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Oh! I see you've studied at University of Manitoba! I got into that uni for my Master's Fall 2020 then they deferred my admission for Winter 2021. Then the department mailed me stating that they aren't considering students for Winter 2021 and to apply again. The wait is killing me and I am literally dying inside.

Hi! Does anyone mind sharing his/her template used to contact professors whether or not they accept graduate students and that you are willing to work with them. I've mailed over 15-20 professors and none of them have got back to me. It's been very stressful. I don't know whether to send them a reminder again or let it be. Please any advice on this is much appreciated! Thanks.

So I just received a generic rejection mail from Simon Fraser University Canada. Does this mean that there is a high chance of me being rejected from the universities ranked above it? Schools am planning to apply to (Fall Term 2021): University of British Columbia McGill University Simon Fraser University (Rejected) University of Manitoba University of Guelph McMaster University University of Waterloo Programs: M.Sc. in Statistics PROFILE! Type of Student: International South Asian Female Undergraduate Institution: Top 5 Sri Lankan University Degree: B.Sc. Honours Degree in Mathematics Majors: Pure Mathematics and Statistics Cumulative GPA: 3.79 (First Class Honours) GPA for 3rd year: 3.97 GPA for 4th year: 3.966 Last 2 years (66 credits) GPA: 3.968 Awards: Dean's List Research Experience: Undergraduate research in Statistics and Diploma project in Data Science IELTS score: 8.0 (L - 9.0 | S - 8.5 | R - 7.5 | W - 6.5) 7 Dec 2019 GRE General Test: 300 (Verbal: 145 | Quantitative: 155 | AWA: 3.5) 11 Dec 2019 Letter of Recommendation: 3 Academic references from lecturers Courses taken during undergrad: Pure Mathematics courses I have taken are Discrete Mathematics, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Infinite Series, Differential Equations, Mathematical Methods, Riemann Integration, Several Variables, Complex Analysis, Topology, Group Theory, Functional Analysis, Measure Theory, Special Topics in Mathematics & Statistics, Research Statistics - Statistical Modelling, Probability Distributions, Operational Research, Statistical Inference, Survey Methods, Linear Models, Time Series, Bayesian Inference, Stochastic Processes, Design and Analysis of Experiments, Multivariate Data Analysis Also following Advanced Diploma in Data Science program and I'm good in MATLAB, R, Python, SPSS

Looking for a top tier universities for postgraduate (MS/PhD) with scholarship. Hi! Based on my profile I would much appreciate if there's any top 100/150 schools you think I could possibly get into with a scholarship and that do not require to contact a supervisor beforehand. Type of Student: International South Asian Female Undergraduate Institution: Top 5 Sri Lankan University Degree: B.Sc. Honours Degree in Mathematics Majors: Pure Mathematics and Statistics Cumulative GPA: 3.79 (First Class Honours) GPA for 3rd year: 3.97 GPA for 4th year: 3.966 Last 2 years (66 credits) GPA: 3.968 Awards: Dean's List Research Experience: Undergraduate research in Statistics and Diploma project in Data Science IELTS score: 8.0 (L - 9.0 | S - 8.5 | R - 7.5 | W - 6.5) 7 Dec 2019 GRE General Test: 300 (Verbal: 145 | Quantitative: 155 | AWA: 3.5) 11 Dec 2019 Letter of Recommendation: 3 Academic references from lecturers Courses taken during undergrad: Pure Mathematics courses I have taken are Discrete Mathematics, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Infinite Series, Differential Equations, Mathematical Methods, Riemann Integration, Several Variables, Complex Analysis, Topology, Group Theory, Functional Analysis, Measure Theory, Special Topics in Mathematics & Statistics, Research Statistics - Statistical Modelling, Probability Distributions, Operational Research, Statistical Inference, Survey Methods, Linear Models, Time Series, Bayesian Inference, Stochastic Processes, Design and Analysis of Experiments, Multivariate Data Analysis Also following Advanced Diploma in Data Science program and I'm good in MATLAB, R, Python, SPSS

Hi! I'm looking for the same program and same country too. TBH I applied last year to several MS in Statistics programs in Canada and got accepted to one of them. But due to COVID they deferred my admission and recently told me to re-apply in order to be considered for the Fall Term 2021. So I will be applying this year too. If you'd like to have a chat, drop me a message. Cheers!

Hi! I need some advice please. So I have an offer from a Canadian University - Master's program and the course will be commencing in Jan 2021. And now that Canadian unversities have come up with a quarantine plan for internationa students it is possible to travel to Canada. I also have a PhD offer from an Australian University - not an offer exactly but my prof has agreed to accept me as a PhD candidate and I've also been working on related work. But the only issue is that with the current situation my Australian prof has told me that they are not quite sure when international students will be able to apply again as the borders are currently closed and that I might have to wait until mid of next year. Would it be worth waiting it out for the Aus PhD offer? or should I just give it up and go for the Canadian one. Please any kind of advice is appreciated. There might be even downsides of travelling to Canada given the prevailing situation. FMI - I haven't applied for my Visas yet. Thank You!!!

@movingtostats Why did you previously mention that UofToronto doesn't take international students? @SPIWizard Thank you so much for the info. I appreciate it. In my opinion if you are planning to go further in the academic field, that is for PhD, it would be best to do a 2-year MS with thesis. But if you plan on joining the industrial field after studies 1-year MS would be sufficient.

Actually I took my GRE just because I had applied to that one US uni. Most of the Canadian universities do not require GRE. The one's I applied to never wanted me to submit the GRE scores at all. It is only required when you apply to the US. I don't know much about US universities tbh. More on the Canadian side. Going for a PhD directly doesn't work in Canada you need to have your Masters done before PhD but it is not the case in US if you stand a chance you can apply directly for PhD. I did get my profile evaluated here most of them suggested that I retake and improve my GRE score. In addition to that, to have research experience and write a strong SOP. Overall I was in a good position with my courses and all.

Type of Student: International South Asian Female Undergraduate Institution: Top 5 Sri Lankan University Degree: B.Sc. Special (Honours) Degree in Mathematics Majors: Pure Mathematics and Statistics Cumulative GPA: 3.76 CGPA for 3rd year: 3.97 CGPA for 4th year: 4.00 Subject GPA: Pure Mathematics: 4.00/4.00 and Statistics: 3.79/4.00 Awards: Dean's List Research Experience: Supervised undergraduate research IELTS score: 8.0 (L - 9.0 | S - 8.5 | R - 7.5 | W - 6.5) GRE General Test: 300 (Verbal: 145 | Quantitative: 155 | AWA: 3.5) Letter of Recommendation: 3 Academic references from lecturers Applying Term: Fall 2020 Schools that I have applied to: University of British Columbia (1st choice) - Rejected McGill University - Rejected University of Victoria University of Alberta University of Manitoba - Accepted Texas Tech University (US) - Accepted Programs: M.Sc. in Statistics (Biostatistics) So basically I applied under pending results and I did some kind of a double major thing if that's what you call it. I am specialized both in Pure Mathematics and Statistics. Pure Mathematics courses I have taken are Discrete Mathematics, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Mathematical Methods, Riemann Integration, Several Variables, Complex Analysis, Topology, Group Theory, Functional Analysis, Measure Theory and I got all As for the subjects. Statistics - Statistical Modelling, Probability Distributions, Operational Research, Statistical Inference, Survey Methods, Linear Models, Time Series, Bayesian Inference, Stochastic Processes, DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS, MULTIVARIATE DATA ANALYSIS. My grades fluctuated between Bs to A+s. In addition to that I have experience in undergrad research in the field of statistics. Hope this helps!!! Do let me know if I can help you out in any way.

Just for my information but why doesn't UofToronto take international students? I am also pursuing my studies in Statistics so I am quite interested in your profile. This is my opinion as a Sri Lankan applicant and this is based on the opinions I've heard from Professors who have studied abroad. 1. It's good to aim for a higher ranked uni, even my goal was to join UBC or McGill but unfortunately I was rejected from both but I got into UofManitoba with a good funding offer. It's not that I am telling you not to apply go for it. It's your choice so you need to apply to see if you will get in our not. Even though I got rejected I don't regret applying to those universities. 2. On the other hand it is also safe to have a second option in case you don't get into those high ranked universities. Waterloo is a safe and good choice in my opinion. 3. Try to contact a supervisor with similar interest and secure one before hand. It makes things proceed in a more smoother way and is convenient. What I have heard quite frequently is that since we are international students and the universities are very competitive, if you don't have a standard good application or SOP they'll probably reject you. It's not like you've studied in the US/ Canada and then applying. What I am saying is that the chances are less of being accepted if you are an international student with an international degree. Those are just my opinions. I am sorry I cannot evaluate your profile I don't think I am in a position to but I am just giving some tips since we are having the same background and goals.

@cropop Is it the same with acceptance?

Have you submitted all the required documents? Did you check the portal to see if they had received and viewed your documents? If they did then you'll probably hear from them. I was expecting them to like update the status of the application as time goes by but it only stated "In Progress" and then around mid last week boom they mailed me that I was rejected!!! Other universities keep informing of the stage of review like "Submitted" "In Progress" "Under Review" "Under Department Review" and then comes the final decision but UBC never had aby of that!!! Even I started freaking out cuz it was "In progress" like for ever... Don't worry you'll hear from them soon. Good Luck!! Wishing you the very best.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Thank goodness... @cropop Thank you.

Does anyone know that if we receive a rejection letter from a university do they inform the referees as well of my rejection.