NavIndWmn
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That is word for word the email I received. I am assuming everyone who asks will get the same.
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I am in Canada, these are my offers, and my considerations: Accepted to: Carleton University, PhD in Sociology - offered 92k over 4 years -Tuition is about 8k Trent Univeristy, PhD in Indigenous Studies - offered 82k over 4 years - Tuition about 8k University of Manitoba, PhD in Native Studies - offered 0 - Tuition about 8k Bora Laskin Faculty of Law (Lakehead) - offered 5k entrance Bursary - Tuition is 20k Undergraduate degree from Trent University in Indigenous Studies, Masters from Lakehead in Social Justice Studies - I also have a 2 year College Diploma in Aboriginal Advocacy Considerations: I am currently living in Thunder Bay. My husband works here making about 35/k per year. Moving would mean he would have to hopefully find a new job. Part of the concern is even with funding, potentially losing out on his income if he cant find a new job Manitoba is my preferred school as I could live there for one year - rent a room while husband stays behind - and do the rest from a distance Carleton has a 2 year residency requirement but the funding package is the best Trent has a 2 year residency requirement with a decent funding package and it is where I did my undergrad so I have networks there All of my family is in Thunder Bay i.e. parents, siblings, nephews, nieces and this is where the law school I was accepted to attend is located I have a cheap place here that I like, rent in Winnipeg and Peterborough not much different than Thunder Bay, Ottawa a lot more pricey I am a status Indian who has received sponsorship for my post-secondary education - however there is a max of 4k per semester for tuition - it would cover all schools but Lakehead. I would be about 7k/ short tuition and have to get OSAP, next year I would be about 13k short if I did not get any bursaries Waitlisted on my SSHRC with a 12/20 - would hate to attend law and miraculously enough to turn it down I am offered it and am not in Doctoral studies I would much prefer to be a professor than a laywer, but all the feedback I have received is becoming a lawyer would be a lot less precarious I have worked at a legal office in admin for last several years and do enjoy law - just not as much as teaching I have until June 1st to make a final decision and I am no where closer to a decision than I was in January. What are your takes on what I should do?
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I know no one can say for sure, but does anyone have any feedback on my likelihood of moving off the waitlist? I believe I am in committee 3 and was waitlisted with a 12/20. I did email SSHRC today for my waitlist position, but I doubt they will tell me. I was also accepted in to Law School. The law school is where I currently live which means I would not have to move. The Phd I want to do accepted me and offered 22k/year. but would require me to move. If I move it means my husband will be quitting a job where he makes 35k/ year (not a lot but keeps us afloat while I am in school). My SSHRC would have been what I needed to make moving realistic and ensure we were financially okay as my husband looked for a new job. I did receive a scholarship to Law School -it does not cover all of it so I will still to take about 10k in debt for this year. Law school is like 3-4 times more than the PhD tuition sadly. However, my husband will not have to quit his job. I am thinking it may be more feasible to go to law school as I can stay where I am take some debt for tuition? I am considering deferring my PhD applications for a year while I attend law school as if I absolutely hate it, I can always do my PhD the year after - also maybe next year I will have better SSHRC luck. I am wanting to know roughly my chances of getting a SSHRC as if they are high I would not want to risk going to Law school and having the SSHRC offered to me but not be in a doctoral program.
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My letter said adjudicated by the multi-disciplinarian committee or did they mean by a committee composed of multidisciplinarian people. I thought that was my committee ddit: nvm I read it wrong just that is was adjudicated by a multi disciplinarian committee
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Someone from my school posted on our grad studies fb page they got a regular sshrc with an 11.6. I am not sure what committee it was though.
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My letter told me what committee and I think when you apply you choose the committee if you’re a direct applicant.
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What committee? I seen some get a sshrc this year with an 11, it really depends on what committee you end up with.
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I recieved my letter today in Thunder Bay. 12/20 multi-disciplinarian... waitlist.
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I got my letter today in Thunder Bay. 12/20 scored by the multi-disciplinarian committee. Otherwise the same ‘we regret to inform you... but high enough quality’...
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Woot! That’s amazing!
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Why are you declining it?
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Does anyone know roughly how many people are waitlisted each year? It would help me contextualize best case/worse case depending on what place in the waitlist I am.
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This is a bitter pill to swallow. I think when you get to this level of schooling you become accustomed to succeeding so something like this is very humbling.
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II would be interesting in seeing my score. I was waitlisted so assuming 11 or lower then. I hate how SSHRC is scored because 11/20 seems so low if you were doing an exam. It would be barely a pass, but with sshrc it’s a score to be proud of. Even a 15/20 which would have likely netted a bombardier, it still is really only a 75% on other rankings. It’s hard to wrap your mind around.
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I created a topic for the waitlisted.
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I created this thread to have people to commiserate with and to share and gain information on how the waitlist works. I was told by my school I was waitlisted. I need to wait for the mail to determine my score. This is my first SSHRC application. Who else has been waitlisted?
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It sucks, but I guess it was a learning opportunity. I have to keep telling myself the SSHRC does not determine our value. LOL, this actually cheered me up a bit. I guess I am one of the snapped. Thinking of it as some overlord doing it randomly does smart less.
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I would love to commiserate with others. It is hard not to feel like poop at the moment.
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My school just informed me I was waitlisted. This was my first time applying - starting PhD in the fall. I did not expect to be as crushed as I feel. I did receive 92k and 82k over four years respectively in my funding offer from two of the programs I applied to. I guess I should be thankful for that. I am just feeling very demoralized as everyone who helped prepare my SSHRC basically told me I was a shoo-in, which really instilled a lot of false hope. I am not sure what my score is yet. So now I am sitting at my part-time job, wishing i could be in my bed lamenting life.