salmonroe

Has anyone gotten accepted at McGill yet? I saw one post about being high on the waitlist, and I've seen one person post that they were rejected, but haven't seen any acceptances yet. Any news?

I was in touch for the DGS a while ago and they said that they had already sent out acceptances and waitlists. I also still haven't gotten any official decision regarding the application, but the DGS implied that if you haven't heard from them then your odds are at best very low. FWIW the DGS also mentioned that they're only looking to bring in three students this year

Go ahead and ask. I would just email the DGS and be straightforward about the decision you're making. They might not give you very precise info if the funding packages vary widely, but there's not reason you should feel back about asking.

So I'm not officially shutout yet (waiting to hear from McGill and I'm waitlisted for funding at Memphis), but its looking more and more likely. I went to one of the higher-prestige Masters programs (I finished last spring), and most people I know have done pretty well with placement. There's no getting around the fact that getting shutout sucks--I feel for you. Right now I'm trying to proceed as if I would apply out again. So I'm trying to work my writing sample into a publishable article and continuing to read books relevant to my area of study. But its hard to maintain motivation after the long list of rejections.