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Getting that email from Ottawa yesterday saying they had "exciting news", despite me knowing it will still be a few weeks to hear back, got my hopes up unnecessarily to only find their strategic plan for 2021 ?

Hey! I’m not an applicant this year (just around preparing to apply for 2022) but I believe I saw on the UofT and/or Western website that you need a Mid B in your final 5 full courses (10 half courses)- so typically your last year of school you’d still need a total mid B GPA, including courses in the final semester. 

With PREREQS, from what I’ve seen UofT is very strict with the minimum B+ grade in each PREREQ. So that should still stand if someone were taking prereqs after submitting application and put IPR on application.
I would double check the website to be sure  

I don't know about the other schools, but I asked UofT directly and they said that clinical experience/volunteering would not have any influence on their admission decisions unfortunately. 

I think I remember reading that the GPA cut off last year was 3.77, but I could be wrong!

Thanks so much!

I saw this today and it really resonated with me. Hoping it gives someone else some solace ❤ 
Always bet on yourself. Don't be discouraged. It "ain't over" until YOU decide it is... 
Good luck, all! Sending positive vibes! 

Congratulations! I also got mine this morning. Is anyone else extremely nervous for the MMIs? 

Congrats to everyone who received an invitation to Mac's MMI ! I'm currently a first year student at Mac so feel free to message me if you have any questions about the program

Congratulations! I also got mine this morning. Is anyone else extremely nervous for the MMIs? 

Congratulations! I also got mine this morning. Is anyone else extremely nervous for the MMIs? 

Congratulations! I just got mine right now ☺️

I got mine as well! Very exciting!

Congrats!! I got mine this morning too  

Hey everyone! I received an MMI interview invitation for McMaster via email this morning  so they've started sending them out now!

I'm in my second year! Feel free to message me if you'd like more info regarding my concerns

Definitely! I had 6 courses last semester and only 5 this semester, but nonetheless I've definitely been experiencing some burnout lately. I'm also doing an Honours thesis, which is very self-directed and at times I find it hard to be disciplined. I have a feeling though once we do start hearing things, the time will go by so quickly! Especially if you're offered admission because you only have a few weeks to make a decision on an offer. Already it's February 19th, which means that in just 3 days MMI interview offers from McMaster could start being sent out! And then by this time next month it's likely that McGill will have sent some offers out (since they typically do it around mid-March) and maybe UAlberta as well (they've done it March 9th and end of March the last 2 years). 
But anywho, you're definitely not alone in your struggles or anxiety waiting for results! I'm happy to have this forum to meet and discuss this process with others in the same situation. If anyone ever wants to send me a DM, I'd love to get to know some of you!  

Oh ya I am a total basket case... I cry all the time and it's basically all I think about... It's a really hard time for everyone and I think waiting is definitely the worst part because there is just so much unknown. especially with everything else going on with covid... but all we can do is our best until we know whats going on! Goodluck.

Anyone else (who is currently in school) having a really hard time focusing on classes as you wait for decisions? I know that if I don't get in my performance in my final term is really important, but there's so much anxiety surrounding waiting, espc not knowing exactly when some schools are going to release their decisions 

I appreciate any feedback on the different SLP programs and feel it's important to do your own research on each school! I find most people on this forum very helpful. If you look through the 2019 and 2020 SLP threads, maybe try to reach out to someone you see got accepted to and attends the school you are most interested in. It's nice to hear various perspectives and opinions.

Hey! My top two choices are probably Western and McGill. McGill used to be my top choice as well because I liked the idea of being able to get experience in French placements while still completing my graduate studies in English and I loved the idea of living in Montreal, but after learning how much focus McGill puts on theoretical learning, I think I am leaning more towards Western now. I like that Western has a pediatric focus (I would love to work for a school board in the future) and I really like that they have an on-sight clinic where you can do your first clinical placement. That being said, I still keep going back and forth between McGill and Western as my top choice. My choices after that would be McMaster, Toronto and then Ottawa. 
 
What are everyone else's top choices?  

Wonderful stats everyone, good luck!
My personal rankings keep changing all the time! I think my front two are McGill and UAlberta, followed by McMaster, Western, and Dalhousie in that order. McGill used to be a solid #1 for me, but the more I think about it, the more I worry about the difficulty in finding placements as someone who only has basic French and may have to travel out of province for some of the placements.
What about everyone else? I'd love to hear your choices and reasons for them!  

Sooo I noticed some people starting to post their stats and experience on here and I can anticipate some of us are going to start getting a little freaked out and even more nervous as deadlines for offers are going to start approaching soon. I just want to remind everyone to keep their heads up! Others having stellar GPAs or much more experience does not discount your hard work and dedication! I know it's so easy to start comparing your own stats against everyone else's but trust me when I say it does not help. I think it's great that so many people have come together to share in this experience and support each other, so stay positive friends! You won't know until you know

Amazing stats, but I find it kinda funny that someone with that average is worried ?
I'm pretty sure you're going to be accepted by every single school

Hey! I am also getting really antsy, and I feel like this forum is the only thing keeping me semi-sane throughout this whole process! I would also love to hear about everyone's stats, so here are mine:
Degree: I am currently completing a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Honours Cognitive Science of Language and a Minor in French Studies.
GPA: My ORPAS sGPA and cGPA are 3.98
Volunteering: I have just under 60hrs of volunteering with SLPs and CDAs in various settings (47.5hrs in a speech clinic where I worked with a non-verbal child and an adult with an acquired brain injury; 3.5hrs in a hospital where I observed a videofluoroscopy performed on a stroke patient; 6hrs in a French elementary school with a CDA). I also have 24hrs of related volunteer experience where I helped immigrant elementary-aged children (many of them learning English as a second language) with their homework. 
References: I am kinda worried about my academic references, as although I had 5 courses with one of them, she gets asked to write 20+ references each year, so I am worried that her reference letter might be a bit cookie-cutter. And my second academic reference, with whom I only took 2 courses, is only a sessional prof, so I don't know how that will affect it. But, my professional reference is my current boss who has known me for over 8 years, so although it won't be SLP related, I think her reference will be pretty strong. 

I'd love to hear everyones stats  I'm a little antsy with this wait!