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anyone here back about the ta-ship

Athabasca, which in retrospect was probably a poor decision haha.

really? interesting to hear.... i've been working full time (planning on quitting when the semester starts) and doing the courses; not really an excuse, and I'm sure others are managing fine, but have found it quite hard in the current circumstances to do as well as i usually might have.

i'm aware current students might be able to better answer this. i was just wondering - do you know if the Oct deadline for completing the introductory econ classes is a hard deadline? and what happens if someone doesn't meet the cut off grade? will they have to retake the course?

nothing yet for me either...

you're not permitted to take the econ course outside your specialization just as a heads up. It's a shame, some other streams have much more preferable econ classes!

id say don't give up, some people are bound to drop out. i have a lot of friends who want to defer graduate studies with the pandemic going on, so i imagine it'll be the same even at npsia. sounds like you're on a waitlist which is still good!

does anyone know when on july 10 registration is open to all? or is it literally start at 12

literally every class i wanted for winter is full lol although fall term worked perfectly!

so i guess the impression i got from the webinar was that depending on availability (especially later on in the summer if some people drop/defer), we might be able to switch streams? was that just me?

DFP. I prepared a worksheet and will check during my lunch break whether the classes are full. Not particularly optimistic lol. I did prepare back ups but theres one class in particular in my field im keen to take so fingers crossed, but i have to wait until 3:30

I was under the impression we couldny enroll in other classes outside our field designation until a week from now?

Sorry to hear elle! Thats so frustrating.

Dumb question but how do i know if the class is full? If the status is still open does that mean spaces are left? I have the fortunate of having a 3 30 start time...

i finally got the orientation package, glad to see there are more emails being sent out on a regular basis

i also remember receiving an email in april on how we'd get further info on registration, satisfying admission conditions and what to expect, but none of that information has been sent yet to my knowledge. although to be fair, i understand the university is still trying to figure out this shift to remote teaching

i've only just started as well, and since im working full time, i don't imagine ill be done until late september either. i know my offer said the courses must be completed by october 1, but i do agree - im not sure how this works with course registration and paying tuition. might be worth emailing and asking?

do you know what the deal is for students still completing the econ requirement? it looks like in prior years you weren't allowed to formally register until you had satisfied all conditions in your offer, and in the meantime, you completed a form stating your course preferences and were reserved a spot in the meantime...curious if this is still the protocool? asking this as someone who definitely hasn't finished the econ requirement yet!

i got an email today about webinars for incoming students but never got the orientation package...feel like it's been pretty dead silent from NPSIA. and yeah - definitely such a shame although necessary

thanks for the link, im still mulling it over but might plead my case - especially if classes for 2020 remain online

i feel the same way as you...i also have a govt job, which i was ok with leaving just a few months ago when i thought i'd being moving to ottawa and would be studying full time/TA-ing under normal circumstances (i was also really looking forward to the co-op/internship opportunities in ncr). but the whole pandemic has made me very reluctant to give up a stable job. it's also great your workplace is also allowing you to reduce your hours, i personally don't have this option, although i'm hoping that part-time studies at npsia might be allowed (i've read its quite rare).

still haven't heard back from any of my email inquiries, but this is good to know and confirmed what i thought completely understandable given whats been going on. thanks! its also interesting hearing how they're preparing. i know things are rapidly changing, but right now it really does feel like classes will be online next fall - if that is the case, i really hope we'll be able to resume to in person classes at some point in 2021, if not earlier

athabasca is always an option - and you have until may 10th to sign up for a june start and well, i accepted my offer and funding on the last day of the 21 days we were given to respond, so i was still on time. do you mean you accepted yours after 21 days from when your offer was extended to you? part of me wonders if they're super busy which would be completely understandable. prior to this pandemic, i tended to get same day responses from the program administrator, but i sent out an email last week and haven't got a response yet. just concerned because the ta money would be super helpful and im worried about missing a step/deadline but i literally dont know how it'll work

ive already registered, but im curious - do you know how long it typically took them to complete the courses? im looking forward to completing it as quickly as possible

i haven't heard anything from npsia since the email reminding people of meeting any offer conditions like micro/macro - anyone else hear anything more recently regarding registration and next steps (i know that it was mentioned we'd receive a follow up email a few weeks ago, but so far, i haven't got a follow up email). i'm mainly curious because i was offered funding, primarily in the form of a ta-ship. i tried to create a ta profile but i'm still pretty confused about the process, when we'll be told about who our program supervisor is (a detail we have to include in the online form), if npsia will determine what classes we'll ta or if we should actively rank our preferences. any pointers would be much appreciated