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I am in the same boat as Jackie.

I am planning to call the program administrator tomorrow. Will update you on how it goes!

I applied because it would help open up promotion opportunities -- a lot of higher level ECs have their masters and it's always listed as an asset criteria. I am also eventually looking to go into management so the masters degree would be helpful. My position is currently in data analysis, so I don't have much experience with policy shops - was hoping that the MPP would make me more competitive and help me gain more knowledge. You're right - there is a lot of opportunity cost and I am thinking about deferring my admission for a year to see how the employment situation unfolds.

I am uncertain about starting in September as well, especially since I currently have a permanent analyst position in the fed govt. Job prospects may be lacking by the time I graduate from the program, so not sure if the MPP program would really be worth giving up 2 years of salary + possible promotions/ experience at this point.

Thank you for tagging me, I received an acceptance email this morning from SFU. I'm glad you have other acceptances to choose from though! I only applied to 3 schools and Carleton already rejected me so this was a nice surprise.

Thanks so much for your responses! Helps keep me sane knowing I’m not alone

Has anyone heard anything from Uvic or SFU yet? Thanks!

I haven’t heard anything from the 3 schools I applied to (Carleton p/t, uvic p/t, and Sfu) but my friend got in this morning to McGill.

I applied to SFU MPP, Carleton MPPA part-time, and UVic MPA part-time online. All applied around the deadline, haven't heard back from any yet. Thanks for starting this thread!