[Planning Admissions 2023]

On 3/21/2023 at 5:47 PM, LKLK said:

I just got accepted to the University of Toronto's MSc Planning program!! I'm super relieved as it's the only program I applied to. My status in the admissions portal still just says "submitted" and I haven't received the official letter yet, but my ACORN status changed to "invited" for the program. I also told my current supervisor (a prof in the program) and she confirmed that I got in. For those of you with an ACORN account, I would definitely check there! Otherwise I'm sure they'll send out the letters very soon.

hey! is it possible you could go into your stats/notable achievements that helped you get in? I'm interested in applying at the end of this year

[(Canada 2021) MPP/MPA Applications]

On 5/6/2021 at 11:39 PM, ZabiQs said:

Thank you!

My marks were honestly not ideal but the rest of my application made up for it. CGPA: 2.7  L2: 3.4, two years RAship, bunch of extracurriculars and paid jobs on campus and the legislature. My letter of recommendations were strong as well. I did graduate in 2017 though - got in the OPS right away and have been in two different roles so far. 

I was accepted into Waterloo's MPS and oddly rejected by Ryerson lol. Let me know if you have any questions, happy to answer!

Can I ask if you don't mind, did you happen to have a professional letter of recommendation since you have relevant experience anyways, or were they all academic? I'm hoping to apply to this program soon as well! 

[(Canada 2021) MPP/MPA Applications]

On 4/8/2021 at 10:20 PM, Mango74 said:

I did! But I picked Waterloo 

Hey, if you don't mind, can you share your stats for getting into Concordia? 

[(Canada 2021) MPP/MPA Applications]

On 9/22/2020 at 10:50 AM, BTF said:

Last two years GPA: 91.04%

Overall GPA: 84.34%

HBASc in Criminology, BA in Psychology, Certificate in Global Entrepreneurship.

Accepted sometime in February-March.

Applied to UofT, Queens, and Carleton

Are the last two years more important than your overall GPA? What else would you say made your application stand out? 

[Canadian LoR question!!]

Hi everyone,

I was looking for some help on figuring this out: I want to do a post-grad certificate before moving onto my Masters (I want to do it in Government Relations at a local college). I'm in third year at the moment. I mainly want to build connections there and do well, and hopefully network+ ask for references from profs I encounter. However, I'm not sure if letters of recommendation from most programs around the country/in Ontario would allow an academic reference not from undergrad is my issue. I'm looking into different types of programs: MPP, MPA, MBA etc and would love to know if anyone has any advice. I do not necessarily want to do a fifth year at my university because I don't want to take out more student loans for the same degree. Hope everyone is doing well.