anxietypersonified
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On 4/15/2020 at 2:54 PM, policygal said:
Quick update for any McGill MPP applicants: The office is delayed in processing a ton of applications, so many applicants will get acceptance offers after the initial recomendation letter deadline. Should hear from the graduate office in the next couple of weeks
More information should come out tomrw (Thursday), Ill post if I hear anything more.
Anyone heard anything from uCalgary MPP or uVictoria MPA programs yet?
Hey what do you mean "after the initial recommendation letter deadline"?
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On 4/4/2020 at 4:29 PM, uoftears said:
Hi! I've been lurking this forum for some time
I've also been accepted to Munk for the MGA program. Congratulations on all the acceptances especially during these difficult times.
I am leaning towards accepting this offer - does anyone know if there is a FB page for accepted Munk students? It would be nice to connect with fellow peers before fall!
Hey @uoftears!
Great idea! Just searched for a FB group and it doesn't exist so I made one.
Munk MGA 2022 - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1083032558744469/
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On 4/1/2020 at 11:27 AM, KinoCat said:
Hi @flatwhiteplease @anxietypersonified ! That's great to year about TA compensation.
I'm starting the Cinema Studies PhD! Excited to start, but also anxious about if/when everything will start. The department said they "hope to have more information by May" so we'll see. I'm trying not to worry about it too much, it's all out of my control, etc, but it's hard not to jump to worst case scenario.
I'm coming from the U.S., so visas and border crossing is also a sense of uncertainty too. I applied for "student family housing" since housing searching will likely be harder than it already would have been. So fingers crossed! Anyone in a similar boat?
Hi @KinoCat!
Congrats! Yeah the flight and border issues are really stressing me out too but like you said, there's just some things we can't control. I know Toronto just cancelled all events until end of June/July but I have a friend who runs a small school there and they're prepping the teachers on heading back for a regular September term so fingers crossed.
I'm also considering student family housing for myself and my partner but I think there might still be places available off campus so I wouldn't rule it out.
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On 4/1/2020 at 3:27 AM, flatwhiteplease said:
Hi and thanks for starting this thread! I'm a bit surprised that there haven't been more responses considering the size of the school, but then again, these are uncertain times and many people are probably waiting it out.
Congratulations on the acceptance! I haven't fully decided yet, but I have been accepted into the Economics MA for Fall 2020 and I'm leaning towards going. Based on what I've heard from profs and advisors in the department, the situation is still quite ambiguous. The first half of summer classes have been moved online, but they seem to be keeping their options open for the second half of the summer. When I inquired about changes to tuition fees and TA compensation due to online classes / overall impact of Covid-19, I was told that no such changes can be expected.
What do you think about the impact of the pandemic on the admissions cycle (for this year and the next) and the Canadian job market in 2021? I'm Canadian, but I've lived overseas for the past couple of years, so I don't have much information on the current situation, and I'm a bit nervous about the direction that the market might take. I've heard that admissions will probably get tougher next year due to funding cutbacks, so it's best to start your program this year rather than defer it any further into the unknown, but I'm also worried about entering the job market in 2021 with added debt from my master's.
Congrats on your acceptance too! Yeah I'm holding out hope that everything is back to normal by mid-August.
I would recommend that you take the offer now instead of deferring because the funding situation next year will definitely be much worse. In terms of the job market, I'm an international student so I can't give you complete specifics for the Canadian job market. That said, the recession will hit everyone quite hard and there may be hiring freezes for skilled labour but there might be a chance for jobs. With all the industries getting back on their feet at the same time that there might a temporary spike in demand. This demand I'm thinking will probably be addressed with new labour from fresh grads because we cost less than more seasoned people.
This might be a delusional take from someone whose trying not be too disheartened so I don't know. What do you think?
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Just got accepted into Munk! Was your funding email separate from acceptance email or is it all in the portal?
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Hi everyone,
I applied for:
- MGA at UofToronto - accepted with funding
- MPP at UofToronto - status pending
- MPP at McGill - status pending
Good luck to everyone!
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Hi all,
I'm heading to Munk for Fall 2020. Just wanted to start a thread to say hi, share information, commiserate etc.
Also with Harvard&MIT sending students back for Spring Break indefinitely because of the Covid-19, is there a possibility that we'll be affected in September?
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Anyone applied to MAPP?
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2 hours ago, coffeeandeducation said:
Incredible! Congratulations -- you will see me there
Congrats to you too!
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Hi everyone,
Long time lurker here as well. International Student from Jamaica. Just got into Munk with 10k entrance scholarship. Thank you so much for posting! Seeing you guys talk about everything and sharing your anxieties really helped me deal with mine. Good luck to everyone and I hope to see some of you soon.
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I'm also waiting on Max Bell!