tashkey

Is it weird that I have already started planning to re-apply in the next intake?? I've received 1/6 rejections so far. It's more frustrating because I am an international applicant with no other backups even in the country I currently reside in! It would be relatively easier to just continue with a PhD here but my referees aren't even letting me apply anywhere other than North America because they have high expectations of me! Every time I email them about possibility of applying elsewhere, they just respond with 'I wouldn't advise that'. This is so so frustrating!! My self-confidence, self-esteem, self-worth and the whole lot is down in the dumps!

I want to know if all Pol Sci departments in Canadian universities invite selected PhD applicants for an interview, or is that not a common thing?

I emailed UBC yesterday, they said decisions will be out late February/early March. Same thing for McMasters. Guelph said decisions will be out in Spring. And I didn't receive a response from Alberta and York. Already got a rejection from UoT - not a good fit.