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    Thank you for this! I've seen so many people say UA has not admitted people before due to prereqs in progress, but I only ever heard this from applicants and never from the school directly, so I wasn't completely sure how valid it was, so it's reassuring to hear from someone who was admitted with them in progress, so thank you for that! I'm sure it's still probably better to have most of them done, but nonetheless it's reassuring to know that it doesn't completely eliminate our chances of getting accepted at all. Thanks!
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    I don't think so. In the past sometimes the date they release them has even been April 2nd or 3rd, depending on the application year. But given that the ORPAS website says April 1st is the "Earliest date for Audiology (AUD) and Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) offers to be sent out" (https://www.ouac.on.ca/guide/orpas-dates/) then I don't think they would ever release them before that. However, from past threads it seems like sometimes ORPAS will show acceptances/waitlist/rejections right at 12:01a.m., so we might actually find something out basically at midnight on March 31st, if that's worth anything!
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    No idea, sorry! I wonder though if they might weight it a bit heaver (or at least a bit heavier than UA) since they don't have any required prerequisites or experience. However, this is entirely just a guess! Also, if you go to the top left and click "Results" and then in the search bar enter "Dalhousie speech" then you'll be able to see a list of results from people over the past few years, and if you hover over the small red diamonds then you can see the GPA and GRE scores of those who did and didn't get accepted. I hope this helps, let me know if it's confusing!
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    Haha, me too! I always keep my email open in a tab, and so anytime it dings I rush to check it...although most times it's just disappointing things like spam or something about school or work ? it's crazy to think that sometime(s) over the next few weeks it will be something far more important than that!
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    Hey! For me, there are a few reasons. First, it's because one of the prerequisites isn't offered at my school, and to go through the hassle of it might've been a bit difficult when I could focus on my apps for other schools. Additionally, UBC prefers students from British Columbia, and as an Ontario resident I knew that already limited my chances. Finally, while the tuition/fees are quite cheap for UBC, unfortunately the rental prices in Vancouver are crazy unaffordable (looking at figures, roughly twice what I pay in central Ottawa) so I knew for me that even if I got it, I probably wouldn't have been able to afford living there. I know these reasons may not apply to everyone, but just thought I would share some insight!
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    Haha, hopeful but not too hopeful is a good way to put it! I keep struggling with getting excited about the prospect of moving somewhere new, a new program, career, people, etc. but then I have to keep reminding myself to stay grounded and not get too attached to any school because I might not get in...and then it would probably hurt more being rejected.
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    Also, I just noticed my UA application says "Under Review" now, and a few days ago it said "pre-screening"! Has anyone else's changed? From the 2020 thread this doesn't seem to indicate anything in particular (other than it's getting closer to when they'll send out offers) as some people were accepted last year with it still in "pre-screening",, but nonetheless I thought I'd provide an update that mine changed!
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    Thank you for your responses! This is a bit more reassuring. Unfortunately for me, I have two in progress for Western and UAlberta (one for neuropsychology and one for statistics) so I'm worried that this might affect my chances since it's more than one. However, I have taken neurolinguistics courses and a different stats course (just one that didn't qualify for these schools, even though it covers a lot of similar stuff) so maybe if they look at my transcript they'll be able to see I've done okay in similar classes? I can only hope! My other worry is that some of my Fall 2020 grades weren't available when ORPAS and McGill required me to fill out the prerequisite charts, so sadly those charts look like there are some in progress and I can't change it even though they're done now, but hopefully when they look at the transcript they can see that. But thanks for your responses! If anyone else wants to share if they have any in progress as well please feel free to and we can maybe reassure each other, haha
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    Hey! I'm just curious, do any of you have any prerequisites in progress? I do and I've been worried that it might affect my chances of getting in, but I'm hoping it won't! Is anyone else in the same boat, and if so, how many in progress courses do you have?
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    I received an email this morning with a Zoom link for my McMaster MMI! To those of you being rejected by McMaster, I'm sorry that this whole process seems like it's off to a bad start, but please keep your heads up! GPA isn't everything, although I'm sure it might seem like it right now. I'm sure you all have some wonderful skills and experiences outside of that, and so I truly hope other schools are able to see this, and wish you the best of luck with the rest of your applications! It's going to be an emotional next month or two, but stay grounded and keep your chins up
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    I agree! I'm in that boat, it's hard to get placements in my city as it is but with COVID that made it near impossible, but I was able to keep up a 4.0 GPA in the Winter 2020 semester that they won't look at. While many schools are removing the requirement for clinical placements this year, it seems like UA is sort of the opposite, although I think they may have been planning this shift in selection process for a while and COVID just sort of happened to get in the way. On their website they also don't specify experience with the field of SLP specifically, but more if you can demonstrate the values of EDI and whatnot, so I'm hoping then by looking at resumes, statement of interests, and especially reference letters then maybe they can value some other good experiences/skills/personality traits! I'll keep my fingers crossed
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    Thank you so much for this insight! For me personally, I think UA is my top choice but I worry a bit about my application because I don't have much experience directly related to the field of SLP, as I think my GPA is the strongest part of my application. However, I completely understand why they use this holistic process and think it's better than only using GPA. I guess if they also look at CASPer, GRE, 3 references, Resume, a Statement of Career Interests, then maybe they'll find something worth admitting. I've been a TA and done research before, so maybe they might consider that. I'll keep my hopes up!
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    I'm super busy the next week and a bit leading up to the MMIs, but if it's at a time when i can make it then I'd be down to join this!
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    It seems to vary a bit, last year (2020) was March 9th, but previous year (2019) was March 28th, and the previous year (2018) it was even in February (which I think was unexpected/no one does it that way anymore). Based on this, my best guess would be mid to late March! I don't know for sure, but maybe they see it the same way they view prerequisites, where if it's completed already with a grade it might be viewed as being better than someone who plans to take it? I'm not completely sure. At the deadline I was enrolled in the course (so I sent proof of it) but unfortunately I did not have time to finish the entire thing before the deadline. I think you might be right though, that it might be possible to receive a conditional offer that as long as you finish the course by September you'll be okay, but I don't this this for certain. Has anyone else talked to Vicki/the department about this?
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    No worries! I personally haven't dealt with Vicki before, but from forums it seems like she's been nice and provided useful information for others. I completely understand the anxiety though, but maybe it would be better to email her now than in a few weeks when acceptances start rolling out? Then I would be really nervous (but also excited) about seeing emails!
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    Hey! The GPA as an entrance requirement and the highlighting of EDI are new for 2021, the link I sent above outlines this so if you wanna see more it's a useful link! For your second part, are you speaking about UA specifically or all schools? On the ORPAS website, it says that graduate courses are one of the things not normally considered when calculating ORPAS GPA, although further down it says "Each rehabilitation school uses its own admissions criteria to review and assess applicants' graduate study records". That seems a tad unclear to me (and only concerns the ORPAS schools as well) so I think it definitely might be worth reaching out to each school individually to ask! I know that's concerning graduate courses (and not a thesis like you asked) but thought it might still be a bit useful! This information I pulled can be found here -> https://www.ouac.on.ca/guide/orpas-gpa-calculations/#grad. Hope this helps
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    I accepted but have not received the link!
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    Thank you to you both for sharing this information! I wasn't aware of this before. However, I think it's worth pointing out that UAlberta is basing their admissions off of different criteria/ a new selection process this year. This included GPA being primarily restricted to an entrance requirement (minimum 3.3 on 4.0 scale), the importance of highlighting EDI in your application, and the Indigenous course requirement. Additionally, they're not using any courses from Winter 2020 towards GPA calculations which is understandable, although a bit unfortunate for those who worked really hard throughout that semester to boost grades and it doesn't matter for that application. Here's the link for this information in case you want to see it -> https://www.ualberta.ca/communications-sciences-and-disorders/programs/msc-in-speech-language-pathology/admissions/index.html
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    Ooh, looking at these this is interesting, since someone with a 3.73 did get an MMI offer but someone with a 3.75 didn't. This makes me think the theory about them looking at what prerequisite courses have been completed and the grades received in them might be a factor when they're deciding on who to give an interview offer to might be true, although this is just a thought and not confirmed. Also, congrats @danielaspeechSLP for getting an interview offer this year! Your work looks like it paid off
  20. coco_SLP
    I think in the past with in-person MMI's many might not be able to make it. Additionally, in my MMI offer email, it says that time slots for the interviews are final, and they cannot be changed, so I imagine if someone has a strict work schedule, appointment, midterm, etc. that can't be rescheduled then they wouldn't be able to attend the MMI. Yeah, I thought it was around this too! Which is partially why I'm surprised some people with 3.82's haven't received one yet. Maybe the sGPA of applicants this year was higher, or there were more applicants. As someone else mentioned, perhaps they look at your prerequisite grades too, or how many of them you have completed (if you still have the majority of them in progress, they might be more hesitant to offer an interview maybe). I don't know for sure though. Either way, as far as I know they haven't sent out waitlist or rejection emails, so keep your chins up!
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    Hey! It's mainly just McMaster that does it like this, where they rank a top 125 by GPA. They have their selection process outlined on their website, and I can't find it right this minute but somewhere it has said 3.7 is the typical cutoff in recent years. Additionally, on the ORPAS site it tells you how many people applied to their program at each of the schools in 2020, and how many spots there are this year, so that should give you a rough idea of an acceptance rate. However, other schools use different systems. I know for Western, they say anything from 3.3-3.5 can be considered a competitive application, so yes, I imagine some people have gotten in with a 3.3 before, if they had good experiences, references, etc.. I believe UAlberta is also similar where the minimum GPA listed on their site is more simply an application requirement, but don't quote me 100% on that (you can look at their site or ask them if you want). However, of course other schools are different, such as McGill who lists theirs and they say the average GPA for students admitted in recent years has been around 3.85 or 3.88 (around a 10% acceptance rate) if I recall correctly. Also, there are threads for this program from 2020, 2019, etc. so if you go look for those you can typically see the stats of some people who have and have not made the cut in recent years. Hope this helps, and best of luck!
  22. coco_SLP
    No need to thank me! We're all in this phase of stressful anticipation, and especially COVID hasn't been easy on anyone. Feel free to send me a message if you ever want someone to talk or vent to about these stresses, or anything else for that matter!
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    Also, for those of you who didn't receive an email from McMaster yet (or who might not receive one at all), I just want to say please don't let this discourage you from your chances with your other applications! I think it's really important to keep in mind that McMaster is the school that values grades more than anything else, seeing as they don't require the GRE, CASPer, letters of intent, references, clinical experience, or any way to demonstrate skills outside of academia. So with that being said, if you're someone who might not have the highest GPA but do have good supplemental experience, letters, referees, etc. then you definitely still have a strong chance at some of the other schools who value those aspects! Basically, don't let McMaster using one number (GPA) for this part of their selection lessen your confidence in your applications for other schools. We all have different skills sets, and I wish you the best of luck with any of the schools you may have applied to!
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    I would assume so! Since that's the time zone McMaster is in. Additionally, in their email they said applicants must confirm their acceptance by "Friday February 26, 2021 at 11:59 pm (EST)" so I think it's safe to assume any times they list moving forward are in EST.
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    Hopefully! The email I received says we have to respond with accept or decline by February 26th, meanwhile their website says offers can go out until March 2nd. So maybe if people respond that they won't be attending or don't respond by that deadline, then maybe they might send more offers out? I know in the past there's been a waitlist people make it in off of, so stay hopeful! Good luck
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