "provisional acceptance".. I clicked "firm acceptance" and was automatically removed from consideration at another school where I was waitlisted. And as far as I know, the rankings we use for our applications are just for statistics purposes for ORPAS. The schools don't see them or use them in their review of applications. P.S.: It never hurts to use SAM to verify!
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