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Is the American dream over?
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@Mun-Dungus Oh that's super cool, Jamie Peck is one of the reasons I picked UBC. I'm already in touch with a few people there but thank you for your offer! I hope your partner gets into SFU and I will let you know if I hear anything.
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@Mun-Dungusoh I'm sorry ? that is so stressful. It doesn't sound like anyone has heard from SFU yet, maybe the deliberation have been slowed down because of the pandemic. I feel really lucky to have gotten into UBC because my partner is Canadian and staying in the US wasn't really an option. (Of course, now I'm worried that COVID is going to shut down UBC in the fall...) Did you do geography at UBC? If so can I PM you about your experience with the department?
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Very cool! Are you leaning towards any particular program at this point?
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@SpaceMaker Yeah I super do not understand keeping folks in purgatory. Where have you gotten in / where are you planning on going? Also, is there anyone else in this thread who is going to UBC?
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@SpaceMaker Are you from the US or Canada, and are you applying for a PhD or Masters? I had a conversation with my potential supervisor in February that led to some pretty depressing insights. Due to some sort of funding issue, Queens is very likely not accepting any visa MA students this year. So unless you are Canadian there is a good chance that is playing a role. The person I talked to made it sound like there was a funding cut between applications and decisions that messed things up for a lot of people :(
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@Mun-Dungus I have not heard anything yet, unfortunately. I have a feeling that I am going to get rejected, though, as I am an American and I had a lot of trouble finding a supervisor. I actually ended up getting into UBC and I committed there anyway so I am not too worried about it :) Is SFU your top choice?
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@jlc816 congrats on getting into USC urban planning, that looks like a very cool department. I would love to know who got accepted to the UBC geography masters program on Friday. If anyone is willing to claim it, I would love to know if you are physical or human geography track, how you found out, who you will be working with, etc. Good luck this week everyone, I imagine there will be news for most people one way or another.
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I don't want to put salt in the wound, but would anyone be willing to claim the Minnesota rejection? I haven't heard anything back from them yet and I am curious about what it said/how you found out.
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@gordisofi Congratulations, that's fantastic! It must be very relieving to get into your top choice this early. Do you think you will be accepting? I'm going to send you a PM because I'm curious about your supervisor etc.
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Thanks @SpaceMaker! Yeah I came across Illinois about two weeks before the application deadline and I am really glad I found it. I actually applied to a pretty similar list of schools as you. I applied to the geography department at every school: UBC University of Minnesota University of Illinois Simon Fraser University of Calgary Queens University I am primarily interested in economic and urban geography/political economy. It seems like a lot of the bigwigs in that area live in Canada. (I'm from the US.)
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I see two acceptances for University of Illinois. Who else got admitted? I'm one of the acceptances and now I'm curious ? Best of luck waiting, everyone. It is agonizing.