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shiralta

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  1. Hi there! I was accepted to the Munk CERES program and I'm planning on attending. I also received a very generous funding offer and I've only heard good things from alumni and the admin/faculty seem super friendly! Are you considering it?
  2. Hi! I sent in my application in early December and I just got my offer yesterday.
  3. Hi everyone! I just received an offer for the IMCEERES programme! Does anyone know if it's possible to accept and then decline if I don't receive a scholarship offer? I'm an international student so the tuition is quite pricey.
  4. Hi everyone! I’m a Canadian applying to schools in the UK and I’ve found some really interesting social sciences programs (specifically Russian and Eurasian studies). However, the costs are very high for international students and there are only a few scholarships offered through the programs themselves. Does anyone know of any scholarships for Canadian graduate students studying in the UK? Or for international students in general studying in the UK? There's a dissertation component so I could also potentially apply for research grants. Thanks!
  5. Hi everyone! I'm about to order a transcript to use for upcoming grad school applications - it will be emailed to me as a PDF and then I will upload it when applying. On my university's transcript order page, I can choose who the transcript lists as the recipient. Right now, it's set to my name but I was wondering if schools usually require you to address the initial uploaded transcript to that specific school? Thanks!
  6. Hi everyone, I have a bit of a complicated question! I’m applying to humanities and social sciences programs focused on eastern european studies. For my undergrad, I studied international relations at one of the top universities in Canada (top 40 in global rankings), have a good average (we use a 4.33 scale - my gpa for my last 2 years is 3.93/4.33 which I believe is around 3.7/4?), completed an undergrad thesis (very relevant to the programs) which I presented at a conference at my university, have had several very relevant work experiences in research, think tanks, NGOs, etc. There’s just one problem I’m concerned about: I studied abroad in Europe for a year. In my first semester, I took classes in English and everything went great, I got good grades and a Diploma of European Studies. However, in my second semester we were required to take courses in the local language. I thought it wasn’t a big deal and wanted a bit of a challenge anyway. I ended up failing 3/6 of the courses I took in the second semester. My home university didn’t have grades transfer back to my regular transcript. Anything I failed simply wouldn’t show up on my transcript so I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal—a mistake, I know! Now, I’m not sure what to do about sending in transcripts (only one school I’m applying to specifically states to send all transcripts from all schools attended but they only calculate GPA based on the main institution). I know that mentioning my time studying abroad in Europe would most likely benefit my application since some of the programs focus on Eastern Europe. However, I’m worried that sending in a transcript with 3 failed courses will hurt my chances (even though technically I passed 12/15 total course I took! Haha). I have the first semester transcript with good grades (passed 9/9 classes) and a Diploma of European Studies, and a separate second semester transcript that shows I failed 3/6 classes (and therefore didn't get credit)- though they were all in the local language. I’ve never got below a B in a class, let alone failed anything before in my life..so I’m not sure what to do or if this transcript even matters. My thinking right now is: Mention that I studied abroad for a year in Europe and received a Diploma of European Studies but don’t send in a transcript from that school and hope that they don’t ask. Mention that I studied abroad for a year in Europe and received a Diploma of European Studies, but only send in a transcript for my first semester - but I don’t want this to end up hurting me later if they think I was hiding something. Don’t mention my year abroad at all - despite the fact I think it’d be beneficial for my application. Mention that I studied abroad for a year in Europe and include my transcript but explain the situation in my SOP — but I’m worried this would bring unneeded attention to that transcript that they may have not considered it that much anyway. Help please!!
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